BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the conventional rubber pad for speaker;
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the detachable anti-vibrate speaker;
FIG. 3 is a perspective and side views of the middle frame;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the flat panel display with the stand;
FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the positioning structure;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the flat panel display with detachable anti-vibrate speaker; and
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A flat panel display 10 with detachable anti-vibrate speaker according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a speaker body 20 and a stand 30.
Referring to FIG. 2, the speaker body 20 comprises a front bezel 21 attached a speaker driver 24, a rear bezel 23 and a middle frame 22, wherein the middle frame 22 with a bottom positioning hole 26 is made of an elastic material and situated between the front bezel 21 and the rear bezel 23. Referring to FIG. 3, a plurality of elastic ribs 25 are formed on an inner surface of the middle frame 22 to separate and to be against the front bezel 21 and the rear bezel 23. The middle frame 22 is made from elastic material, which is capable of absorbing vibration and resonate generated by the speaker driver 24. Furthermore, the middle frame 22 covers entire exterior of the speaker body 20, hence it provides complete protection for both the speaker body 20 and the surface of the table.
Referring to FIG. 4 and 5, the flat panel display 10 with the stand 30 includes a positioning structure 40 and a top surface groove 31. The positioning structure 40 is assembled inside the top surface groove 31 and is blocked by a blocking member 32 fixed on an upper surface of the top surface groove 31. The positioning structure 40 comprises an elastic member 42 situated in the bottom of the top surface groove 31, and a positioning member 41 with a round top is clipped between the blocking member 32 and the elastic member 42 and is pushed to fit the bottom positioning hole 26 by the elastic member 42.
According to this embodiment, six elastic ribs 25 are formed on the inner surface of the middle frame 22 and the entire middle frame 22 is made out of rubber as shown in FIG. 3. The number of elastic ribs 25 is not restricted; in this embodiment six elastic ribs 25 are sufficient to provide effective absorption and protection.
The elastic material of the middle frame 22 is not limited to rubber material. It can be selected from the group consisting of silicon rubber (SR), nature rubber (NR), isoprene rubber (IR), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), butadiene rubber (BR), polychloroprene rubber (CR), butyl rubber (IIR), nitrile rubber (NBR), ethylene propylene rubber (EPM) and ethylene propylenediene rubber (EPDM).
In this embodiment, each speaker body 20 has two bottom positioning holes 26 designed as a concave hole and two positioning structures 40 in a form of convex shape with a pointy tip corresponding to each other, as shown in FIG. 3 and 4. However, depending on the design and size of the speaker body 20 and stand 30, the number and shape of the bottom positioning hole 26 and positioning structure 40 can vary.
Referring to FIG. 6, the speaker body 20 can be simply detached or attached to the stand 30 by pulling or pushing on the speaker body 20. When detaching the speaker body 20, the pulling force forces the positioning structure 40 to compress the elastic member 42 inside the top surface groove 31. The positioning structure 40 then disengages from the bottom positioning hole 26, enabling the speaker body 20 to slide out of the stand 30 without use of any tools. In this embodiment the elastic member 42 is a spring.
FIG. 7 illustrates the present invention, with one of the speaker body 20 fully detached from the flat panel display 10 and placed vertically on the side, and the other speaker body 20 attached to the stand 30. With the middle frame 22 protecting the entire speaker body 20, it allows the consumer to place the speaker body 20 on any kind of surfaces horizontally or vertically without causing any damages to the speaker body 20 or surface of the table.
This invention presents a simple mechanism that is provided an easy and simple way to detach or attach a speaker to flat panel display without the use of any tools. Specific design and use of elastic material absorbs the vibration and resonate, which produces a better and superb surround sound speaker. In addition, the speaker can be place on any surface or in any position, horizontally or vertically according to consumer's preference.
Various modifications in structure and/or function may be to the disclosed embodiments by one skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the claims.
Patent Application
20070253590
