1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to mobile electronic device holder technology and more particularly, to a sound effect amplification diffuser, which is a combination of a deck for holding a mobile electronic device and an amplification diffuser for enhancing the intensity of the output sound of the mobile electronic device being carried in the deck.
2. Description of the Related Art
With fast development of electronic technology, many different advanced mobile electronic devices have been created and have appeared in the market to bring. These advances mobile electronic devices are so smart and can do many things. Through the internet, people may use a computer to help office work or home study, and to do may other works such as word processing, statistical computing and graphics, image processing, audio and video playback, query information, shopping, chat and other functions and processing. Because the computer brings convenience to people, it has become an integral part of our lives. Nowadays, iPad and other tablet computers and smart phones are intensively used by people everywhere. A mobile electronic device has built therein a speaker for voice output. However, due to space limitation, the capacity of the built-in speaker of an iPad, tablet computer or smart phone is limited. Further, people may connect an external amplifier and speaker system to a desk computer, notebook computer, iPad, tablet computer or smart phone to enhance the intensity of the audio output. When connecting an amplifier and speaker system to a desk computer, notebook computer, iPad, tablet computer or smart phone, a transmission cable must be used. Further, when connecting an amplifier and speaker system to a desk computer, notebook computer, iPad, tablet computer or smart phone, a deck or device holder shall be used to hold the desk computer, notebook computer, iPad, tablet computer or smart phone in place. Further, commercial decks and device holders are specifically designed to support one particular design of mobile electronic device.
Therefore, there is a strong demand for deck means that is practical for holding any of a variety of different mobile electronic devices in an operative status.
The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is the main object of the present invention to provide a sound effect amplification diffuser, which is practical for holding one of a variety of mobile electronic devices and enhancing the intensity of the output sound of the loaded mobile electronic device.
To achieve this and other objects of the present invention, a sound effect amplification diffuser comprises a deck for holding a mobile electronic device, and an amplification diffuser for enhancing the intensity of the output sound of the mobile electronic device being carried on the deck. The deck comprises a base member, and a cover member covering the base member and defining an accommodation chamber between the base member and the cover member. The cover member is affixed to the cover member of the deck in the accommodation chamber and connected between the sound hood and the sound grille for enhancing the intensity of the output sound of the mobile electronic device being positioned in the bearing space of the deck.
Further, an elongated locating groove is disposed in the bearing space of the cover member for holding a mobile electronic device in the bearing space in vertical. Further, the cover member comprises a recessed sloping top wall defining the bearing space suitable for holding an iPad or any of a variety of other tablet computers and smart phone.
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The deck 1 comprises a base member 11, a cover member 12 covering the base member 11, an accommodation chamber 10 defined in between the base member 11 and the cover member 12, a plurality of screw nails 111 fastened to respective corner areas of the base member 11 and the cover member 12 to affix the base member 11 and the cover member 12 together. The cover member 12 has a recessed sloping top wall defining a bearing space 120, a sound collection hole 121 cut through the opposing top and bottom walls thereof and disposed at one lateral side of the bearing space 120, a sound collecting hood 122 mounted at the bottom wall thereof around the sound collection hole 121 and suspending in the accommodation chamber 10, a sound chamber 1220 defined in the sound collecting hood 122 in communication with the sound collection hole 121, a sound outlet 123 located at one side of the sound collecting hood 122 in communication between the sound chamber 1220 and the accommodation chamber 10, and a sound grille 13 located at one side wall 101 thereof opposite to the sound collection hole 121 and kept in communication between the accommodation chamber 10 for the passing of sound.
The amplification diffuser 2 comprises a trumpet-like sound guide body 21, a connection hole 211 located at one end of the trumpet-like sound guide body 21 and connected to the sound outlet 123 at the cover member 12 of the deck 1, a horn mouth 212 located at an opposite end of the trumpet-like sound guide body 21 in communication with the connection hole 211, and a mounting structure 22 located at the periphery adjacent to the connection hole 211.
When assembling the sound effect amplification diffuser, attach the connection hole 211 of the amplification diffuser 2 to the sound outlet 123 of the sound collecting hood 122 at the cover member 12 of the deck 1 and the horn mouth 212 of the amplification diffuser 2 to the inner side of the sound grille 13 located at one side wall 101 of the cover member 12 of the deck 1, and then affix the mounting structure 22 of the amplification diffuser 2 to the bottom wall of the cover member 12 of the deck 1 by screw nails 231 (or rivets or an adhesive), and then affix the base member 11 of the deck 1 to the cover member 12 by screw nails 111, keeping the amplification diffuser 2 in the accommodation chamber 10 in between the base member 11 and the cover member 12.
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Further, the bearing space 120 at the top side of the cover member 12 of the deck 1 is configured to fit different mobile electronic devices 3. When putting a mobile electronic device 3 in the bearing space 120, keep the speaker 31 of the mobile electronic device 3 in proximity to the sound collection hole 121 of the cover member 12 of the deck 1. When the mobile electronic device 3 is playing a music or video file, sound waves outputted by the mobile electronic device 3 go through the sound collection hole 121 of the cover member 12 into the sound chamber 1220 in the sound collecting hood 122, and then go through the sound outlet 123 of the sound collecting hood 122 toward the outside of the sound effect amplification diffuser via the horn mouth 212 of the trumpet-like sound guide body 21 and the sound grille 13 of the cover member 12 of the deck 1. When wound waves pass through the trumpet-like sound guide body 21 of the amplification diffuser 2, a resonance effect is produced to enhance the intensity of sound. Thus, subject to the design of the bearing space 120 at the top side of the cover member 12 of the deck 1 and the arrangement of the amplification diffuser 2 in the deck 1, the sound effect amplification diffuser can hold a mobile electronic device 3 steadily in place and enhance the intensity of the output sound of the mobile electronic device 3.
In actual application of the present invention, the sound effect amplification diffuser provides the following features and advantages:
In general, the invention provides a sound effect amplification diffuser, which comprises a deck, which comprises a cover member, which defines a bearing space at the top side thereof, a sound collection hole at one lateral side of the bearing space, a sound collecting hood at the bottom side thereof around the sound collection hole, a sound outlet at one side of the sound collecting hood and a sound grille at one side wall thereof, a base member affixed to the bottom side of the cover member and an accommodation chamber defined in between the base member and the cover member, and an amplification diffuser, which comprises a trumpet-like sound guide body suspending in the accommodation chamber of the deck, a connection hole located at one end of the trumpet-like sound guide body connected to the sound outlet at the cover member of the deck, a horn mouth located at an opposite end of the trumpet-like sound guide body and connected to the sound grille of the deck. Subject to the design of the deck and the arrangement of the amplification diffuser in the deck, the sound effect amplification diffuser can hold a mobile electronic device steadily in the bearing space at the top side of the cover member of the deck and enhance the intensity of the output sound of the mobile electronic device.
Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
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