Claims
- 1. A speaker enclosure, comprising:
a back housing having an opening, and a plurality of side surfaces, where the plurality of side surfaces taper inward towards a back surface; and a baffle adapted to enclose the opening of the housing, tapering inward smoothly in a horizontal axis and a vertical axis and having an outer edge; a high frequency wave guide adapted to associate with a high frequency driver and is located adjacent to the baffle where the baffle is elongated and tapers inward; and a mid frequency wave guide adapted to associate with a mid frequency driver,
- 2. The speaker enclosure according to claim 1, wherein the baffle has a horizontal transition surface adjacent to the mid frequency wave guide that is narrower than a transition surface adjacent to the high frequency wave guide.
- 3. The speaker enclosure according to claim 1, wherein the outer edge of the baffle forms a parabola.
- 4. A speaker enclosure, comprising:
a back housing having an opening; a baffle tapered inward in a horizontal axis and a vertical axis and adapted to enclose the opening, the baffle having a high frequency wave guide adapted to associate with a high frequency driver and a mid frequency wave guide adapted to associate with a mid frequency driver.
- 5. The speaker enclosure according to claim 4, wherein the baffle has a portion along the longitudinal axis adjacent to the high frequency wave guide and having a length between a focal point of the high frequency wave guide and an edge of the baffle that is greater than a longest wavelength from the high frequency driver acting to stabilize wave fronts from the high frequency driver in the vertical axis.
- 6. The speaker housing according to claim 4, wherein the length is at least about 3.5 inches.
- 7. The speaker enclosure according to claim 4, wherein the high and mid frequency drivers have a cross over between about 2.0 KHz and 3.0 KHz.
- 8. The speaker enclosure according to claim 4, wherein the mid frequency driver operates in the frequency range between about 100 HZ and 2.5 KHz.
- 9. The speaker enclosure according to claim 4, wherein the high frequency driver operates above about 2.0 KHz.
- 10. The speaker enclosure according to claim 4, wherein the baffle has a portion that is adjacent to the high frequency wave guide, wherein the portion forms a parabola along an edge of the baffle in a longitudinal axis.
- 11. The speaker enclosure according to claim 4, wherein the baffle has a horizontal transition surface adjacent to the mid frequency wave guide that is narrower than a transition surface adjacent to the high frequency wave guide.
- 12. The speaker enclosure according to claim 4, wherein the back housing has a bottom side that taper inward.
- 13. The speaker enclosure according to claim 4, wherein the back housing includes a topside, a bottom side, and left and right sides all tapering inward towards a back side.
- 14. A method for manufacturing a speaker enclosure, comprising:
adapting a baffle to associate with a mid frequency and high frequency drivers; inwardly tapering the baffle; and elongating a portion of the baffle that is adjacent to a high frequency wave guide along a vertical axis.
- 15. A method according to claim 14, further including:
rounding an edge of the baffle adjacent to the high frequency wave guide in a longitudinal axis.
- 16. A method according to claim 15, wherein the edge forms a parabola shape.
- 17. A method according to claim 14, further including:
enclosing the baffle to house the mid and high frequency drivers, where the enclosure has a plurality of inwardly tapering walls to encompassing the mid and high frequency drivers.
- 18. A method according to claim 14, wherein the elongating the portion of the baffle is substantially an extension of the high frequency wave guide to direct and stabilize wave fronts from the high frequency driver.
- 19. A method according to claim 18, wherein the elongating the portion of the baffle is at least as long as a longest wavelength propagating from the high frequency driver.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a non-provisional application claiming priority of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/302,830, filed Jul. 2, 2001.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60302830 |
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