Speaker system and video display

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a speaker system including a speaker unit with a speaker body incorporated therein; and a speaker panel disposed on the front side of the speaker unit; wherein the speaker panel has a multiplicity of fine holes permitting a sound of the speaker body to pass therethrough, and has an opaque part hiding the presence of the speaker unit, and a transparent part in the periphery of the opaque part.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rear projection display;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view, from the rear side, of the rear projection display;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a speaker system;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the speaker system;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a speaker unit;

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the speaker unit;

FIGS. 7A and 7B are sectional views of a mating portion of a front box half and a rear box half of a speaker box;

FIGS. 8A to 8C are illustrations of a primary molding step in a method of manufacturing a speaker box;

FIGS. 9A to 9C are illustrations of a secondary molding step in the method of manufacturing the speaker box; and

FIG. 10 is an illustration of another example of the secondary molding step.

Claims

1. A speaker system comprising: a speaker unit with a speaker body incorporated therein; anda speaker panel disposed on the front side of said speaker unit;wherein said speaker panel has a multiplicity of fine holes permitting a sound of said speaker body to pass therethrough, and has an opaque part hiding the presence of said speaker unit, and a transparent part in the periphery of said opaque part.

2. The speaker system as set forth in claim 1, wherein a gradation gradually varied in transparency from said opaque part to said transparent part is provided between said opaque part and said transparent part.

3. The speaker system as set forth in claim 1 or 2, wherein said speaker panel includes a transparent panel base, and a transparent sheet adhered to a front surface of said panel base, and said sheet is colored to form said opaque part.

4. The speaker system as set forth in claim 3, wherein a portion, corresponding to said opaque part of said sheet, of said panel base is colored in a color in the same group as the color of said opaque part.

5. A video display comprising: a speaker system incorporated adjacently to a screen for displaying a picture;wherein said speaker system includes a speaker unit with speaker body incorporated therein, and a speaker panel disposed on the front side of said speaker unit; andsaid speaker panel has a multiplicity of fine holes permitting a sound of said speaker body to pass therethrough, and has an opaque part hiding the presence of said speaker unit, and a transparent part in the periphery of said opaque part.

6. The video display as set forth in claim 5, wherein a gradation gradually varied in transparency from said opaque part to said transparent part is provided between said opaque part and said transparent part.

7. The video display as set forth in claim 5 or 6, wherein said speaker panel includes a transparent panel base, and a transparent sheet adhered to a front surface of said panel base, and said sheet is colored to form said opaque part.

8. The video display as set forth in claim 7, wherein a portion, corresponding to said opaque part of said sheet, of said panel base is colored in a color in the same group as the color of said opaque part.