US 12,363,467 B2
Speaker assembly including a speaker array and a tactile exciter
Dennis A. Tracy, Culver City, CA (US)
Filed by Dennis A. Tracy, Culver City, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/151,937.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/266,685, filed on Jan. 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0353919 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04R 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/025 (2013.01) [H04R 2499/13 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A speaker assembly shaped and dimensioned for positioning within an internal cavity defined by a valance panel positioned between a passenger service unit and window of an aircraft, comprising:
a speaker array including at least one speaker driver positioned within a speaker housing;
a tactile exciter extending from and connected to the speaker array via a cable through which wires connecting the speaker array to the tactile exciter pass, the tactile exciter further including a lower mounting plate assembly that is directly secured to the valance panel.