Loudspeaker transducer arrangement for directivity control

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PATENT NO 9942659
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15117158

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The invention relates to a loudspeaker system as well as a loudspeaker with controllable directivity as well as a method for controlling the individual sound transducer units in order to obtain a given target directivity. The loudspeaker comprises a plurality of sound transducer units distributed over two or more surfaces of a body. Each of the sound transducer units are utilized for frequency dependent a) level/gain adjustment and b) delay/phase adjustment of each individual sound transducer unit. The sound emitting transducer units are organized in two or more transducer arrays where the physical placement of transducer units included in the at least two or more transducer unit arrays are symmetrical organized and mirrored around a common axis.

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BANG & OLUFSEN A/SBANG OG OLUFSEN ALLÉ 1 STRUER 7600

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Dyreby, Jakob Struer, DK 14 39
Munch, Gert Kudahl Hjerm, DK 2 45

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