The present disclosure described herein, in general, relates to mounting means for speakers in automotive vehicles, and more particularly relates to a garnish bracket assembly provided on an inner side of a front door of the automotive vehicles for rigidly and efficiently mounting speakers.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Garnish bracket is provided at a front door of a vehicle to cover a rear portion of an outside rear view mirror mounted towards outside the vehicle. The garnish bracket, nowadays, is also used for mounting speakers, say, tweeters. The speaker generally vibrates while producing the sound and transmits the sound in different directions in a staggered manner. Such vibrations may add unwanted noise to the sound produced by the tweeter and deteriorate the sound quality. Therefore, there is a requirement of proper placement and fitment of the speaker inside the garnish bracket. In other words, proper gap or level difference is required to be maintained in between the garnish bracket and the speaker.
[0003] Also, in terms of safety, structure of the garnish bracket as well as an attachment between the garnish bracket and the speaker are of major concern. Generally, in existing vehicles, during the vehicle crash, the speaker gets easily detached from the garnish bracket as it is snap-fitted with the garnish bracket and may fly-off, for example, and hit a driver or a co-passenger sitting on front seats of the vehicle.

[0004] In addition, the aesthetic look of vehicle cabin is also important. Hence, proper gap or level difference needs to be maintained between the garnish bracket and the speaker mounted inside the garnish bracket.
[0005] Some of the prior arts propose different types of assemblies for mounting speakers. But, they are not considered as highly effective and reliable.
[0006] Hence, there is a need of a garnish bracket assembly that helps in effective placement and fitment of speakers inside the garnish bracket provided at an inner side of the front doors of the vehicle.
OBJECTS OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0007] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one for embodiment herein satisfy, are listed herein below.
[0008] It is a primary object of the present disclosure to provide a garnish bracket assembly for effectively placing and fitting the speakers inside a garnish bracket
[0009] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide the garnish bracket assembly that helps in transmitting the sound in proper direction and also avoid sound leakage.
[0010] It is yet another object of the present disclosure to provide the garnish bracket assembly having simple and inexpensive structure.
[0011] It is further another object of the present disclosure to provide the garnish bracket assembly that gives better performance and reliability.
[0012] These and other objects and advantages will become more apparent when reference is made to the following description and accompanying drawings.

SUMMARY
[0013] This summary is provided to introduce concepts related to an automotive door garnish bracket assembly used for mounting a speaker. The concepts are further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.
[0014] The present disclosure disclosed herein relates to an
automotive garnish bracket assembly used for mounting a speaker. The
automotive door garnish bracket assembly includes a circular cap, a
garnish bracket, and a speaker.
[0015] The circular cap includes a circular mesh formed in its central portion, a plurality of bosses formed diagonally opposite on a peripheral surface of the circular mesh, a plurality of snap locks formed diagonally opposite on the peripheral surface of the circular mesh, and a plurality of vertically extending legs formed between the bosses and the snap locks on the peripheral surface of the circular mesh.
[0016] The garnish bracket includes an acoustic shell with a circular open portion, a plurality of semi-cylindrical hollow members protruding towards a door mirror and formed diagonally opposite on a peripheral surface of the circular open portion to allow the plurality of bosses of the cap to pass through the respective semi-cylindrical hollow members, a plurality of snap recesses formed diagonally opposite on the peripheral surface of the circular open portion to receive and lock the plurality of snap locks of the circular cap, a plurality of vertical extending legs formed, at a distance corresponding to the legs of the cap, on the peripheral surface of the circular open portion, a plurality of recesses formed adjacent to the vertical extending legs of the garnish bracket to receive the legs of the cap adjacent to the legs of the garnish bracket. In an aspect, the legs of

the cap are welded to the legs of the garnish bracket to form a rigid connection.
[0017] In an aspect, the cap includes at least four ribs formed equidistant on outer circumferential surface of one of the plurality of bosses, so as to maintain a zero touch of the outer circumferential surfaces of one of the plurality of bosses with inner circumferential surface of the corresponding hole of the garnish bracket.
[0018] In an aspect, the cap includes a rib on one side of one of the plurality of snap locks to maintain a zero touch between snap locks with the corresponding snap recess of the garnish bracket.
[0019] In an aspect, the top edges of the semi-cylindrical hollow members of the garnish bracket act as resting surface for mounting holes of the speaker.
[0020] In an aspect, a rib formed at the circumference of one of the semi-cylindrical hollow members of the garnish bracket act as a locating rib for fitting the speaker in correct orientation.
[0021] In an aspect, a plurality of fasteners passes through the mounting holes resting on the semi-cylindrical hollow members of the garnish bracket, and locks into the respective bosses of the cap to lock the speaker, the garnish bracket, and the cap.
[0022] In an aspect, the speaker is a tweeter speaker.
[0023] In order to further understand the characteristics and technical contents of the present subject matter, a description relating thereto will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are illustrative only but not used to limit the scope of the present subject matter.
[0024] Various objects, features, aspects, and advantages of the inventive present disclosure will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the

accompanying drawing figures in which like numerals represent like components.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0025] It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of the present disclosure and are therefore not to be considered for limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments. The detailed description is described with reference to the accompanying figures. The illustrated embodiments of the present disclosure will be best understood by reference to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by like numerals throughout. The following description is intended only by way of example, and simply illustrates certain selected embodiments of devices, systems, and methods that are consistent with the present disclosure as claimed herein, wherein:
[0026] FIG. 1A illustrates a cap assembled with the garnish bracket of a front door of a vehicle in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0027] FIG. 1B illustrates a backside view of the cap in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0028] FIG. 2 illustrates an assembly structure of a garnish bracket while viewing from the outer side of the front door of the vehicle in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0029] FIG. 3 illustrates various ribs formed on the cap that helps in restricting the movement of the cap with respect to garnish bracket, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0030] FIG. 4 illustrates the mounting of the speaker over the garnish bracket assembly that is the combination of the cap and the garnish bracket.

[0031] FIG. 5 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the garnish bracket assembly along an A-A direction, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0032] FIG. 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the garnish bracket assembly along a B-B direction, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
[0033] FIG. 7 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the garnish bracket assembly along a C-C direction, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0034] The figures depict embodiments of the present disclosure for the purposes of illustration only. A person skilled in the art will easily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0035] The detailed description of various exemplary embodiments of the disclosure is described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments are described herein in such details as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of details provided herein is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[0036] It is also to be understood that various arrangements may be devised that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, all statements herein reciting principles, aspects, and embodiments of the present disclosure, as well as specific examples, are intended to encompass equivalents thereof.

[0037] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises", "comprising", "includes" and/or "including," when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.
[0038] It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions/acts noted may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two figures shown in succession may, in fact, be executed concurrently or may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality/acts involved.
[0039] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
[0040] Embodiments described herein relates to a garnish bracket assembly that is used for proper mounting of speaker inside a garnish bracket provided at front door of a vehicle. Although the structure of the assembly is in such a manner that it tightly holds the speaker inside the garnish bracket, the said structure can also be utilized to hold another hardware as well without deviating from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0041] FIG. 1A illustrates a cap assembled with the garnish bracket of a front door of a vehicle in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. While viewing from the inner side of a front door of the vehicle, the cap 102 having circular shaped structure is placed at the outer end. The other side of the cap having various protrusions that helps in holding the speakers 106 (not shown in FIG. 1A) effectively is shown in FIG. 1B and explained further.
[0042] Referring to FIG. 1B, the circular cap 102 includes a circular mesh 102-M formed in a central portion, a plurality of bosses having cylindrical shaped structure 102-B1, 102-B2 formed diagonally opposite on a peripheral surface of the circular mesh 102-M. The cap further includes a plurality of snap locks 102-S1, 102-S2 that are formed diagonally opposite on the peripheral surface of the circular mesh 102-M. A plurality of vertically extending legs 102-L1, 102-L2, 102-L3 are formed at a distance in between the bosses 102-B1, 102-B2 and the snap locks 102-S1, 102-S2 on the peripheral surface of the circular mesh 102-M. Precisely, the vertical extending legs 102-L1, 102-L2 are placed in between the snap lock 102-S1 and the boss 102-B2. On the other hand, the vertical extending leg 102-L3 is placed in between the snap-lock 102-S2 and the boss102-B1.
[0043] FIG. 2 illustrates an assembly structure of a garnish bracket 104 while viewing from the outer side of the front door of the vehicle in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. It also depicts the cap 102 fitted with the garnish bracket 104 in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0044] The garnish bracket 104 comprises an acoustic shell 104-S with a circular open portion 104-P. The garnish bracket 104 further comprises a plurality of semi-cylindrical hollow members 104-H1, 104-H2 protruding towards a door mirror and formed diagonally opposite on the peripheral surface of the circular open portion 104-P. It also includes a plurality of

snap recesses 104-SR1, 104-SR2 formed near to the semi-cylindrical hollow members 104-H1, 104-H2 and also placed diagonally opposite on the peripheral surface of the circular open portion 104-P. A plurality of recesses 104-RE1, 104-RE2, and 104-RE3 are also formed adjacent to the vertical extending legs 104-L1, 104-L2, 104-L3 of the garnish bracket 104.
[0045] While assembling the cap 102 inside the garnish bracket 104 as shown in the FIG. 2, the plurality of semi-cylindrical hollow members 104-H1,104-H2 allows the plurality of bosses 102-B1.102-B2 of the cap 102 to pass through the respective semi-cylindrical hollow members 104-1-11,104-H2. In addition, the plurality of snap recesses 104-SR1, 104-SR2 that are formed diagonally opposite on the peripheral surface of the circular open portion 104-P helps in receiving and locking the plurality of snap locks 102-S1, 102-S2 of the circular cap 102. Moreover, a plurality of recesses 104-RE1, 104-RE2, 104-RE3 formed adjacent or in front of the vertical extending legs 104-L1, 104-L2, 104-L3 of the garnish bracket 104 helps in effectively receiving the legs 102-L1, 102-L2, 102-L3 of the cap 102 that are adjacent to the legs of the garnish bracket 104 and are welded to one another to provide a rigid connection. These weld joints along with the snaps tighten the cap and the garnish bracket in such a manner that it avoids loosening between the cap and the garnish bracket so that no noise is created and this assembly can also withstand vibrations of the tweeter. These joints act as a rigid joints and do not allow parts to fly off during vehicle crash test.
[0046] FIG. 3 depicts the various ribs formed on the cap that helps in preventing unwanted gap and level difference between the cap 102 and the garnish bracket 104 and also restricts the movement of the cap 102. The cap 102 mentioned in the present disclosure includes at least four ribs 102-R1, 102-R2, 102-R3, 102-R4 formed equidistant on an outer circumferential surface of one of the plurality of bosses 102-B1, and a rib

102-R9 is added to one of the snaps 102-S2 to maintain a zero touch of the outer circumferential surfaces of the plurality of bosses 102-B1 with an inner circumferential surfaces of the plurality of semi-cylindrical hollow members 104-H1,104-H2 of the garnish bracket 104. The cap 102 further comprises ribs 102-R5,102-R6,102-R7,102-R8 on each side of each of the plurality of snap locks 102-S1,102-S2 to maintain a zero touch of the plurality of snap locks 102-S1,102-S2 within the plurality of snap recesses 104-SR1.104-SR2 of the garnish bracket 104.
[0047] FIG. 4 depicts the mounting of the speaker 106 over the garnish bracket assembly 100 that is a combination of the cap 102 and the garnish bracket 104. Here, the top edges of the semi-cylindrical hollow members 104-H1, 104-H2 of the garnish bracket 104 act as a resting surface for mounting holes provided on the inner side of the speaker 106. A rib 104-R is also formed at the circumference of the semi-cylindrical hollow member 104-H2 provided at a right side of the garnish bracket 104 that act as a locating rib that helps in accommodating the speaker 106 in the required position. It further comprises two fasteners 106-F1, 106-F2 (shown in FIG. 5) passing through the mounting holes resting on the semi-cylindrical hollow members 104-H1, 104-H2 of the garnish bracket 104, and locking into the respective bosses 102-B1, 102-B2 of the cap 102 to tightly lock the speaker 106, the garnish bracket 104, and the cap 102. This speaker is also called as a tweeter speaker.
[0048] FIG. 5 depicts the cross-sectional view of the garnish bracket assembly 100 along the A-A direction. This cross-sectional view depicts the ribs 104-R2, 104-R4 formed on the outer circumference of the semi-cylindrical hollow members 104-H1 of the garnish bracket 104 that restricts the movement of the speaker 106 in X-direction. In addition, the ribs 104-R5, 104-R6 are also provided at the innermost side of the cap 102 that restricts the movement of the speaker 106 in Y-direction and also avoid the sound leakage. It also depicts the fasteners 106-F1, 106-F2

such as screws that are inserted inside the hole provided on the speaker 106 and the boss provided on the cap 102 and the semi-cylindrical hollow members of the garnish bracket 104 to provide a rigid connection between the speaker 106, garnish bracket 104 and the cap 102.
[0049] FIG. 6 depicts the cross-sectional view of the garnish bracket assembly 100 along the B-B direction. This cross-sectional view depicts the snap locks 102-S1, 102-S2 provided on the cap 102 that are inserted inside the snap recess 104-SR1, 104-SR2 provided on the garnish bracket 104 to accommodate the cap 102 properly. This snap locks 102-S1, 102-S2 restricts the movement of the cap in Y-direction.
[0050] FIG. 7 depicts the cross-sectional view of the garnish bracket assembly 100 along the C-C direction. This cross-sectional view depicts the complete assembly 100 having connection between the cap 102, the speaker 106 and the garnish bracket 104 through the fasteners such as screws 106-F1, 106-F2.
[0051] Thus, with the proposed automotive garnish bracket assembly 100 that is used for mounting the speaker 106, as described in the present disclosure, various technical problems of the state of the art are resolved. Also, although a number of exemplary components and the method of installation are described herein, those skilled in the art can appreciate that proposed automotive garnish assembly 100 works effectively, without deviating from the scope of the subject matter of the present disclosure.
TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES
[0052] The present disclosure provides a garnish bracket assembly for effectively placing and fitting the speakers inside the garnish bracket.

[0053] The present disclosure provides the garnish bracket assembly that helps in transmitting the sound in proper direction and also avoid sound leakage.
[0054] The present disclosure provides the garnish bracket assembly having simple and inexpensive structure.
[0055] The present disclosure provides the garnish bracket assembly that gives better performance and reliability.
Equivalents
[0056] Further, it will be appreciated that those skilled in the art will be able to devise various arrangements that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the invention and are included within its scope.
[0057] Furthermore, all examples recited herein are principally intended expressly to be only for pedagogical purposes to aid the reader in understanding the principles of the invention and the concepts contributed by the inventor(s) to furthering the art and are to be construed as being without limitation to such specifically recited examples and conditions. Also, the various embodiments described herein are not necessarily mutually exclusive, as some embodiments can be combined with one or more other embodiments to form new embodiments.
[0058] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the

invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.
[0059] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the present disclosure, other and further embodiments of the present disclosure may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The present disclosure is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the present disclosure when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.

WE CLAIM

1. An automotive garnish bracket assembly (100) for mounting a speaker (106), the assembly (100) comprising:
a circular cap (102) having:
a circular mesh (102-M) formed in a central portion,
a plurality of bosses (102-B1, 102-B2) formed diagonally opposite on a peripheral surface of the circular mesh (102-M),
a plurality of snap locks (102-S1, 102-S2) formed diagonally opposite on the peripheral surface of the circular mesh (102-M), and
a plurality of vertically extending legs (102-L1, 102-L2, 102- L3) formed between the bosses (102-B1, 102-B2) and the snap locks (102-S1, 102-S2) on the peripheral surface of the circular mesh (102-M); and
a garnish bracket (104) having:
an acoustic shell (104-S) with a circular open portion (104-P), a plurality of semi-cylindrical hollow members (104-H1, 104-H2) protruding towards a door mirror and formed diagonally opposite on a peripheral surface of the circular open portion (104-P), to allow the plurality of bosses (102-B1,102-B2) of the cap (102) to pass through the respective semi-cylindrical hollow members (104-H1, 104-H2),
a plurality of snap recesses (104-SR1, 104-S R2) formed diagonally opposite on the peripheral surface of the circular open portion (104-P), to receive and lock the

plurality of snap locks (102-S1, 102-S2) of the circular cap (102),
a plurality of vertical extending legs (104-L1, 104-L2, 104-L3) formed, at a distance corresponding to the legs of the cap (102-L1, 102-L2, 102-L3), on the peripheral surface of the circular open portion (104-P),
a plurality of recesses (104-RE1, 104-RE2, 104-RE3) formed adjacent to the vertical extending legs (104-L1, 104-L2, 104-L3) of the garnish bracket (104), to receive the legs (102-L1, 102-L2, 102-L3) of the cap (102), adjacent to the legs of the garnish bracket (104),
wherein the legs (102-L1, 102-L2, 102-L3) of the cap (102) are welded to the legs (104-L1, 104-L2, 104-L3) of the garnish bracket (104) to form a rigid connection.
The garnish bracket assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cap (102) comprises at least four ribs (102-R1, 102-R2, 102-R3, 102-R4) formed equidistant on outer circumferential surface of one of the plurality of bosses (102-B1, 102-B2) and a rib (102-R9) provided to one of the snaps (102-S1, 102-S2), to maintain a zero touch of the outer circumferential surfaces one of the plurality of bosses (102-B1, 102-B2) with inner circumferential surfaces of the corresponding plurality semi-cylindrical hollow members (104-H1, 104-H2) of the garnish bracket (104).
The garnish bracket assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cap (102) comprises ribs (102-R5, 102-R6, 102-R7, 102-R8) on each side of each of the plurality of snap locks (102-S1, 102-S2) to maintain a zero touch between the snap locks (102-S1, 102-S2) with the corresponding snap recess (104-SR1, 104-SR2) of the garnish bracket (104).

4. The garnish bracket assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein top edges of the semi-cylindrical hollow members (104-H1, 104-H2) of the garnish bracket (104) act as a resting surface for mounting holes of the speaker (106).
5. The garnish bracket assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a rib (104-R) formed at the circumference of one of the semi-cylindrical hollow members (104-H1, 104-H2) of the garnish bracket (104), acts as a locating rib for fitting the speaker (106).
6. The garnish bracket assembly (100) as claimed in claim 4, comprising fasteners (106-F1, 106-F2) passing through the mounting holes resting on the semi-cylindrical hollow members (104-H1, 104-H2) of the garnish bracket (104), and locking into the respective bosses (102-B1, 102-B2) of the cap (102) to lock the speaker (106), the garnish bracket (104), and the cap (102).
7. The garnish bracket assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the speaker (106) is a tweeter speaker.