Abstract: An electro-acoustic transducer has an acoustic diaphragm and a voice-coil. The diaphragm defines a first major surface. A flange extends from the diaphragm in a direction opposite the first major surface. The voice-coil has a first plurality of windings positioned adjacent to the acoustic diaphragm and a second plurality of windings positioned distally from the acoustic diaphragm. The flange overlaps the first plurality of windings. The flange and the windings can be adhesively bonded with each other to form a lap joint. The lap joint can transfer force from the voice-coil to the diaphragm.

Abstract: A sound diffuser for a ceiling speaker system having a downward-facing (when installed) flat disc cover plate and a flat barrel flange that assists in clamping a ceiling tile. The downward facing surfaces of the disc cover plate and a flat ring releasably attached to, and covering, the barrel flange are printable surfaces. The ring and the disc are magnetically attractable and are held in place with magnets. The ring and the disc cover plate can be rotated to align patterns printed on the ring and the disc cover plate to align to a pattern on the ceiling and to each other. Three-dimensional printing of the ring and/or the disc cover plate is included. The diffuser is preferably used in conjunction with the SMALL CEILING SPEAKER SYSTEM of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/710,654, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Abstract: A speaker vibration assembly is provided, comprising: a voice coil, a reinforcement part and a diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm is provided with a central part. The voice coil and the reinforcement part are respectively pasted on two surfaces of the central part, and the central part is provided with a through hole for adhering configured to accommodate an adhesive applied to the surfaces of the diaphragm. In addition, an assembling method of a speaker vibration assembly is provided.

Abstract: A modular lavatory monument assembly configured to be positioned in the interior of an aircraft. The modular lavatory monument assembly includes first, second, third and fourth walls that cooperate to form an outer shell that defines a lavatory interior. The fourth wall includes an alcove extending outwardly therefrom. The assembly also includes a sink module positioned in the alcove, a mirror module positioned above the sink module in the alcove, and a door positioned on one of the second or third walls.

Abstract: A loudspeaker suspension comprises a body formed of a weave fabric. The body has an outer region and a central region. A warp region extends substantially from the central region to the outer region. A weft region orthogonal to the warp region extends substantially from the central region to the outer region. A region is between the warp region and weft region. At least a portion of the warp and weft regions of the weave fabric includes a stiffness-reducing treatment.

Abstract: A transducer for the creation of acoustic energy omni directionally in a horizontal plane. The transducer includes a base plate, the base plate supporting a centrally located voice coil motor assembly and a hemi-toroidal diaphragm having a proximal edge and a distal edge. The proximal edge is appended to the centrally located voice coil motor assembly and the distal edge is appended to the base plate.

Abstract: A speaker diaphragm (2), and plural dimples (16) which are disposed radially from a center side toward the outside of the speaker diaphragm (2) and which have arch structures formed to have a concave-like shapes so as to disperse a stress are provided, whereby while weight saving is realized in terms of the speaker diaphragm (2) by the plural dimples (16) formed to have the concave-like shapes, high rigidity is maintained by the arch structures of the dimples concerned, and a maximum sound pressure can be increased along with the weight saving concerned.

Abstract: In a diaphragm of an electric sound converter which converts vibration such as sound into an electrical signal, a center dome is reinforced while suppressing variations in the sensitivity and frequency response to the minimum, whereby reduction in a high-pass reproduction limit is suppressed, and occurrence of anomalous resonance is prevented. In a diaphragm 1 of an electric sound converter having a center dome 2, a reinforcing film 7 made of the same material as that of the center dome and formed into the same shape as that of the center dome is applied to the center dome with a hot-melt adhesive 6 of the same nature as that of the center dome, a groove 7a formed in a polygonal reticulate pattern is provided on one surface of the reinforcing film adhered with the adhesive, and a convex rib 8 corresponding to the groove is formed on the other surface.

Abstract: A diaphragm is provided with a plurality of thick portions radially from an inner circumferential side to an outer circumferential side. The thick portions are composed of at least two kinds having different lengths in a radiation direction and formed to be gradually thinner in the radiation direction from the inner circumferential side to the outer circumferential side. With this configuration, separate vibrations in the diaphragm can be suppressed. Further, a speaker device provided with the diaphragm having the above-described configuration can reproduce sounds faithfully in accordance with input signals.

Abstract: In a diaphragm of an electric sound converter which converts vibration such as sound into an electrical signal, a center dome is reinforced while suppressing variations in the sensitivity and frequency response to the minimum, whereby reduction in a high-pass reproduction limit is suppressed, and occurrence of anomalous resonance is prevented. In a diaphragm 1 of an electric sound converter having a center dome 2, a reinforcing film 7 made of the same material as that of the center dome and formed into the same shape as that of the center dome is applied to the center dome with a hot-melt adhesive 6 of the same nature as that of the center dome, a groove 7a formed in a polygonal reticulate pattern is provided on one surface of the reinforcing film adhered with the adhesive, and a convex rib 8 corresponding to the groove is formed on the other surface.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electroacoustic transducer having a multi-channel diaphragm, and a hearing aid using the electroacoustic transducer, in which a plurality of channels having different resonant frequencies is formed in the diaphragm using MEMS technology, thus more closely approximating the different audible frequency characteristics of respective persons. The present invention provides an electroacoustic transducer provided with a multi-channel diaphragm. The electroacoustic transducer includes a diaphragm (110) and signal conversion units (120). The diaphragm is provided with respective channels having different resonant frequencies.

Abstract: A diaphragm is provided with a plurality of thick portions radially from an inner circumferential side to an outer circumferential side. The thick portions are composed of at least two kinds having different lengths in a radiation direction and formed to be gradually thinner in the radiation direction from the inner circumferential side to the outer circumferential side. With this configuration, separate vibrations in the diaphragm can be suppressed. Further, a speaker device provided with the diaphragm having the above-described configuration can reproduce sounds faithfully in accordance with input signals.

Abstract: A membrane for an electroacoustic transducer is disclosed having a first area, a second area, which is arranged for translatory movement in relation to said first area, and a third area, which connects said first area and said second area, wherein local, planar spring constants along a closed line within said third area encompassing said second area, are determined in such a way that local, translatory spring constants along said line in a direction of said translatory movement are substantially constant or exclusively have substantially flat, mutual changes.

Abstract: A membrane (2?) for an electroacoustic transducer (1) is disclosed having a first area (A1), a second area (A2), which is arranged for translatory movement in relation to said first area (A1), and a third area (A3), which connects said first (A1) and said second area (A2), wherein local, planar spring constants (psc) along a closed line (L) within said third area (A3) encompassing said second area (A2), are determined in such a way that local, translatory spring constants (tsc) along said line (L) in a direction (DM) of said translatory movement are substantially constant or exclusively have substantially flat, mutual changes.

Abstract: A device for amplifying the suction noise of a vehicle is disclosed. The device comprises an intake duct, a connecting pipe and a composite membrane. The intake duct is for feeding air to an engine intake port. A connecting pipe is connected to an interior of the intake duct. The composite membrane is positioned within the connecting pipe. The composite member blocks an interior passage formed in the connecting pipe. The composite member further includes at least two elastic membranes with one of masses and rigidities that different from each other. A method is also disclosed.

Abstract: An acoustic passive radiator that controls “rocking mode” vibration. An acoustic passive radiator includes a diaphragm for radiating acoustic energy. The diaphragm has a perimeter portion and a central portion. The perimeter portion is thicker than the central portion. The passive radiator further includes a passive radiator suspension. The suspension includes a skin element encasing the diaphragm. The skin element comprises a surround for physically coupling the passive radiator to an acoustic enclosure, pneumatically sealing the diaphragm and the enclosure. The surround has a non-uniform width. The passive radiator a non-pneumatically sealing, non-surround, non-spider suspension element. The non-surround suspension element and the surround coact to control the motion of the diaphragm and to support the weight of the diaphragm.

Abstract: A diaphragm for a loudspeaker drive unit (1), the diaphragm comprising a block of material having a first, sound-radiating front face (20) and a second, rear face (22). The block is stiffened by being bound about over the first and second faces (20,22) by a multiplicity of turns of one or more elongate members of flexible material (36) stiffened by a stiffening composition.

Abstract: This invention provides a method of manufacturing speaker diaphragm for a loudspeaker that has a composite material formed of two layers of ceramic material separated by a light metal substrate and where the core is formed by stamping a sheet of standard gauge aluminum to form a speaker core and then deep anodizing the core to obtain a ceramic layer of alumina on each surface (Al2O3) that is at least about 1 mil. thick. The invention further provides for a loudspeaker diaphragm, where the diaphragm is a composite material formed of at least two layers of ceramic material having a metal substrate therebetween and where the thickness of the metal substrate is no more than 86% of the thickness of the composite material.

Abstract: A square speaker is disclosed having a novel surround with a novel rounded corner design and with a magnet assembly and former sized, shaped, and arranged to exploit the increased excursions enabled by the novel surround. The arcuate portion of the rounded corner features smoothed trapezoidal circumferential undulations of the radially outer portion and an extension pad forms the arcuate portion of the radially inner portion of the rounded corner. An apex groove separates the inner portion from the outer portion. Tapered protrusions of the outer portion flank the smoothed trapezoidal circumferential undulations. The rounded corner is bounded by edges making angles of between 20 degrees and 40 degrees (preferably about 35 degrees) with straight sides of the square surround. Most of the outer perimeter of the entire inner flange adjoins the inner portions of the rounded corners. Significant increases in volume displacement per speaker size are achieved.

Abstract: An annular surround for a loudspeaker cone wherein a radial cross-section of the surround varies around the circumferential extent of the surround, so as to accommodate peripheral expansion or contraction of the surround by bending. Thus a trough shaped cross-section of the surround may vary sinusoidally with angle around the polar axis of the surround between a semicircular and semielliptical cross-section. The trough section may bland to an adjacent portion of the surround by a fillet which also varies sinusoidally in cross-section in phase with the variation of the trough.

Abstract: A diaphragm is gained by the co-molded of a dome part, a voice coil junction part, a cone part and a peripheral part through the injection mold of thermoplastic resin. The thickness of the central part of the dome is made great so that the resonance amplitude in this part becomes small. In addition, an annular rib is integrally provided to the voice coil junction part so as to increase the junction strength between the diaphragm and the voice coil bobbin. Thus, the electromagnetic driving force of the voice coil can be effectively transmitted to the diaphragm so that a loud speaker with excellent characteristics can be gained.

Abstract: A speaker unit includes a woofer having a diaphragm with an ellipse shape sound emitting opening, and a separate speaker having an ellipse shape diaphragm with an area smaller than that of the diaphragm of the woofer, located in front of the diaphragm of the woofer, attached to a center axis of the ellipse shape of the woofer coincident with that of the ellipse shape of the separate speaker, and emitting a sound higher in frequency than that of the woofer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved high frequency acoustic speaker center cone, which may be located at a speaker coil tubular support, tube wherein the cone has a plurality of thin, pie-shaped segments radiating outwardly with each of the segments having an arcuated cross-section, so as to create a convex shape towards its center. The segments are highly concave toward the center and less concave with increasing radial distance away from the center. The width of the segments may increase linearly with radial distance so as to create a constant acoustical resistance radially. The center cone also has a thickness gradient with increasing thickness radially towards its center. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a system containing both the aforesaid center cone, an outer cone with similar radial characteristics but being concave towards its center. The segments of the outer cone preferably terminate at a flexible, high sound absorption ring.

Abstract: A diaphragm for speakers comprises a self-support, shaped body including a tightly woven synthetic polymer fiber cloth substrate which has at least a diaphragm portion and edge portion shaped integrally with and extending from the diaphragm portion. The diaphragm portion of the cloth substrate had a polymer resin at least partially impregnated therein and the edge portion has a relatively flexible polymer material at least partially impregnated therein so that the edge portion is lower in stiffness than the diaphragm portion. The diaphragm-edge integral molding is fabricated by applying the respective types of polymers to the diaphragm and edge portions of the cloth substrate and subjecting the applied substrate to hot pressing in a mold capable of forming the integral molding. When applied as dynamic speakers, the integral molding exhibits a broad frequency band, low distortion rates and high sound quality.

Abstract: The present invention provides a loudspeaker including a case having an inner wall, a front opening, and an edge surrounding the front opening. A diaphragm including a substantially planar front surface, a rear surface, and a periphery is attached to the case with flexible attachment element(s). The attaching means attaches the periphery of the diaphragm to the case in the vicinity of the edge of the front opening. A controller is attached to the case in the vicinity of a central inside portion of the case. An actuator is attached to the diaphragm in the vicinity of a central portion of the diaphragm. The controller and the actuator transform an electric signal provided to the controller into a corresponding vibratory movement of the diaphragm between a high frequency and a low frequency. The diaphragm includes a first area in the vicinity of where the actuator is attached to the diaphragm. The diaphragm also includes a second area between the first area and the periphery of the diaphragm.

Abstract: A planar diaphragm loudspeaker incorporating a planar diaphragm having multiple sound producing regions, a support frame, and one or more electromagnetic drivers coupled to the sound producing regions on the rear surface of the diaphragm. A first sound producing region is formed generally centrally on the rear surface of the diaphragm, and second and third sound producing regions are formed on opposite sides thereof. The sound producing regions comprise raised portions on the rear surface of the diaphragm which are symmetrical about both first and second orthogonal axes for balance. Cross members extend between opposite sides of the support frame so as to overlay all of the sound producing regions to selectively mount separate electromagnetic drivers for coupling to each sound producing region, as well as to mount one or more anchors extending from the cross members to the perimeters of the second and third sound producing regions in order to isolate them from the first sound producing region.

Abstract: A damper for a loudspeaker has an improved linearity of the amount of strain caused by the vibrational energy to vibrational energy exerted on the damper to enable the loudspeaker to reproduce sounds in a high fidelity. The damper is formed such that the modulus of elasticity with respect to a direction perpendicular to the surface of the damper is uniform on a circle with its center at the center of the damper, and portions respectively on concentric circles with their centers at the center of the damper are different in modulus of elasticity with respect to a direction perpendicular to the surface of the damper from each other.

Abstract: A headset is provided which includes an inverted cup-shaped housing. The housing contains a rigid membrane which separates the housing into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. An inertial transducer is positioned in the upper chamber secured to the membrane. Electrical leads extend into the transducer through water tight connections. A headband is provided to secure the headset to a listener's ear and a cushion is provided about the open bottom end of the headset housing. Only the transducer itself is water tight. Both the upper and lower chambers of the housing freely permit the passage of water.

Abstract: A dipole loudspeaker includes a rigid support containing an opening and a generally planar multi-layered flexible diaphragm mounted on the support and extending across the opening. The diaphragm is formed of a plurality of layers of thin flexible membrane material, each of the layers having a different height and containing a thin electrical conductor arranged in a predetermined pattern on one surface thereof. The conductor patterns on each of the membranes have different masses, whereby the membrane defines along its height areas of various thickness and varying mass whereby the membrane is suitable for more accurately reproducing or generating high and low frequencies when the electrical conductors are connected with a source of sound signal currents. A plurality of magnets are mounted in spaced relation opposite at least one surface of the membrane and the conductor patterns for vibrating the membrane to reproduce the sound in response to the sound signal currents through the conductor.

Abstract: An acoustic transducer loudspeaker for converting variations of electrical energy into corresponding variations of acoustic energy is formed of one piece of foamed polymer material having different densities in different portions thereof. The one piece of foamed polymer material has a periphery portion of one density and a diaphragm portion formed in the center thereof and a resilient diaphragm suspension portion separating the periphery porition from the diaphragm portion and having a flexible polymer insert attached in a recess over the diaphragm suspension portion. A voice coil is fixedly attached to the diaphragm portion and a frame is mounted to the foamed polymer sheet periphery portion and extends over the diaphragm portion to support a permanent magnet thereon for alignment with the voice coil. A laminated cover panel can be laminated to the front of the foamed polymer sheet to provide a speaker and a ceiling tile or wall panel without a visible grill.

Abstract: An electrodynamic loudspeaker (1) has a diaphragm comprising a central part (2) and a peripheral part (3), and a voice-coil device (9, 10) coupled to the central part (2). The surface ratio S.sub.2 /S.sub.1 complies with the relationship 0.5.ltoreq.S.sub.2 /S.sub.1 .ltoreq.6, where S.sub.1 and S.sub.2 are the surface areas of the central part (2) and the peripheral part (3) respectively. The mass ratio m.sub.2 /m.sub.1 complies with the relationship 0.5.ltoreq.m.sub.2 /m.sub.1 .ltoreq.8 where m.sub.1 and m.sub.2 are the mass of the central part (2) and the voice-coil device (9, 10) and the mass of the peripheral part (3) respectively. Further, the stiffness imposed on the diaphragm by the space (6, 6') defined by the diaphragm (2, 3) and the chassis (4) and/or the magnet system (7) is smaller than the stiffness of the diaphragm itself. Thus it is possible to derive a car loudspeaker which has a specific dip in its frequency response characteristic P (FIG. 2a), measured in an anechoic room.

Abstract: To provide for good wide range frequency response utilizing only a single lightweight diaphragm in a peripherally-driven electroacoustic transducer, the diaphragm is made with a variable thickness. The region along the peripheral edge of the diaphragm is the thinnest portion of the diaphragm. From this peripheral edge, the thickness gradually increases to a point of maximum thickness in a portion of the diaphragm other than the periphery. The taper can be such as to provide a diaphragm with either two convex surfaces or with one convex surface and one concave surface. Alternatively, the taper could be linearly. A further embodiment provides for an air-filled diaphragm made of two sheets of thin material with a valve arrangement to allow for rapid self-inflation of the diaphragm.

Abstract: A speaker diaphragm assembly comprises a body made of a foam resin, and a sound radiating surface portion integrally formed with the body. In one embodiment, the sound radiating surface portion is made of a foam resin the density of which is greater than that at the body. In another embodiment, the sound radiating surface portion comprises a thin layer made of a solid resin, which thin layer is welded to the body. The rear end portion of the body may be reinforced in the same manner. In another embodiment, a supporting member is attached to the side surface of the diaphragm body for increasing the efficiency in vibration transmission from the voice coil. In another embodiment, a ring-like recess is made in the side surface of the body for spaced electrical terminals, to which heat is transmitted from the voice coil via lead wires, from the body, while a sub cone having low thermal conductivity is sandwiched between the lead wires and the body.

Abstract: The diaphragm of a speaker is supported by a viscous supporting member placed in an annular gap defined between the periphery of the diaphragm and the inner surface of a frame structure and by a conventional damper. Grooves may be made in the periphery of the diaphragm and in the inner surface of the frame structure for receiving some portions of the viscous supporting member. In another embodiment, a film made of a resin is welded to the front surface of a diaphragm body which is made of a foam resin. In other embodiments, one or more reinforcing members are fixedly adhered to both the voice coil bobbin and the flat rear surface of the diaphragm.

Abstract: Mounting of a substantially planar diaphragm defining a sound transducer, having a central portion surrounded by stepwise interconnected outer plates to assure correctly guided vibratory movement of the central portion. Recesses in the central portion opening into the front face thereof, housing and supporting therein tweeters, the sound emission axes of which may be so oriented that they converge towards the rear face of the central portion.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for reproducing the bass components of an audio signal with a high degree of accuracy and minimal distortion, utilizing an enclosure of relatively small size. The apparatus comprises a substantially sealed enclosure in combination with a radiating diaphragm driven by an electromagnetic transducer, the principal diaphragm restoring forces being the elastic forces exerted against the diaphragm surfaces by the gaseous medium engaging such surfaces.

Abstract: A substantially planar diaphragm and supporting frame assembly, preferably for loudspeakers, where on the rear face side of said diaphragm there is an asymmetrically shaped sound producing portion defining the central portion of said diaphragm, which central portion is surrounded by a marginal portion including spaced-apart teeth-like projections which define the periphery of said marginal portion and an endless channel in said marginal portion between said teeth-like projections and said central portion, a resilient cushion-like damping washer having two opposite faces one of which is linked to said teeth-like projections and the other face being linked to said supporting frame, and said washer having blind cuts on said other face, at least in those portions which are located in-between said spaced-apart teeth-like projections.

Abstract: A communications device for use under water by a human speaker. A tubular base member has a mouthpiece located at one open end thereof and an inflatable air bag mounted about another open end thereof. In use, the speaker places the mouthpiece around his mouth to form an air seal therebetween and blows into the air bag to partially inflate it. When so inflated, the speaker talks into the device with voiced sounds being transmitted to the surrounding water through suitable transmitting means attached to the base member, preferably the air bag itself. During talking, the air bag receives and returns the air used by the speaker, thereby effectively preventing the escape of air bubbles from the device which otherwise interfere with communications. The air bag is preferably an elongated, flexible balloon which can be stretched into an extended position when speaking into it under water.

Abstract: An electro-acoustic transducer having a flat sound radiating plane is disclosed, in which a voice coil bobbin having a voice coil wound around an outer circumference thereof is inserted in an air gap defined by an inner pole piece and an outer pole piece and dome-shaped diaphragm is inserted in the voice coil bobbin to define a front chamber surrounded by curved surfaces of an outer surface of the diaphragm and an inner surface of the voice coil bobbin, and foamed synthetic resin is filled in the front chamber.

Abstract: A movable coil type electroacoustic vibrating plate of rigid structure, composed of two principal parts, one being a thin-walled annular plate portion, having concentrical outer periphery and inner periphery, of substantially truncated conical configuration, and the other being a thin-walled circular dome-like plate portion for occupying the central circular portion of the former inside the inner periphery. The former is provided with a number of radial ribs on the inner surface thereof with an equal circumferential angular distance, and the latter is also provided with a plurality of diametrical ribs of half-moon shape on the concaved inner surface thereof with an equal circumferential angular distance. The former and the latter are integrally formed mostly and connected with the axial end portion of the bobbin provided with the voice coil.

Abstract: A dynamic speaker including a cone, which is of relatively thin rigid truncated cone shape, having a number of radial ribs extending from the central opening portion toward the peripheral portion thereof, and being progressively diminishing, in respect of the stiffness at the concentrical sections, from the central opening portion toward the peripheral portion thereof, with the object of getting excellent sound effects, a high output power and other merits. Methods of manufacturing the dynamic speaker are also included in this invention.

Abstract: An electroacoustic loudspeaker having a rigid, light-weight diaphragm and a substantially closed loop magnet support of a magnetically permeable material having a channel-shaped cross-section and supported adjacent and spaced from the diaphragm with the open side of the channel facing the diaphragm. The magnet support carries a pair of magnets magnetized and positioned with opposite poles in spaced facing relation and a voice coil is secured to the diaphragm and lies in the gap between the magnets.

Abstract: A planar diaphragm, preferably for loudspeakers where, on the rear face side there is an asymmetrically shaped sound producing portion, surrounded by marginal and channel shaped portions to assure that sound waves generated by said sound producing portion will not trespass said portion, and said marginal portion is provided plugs of different density than said diaphragm, to modify the vibratory characteristic of the sound producing portion and thereby improve the response curve.

Abstract: A device for amplifying the suction noise of a vehicle is disclosed. The device comprises an intake duct, a connecting pipe and a composite membrane. The intake duct is for feeding air to an engine intake port. A connecting pipe is connected to an interior of the intake duct. The composite membrane is positioned within the connecting pipe. The composite member blocks an interior passage formed in the connecting pipe. The composite member further includes at least two elastic membranes with one of masses and rigidities that different from each other. A method is also disclosed.