Patents Assigned to American Audio Components Inc.
  • Patent number: 9363604
    Abstract: A speaker box includes a case includes an upper side and a lower side opposite to the upper side, an electroacoustic transducer received in the case and including a first pole plate with a plurality of first gaps for communicating with the magnetic gap, a second pole plate attached on a lower surface of the first pole plate. The second pole plate defines a second main member, a plurality of second auxiliary members extending from a periphery of the first main member, and a plurality of second gaps corresponding to the first gaps. Each of the second auxiliary members defines a longer auxiliary member and a shorter auxiliary member respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., AMERICAN AUDIO COMPONENTS INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Bin Zha, Xiong Zhang
  • Patent number: 9071909
    Abstract: A multifunctional electromagnetic transducer includes a bracket, a vibrating unit including a magnetic circuit part receiving in the bracket, and a plurality of helical wound springs assembled to the bracket for sustaining the magnetic circuit part. The magnetic circuit part defines a pole plate, a first magnet disposed at a center portion of the pole plate, and a plurality of second magnets surrounding the first magnet and forming a magnetic gap corporately with the first magnet. Each of the second magnets forms a receiving gap corporately with an adjacent second magnet. A voice coil is partially inserted into the magnetic gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignees: AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., AMERICAN AUDIO COMPONENTS INC.
    Inventors: Lin-Zhen Li, Suo-He Wei
  • Patent number: 9048718
    Abstract: A linear vibrator is disclosed. The linear vibrator includes a housing having a base and a cover, a number of elastic members connected to the housing, a vibrating unit suspended in the housing by the elastic members, and a coil positioned in the housing. The vibrating unit includes a pole plate received in a recess formed in the vibrating unit, and a damper positioned on the pole plate by magnetic flux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignees: AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., AMERICAN AUDIO COMPONENTS INC.
    Inventor: Yu-Qing Zhang
  • Patent number: 8995067
    Abstract: An lens holding device is disclosed. The lens holding device includes a lens barrel defining a closed sidewall, an engaging hole surrounded by the closed sidewall for receiving a lens group, and a coil holder extending from one end of the lens holder. The lens holding device is configured to be one-piece. The disclosure further provides a lens driving device having the lens holding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventor: Palle Geltzer Dinesen
  • Patent number: 8983111
    Abstract: A speaker of the present invention is used for converting audio electrical signals to audible sounds. The multi-magnetic circuit speaker includes a box with a sound hole, at least one magnetic circuit having at least two magnetic gaps, at least two vibrating units corresponding to the magnetic gaps, respectively, at least two pair of pads embedded in the box to electrically connecting with the two vibrating units, a terminal board engaged with the box and pressing on the two pads for conducting electrical signals to the two vibrating units. The terminal board includes a first portion, a second portion extending from the second portion and a third portion extending from the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Li-Shu Xi, Wei Zhu
  • Patent number: 8902176
    Abstract: A haptic feedback screen device include a case, a screen assembled in the case and having a baffling section extending perpendicular from a surface thereof, a piezoelectric vibrator located in the case with two ends thereof fixed to the case being capable of vibrating parallel to the screen. The piezoelectric vibrator defines a projecting element opposed to the baffling section of the screen for being capable of abutting against the baffling section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Jie He, Zheng-Ping Qing, Lin Liu
  • Patent number: 8896186
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus used in an electronic device for providing haptic feedback. The apparatus includes a holder having a pair fastening holes, a piezoelectric vibrator having a first though holes, a terminal with a second though hole mounted on the piezoelectric vibrator and electrically connected to the piezoelectric vibrator, and a pair of fixing portions fixing the terminal and the piezoelectric vibrator on the holder though the second though hole of the terminal, a first though holes of the piezoelectric vibrator and the fastening holes of the holder. The fixing portions fix the terminal and piezoelectric vibrator on the holder, which makes the assembling process much easier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Liu, Jie He
  • Patent number: 8891804
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer is disclosed. The electroacoustic transducer includes a frame forming a hollow space, an elastic plate mounted on the frame, a vibrating member suspended in the hollow space by the elastic plate, a diaphragm arranged facing the vibrating member, a voice coil positioned on the diaphragm. The vibrating member includes a yoke defining a bottom wall, a side wall extending upwardly and perpendicularly from an outer periphery of the bottom wall, a lapel extending vertically from the side wall. A width of the lapel is greater than that of the side wall or the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventor: Suo-He Wei
  • Patent number: 8878420
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus used in an electronic device for providing haptic feedback. The apparatus includes a main board defining a mounting surface, a vibration unit mounted on the mounting surface of the main board, the vibration unit being capable of vibrating along a direction parallel to the mounting surface. At least two screws are provided to fix the vibration unit on the main board, and a pair of stop block is provided to restricting the position of the vibration unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Liu, Jie He
  • Patent number: 8873792
    Abstract: A speaker includes a base defining a pair of receiving cavities separated from each other in a longitudinal direction and an engaging portion disposed between the pair of receiving cavities, a pair of magnetic circuit systems received into the pair of the receiving cavities, a diaphragm attached on the base, a pair of voice coil members connecting with the diaphragm, and a suspension mounted on the base. The suspension defines a pair of separating portions separated from each other in a lateral direction. Each separating portion defines a fixing portion engaging with the engaging portion of the base, a pair of connecting portions extending from two ends of the fixing portion and towards the diaphragm, and a pair of supporting portions connecting with the connecting portion for engaging with the pair of voice coil members, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Shao, Wei Song
  • Patent number: 8831268
    Abstract: A micro-speaker includes a case having a ring wall forming a receiving cavity, a number of restricting apertures formed in the ring wall, a magnetic plate received in the case and having a main plate, a plurality of auxiliary plates extending from the main plate, and a number of protrusions extending from edges of the auxiliary plates, a first gap formed between two adjacent auxiliary plates communicating with the receiving cavity of the case, the main plate and the auxiliary plates being surrounded by the ring wall of the case, and the protrusions being located in the restricting apertures for restricting the magnetic plate in proper position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventor: Si-Long Yuan
  • Patent number: 8829768
    Abstract: Disclosed is a haptic feedback device used in an electronic device for providing haptic feedback. The haptic feedback device includes an electronic board defining at least two supporting elements and a receiving cavity, a piezoelectric vibrator coupling to the supporting elements and at least partially received in the receiving cavity. The piezoelectric vibrator is capable of vibrating along a direction parallel to the electronic board. At least two bolts are provided to fix the piezoelectric vibrator on the electronic board through the supporting element along a direction parallel to the electronic board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventor: Lin Liu
  • Patent number: 8798293
    Abstract: A piezoelectric speaker includes a cover with a receiving space and a vibrating speaker unit accommodated in the receiving space. The vibrating speaker unit includes a piezoelectric oscillator including an upper surface and an lower surface, a diaphragm disposed on the upper surface of the piezoelectric oscillator, and a vibrating member kept a distance from the lower surface of the piezoelectric oscillator. The piezoelectric oscillator defines a first amplitude capable of driving the diaphragm only and a second amplitude driving both the vibrating member to vibrating with a largest amplitude and the diaphragm to generate sound. The distance is larger than the first amplitude and smaller than the second amplitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Liu, Jie He, Sheng-Ping Yu
  • Patent number: 8731220
    Abstract: A MEMS microphone includes a silicon substrate, a diaphragm connected to the silicon substrate, a backplate opposed from the diaphragm for forming an air gap. The backplate defines a plurality of first through holes and a plurality of second through holes surrounded by the first through holes, each of the first through holes being formed by a straight boundary and an arc boundary, the radius of the second boundary being greater than half the width of the first boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Rui Zhang, Lin-lin Wang, Zhou Ge, Xiao-lin Zhang
  • Patent number: 8724838
    Abstract: A speaker system includes a case having a receiving chamber; a variable mechanism received in the receiving chamber for dividing the receiving chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber and being capable of varying a volume of the first chamber; and a speaker unit is received in the first chamber and defining an acoustic port facing an exterior of the case. The separating wall alternatively inserts into one of the receiving member for placing the separating wall precisely at specific locations. Thus, it is easy to vary the volume of the first chamber for achieving an excellent acoustic capability of the speaker system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventor: Wen-Tao Jiang
  • Patent number: 8712092
    Abstract: The present invention provides a magnet assembly and speaker including such a magnet assembly. The magnet assembly includes an outer magnet defining a pair of first plat magnets, an inner magnet surrounded by the outer magnet and defining a pair of second plat magnets, a first magnetic gap formed between an inner surface of the outer magnet and an outer surface of the inner magnet, and a magnetic conductive portion sandwiched between the pair of the second plat magnets. A width of the magnetic conductive portion is unequal to a length of the outer and inner magnets. Polarity of the pair of the first plate magnets adjacent to the magnetic gap is similar to each other. Polarity of the pair of the first plate magnets adjacent to the magnetic gap are opposite to that of the pair of the second plate magnets adjacent to the first magnetic gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventor: Suo-He Wei
  • Patent number: 8705788
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a speaker is disclosed. The speaker is equipped with a case having a through cavity, an inner surface forming the cavity and an outer surface, a magnetic bowl coupled to the case, a magnet positioned in the magnetic bowl, a pole plate covering the magnet, a magnetic gap formed by the magnet and the magnetic bowl, a diaphragm supported by the case and vibrating along a vibrating direction, a voice coil connected to the diaphragm, and a hearing aid coil formed on the case. The method includes the steps of: providing a case made of thermoplastic doped with organometallic additive; activating the organometallic additive in the case by a laser beam for forming initial pattern of the hearing aid coil in the inner surface of the case; and bathing the case in copper solution for providing the initial pattern with copper plating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Chao Xu, Xing-Zhi Huang, Rong-Lin Ling-Hu, Xiong Zhang
  • Patent number: 8670579
    Abstract: A MEMS microphone includes a cover, a housing engaging with the cover for forming a cavity, at least one transducer accommodated in the cavity, and a conductive case covering the cover and the sidewall of the housing. The housing includes a cover and a sidewall extending from the base. The conductive case defines a first part covering the cover, a second part extending from the first part for covering the sidewall and a third part perpendicularly extending from the second part for covering a periphery part of the base, the third part forming an opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhi-Jiang Wu, Xing-Fu Chen, Yong-Ze Su
  • Patent number: 8660292
    Abstract: A multifunctional vibrator includes a frame, a vibrating unit receiving in the frame and including a magnetic circuit part with a magnetic gap, a plurality of elastic members connecting the vibrating unit and the frame, and a voice coil partially inserted into the magnetic gap. Each elastic member includes a retaining portion assembling to an inner face of the frame, a connecting portion attached to the vibrating unit, and an elastic portion extending from the retaining portion to the connecting portion along a devious way. The elastic portion of elastic members includes a first arm capable of generating elastic deformation along a short axis direction of the vibrating unit and a second arm capable of generating elastic deformation along a long axis direction of the vibrating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Lin-zhen Li, Suo-He Wei
  • Patent number: 8658966
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a ceramic base with a cavity therein, the ceramic base including a sidewall forming a conductive layer embedded therein. A protrusion extends from the sidewall toward the center of the cavity. An infrared filter is mounted on the upper surface of the protrusion with a most upper surface of the infrared filter not higher than the upper surface of the ceramic base; and an image unit is mounted on the lower surface of the protrusion with a most lower surface not lower than the lower surface of the ceramic base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventor: Jongsoo Ha