Patents Assigned to American Audio Components Inc.
  • Patent number: 8660286
    Abstract: A speaker system includes a case defining a center hole and a body surrounding the center hole, an electroacoustic transducer received in the center hole of a case, and a microphone. The body of the case defines a sidewall, a bottom extending outwards from the sidewall, and a projecting element extending upwardly from the bottom and opposite to the sidewall. A slot is formed between the projecting element and the sidewall, and the microphone is positioned in the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Jing He, Qian Xu
  • Patent number: 8653721
    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 and defining at least two fastening portions at two distal ends thereof. At least two screws are provided to fix the vibration unit on the main board through the fastening portions along a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Liu, Jie He
  • Patent number: 8649550
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-magnet system for speaker. The multi-magnet system includes a yoke having a bottom, a pair of main magnets separated from each other and mounted on the bottom of the yoke, respectively, a mid-magnet mounted on the bottom of the yoke and located between the pair of main magnets, and a pair of auxiliary magnets attached to two ends of the yoke. Wherein, the first main magnet together with the first auxiliary magnet and the mid-magnet defines a first magnetic gap and the second main magnet together with the second auxiliary magnet and the mid-magnet defines a second magnetic gap. By virtue of place the magnets at appropriate locations, the sensitivity of the speaker is effectively enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Shi, Wen-tao Jiang, Xiong Zhang, San-you Wu, Lin-zhen Li
  • Patent number: 8643236
    Abstract: A multifunctional electromagnetic transducer includes a bracket, a vibrating unit including a magnetic circuit part receiving in the bracket, and a plurality of elastic members 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. Each of the receiving gap receives a weight therein. A voice coil is partially inserted into the magnetic gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Lin-zhen Li, Suo-He Wei
  • Patent number: 8630441
    Abstract: A multi-magnet speaker is disclosed. The multi-magnet speaker includes a frame defining a hollow space, a magnetic system defining a yoke and a plurality of magnetic gaps positioned in the hollow space, a diaphragm mounted on the frame and a plurality of coils attached to the bottom of the diaphragm. The diaphragm includes a plurality of vibrating membranes each defining a dome part and an arcuate portion radially extending from the periphery of the dome part. Each of the coils is received in the corresponding magnetic gap to drive the corresponding vibrating membrane to vibrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Shi, Wen-Tao Jiang, Xiong Zhang, San-You Wu, Lin-Zhen Li
  • Patent number: 8624450
    Abstract: A linear vibration device is disclosed. The linear vibration device includes a housing, a plurality of elastic members received in the housing, each of the elastic member has a fastening portion connecting to the housing, an elastic arm extending from the fastening portion, and a mounting portion extending from the elastic arm, a moving unit suspended in the housing by the elastic members, a coil located below the moving unit, a supporting portion coupling to the elastic member, the supporting portion has a supporting plate covering at least a part of a top surface of the moving unit and a supporting arm extending downwardly from the supporting plate for pushing the mounting portion toward the positioning portion of the moving unit, the mounting portion has a fender defining a top part above the top surface of the moving unit for restricting the position of the supporting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Hong-Fu Xu, Shi Zhou
  • Publication number: 20130343596
    Abstract: Disclosed is a speaker having a magnet system. The magnet system includes an inner magnet and a yoke having an upper surface for fixing the inner magnet, a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, a sidewall connecting the upper and lower surfaces, and at least a concave extending from the upper surface towards the lower surface. The concave includes a bottom between the upper surface and the lower surface of the yoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicants: AMERICAN AUDIO COMPONENTS INC., AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu-Bin Zha
  • Patent number: 8615101
    Abstract: A micro-speaker includes a frame, a yoke, a magnet, a diaphragm, and a voice coil. The yoke includes a base wall and a plurality of sidewalls defining a number of flat walls and a number of curved walls disposed at corners of the yoke. The flat walls define a number of first steps disposed at an upper level for engaging with the position blocks, the curved walls define a number of second steps disposed at a lower level for air leaking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Xiong Zhang, San-you Wu
  • Patent number: 8569931
    Abstract: A piezoelectric vibrator is used in an electronic device having a screen. The piezoelectric vibrator includes a diaphragm, at least one piezoelectric layer attached to the diaphragm, and a vibrating element extending from the diaphragm for being coupled to a surface of the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Liu, Jie He, Huan-Tang Li
  • Patent number: 8552914
    Abstract: The present invention provides an antenna for transmitting/receiving a first frequency signal and a second frequency signal. The antenna includes a first frequency antenna branch for transmitting/receiving the first frequency signal, a second frequency antenna branch separated from the first frequency antenna branch for transmitting/receiving the second frequency signal and an inductance for connecting the first and second frequency antenna branches in series with one another. The inductance is capable of preventing the first frequency signal passing through the second frequency antenna branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventor: Jia-Jun Xie
  • Patent number: 8552974
    Abstract: A haptic feedback device includes a screen and a piezoelectric vibrator partially connected with the screen. The screen includes a display viewing area and a frame surrounding the display viewing area. The piezoelectric vibrator engaged with the screen defines a moving portion having a projecting portion extending toward the screen. The screen defines a cavity and the projecting portion of the piezoelectric vibrator is at least partially accommodated in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Liu, Jie He, Zheng-Ping Qin
  • Patent number: 8552598
    Abstract: A linear vibrating motor includes a base defining a first bottom wall and a first sidewall extending vertically from the first bottom wall, a cover forming a receiving cavity together with the base and defining a second bottom wall and a second sidewall extending vertically from the second bottom wall, a coil positioned on one of the first bottom wall and the second bottom wall, a vibrating unit suspended in the receiving cavity, a gasket positioned on a bottom wall of one of the base and the cover, and an elastic plate suspending the vibrating unit and sandwiched between the gasket and a sidewall of the other one of the base and the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventor: Yong-Hua Pu
  • Patent number: 8511423
    Abstract: An acoustic diode includes a phononic crystal medium, a nonlinear acoustic medium, a aluminum tubes contain the phononic crystal medium and the nonlinear acoustic medium. The phononic crystal medium is fabricated by alternately laminating a water layers and a glass layers in a periodic manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Jian-Chun Cheng, Bin Liang, Juan Tu, Xia-Sheng Guo, Dong Zhang
  • Patent number: 8513865
    Abstract: A LED lighting assembly includes a substrate defining a body and a central hole surrounded by the body, a conductive mass positioned in the central hole of the substrate, a LED chip defining a bottom attached to the conductive mass, and a shell mounted on the body and forming a room together with the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventor: Jong-Soo Ha
  • Patent number: 8507933
    Abstract: A LED lighting device includes a substrate defining a groove formed by a sidewall and a bottom, a LED chip received in the groove, a reflector attached to the side wall, a circuit protection module electrically connected with the LED chip, and a notch defined on the bottom for receiving the circuit protection module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventor: Jong-Soo Ha
  • Publication number: 20130176634
    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: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicants: AMERICAN AUDIO COMPONENTS INC., AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Palle Geltzer Dinesen
  • Patent number: 8456042
    Abstract: A linear vibrator is disclosed. The linear vibrator includes a cover, a base forming a hollow space together with the cover and defining a plurality of sidewalls, a pair of elastic members received in the hollow space, a weight with a plurality of laterals suspended in the hollow space by the elastic members, and a magnet assembly provided with a plurality of magnetic poles and accommodated in the weight. Each elastic member defines at least a fastening arm comprising a connecting portion, an inner arm extending from one end of the connecting portion for abutting against the lateral of the weight, and an outer arm extending from another end of the connecting portion for abutting against the sidewall of the base. The extending direction of the inner arm and the outer arm of each fastening arm is the same. The magnetic poles of magnet assembly near the coil are opposite to each other. A height of the linear vibrator with the structure can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Yong-Hua Pu
  • Patent number: 8413511
    Abstract: A accelerometer includes a substrate define a stationary electrode thereon, a first moveable mass defining a conductive-layer thereon facing the stationary electrode, a plurality of first elastic elements coupled with a peripheral side of the first moveable mass, a first fixed element surrounding the first moveable mass and fixedly attached to the substrate, a plurality of first fixed electrodes extending outwardly from the first fixed element, a second moveable mass surrounding the first fixed electrodes, a plurality of first moveable electrodes extending inwardly from the second moveable mass toward the first fixed element and parallel to the first fixed electrodes, respectively, a plurality of second elastic elements coupled with a peripheral side of the second moveable mass, and a second fixed element surrounding the second moveable mass and fixedly attached to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Zhou Ge, Bin Yang, Zheng-Kui Meng, Yi-Lin Yan, Rui Zhang
  • Patent number: 8410642
    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 base has a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls extending vertically from the bottom wall. The vibrating unit has a magnet assembly and vibrates along a direction parallel to the bottom wall. The base further has a block located on the bottom wall. The block is located on a vibration path of the weight contacting the weight during vibration. An effective elastic displacement of the elastic member is not smaller than a distance between the block and a part contacting the block of the weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Hong-Fu Xu
  • Patent number: 8400027
    Abstract: A flat linear vibrating motor includes a cover, a base forming a receiving cavity together with the cover, a coil fixed on the base, an elastic member coupled to the base, a vibrator suspended in the cavity by the elastic member. The elastic member includes a mounting section coupled to the base, an arm extending from the mounting section, a free end extending from the arm, and a binder. The binder includes two plates for clamping the vibrator and a coupling section coupling the two plates for positioning the free end between the vibrator and the coupling section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Le-Ping Dong, Hong-Fu Xu