Patents Assigned to Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
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Patent number: 8041071Abstract: A diaphragm and a speaker unit which can prevent generation of abnormal sound by suppressing rolling phenomenon. The speaker unit has a diaphragm. The diaphragm includes a portion for supporting a voice coil, and a sound emitting portion formed continuously to one end thereof. The voice coil supporting portion has a shape extending reversely to the sound emitting direction. The sound emitting portion includes a step portion having a surface substantially perpendicular to the sound emitting direction, and a bent portion having a cross-section bent toward the inside of the voice coil supporting portion from one end of the step portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Akihiko Furuto, Sinsuke Konuma
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Patent number: 8035586Abstract: Drive voltages corresponding to forward voltages for colors R, G, and B are supplied to display pixels for colors R, G, and B arranged on a display panel to correct disruption of a color balance due to aging and temperature dependence of EL elements. The maximum voltage among the drive voltages is detected, and a predetermined voltage is added to the maximum voltage by a charge pump or the like, so that an operation voltage of a level shifter in a gate driver is obtained. An operation signal having a level equal to that of the operation voltage is supplied to a gate of a transistor arranged in each pixel. Therefore, regardless of aging or the like, the control transistor accurately executes an ON operation at a timing for scanning to make it possible to prevent an image display from being defective.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2006Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventor: Akinori Hayafuji
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Patent number: 8029684Abstract: A self-emission panel and a method of manufacturing a self-emission panel which can prevent emission failures from occurring due to various factors, thereby achieving a self-emission panel that is free from emission failures. The self-emission panel is manufactured by forming a first conductive layer on a substrate directly or via other layers, forming a deposition layer including a luminescent layer on the first conductive layer, and forming a second conductive layer on the deposition layer. This manufacturing method includes: a first step of forming a sectioning layer for sectioning an opening for making a emission area on the first conductive layer after the formation of the first conductive layer; a second step of applying surface treatment to at least the surface of the first conductive layer inside the opening; and a third step of depositing a deposition layer on the first conductive layer given surface treatment in the second step.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Shinji Nakajima, Yusuke Nakajima, Toshinao Yuki
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Publication number: 20110232990Abstract: A speaker vibrating body vibrated by a driving part includes a plurality of diaphragms vibratably supported by a static part supporting said driving part and a diaphragm connecting part, provided between a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm among said plurality of diaphragms, coupling said first diaphragm and said second diaphragm and synchronously moving said first diaphragm and said second diaphragm toward or away from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Toshihiro Hikichi, Takuei Nagasawa, Koji Takayama, Koji Maekawa, Kenichi Oshima, Yasuhisa Abe, Minoru Horigome
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Patent number: 8027503Abstract: A diaphragm of a speaker device, formed into an elongated configuration, has a recessed shape and includes a voice coil arrangement part extending in its longitude direction. The voice coil arrangement part has a gap with a constant width in its lateral direction and includes a voice coil supporting part for supporting a voice coil and an expanded part provided at a position along it.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Shinsuke Konuma, Akihiko Furuto, Kunio Mitobe
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Patent number: 8027502Abstract: A speaker device includes a magnetic circuit which includes a magnetic gap, a diaphragm which has a recessed part arranged in the magnetic gap and extending in a direction substantially orthogonal with respect to an extending direction of a magnetic flux in the magnetic gap, and a voice coil which is formed into an annular shape and has a first parallel part extending in one direction and a second parallel part extending in a direction in parallel with the first parallel part and opposite to the first parallel part with a constant space. Particularly, the first parallel part and the second parallel part are arranged in a direction in parallel with an extending direction of the recessed part, respectively. The first parallel part is arranged in the recessed part to be positioned in the magnetic gap, and the second parallel part is positioned above the recessed part.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2006Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Kunio Mitobe, Shinsuke Konuma
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Publication number: 20110228949Abstract: A speaker device prevents “squeaking” based on the difference between propagation speed of a vibration propagated through a center cap and propagation speed of a vibration propagated through a diaphragm. The speaker device includes a vibrating body (VB), a driving part (magnetic circuit) driving the VB, and a frame supporting the VB and the driving part (magnetic circuit). The VB includes a voice coil (VC), a VC supporting part supporting the VC, a diaphragm group, and a driving member whose inner circumference portion is supported by the VC supporting part and which transmits VC vibration to the diaphragm group. The driving member includes a supporting part supporting the diaphragm group. A first connecting part is provided between the diaphragm group and the driving member and on the inner side with respect to the supporting part. The diaphragm group is connected to the driving member via the first connecting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Takahisa Haba, Hiroya Oizumi, Kyoichi Matsuda, Takuei Nagasawa
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Patent number: 8023687Abstract: A loudspeaker includes a diaphragm and an edge having an inner periphery end portion thereof connected with an outer periphery of the diaphragm, in which an outer end portion of the edge is attached to a speaker frame. The diaphragm has a bent portion in the vicinity of a border at the inner periphery side of a connecting portion connecting the diaphragm with the edge. A reinforcing portion is formed on the bent portion in order to reinforce the bent portion. It is, therefore, possible to disperse or reduce various forces applied to the bent portion, and to prevent strength deterioration or damage of the diaphragm even when sound signals having large amplitude are applied to the loudspeaker. As a result, it is also possible to prevent deterioration of acoustic characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2006Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Kyoichi Matsuda, Seiya Sato
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Patent number: 8023680Abstract: The speaker unit 1 includes a speaker 2 and a mounting bracket 3. The mounting bracket 3 includes an attachment 16, a connecting part 17, and an elastic part 18. The attachment 16 is attached to the speaker 2. The connecting part 17 is linked with the attachment 16. The elastic part 18 is linked with the connecting part 17. A biting projection 23 and the interfering projection 24 are formed on the elastic part 18. The biting projection 23 and the interfering projection 24 project from the elastic part 18. The biting projection 23 bites an inner surface of a hole of a dashboard. The interfering projection 24 interferes with a projection formed on the inner surface of the dashboard, and is disposed at a deeper side of the hole than the projection.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2006Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Shinichi Hayasaka, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Koji Takayama
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Publication number: 20110222721Abstract: A connecting member for speaker purpose, which is prevented from peeling easily from both a voice coil support and a vibrating body, and a speaker having the connecting member are provided. The speaker 1 includes a frame 4 and a vibrating unit 3. The vibrating unit 3 includes a drive cone 14 vibrated by a magnetic circuit unit 2, and a connecting member for speaker purpose 19. The connecting member for speaker purpose 19 connects the drive cone 14 and a voice coil bobbin 13 supporting a voice coil 12. The connecting member for speaker purpose 19 includes a member main body 40 formed into a ring shape and mounted at an outer surface of the voice coil bobbin 13; and a U-shape groove 41 arranged at the member main body 40 and receiving an insert cylinder portion 33 arranged at an inner edge of the drive cone 14.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Kyoichi Matsuda, Seiya Sato, Takuei Nagasawa, Kenichi Oshima
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Patent number: 8009855Abstract: A degree of freedom in designing a circuit board to which a speaker is attached is enhanced. The speaker including: a frame with a yoke of a magnetic circuit portion embedded inside a central through hole; a diaphragm having a voice coil inserted in a magnetic circuit of the magnetic circuit portion; a cap having a sound dispersing hole that covers over the diaphragm and the frame; and a terminal electrically connected to the voice coil on a side opposite to the cap of the frame, wherein an insulating body is attached to an exposing portion of the yoke on the side opposite to the cap, a back pressure adjusting hole is provided in the exposing portion with respect to the diaphragm, and the terminals are provided to be retractable in the back pressure adjusting hole.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventor: Satoshi Chiba
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Patent number: 8004612Abstract: An inputted picture signal is stored in an image memory into which a picture signal for at least one frame period can be written, while rewriting the memory. At a plurality of timings within one frame period, an average brightness calculation unit calculates an average brightness from the picture signal written into the image memory, and a brightness control unit performs brightness control of the picture signal read from the image memory based on the calculated average brightness.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2006Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Katsuhiro Kanauchu, Shuichi Seki
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Publication number: 20110200204Abstract: To provide a thin speaker device capable of emitting a loud reproduced sound with a comparatively simple structure, and to input the audio signal to the voice coil not to have an adverse effect on the vibration of the voice coil is executed. A speaker device includes a vibration direction converter part transmitting the vibration of the voice coil to the diaphragm, and a holding part holding the voice coil at the static part such that the voice coil vibrates linearly, and the audio signal inputted to an audio signal input terminal provided at the static part is inputted to the voice coil via the holding part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2009Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Horigome, Koji Maekawa, Toshihiro Hikichi
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Publication number: 20110194724Abstract: A vibrating body for an acoustic transducer is provided, in which the high resonance frequency associated with inverse resonance can be outside the audible range and which can improve the acoustic characteristic of a speaker device. The vibrating body 1 for an acoustic transducer includes: a diaphragm 2 including a first vibrating part 2a and a second vibrating part 2b formed in proximity of the outer circumferential edge of the first vibrating part 2a; and an edge portion 3 formed in proximity of the outer circumferential edge of the diaphragm 2. In the vibrating body 1 for an acoustic transducer, first reinforcing portions 6a and 6b are formed so as to extend from the second vibrating part 2b to the edge portion 3 in a radial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2008Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicants: Pioneer Corporation, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Kenya Watanabe, Yoshihiro Kimura, Masanori Ito
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Patent number: 7995784Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an improved speaker device equipped with an attachment member having formed thereon a reinforcing portion capable of inhibiting a deterioration of a sound characteristic. Another object of the invention is to provide an improved speaker device capable of efficiently disposing in a limited space close to the speaker an electronic element for controlling a signal being supplied to the speaker. The speaker device comprises a speaker unit, an attachment member for attaching the speaker unit to an attachment base. The attachment member comprises an attachment portion for attaching the attachment member to the attachment base, an attachment hole for attaching the speaker unit, a convex reinforcing portion formed along an entire or partial circumference of the attachment hole of the attachment member. The reinforcing portion has an inclined surface formed on the inner side thereof facing the side wall of the speaker unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2006Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventor: Takeshi Iwata
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Publication number: 20110176703Abstract: A speaker device includes a speaker unit and a cabinet on or in which the speaker unit is mounted. The speaker unit includes a diaphragm, a static part supporting the diaphragm vibratably in a vibration direction, and a driving part provided at the static part to vibrate the diaphragm in response to an audio signal. The driving part includes a magnetic circuit forming a magnetic gap, a voice coil vibrating in a direction different from the vibration direction of the diaphragm upon the inputted audio signal, and a rigid vibration direction converter part configured to convert the vibration direction of the voice coil and transmit the vibration to the diaphragm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2009Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Horigome, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Shunichi Takahashi, Yasuhisa Abe, Yasuhiro Saso, Toshihiro Hikichi, Takuei Nagasawa, Tempei Katsuta
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Publication number: 20110164781Abstract: A speaker device includes a diaphragm (2), frame (3) vibratably supporting the diaphragm (2) in the vibration direction, and a driving part (4) provided at the frame (3), applying vibration to the diaphragm (2) in response to an audio signal. The driving part (4) includes a magnetic circuit (40) forming a magnetic gap (40G) in a different direction in respect with the vibration direction of the diaphragm (2), a voice coil support part (6) having a voice coil (60) and vibrating along the magnetic gap (40G), and a vibration direction converter part (7) direction converting the vibration of the voice coil support part (6) and transmitting the vibration to the diaphragm (2). The magnetic circuit (40) includes a pair of magnetic gaps (40G, 40G) having different directions of magnetic flux.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2008Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Horigome, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Toshihiro Hikichi
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Publication number: 20110158462Abstract: A speaker device including a diaphragm, a static part vibratably supporting the diaphragm, and a driving part provided at the static part and vibrating the diaphragm upon an audio signal. The driving part includes a voice coil vibrating in a direction different from the diaphragm upon the audio signal inputted, a magnetic circuit including a magnetic gap in which the voice coil is arranged, a rigid vibration direction converter part obliquely disposed with respect to the vibration direction of the voice coil and the diaphragm, and connected with the voice coil and the diaphragm, and a holding part holding the voice coil at the static part. The holding part restricts the vibration of the voice coil in one axis direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Horigome, Shunichi Takahashi, Toshihiro Hikichi
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Publication number: 20110150264Abstract: The present invention is to provide a speaker magnetic circuit which, even if small in its thickness, can reduce an occurrence of magnetic flux leakage so as to obtain a sufficient magnetic flux density in a magnetic gap, particularly in a position where a voice coil is supported. The speaker magnetic circuit (11) comprises a yoke (12) and a magnet group (13). The magnet group (13) comprises outer magnets (21-24) and inner magnets (25-28). The outer magnets (21-24) and the inner magnets (25-28) are magnetized in an oblique direction with respect to their thickness direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2007Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventor: Shinsuke Konuma
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Patent number: 7961902Abstract: A speaker apparatus comprises: a drive cone transferring a drive power of a voice coil to the diaphragm; a diaphragm disposed in a driving direction; and a diaphragm disposed in a driving direction. The drive cone is fixed to a diaphragm support of a frame. An outer circumference of the diaphragm is fixed to the diaphragm support of the frame. An outer circumference of the diaphragm is fixed to the diaphragm support of the frame. The diaphragm, the drive cone and the frame surround a sealed space where the diaphragm and the drive cone are connected through a non-ring-shaped connection piece. A vibration system is supported through a voice coil bobbin by a spring property of air contained in the sealed space.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2006Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Minoru Horigome, Hiroyuki Kobayashi