Patents by Inventor Michitaka Oda

Michitaka Oda has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7957551
    Abstract: A loudspeaker includes the following components: a frame (5) that has a magnetic circuit (4) including a magnetic gap (4a) therein; and a diaphragm (6) that is bonded to a voice coil (7) fitted into the magnetic gap (4a) in the center thereof, and to the periphery of the frame (5) along the outer periphery thereof. The magnetic circuit (4) includes a yoke (1), a magnet (2), and a top plate (3). Tongue-shaped flanges (1a) are disposed at a substantially equidistant spacing in three positions to protrude from the top end face of the yoke (1). The total area of these tongue-shaped flanges (1a) in the three positions does not exceed a half of the total area corresponding to the flange part without flanges (1a). The frame (5) also includes engaging parts (5a) each for receiving one of the tongue-shaped flanges (1a) therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Michitaka Oda, Shinya Tabata, Takenori Yamakawa, Yasuhiro Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20090052725
    Abstract: A loudspeaker includes the following components: frame (5) that has magnetic circuit (4) including magnetic gap (4a) therein; and diaphragm (6) that is bonded to voice coil (7) fitted into magnetic gap (4a) in the center thereof, and to the periphery of frame (5) along the outer periphery thereof. Magnetic circuit (4) includes yoke (1), magnet (2), and top plate (3). Tongue-shaped flanges (1a) are disposed at a substantially equidistant spacing in three positions to protrude from the top end face of yoke (1). The total area of these tongue-shaped flanges (1a) in the three positions does not exceed a half of the total area corresponding to the flange part without flanges (1a). Frame (5) also includes engaging parts (5a) each for receiving tongue-shaped flange (1a) therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Michitaka Oda, Shinya Tabata, Takenori Yamakawa, Yasuhiro Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 7149322
    Abstract: A magnetic circuit of the present invention uses a yoke, wherein a thickness of a bottom portion 10b of the yoke 10 is thicker than a thickness of a cylindrical peripheral portion 10a of the yoke 10. The magnetic circuit of the present invention includes the yoke, a magnet 2 bonded to the bottom portion of the yoke, and a top plate 3 bonded to the magnet, the top plate forming a magnetic gap with the cylindrical peripheral portion in between. According to a configuration of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the magnetic saturation in the bottom portion of the yoke and to improve the efficiency of the magnetic circuit. As a result, the configuration contributes to improve the performance and efficiency of a loudspeaker using the magnetic circuit of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo Kuribayashi, Kazuyoshi Umemura, Hiroyuki Morimoto, Michitaka Oda
  • Publication number: 20040086148
    Abstract: A magnetic circuit of the present invention uses a yoke, wherein a thickness of a bottom portion 10b of the yoke 10 is thicker than a thickness of an outer cylindrical portion 10a. The magnetic circuit of the present invention comprises the yoke, a magnet 2 bonded to the bottom portion of the yoke, and a top plate 3 bonded to the magnet, a magnetic gap being formed between the top plate and the outer cylindrical portion. According to a configuration of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the magnetic saturation in the bottom portion of the yoke and to improve the efficiency of the magnetic circuit. As a result, the configuration contributes to improve the performance and efficiency of a loudspeaker using the magnetic circuit of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Ryo Kuribayashi, Kazuyoshi Umemura, Hiroyuki Morimoto, Michitaka Oda