Patents by Inventor Minoru Horigome
Minoru Horigome 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).
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Patent number: 9241220Abstract: A speaker device includes a diaphragm, a frame supporting the diaphragm vibratably along a vibration direction, and a driving part disposed in proximity of the frame and vibrating the diaphragm corresponding to an audio signal. The driving part includes a magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap formed along a direction different from the vibration direction of the diaphragm, a voice coil supporting part having a voice coil and vibrating along the magnetic gap, and a vibration-direction-conversion part direction-converting the vibration of the voice coil supporting part and transmitting the vibration to the diaphragm. The vibration-direction-conversion part includes a link body angle-converting a link part formed between the voice coil supporting part and the diaphragm.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Yasumi Umetsu, Minoru Horigome
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Patent number: 8457344Abstract: A flat speaker device capable of emitting loud reproduced sound with a relatively simple configuration is provided. The speaker device includes a diaphragm, a frame supporting the diaphragm vibratably in the vibration direction, a magnetic circuit disposed in the frame, and a driving member for driving the diaphragm. The driving member includes a voice coil movably disposed in a magnetic gap of the magnetic circuit, a driving part formed movably in a direction different from the vibration direction of the diaphragm, and an angle conversion and transmission part, one end of which is angle-variably joined to the driving part and another end of which is angle-variably joined to the diaphragm. The angle conversion and transmission part has rigidity and is obliquely disposed with respect to each of the vibration direction of the diaphragm and the moving direction of the driving part.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Toshihiro Hikichi, Minoru Horigome, Yasuhisa Abe
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Publication number: 20120207321Abstract: A speaker device includes a static part, a driving part and a vibrating body. The vibrating body includes a plurality of diaphragms supported by the static part. A vibration direction converter part is provided between a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm facing each other in a plurality of the diaphragms, and connects the first diaphragm with the second diaphragm such that the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm synchronously move toward and away from each other. A part of the vibration direction converter part disposed in the proximity of the static part is supported by the static part, and a part of the vibration direction converter part disposed in the proximity of the driving part is supported by the driving part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2010Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicants: TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION, PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Oshima, Shinichi Hayasaka, Yoji Ogata, Kodai Nagasawa, Minoru Horigome, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Shunichi Takahashi, Yasuhisa Abe, Yasuhiro Saso, Toshihiro Hikichi, Takuei Nagasawa, Tempei Katsuta
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Patent number: 8235167Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 25, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignees: 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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Publication number: 20120114136Abstract: A speaker device has a diaphragm, a static part vibratably supporting the diaphragm in a vibration direction and a driving part applying vibration to the diaphragm in response to an audio signal. The driving part is provided at the static part. The driving part includes a magnetic circuit forming a magnetic gap in a direction different from the vibration direction of the diaphragm, a voice coil vibrating along the magnetic gap, and a vibration direction converter part direction-converting the vibration of the voice coil and transmitting the vibration to the diaphragm. The vibration direction converter part includes a link body angle-converting a link part formed between the voice coil and the diaphragm. The static part includes an outer peripheral frame part surrounding the diaphragm and a bridge part bridging the inside of the outer peripheral frame part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2009Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicants: TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION, PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Horigome, Yasuhisa Abe, Toshihiro Hikichi
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Publication number: 20120106772Abstract: A diaphragm, a static part vibratably supporting the diaphragm in the vibration direction, and a driving part provided at the static part and applying vibration to the diaphragm in response to an audio signal are provided, and the driving part includes a magnetic circuit forming a magnetic gap, a voice coil vibrating in a different direction from the vibration direction of said diaphragm in response to an inputted audio signal and a rigid vibration direction converter part direction-converting the vibration of the voice coil and transmitting the vibration to the diaphragm, and the vibration direction converter part is connected to an attaching counterpart including the diaphragm and the voice coil and includes a hinge part in the proximity of the attaching counterpart, and a contact avoiding part avoiding contact with the hinge part is formed on the face side of the attaching counterpart in the proximity of the hinge part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2009Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION, PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Horigome, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Satoshi Hachiya, Yasuhisa Abe
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Patent number: 8139813Abstract: A flat speaker device capable of emitting loud reproduced sound with a relatively simple configuration is provided. The speaker device includes a diaphragm, a frame supporting the diaphragm vibratably in the vibration direction, a magnetic circuit disposed in the frame, and a driving member for driving the diaphragm. The driving member includes a voice coil movably disposed in a magnetic gap of the magnetic circuit, a driving part formed movably in a direction different from the vibration direction of the diaphragm, and an angle conversion and transmission part, one end of which is angle-variably joined to the driving part and another end of which is angle-variably joined to the diaphragm. The angle conversion and transmission part has rigidity and is obliquely disposed with respect to each of the vibration direction of the diaphragm and the moving direction of the driving part.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Toshihiro Hikichi, Minoru Horigome, Yasuhisa Abe
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Patent number: 8131004Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a speaker apparatus including: a speaker frame; and a connection terminal for electrically connecting to an outside of a speaker, an axis line of the connection terminal being arranged along a tangential line direction of a circumference of the speaker, the connection terminal being not projected to an outer side in a diameter direction of the speaker from the speaker frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2006Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Minoru Horigome, Teruaki Kaiya, Yuichi Takahashi
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Publication number: 20120051557Abstract: To provide a thin speaker device a voice coil itself is made thin and vibration of the voice coil is efficiently transmitted to a diaphragm. The voice coil is used for a speaker device in which the vibration in one axial direction of the voice coil is transmitted to the diaphragm via a rigid vibration direction converter part, and the diaphragm is vibrated in a direction different from the one axial direction. The voice coil is formed with planarly and annularly wound conducting member and has rigidity at least in the vibration direction along the planar direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2009Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicants: TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION, PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Horigome, Yasuhisa Abe, Toshihiro Hikichi, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Tempei Katsuta, Kodai Nagasawa
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Publication number: 20120045073Abstract: A flat speaker device capable of emitting loud reproduced sound with a relatively simple configuration is provided. The speaker device includes a diaphragm, a frame supporting the diaphragm vibratably in the vibration direction, a magnetic circuit disposed in the frame, and a driving member for driving the diaphragm. The driving member includes a voice coil movably disposed in a magnetic gap of the magnetic circuit, a driving part formed movably in a direction different from the vibration direction of the diaphragm, and an angle conversion and transmission part, one end of which is angle-variably joined to the driving part and another end of which is angle-variably joined to the diaphragm. The angle conversion and transmission part has rigidity and is obliquely disposed with respect to each of the vibration direction of the diaphragm and the moving direction of the driving part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicants: TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION, PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Toshihiro Hikichi, Minoru Horigome, Yasuhisa Abe
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Patent number: 8111869Abstract: A speaker device includes a damper allowing high linearity. The speaker device includes a vibration body including a damper and a voice coil bobbin (bobbin), and a magnetic circuit having a plate. The damper has a first member arranged opposite the plate, and a second member projecting on a side of the plate from the first member. The first member has a movable part elastically supporting the bobbin. The movable part is a flat plate, and behaves with respect to a bent part provided between the movable part and the second member with movement of the bobbin in an acoustic radiation direction and reverse. Therefore, when a constant force is given to the damper via the voice coil, a displacement of the damper with respect to a rest position can be substantially similar in such a case that the damper behaves in the acoustic radiation direction and the reverse.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Minoru Horigome, Hiroshi Sato, Takuei Nagasawa, Hiroya Oizumi
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Publication number: 20110305355Abstract: A vibration direction converter part for speaker device direction converting a vibration of a voice coil supporting part supporting a voice coil, and vibrating a diaphragm in the direction different from the direction of the vibration of the voice coil supporting part, has a rigid link part angle-variably and obliquely disposed between the voice coil supporting part and the diaphragm, and hinge parts formed at both end parts of the link part. The hinge part is formed with a bendable continuous member continuing between both side parts across the hinge part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2009Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicants: TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION, PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Horigome, Toshihiro Hikichi, Tempei Katsuta, Kodai Nagasawa, Satoshi Hachiya
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Patent number: 8073184Abstract: In a speaker device, cutting wiring electrically connected to a conductive wire of an electronic component and a voice coil, and the conductive wire and the wiring are electrically connected without a speaker terminal lug. The speaker device includes wiring electrically connected to the voice coil, an electronic component having a component wire, and a frame. The frame has a conductive wire fixing part for fixing the conductive wire, and the conductive wire is fixed to the conductive wire fixing part to be directly connected to the wiring. Thereby, even if a vibration is transmitted to the frame at the time of driving the speaker device, the conductive wire never vibrates, and the conductive wire does not pull the wiring. Therefore, the conductive wire and wiring are not cut. Also, since the conductive wire is the speaker terminal lug, cost of the speaker device can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Minoru Horigome, Michiro Matsuda, Hiroshi Sato
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Patent number: 8045745Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, there is provided a speaker apparatus includes: a voice coil bobbin; and a diaphragm that is vibrated by the voice coil bobbin, the diaphragm including an edge portion at an outer circumference of the diaphragm, the edge portion including at least two ridge portions protruding forward.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Minoru Horigome, Teruaki Kaiya, Yuichi Takahashi
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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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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: 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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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