Patents by Inventor Shintaro Niidera

Shintaro Niidera 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).

  • Publication number: 20240365065
    Abstract: A speaker device includes: a diaphragm that radiates sound; an edge arranged in an outer periphery of the diaphragm; an attachment part facing an outer peripheral region of the edge; and a connecting member held between the outer peripheral region of the edge and the attachment part, wherein the connecting member is adhered to at least one of the outer peripheral region or the attachment part, and the edge has a curved portion convexly curved on a sound radiation side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shintaro NIIDERA
  • Patent number: 12058502
    Abstract: A speaker device includes: a diaphragm that radiates sound; an edge arranged in an outer periphery of the diaphragm; an attachment part facing an outer peripheral region of the edge; and a connecting member held between the outer peripheral region of the edge and the attachment part, wherein the edge has a curved portion convexly curved on a sound radiation side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shintaro Niidera
  • Publication number: 20230262395
    Abstract: A speaker device includes: a diaphragm that radiates sound; an edge arranged in an outer periphery of the diaphragm; an attachment part facing an outer peripheral region of the edge; and a connecting member held between the outer peripheral region of the edge and the attachment part, wherein the edge has a curved portion convexly curved on a sound radiation side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shintaro NIIDERA
  • Patent number: 11671758
    Abstract: A speaker device includes: a diaphragm that radiates sound; an edge arranged in an outer periphery of the diaphragm; an attachment part facing an outer peripheral region of the edge; and a connecting member held between the outer peripheral region of the edge and the attachment part. The edge has a curved portion that is convexly curved to an opposite side to a side facing the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shintaro Niidera
  • Publication number: 20220232324
    Abstract: A speaker device includes: a diaphragm that radiates sound; an edge arranged in an outer periphery of the diaphragm; an attachment part facing an outer peripheral region of the edge; and a connecting member held between the outer peripheral region of the edge and the attachment part. The edge has a curved portion that is convexly curved to an opposite side to a side facing the connecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shintaro Niidera
  • Patent number: 11337004
    Abstract: A speaker device includes: a diaphragm that radiates sound; an edge arranged in an outer periphery of the diaphragm; an attachment part facing an outer peripheral region of the edge; and a connecting member held between the outer peripheral region of the edge and the attachment part. A width of the connecting member is greater than a width of the outer peripheral region of the edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shintaro Niidera
  • Publication number: 20210029456
    Abstract: A speaker device includes: a diaphragm that radiates sound; an edge arranged in an outer periphery of the diaphragm; an attachment part facing an outer peripheral region of the edge; and a connecting member held between the outer peripheral region of the edge and the attachment part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shintaro NIIDERA
  • Patent number: 10848860
    Abstract: A speaker frame, including: a vibration support portion supporting a vibrating body of a speaker; a magnet support portion arranged inside of said vibration support portion and supporting magnetic circuit portion of said speaker; and a plurality of connection beams connecting said vibration support portion and said magnet support portion, wherein the vibration support portion and the magnet support portion have a circular ring shape having the same major axis length and minor axis length, said plurality of connection beams are arranged radially centering on a central axis from said magnet support portion to said vibration support portion, the central axis being parallel to a direction of an acoustic radiation, and a length of one of said connection beams and a length of another connection beams are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Niidera, Satoshi Hachiya
  • Patent number: 10841705
    Abstract: A speaker device includes: a diaphragm that radiates sound; an edge arranged in an outer periphery of the diaphragm; a frame arranged in an outer periphery of the edge, and including an annular attachment part connected to an outer peripheral region of the edge; and a connecting member arranged between the outer peripheral region and the attachment part and adhered to the outer peripheral region and the attachment part. An inner diameter of the attachment part is less than an inner diameter of the outer peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shintaro Niidera
  • Publication number: 20190373373
    Abstract: A speaker device includes: a diaphragm that radiates sound; an edge arranged in an outer periphery of the diaphragm; a frame arranged in an outer periphery of the edge, and including an annular attachment part connected to an outer peripheral region of the edge; and a connecting member arranged between the outer peripheral region and the attachment part and adhered to the outer peripheral region and the attachment part. An inner diameter of the attachment part is less than an inner diameter of the outer peripheral region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shintaro NIIDERA
  • Patent number: 10433065
    Abstract: A speaker device includes: a diaphragm that radiates sound; an edge arranged in an outer periphery of the diaphragm; a frame arranged in an outer periphery of the edge, and including an annular attachment part connected to an outer peripheral region of the edge; and a connecting member arranged between the outer peripheral region and the attachment part and adhered to the outer peripheral region and the attachment part. An inner diameter of the attachment part is less than an inner diameter of the outer peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shintaro Niidera
  • Publication number: 20190222923
    Abstract: A speaker frame, including: a vibration support portion supporting a vibrating body of a speaker; a magnet support portion arranged inside of said vibration support portion and supporting magnetic circuit portion of said speaker; and a plurality of connection beams connecting said vibration support portion and said magnet support portion, wherein the vibration support portion and the magnet support portion have a circular ring shape having the same major axis length and minor axis length, said plurality of connection beams are arranged radially centering on a central axis from said magnet support portion to said vibration support portion, the central axis being parallel to a direction of an acoustic radiation, and a length of one of said connection beams and a length of another connection beams are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Shintaro NIIDERA, Satoshi HACHIYA
  • Patent number: 10284946
    Abstract: A speaker frame, including: a vibration support portion supporting a vibrating body of a speaker; a magnet support portion arranged inside of said vibration support portion and supporting magnetic circuit portion of said speaker; and a plurality of connection beams connecting said vibration support portion and said magnet support portion, wherein the vibration support portion and the magnet support portion have a circular ring shape having the same major axis length and minor axis length, said plurality of connection beams are arranged radially centering on a central axis from said magnet support portion to said vibration support portion, the central axis being parallel to a direction of an acoustic radiation, and a length of one of said connection beams and a length of another connection beams are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Niidera, Satoshi Hachiya
  • Patent number: 10194236
    Abstract: A speaker frame, including: a vibration support portion supporting a vibrating body of a speaker; a magnet support portion arranged inside of said vibration support portion and supporting magnetic circuit portion of said speaker; and a plurality of connection beams connecting said vibration support portion and said magnet support portion, wherein the vibration support portion and the magnet support portion have a circular ring shape having the same major axis length and minor axis length, said plurality of connection beams are arranged radially centering on a central axis from said magnet support portion to said vibration support portion, the central axis being parallel to a direction of an acoustic radiation, and a length of one of said connection beams and a length of another connection beams are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Niidera, Satoshi Hachiya
  • Publication number: 20180199133
    Abstract: A speaker frame, including: a vibration support portion supporting a vibrating body of a speaker; a magnet support portion arranged inside of said vibration support portion and supporting magnetic circuit portion of said speaker; and a plurality of connection beams connecting said vibration support portion and said magnet support portion, wherein the vibration support portion and the magnet support portion have a circular ring shape having the same major axis length and minor axis length, said plurality of connection beams are arranged radially centering on a central axis from said magnet support portion to said vibration support portion, the central axis being parallel to a direction of an acoustic radiation, and a length of one of said connection beams and a length of another connection beams are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Shintaro NIIDERA, Satoshi HACHIYA
  • Publication number: 20180199132
    Abstract: A speaker frame, including: a vibration support portion supporting a vibrating body of a speaker; a magnet support portion arranged inside of said vibration support portion and supporting magnetic circuit portion of said speaker; and a plurality of connection beams connecting said vibration support portion and said magnet support portion, wherein the vibration support portion and the magnet support portion have a circular ring shape having the same major axis length and minor axis length, said plurality of connection beams are arranged radially centering on a central axis from said magnet support portion to said vibration support portion, the central axis being parallel to a direction of an acoustic radiation, and a length of one of said connection beams and a length of another connection beams are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Shintaro NIIDERA, Satoshi HACHIYA
  • Patent number: 10015585
    Abstract: A speaker frame, including: a vibration support portion supporting a vibrating body of a speaker; a magnet support portion arranged inside of said vibration support portion and supporting magnetic circuit portion of said speaker; and a plurality of connection beams connecting said vibration support portion and said magnet support portion, wherein the vibration support portion and the magnet support portion have a circular ring shape having the same major axis length and minor axis length, said plurality of connection beams are arranged radially centering on a central axis from said magnet support portion to said vibration support portion, the central axis being parallel to a direction of an acoustic radiation, and a length of one of said connection beams and a length of another connection beams are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Niidera, Satoshi Hachiya
  • Publication number: 20180152789
    Abstract: A speaker device includes: a diaphragm that radiates sound; an edge arranged in an outer periphery of the diaphragm; a frame arranged in an outer periphery of the edge, and including an annular attachment part connected to an outer peripheral region of the edge; and a connecting member arranged between the outer peripheral region and the attachment part and adhered to the outer peripheral region and the attachment part. An inner diameter of the attachment part is less than an inner diameter of the outer peripheral region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shintaro NIIDERA
  • Patent number: 9924262
    Abstract: A speaker frame, including: a vibration support portion supporting a vibrating body of a speaker; a magnet support portion arranged inside of said vibration support portion and supporting magnetic circuit portion of said speaker; and a plurality of connection beams connecting said vibration support portion and said magnet support portion, wherein the vibration support portion and the magnet support portion have a circular ring shape having the same major axis length and minor axis length, said plurality of connection beams are arranged radially centering on a central axis from said magnet support portion to said vibration support portion, the central axis being parallel to a direction of an acoustic radiation, and a length of one of said connection beams and a length of another connection beams are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Niidera, Satoshi Hachiya
  • Patent number: 9900699
    Abstract: A speaker device includes: a diaphragm that radiates sound; an edge arranged in an outer periphery of the diaphragm; a frame arranged in an outer periphery of the edge, and including an annular attachment part connected to an outer peripheral region of the edge; and a connecting member arranged between the outer peripheral region and the attachment part and adhered to the outer peripheral region and the attachment part. An inner diameter of the attachment part is less than an inner diameter of the outer peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shintaro Niidera