Patents by Inventor Takenori Yamakawa

Takenori Yamakawa 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