Patents by Inventor Takuei Nagasawa

Takuei Nagasawa 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: 20120207321
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicants: TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION, PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Oshima, Shinichi Hayasaka, Yoji Ogata, Kodai Nagasawa, Minoru Horigome, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Shunichi Takahashi, Yasuhisa Abe, Yasuhiro Saso, Toshihiro Hikichi, Takuei Nagasawa, Tempei Katsuta
  • Patent number: 8235167
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Toshihiro Hikichi, Takuei Nagasawa, Koji Takayama, Koji Maekawa, Kenichi Oshima, Yasuhisa Abe, Minoru Horigome
  • Patent number: 8111869
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Horigome, Hiroshi Sato, Takuei Nagasawa, Hiroya Oizumi
  • Publication number: 20110232990
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Toshihiro Hikichi, Takuei Nagasawa, Koji Takayama, Koji Maekawa, Kenichi Oshima, Yasuhisa Abe, Minoru Horigome
  • Publication number: 20110228949
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahisa Haba, Hiroya Oizumi, Kyoichi Matsuda, Takuei Nagasawa
  • Publication number: 20110222721
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoichi Matsuda, Seiya Sato, Takuei Nagasawa, Kenichi Oshima
  • Publication number: 20110176703
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minoru Horigome, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Shunichi Takahashi, Yasuhisa Abe, Yasuhiro Saso, Toshihiro Hikichi, Takuei Nagasawa, Tempei Katsuta
  • Publication number: 20100054524
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minoru Horigome, Hiroshi Sato, Takuei Nagasawa, Hiroya Oizumi