Magnetic Circuit Patents (Class 381/412)
  • Publication number: 20150016658
    Abstract: A thin speaker structure comprises: a long support frame; a magnetic circuit member; a voice coil; a membrane; wherein the magnetic circuit member and voice coil are rounded and the membrane includes an elliptic surrounding and an elliptic body with a center portion and a peripheral portion; the peripheral portion is fixed to a bottom edge of an inner surface of the surrounding and the center portion corresponding to the peripheral portion defines a rigid strengthened region in a longer elliptic shape; the center portion has a length of a long side longer than a diameter of the voice coil at a predetermined distance; whereby the elliptic body is combined with the circular voice coil to form a vibrating structure in order to increase the rigidity of the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: FORTUNE GRAND TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: PING-YU LEE
  • Publication number: 20150016660
    Abstract: A speaker device includes: a magnetic circuit including a plate 1, a magnet 2 having no through-hole, and a yoke 3 forming a magnetic gap; a voice coil 6 disposed in the magnetic gap; a diaphragm 4 directly or indirectly fixed to the voice coil 6; and a magnetic fluid 7 disposed in at least a space between an outer peripheral surface of the voice coil 6 and an inner peripheral surface of the yoke 3. A rear surface side space between a rear surface of the diaphragm 4 and a front surface of the plate 1 communicates with a space outside the speaker device through a gap-for-communication 15 which is formed in at least a part, in a peripheral direction of the voice coil 6, of the space between the outer peripheral surface of the plate 1 and the inner peripheral surface of the voice coil 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Matsumura, Shuji Saiki
  • Publication number: 20150010197
    Abstract: A diaphragm can be obtained which exhibits large internal loss and Young's modulus and which can be produced efficiently. A speaker diaphragm 1 comprises at least one layer 1A formed by molding a component member configured by a fiber and a tangled fiber body of a synthetic fiber. The synthetic fiber is a polyvinyl alcohol fiber having boron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuharu Kawata, Yoshihiro Sato, Hideki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20150010196
    Abstract: A three-magnet type microspeaker includes: a frame; a yoke coupled to the frame to form a bottom surface; a center magnet secured to a top of the yoke; a pair of side magnets secured to the top of the yoke and disposed at both sides of the center magnet; a center top plate attached to a top of the center magnet; side top plates attached to a top of the side magnets; a voice coil having a bottom end disposed in a gap between the center magnet and the side magnets and in a gap between the center magnet and a bending part; and a diaphragm vibrating due to the voice coil. The yoke includes a bending part bent upwardly at a distance from the end of the center magnet, on a side where the side magnets are not disposed, the bending part being wider than the voice coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Hyun Woo Lee, Ho Yun Lee, Joong Hak Kwon
  • Patent number: 8929583
    Abstract: A multifunction oscillatory actuator which performs acoustic reproduction by an acoustic reproduction section includes a diaphragm having a voice coil attached thereto and performs the occurrence of somesthetic oscillation by a magnetic circuit section having a magnet attached thereto, and in which the acoustic reproduction section and the magnetic circuit section are attached to a housing having a cylindrical shape, such that the magnetic circuit section is supported on an inner wall of the housing by a frame-shaped suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Namiki Seimitsu Houseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Minoru Ueda, Takayuki Kumagai, Yuuichi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 8923545
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer has a ring-shaped magnetic assembly that generates a magnetic field, an elastic suspension connected to the magnetic assembly, a support connected to the elastic suspension and supporting a coil adapted to move in the magnetic field generated by the magnetic assembly, and an acoustic membrane connected to the support of the coil in order to vibrate and emit a sound. The magnetic assembly has a thin housing and support structure made of non-magnetic material, and a plurality of magnets with magnetic axis (A) and axial anisotropy, said magnets being disposed side by side, inside said thin housing and support structure that acts as bearing structure for the transducer and as containment structure for the magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Inventor: Maurizio Servadio
  • Patent number: 8913767
    Abstract: There are provided a vibration film (21) having a piezoelectric element, a magnetic circuit (20) which generates magnetic force on the basis of a first electric signal and vibrates the vibration film (21) by the magnetic force; and an adjustment unit (31) which generates a second electric signal on the basis of the first electric signal and applies a voltage based on the second electric signal between both surfaces of the piezoelectric element. The amplitude of the entire vibration film (21) is expanded by making the vibration by the magnetic force, which is generated from the magnetic circuit (20), and the vibration, which is generated by application of a voltage to the piezoelectric element, synchronize with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Limited (Hong Kong)
    Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Shigeo Sato, Jun Kuroda, Yukio Murata, Yuichiro Kishinami, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Motoyoshi Komoda
  • Publication number: 20140355815
    Abstract: An innovative magnetic design for speakers is disclosed. The innovative magnetic design of the present invention comprises an upper magnetic portion, a lower magnetic portion, at least one magnetic piece and two or more magnets. Either the upper magnetic portion or the lower magnetic portion has the form of a plate. A magnet is disposed between the upper magnetic portion and the magnetic piece, and another magnet is disposed between the lower magnetic portion and the magnetic piece. When an AC current flows through the voice coil, a magnetic force induced by the current would move the voice coil and diaphragm longitudinally, thereby generating audible sounds. In addition, we only have to increase the length of magnets 4 to increase their volume so as to increase the magnetic force and hence offset the decrease in the magnetic force due to a thinner configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Lai-Shi HUNG
  • Patent number: 8890375
    Abstract: A multi-function vibrating device is disclosed. The multi-function vibrating device providing sound producing and vibration functions includes a holder having a hollow space, a suspension divided into at least two parts, a vibration member suspended by the suspension and having at least a pair of receiving concaves for fixing the corresponding two parts of the suspension. The multi-function vibrating device has larger vibrating amplitude and small size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin-Zhen Li, Suo-He Wei
  • Patent number: 8891809
    Abstract: A loudspeaker can provide magnetic flux from polarity-aligned split magnets to drive voice coils and generate sound. The loudspeaker may have reduced stray magnetic fields and a BL curve with symmetric and linear characteristics. The loudspeaker can include a core, split magnets, a magnet housing, a core cap, and a voice coil gap formed between the magnet housing and the core cap. Magnetic flux produced by the split magnets may be combined, directed, and/or concentrated by the core cap and magnet housing within the voice coil gap. At least portions of a voice coil may be positioned within the voice coil gap and a diaphragm may be coupled to the voice coil. A bucking magnet assembly may contain a magnetic flux of the magnet structure to further improve performance. The bucking magnet assembly may include split magnets with an aligned polarity that is opposite the polarity of the magnet structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Benny Danovi
  • Patent number: 8873792
    Abstract: A speaker includes a base defining a pair of receiving cavities separated from each other in a longitudinal direction and an engaging portion disposed between the pair of receiving cavities, a pair of magnetic circuit systems received into the pair of the receiving cavities, a diaphragm attached on the base, a pair of voice coil members connecting with the diaphragm, and a suspension mounted on the base. The suspension defines a pair of separating portions separated from each other in a lateral direction. Each separating portion defines a fixing portion engaging with the engaging portion of the base, a pair of connecting portions extending from two ends of the fixing portion and towards the diaphragm, and a pair of supporting portions connecting with the connecting portion for engaging with the pair of voice coil members, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Shao, Wei Song
  • Patent number: 8861776
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electromechanical conversion system comprising: a fixed supporting structure, a movable element with respect to the fixed structure; at least one excitation coil; and at least one permanent magnet for generating an excitation magnetic field. The permanent magnet is integral with the movable element and the coil is integral with the fixed supporting structure. Moreover, a ferromagnetic circuit is provided fixed with respect to the structure and cooperating with the permanent magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Inventor: Claudio Lastrucci
  • Patent number: 8861778
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electrodynamic-transducer magnetic motor device (10) having a moving coil comprising a magnetic circuit consisting of a tied angular magnet (11), characterized in that said tied annular magnet has a hollow annular structure, said hollow annular structure comprising an annular cavity (12) connected to an upper portion (13) of an external surface (14) of said hollow annular structure by a first annular channel (15) forming a first gap in which a first winding (17) of the moving coil can move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignees: Renault S.A.S., Universite du Maine
    Inventors: Claire Peteul-Brouillet, Gaƫl Guyader, Guy Lemarquand, Mathias Remy
  • Patent number: 8855356
    Abstract: An apparatus related to a magnetic circuit design is disclosed. The apparatus includes a magnetic assembly and an electrically-conductive mobile member. The magnetic assembly includes an inner magnet, an outer magnet, an inner cap, an outer cap and a washer. The magnetic assembly is configured to produce a magnetic field having a zone of operation between the inner cap and the outer cap. The zone of operation has substantially uniform magnetic field strength. The zone of operation has magnetic field directions substantially perpendicular to an ideal motion direction. The electrically-conductive mobile member is disposed in the zone of operation of the magnetic field and electrically coupled to a diaphragm of a driver. The electrically-conductive mobile member is configured to move within the zone of operation of the magnetic field in response to the magnetic field when an alternating current is passed through the electrically-conductive mobile member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Skullcandy, Inc.
    Inventor: Rex Price
  • Patent number: 8848968
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to inventive methods and apparatus for a variable flux speaker subassembly for a loudspeaker. The variable flux speaker subassembly may contain at least one repositionable structure that is repositionable from at least a first position to a second position. The magnetic flux through a voice coil structure of the speaker subassembly is altered when the repositionable structure is moved from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Eminence Speaker, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. James, Jr., Kevin E. Parrish, William L. Watts
  • Publication number: 20140286524
    Abstract: A magnetic assembly and a loudspeaker use a magnetic assembly are. The magnetic assembly has a pole piece that is designed to form an outer air gap and an inner air gap for coaxial voice coils of the loudspeaker. The same magnet is used for the magnetic circuits of the two voice coils. The pole piece is shaped to split the magnetic circuits into a low frequency magnetic circuit and a high frequency magnetic circuit. A convex dome is attached to the high frequency voice coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Tannoy Limited
    Inventor: Philippe Jean-Baptiste ROBINEAU
  • Publication number: 20140241567
    Abstract: A diaphragm for an audio speaker includes an outer shell and an inner shell. Each shell has a face portion and an edge portion that is formed to be substantially perpendicular to the face portion. The inner shell is inserted into the outer shell such that at least a part of the edge portion of each shell is in contact with at least a part of the edge portion of the other shell and a space is formed between the face portions of each shell. A cellular core fills the space formed between the face portions of each shell and is bonded to the face portion of each shell. The outer and inner shells may have identical sizes and shapes such that there is an interference fit between the contacting edge portions. A voice coil may be supported by the edge portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Justin D. Crosby, Martin E. Johnson, Christopher Wilk
  • Publication number: 20140241565
    Abstract: After beaten, pulp is mixed with a filler to obtain a mixture of the pulp and the filler. Additives are added to the mixture, which is made into pater and then hot-pressed. The filler content of the mixture is in the range of 20 wt % to 80 wt %. After the additives are added, a polymeric viscosity improver with high viscosity is added to produce a narrow diaphragm or a thin compact diaphragm with high aspect ratio. These diaphragms have high rigidity and a wide reproduction frequency range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: YOHEI JIN
  • Publication number: 20140226849
    Abstract: An acoustic transducer includes a housing, which may be a circular cylinder or may have a rectangular cross-section. Two permanent magnets that closely fit the inside of the housing are joined by a linkage having a high magnetic permeability to form a piston that is inserted into the housing. Two pole coils surround the housing with each coil adjacent one of the permanent magnets. The coils are arranged to cause the piston to oscillate within the housing and emit sound waves when coupled to an electrical signal. One end of the housing may be closed except for a barometric leak. A third permanent magnet or a spring may provide a restoring force that centers the piston between the coils when the piston is not subjected to other forces. One of the permanent magnets on the piston may include a vent passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Scott P. Porter, Christopher Wilk, Ruchir M. Dave
  • Patent number: 8798307
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a speaker unit, including: a magnetic circuit having a magnet and a coil; a vibrating plate adapted to be vibrated by a drive force of the magnetic circuit; and a frame having a circuit mounting portion to which the magnetic circuit is mounted, an edge mounting portion to which an edge of the vibrating plate is mounted, and plural leg portions through which the circuit mounting portion and the edge mounting portion are coupled to each other and which are provided in spaced relation to one another in a circumferential direction, wherein irregularity portions are provided in the plural leg portions, respectively, and forms of the irregularity portions are made different from each other at least in two of the leg portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Enomoto
  • Patent number: 8794374
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sound converter, and, more particularly, to a sound converter which can solve a problem in that a vibration space decreases in the sound converter requiring high outputs, as the overall height of a voice coil increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: EM-Tech. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Kim, Kwan Ho Ko, Joong Hak Kwon
  • Patent number: 8787611
    Abstract: A connector housing made of resin includes a hole through which an eyelet terminal is inserted, a first wall for regulating a position of the eyelet terminal in an inserting direction of the eyelet terminal, and a second wall for regulating the position of the eyelet terminal in a direction opposite to the inserting direction of the eyelet terminal. The eyelet terminal includes a stopper contacts a wall surface and is provided at a place corresponding to the wall surface for regulating the position of the eyelet terminal in the inserting direction of the eyelet terminal, and a protrusion engaged with the second wall. The second wall is provided on a side wall surface of the hole. The above structure prevents the eyelet terminal from being taken off from the connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Matsuhiro Sasaki, Yasuyuki Hiragaki
  • Patent number: 8774430
    Abstract: A linear interleaved magnetic motor in which the B-field flows between a plurality of motor cell elements, creating a long, serpentine gap. The motor is used with at least one flex circuit as a drive coil. The motor can be used as a drive motor for a loudspeaker transducer. Multiple loudspeaker transducers can be connected together to make a loudspeaker frame or system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas Paul Heed
  • Patent number: 8774447
    Abstract: Disclosed is a crossover double speaker having a small speaker and a large speaker on the upper side and on the lower side thereof. The crossover double speaker includes a cover integrally formed on the outer circumference of a flange of the yoke; a frame disposed below the cover; a first speaker unit including a first magnet disposed in a first speaker space, a first vibration plate arranged over the first magnet, and a first voice coil inserted into a first air gap; and a second speaker unit including a second magnet disposed in a second speaker space, a second vibration plate arranged between the yoke and the frame, and a second voice coil inserted into a second air gap. The yoke has sound release holes to output the sound generated from the second speaker unit in the direction of the first speaker unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Youngbo Engineering Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Ju-Heon Ko
  • Publication number: 20140185859
    Abstract: An electronic device having an enclosure having a top panel and a bottom panel. An electromagnet is mounted within the enclosure, the electromagnet having a core portion attached to the top panel and a coil connected to the core portion. An attractor plate is attached to the bottom panel, the attractor plate forming part of a magnetic circuit of the electromagnet such that when an electrical audio signal is applied to the electromagnet, the bottom panel vibrates and produces a sound. A permanent magnet is further attached to the core portion, the permanent magnet is configured to create a bias in the magnetic circuit so as to modify a distortion in the sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher R. Wilk, Martin E. Johnson, Patrick Kessler, Nathan A. Johanningsmeier
  • Patent number: 8767999
    Abstract: A slimline speaker comprises: a magnetic circuit having a magnet and yoke disposed to form a separating space in the horizontal direction; a bobbin on which a voice coil is mounted and of which the lower side is inserted in the separating space between the magnet and yoke; a base frame for mounting the magnetic circuit; a damper having an inside edge coupled to the bobbin and an outside edge coupled to the base frame; and a diaphragm having an inside edge coupled to a point lower down than the point where the damper is coupled on the bobbin, and an outside edge coupled to the base frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Inventor: Joung Youl Shin
  • Publication number: 20140169615
    Abstract: An electromagnetic drive unit for a loudspeaker of the type where an air gap is arranged in a magnet system such that magnetic flux lines are substantially linear across the air gap, and that a voice coil is arranged in said air gap, wherein the magnet system comprises a central yoke separated by said air gap from a ring-shaped magnet system, which magnet system at least comprises a bottom plate connected to said central yoke, and a magnet and a top plate, characterised in that at least a section of the central yoke corresponding to the extent of the air gap and at least a corresponding section of the top plate is made from a soft magnetic composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: DALI A/S
    Inventors: Kim Kristiansen, Flemming Buus Bendixen, Troels Bogsted BrĆøndbjerg
  • Publication number: 20140153771
    Abstract: Provided is a multi-functional type vibration actuator capable of stabilizing behavior of a magnetic circuit unit by preventing stress from concentrating on a connecting portion in a frame-shaped suspension. In the frame-shaped suspension, a plurality of support portions are formed to configure the connecting portion, and a strength of the connecting portion is improved by a suspension fixing portion and the support portions, thereby stabilizing the behavior of the magnetic circuit unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: NAMIKI SEIMITSU HOUSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiyoshi OHASHI, Yuichi HASHIMOTO, Takayuki KUMAGAI, Naoki TSUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20140146995
    Abstract: An acoustic transducer includes a sound-producing member at least partially disposed within the first magnetic flux gap region between the magnetic poles. The sound-producing assemblage is magnetically excited through a magnetic circuit that passes from a location outside the magnetic flux gap region to inside the magnetic flux region through an air gap. The moving member is controllably movable under the influence of at least one varying magnetic field, and its movement is constrained by a unique combination of mechanical restraints and magnetic restraints imposed upon the moving member by the interaction of a plurality of magnetic fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventor: Roger A. Adelman
  • Publication number: 20140140569
    Abstract: A folded diaphragm loudspeaker of the type used in the manufacture of audio equipment, includes a first magnetic circuit board having at least one magnet and two pole parts (7) formed from a flexible printed circuit board, where between a folded diaphragm (1) is housed, having folds with a greater cross-section in its most external part with respect to the internal folds, characterised in that the diaphragm (1) is fixed in its entirety to a frame (4), except in one of its ends, where the diaphragm (1) is joined to a rigid support (3) associated with a bowed steel strip or band (2) that tenses the folded diaphragm (1) in the direction of its folds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: ACUSTICA BEYMA, S.L.
    Inventors: Jose Martinez Iranzo, Rita Martinez Pla
  • Patent number: 8731229
    Abstract: A speaker unit performing sound output in proportion to electric current by current driving includes: a frame having an opening; a magnet arranged inside the frame and formed in an annular shape; a yoke including a shaft-shaped insertion arrangement portion which is inserted into a center of the magnet; a coil bobbin formed in a cylindrical shape; a coil wound around an outer peripheral surface of the coil bobbin; a damper having elasticity and connected between the frame and the coil bobbin; a cone connected to the coil bobbin at an inner peripheral portion and fixed to an opening edge of the opening of the frame at an outer peripheral portion, which vibrates with movement of the coil bobbin; and a sound absorbing material arranged inside the coil bobbin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kouji Miyata, Makoto Kawabata
  • Patent number: 8731223
    Abstract: Disclosed is a microspeaker with an inner resonance chamber, more particularly a microspeaker with an inner resonance chamber which improves quality of sound and enables slim and compact design of the microspeaker by blocking rearward sound generated at the rear side of the vibration plate to prevent interference of a rearward sound with a forward sound generated at the front side of a vibration plate and installing a chamber with a specific volume within the microspeaker to allow the rearward sound to cause resonance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Bujeon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Hyun Seo, Seung Cheol Lee
  • Patent number: 8724844
    Abstract: The inertial transducer comprises a foot, a modular key, at least one suspension means having at least three contact points, and heat dissipation means comprising multiple heat transfer points. The foot alternatively includes an opening or a cap. The cap may be frangible. Preferably, the foot includes a cylindrical wall that extends within the inertial transducer and the foot's lower surface is coplaner with the lower surface of a housing of the transducer, thereby reducing stack height. The cylindrical wall may or may not be threaded and may accept a shaft from a receiving apparatus used to associate the transducer with a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Katz, Timothy Gladwin
  • Publication number: 20140119592
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a sound transducer with a ventilation structure capable of securing a flow path of air introduced from within and outside of the sound transducer to the maximum. The sound transducer with a ventilation structure includes a frame, a magnetic circuit installed within the frame, a voice coil vibrating according to mutual electromagnetic force with the magnetic circuit upon receiving an electrical signal, a vibration plate vibrating according to vibrations of the voice coil to generate a sound, and a drain hole formed to be adjacent to the corner of the frame and allowing air to flow between the interior and exterior of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: EM-TECH. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu Dong Choi, Kil Dong Park, Ji Hoon Kim, Joong Hak Kwon
  • Patent number: 8712092
    Abstract: The present invention provides a magnet assembly and speaker including such a magnet assembly. The magnet assembly includes an outer magnet defining a pair of first plat magnets, an inner magnet surrounded by the outer magnet and defining a pair of second plat magnets, a first magnetic gap formed between an inner surface of the outer magnet and an outer surface of the inner magnet, and a magnetic conductive portion sandwiched between the pair of the second plat magnets. A width of the magnetic conductive portion is unequal to a length of the outer and inner magnets. Polarity of the pair of the first plate magnets adjacent to the magnetic gap is similar to each other. Polarity of the pair of the first plate magnets adjacent to the magnetic gap are opposite to that of the pair of the second plate magnets adjacent to the first magnetic gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventor: Suo-He Wei
  • Patent number: 8705789
    Abstract: A loudspeaker, which includes a ferrite core, a voice coil, and a movable membrane. The voice coil is wound around the core and cooperatively defining an exciting device. The movable membrane is disposed in close proximity to the exciting device with a gap formed thereinbetween. The loudspeaker is constructed without permanent magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Inventor: Lu-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 8699745
    Abstract: A speaker and the like, which is capable of wideband reproduction by improving the bass characteristic, and which is suitable for size reduction, is provided. A housing (110) includes one main surface (111) having a polygonal shape, and an opening portion (112) in the one main surface. A diaphragm (120) is disposed in the opening portion so as to cover the one main surface, except for corner regions (115a, 115b, 115c, and 115d) which are areas in the vicinity of respective vertices of a polygonal shape of the one main surface. A driving unit (130) causes the diaphragm to vibrate so as to generate a sound corresponding to a signal inputted from an outside. A plurality of movable supports (140a, 140b, 140c, and 140d) is disposed in the respective corner regions, for supporting the diaphragm by joining the housing and the diaphragm such that the diaphragm is vibratable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji Saiki
  • Patent number: 8682022
    Abstract: A loudspeaker including a bottom plate being formed from a material capable of transmitting a magnetic flux. The bottom plate has a bottom portion, a cylindrical inside portion that extends upwardly from the bottom portion, and a cylindrical outside portion that extends upwardly from the bottom portion and encircles the inside portion. A cylindrical magnet is positioned on the bottom portion. A top plate is formed from a magnetic flux-transmissive material and extends outwardly from the top of the magnet. The top plate is laterally spaced away from the outside portion so as to form an air gap between the top plate and the outside portion. A diaphragm has a bobbin portion that is positioned within the air gap and is capable of free movement in the air gap. The suspension portion of the diaphragm is positioned at the center of the magnet. The sound-producing portion of the diaphragm is affixed to the top of the bobbin portion and is affixed to the top of the suspension portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Inventor: Jason Myles Cobb
  • Publication number: 20140056464
    Abstract: A micro-speaker includes a vibrating unit including a diaphragm, a voice coil, and a magnetic circuit unit supporting the diaphragm. The diaphragm includes a position portion serving as an edge of the diaphragm. The voice coil includes a pair of terminals disposed at two sides thereof. The magnetic circuit unit includes a pair of slots communicating with outside of the micro-speaker for the terminals passing through. A projection of the diaphragm along the vibration direction on the base board is within an outline of the base board. The micro-speaker has no frame or any structure with a frame configuration, which makes the magnetic circuit unit enlarge for providing improved performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicants: AAC MICROTECH(CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD., AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin-Zhen Li, Xiong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140056465
    Abstract: A speaker includes a vibrating unit, and a magnetic circuit unit. The vibrating unit includes a diaphragm, an elastic plate coupled with the diaphragm, and a voice coil electrically connecting to the elastic plate. The vibrating unit is mounted to and positioned by the magnetic circuit unit. A projection of the diaphragm on the magnetic circuit unit is disposed within an outline of the magnetic circuit unit. The speaker has no frame or any structure with a frame configuration, which makes the magnetic circuit unit larger and more powerful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicants: AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD., AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin-Zhen Li, Xiong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140056467
    Abstract: Provided is a loudspeaker having a thin long structure, and the loudspeaker includes: a frame; a diaphragm having a hollow structure and in which a shape of a plane that is perpendicular to a vibration direction is an oblong shape having a long side and a short side; an edge vibratably supporting the diaphragm and being fixed to the frame; at least one cylinder-shaped voice coil bobbin connected to the diaphragm in a penetrating manner; a voice coil disposed inside the hollow structure of the diaphragm and attached to the voice coil bobbin; and a magnetic circuit disposed inside the voice coil bobbin and configured to drive the voice coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Takewa
  • Patent number: 8660292
    Abstract: A multifunctional vibrator includes a frame, a vibrating unit receiving in the frame and including a magnetic circuit part with a magnetic gap, a plurality of elastic members connecting the vibrating unit and the frame, and a voice coil partially inserted into the magnetic gap. Each elastic member includes a retaining portion assembling to an inner face of the frame, a connecting portion attached to the vibrating unit, and an elastic portion extending from the retaining portion to the connecting portion along a devious way. The elastic portion of elastic members includes a first arm capable of generating elastic deformation along a short axis direction of the vibrating unit and a second arm capable of generating elastic deformation along a long axis direction of the vibrating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Lin-zhen Li, Suo-He Wei
  • Patent number: 8649549
    Abstract: A speaker having a voice coil is disclosed. The voice coil includes two parallel main members and two linking members connecting the two main members for forming a closed loop, one of the linking member having at least a first part from a first circle having a first diameter, and at least a second part from a second circle having a second diameter greater than the first diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Jin-Quan Huang
  • Patent number: 8649550
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-magnet system for speaker. The multi-magnet system includes a yoke having a bottom, a pair of main magnets separated from each other and mounted on the bottom of the yoke, respectively, a mid-magnet mounted on the bottom of the yoke and located between the pair of main magnets, and a pair of auxiliary magnets attached to two ends of the yoke. Wherein, the first main magnet together with the first auxiliary magnet and the mid-magnet defines a first magnetic gap and the second main magnet together with the second auxiliary magnet and the mid-magnet defines a second magnetic gap. By virtue of place the magnets at appropriate locations, the sensitivity of the speaker is effectively enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Shi, Wen-tao Jiang, Xiong Zhang, San-you Wu, Lin-zhen Li
  • Publication number: 20140023224
    Abstract: A speaker includes a holder having a receiving cavity and an acoustic hole communicating with the receiving cavity, a magnetic circuit system received in the receiving cavity of the holder, and a guiding portion attached on the holder. Wherein at least a part of the guiding portion is exposed from an outer surface of the holder and disposed near the acoustic hole for guiding magnetic leakage leaked from the magnetic circuit system to attract the ferromagnetic material dust near the acoustic hole. The performance of the speaker is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicants: AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD., AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shen Tao
  • Patent number: 8630441
    Abstract: A multi-magnet speaker is disclosed. The multi-magnet speaker includes a frame defining a hollow space, a magnetic system defining a yoke and a plurality of magnetic gaps positioned in the hollow space, a diaphragm mounted on the frame and a plurality of coils attached to the bottom of the diaphragm. The diaphragm includes a plurality of vibrating membranes each defining a dome part and an arcuate portion radially extending from the periphery of the dome part. Each of the coils is received in the corresponding magnetic gap to drive the corresponding vibrating membrane to vibrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Shi, Wen-Tao Jiang, Xiong Zhang, San-You Wu, Lin-Zhen Li
  • Patent number: 8630439
    Abstract: An acoustic conversion device includes: a driving unit including magnets, a yoke, a coil, a vibrating portion, and an armature fixed to the yoke; a diaphragm unit including a holding frame fixed to the driving unit, with one face as a first-joint face jointed to the driving unit, and the other face as a second-joint face, a resin film adhered to the holding frame, a diaphragm held on the holding frame, and a beam portion propagating vibration from the vibrating portion to the diaphragm; and a storage unit including a case body for storing the driving unit and diaphragm unit; with the driving unit and diaphragm unit being stored in the case body, the case body being pressed against and deforming a sealing agent loaded in the second-joint face, from a side facing the second-joint face, thereby sealing each gap between the case body, cover body, and holding frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Nagumo, Koji Matsuda, Koji Nageno, Takeshi Hara, Takahiro Suzuki, Takayuki Ishii, Kenji Hiraiwa
  • Patent number: 8615101
    Abstract: A micro-speaker includes a frame, a yoke, a magnet, a diaphragm, and a voice coil. The yoke includes a base wall and a plurality of sidewalls defining a number of flat walls and a number of curved walls disposed at corners of the yoke. The flat walls define a number of first steps disposed at an upper level for engaging with the position blocks, the curved walls define a number of second steps disposed at a lower level for air leaking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., American Audio Components Inc.
    Inventors: Xiong Zhang, San-you Wu
  • Publication number: 20130336518
    Abstract: A loudspeaker includes a back panel and a plurality of thin loudspeakers mounted onto the back panel. The back panel has an aspect ratio of 6 or higher, and has a wiring unit formed thereon and wire-connecting the thin loudspeakers. The thin loudspeakers are arranged on the back panel in series in a straight line. Accordingly, a thin-type loudspeaker can be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: KENJI YAMAUCHI, MASATOSHI OKUYAMA, SATOSHI TAKAYAMA, SATOSHI KOURA, SHOJI NAKAJIMA, YACHIYO SHIMOKAWATOKO, HIDEAKI INOUE, MITSUTAKA ENOMOTO
  • Patent number: 8611583
    Abstract: A loudspeaker assembly that converts electrical signal into sound waves in the full spectral range of an audio voltage. The loudspeaker assembly includes: a plurality of drivers; and a hollow volume permanent magnet that accommodates the voice coils. Each driver includes a cylindrically shaped voice coil affixed to a matching diaphragm. Each voice coil is configured coaxially in a cylindrical assembly, which is in electrical communication with an incoming audio voltage. Each driver is adapted to reciprocally move along the main longitudinal axis of each voice coil when stimulated by said incoming audio voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Inventor: Uri Rapoport