H04R2307/025

ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER AND ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCTION SYSTEM
20170366902 · 2017-12-21 · ·

Provided are an electroacoustic transducer capable of stably reproducing a sound with high acoustic quality and widening a frequency band that is able to be reproduced, and an electroacoustic transduction system. In the electroacoustic transducer including: an electroacoustic transduction film including a polymer composite piezoelectric body in which piezoelectric body particles are dispersed in a viscoelastic matrix formed of a polymer material having viscoelasticity at a normal temperature, and two thin film electrodes laminated on both surfaces of the polymer composite piezoelectric body; and an elastic supporter which is disposed to be closely attached to one principal surface of the electroacoustic transduction film so as to cause the electroacoustic transduction film to be bent, a bent portion of the electroacoustic transduction film has a quadrangular shape, a length of a short side of the bent portion is less than or equal to 10 cm, and a length of a long side thereof is greater than or equal to 30 cm.

MICRO TRANSDUCER MOLDING

Articles and methods are provided for miniature acoustic transducers having highly compliant suspension systems despite their small size. In various examples the suspension system is molded of a liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and is molded in an interior cavity geometry that includes and apex radially offset and/or axially offset from a desired cured position of an apex of the suspension.

MINIATURE DEVICE HAVING AN ACOUSTIC DIAPHRAGM
20170359657 · 2017-12-14 ·

A method of forming a device having a compliant member includes creating a membrane having one or more elastomeric layers which are at least partially cured. Another elastomeric layer is provided on the membrane in an uncured state. At least one of a bobbin and a housing are positioned so that an end of the bobbin or housing, or the ends of both the bobbin and housing, extend at least partially into the uncured elastomeric layer. The uncured elastomeric layer is then cured to secure it to the membrane and to the housing or bobbin, or both the housing and bobbin. The method substantially reduces or eliminates the formation of holes that can form during fabrication or use of the device.

ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC DRIVER AND BOBBIN THEREFORE
20170359656 · 2017-12-14 · ·

A bobbin for an electro-acoustic driver includes an outer surface, a substantially planar surface at an end of the bobbin, and a bobbin axis that is substantially coaxial with a housing axis. The bobbin is disposable inside a housing and configured to move along the bobbin axis. The substantially planar surface at the end of the bobbin is securable to an acoustic diaphragm. The bobbin includes one or more of (a) legs extending from the outer surface to the substantially planar surface, (b) a wall which extends about substantially all of a perimeter of the planar surface, and (c) a plurality of through holes in the substantially planar surface.

Interior component of a vehicle

An interior component of a vehicle comprises a carrier having a front face directed toward a passenger compartment of the vehicle and an opposite rear face; a speaker including an at least partially transparent diaphragm and a transducer coupled to the diaphragm. Movement of the transducer causes vibration of the diaphragm to generate sound by vibration of the diaphragm, the diaphragm having a front face directed towards the passenger compartment and an opposite rear face. The carrier provides a support along at least part of the periphery of the diaphragm where the diaphragm is attached to the carrier where the front face and the rear face of the diaphragm are free of the carrier across a part of the diaphragm surface so that the diaphragm is suspended in the carrier of the interior component.

Vibration system of a loudspeaker
09838792 · 2017-12-05 · ·

The present invention discloses a vibration system of a loudspeaker, comprising a diaphragm and a voice coil attached to one side of the diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm comprises at least two layers of polyether-ether-ketone base films, and furthermore, the diaphragm comprises at least one layer of crystallized polyether-ether-ketone base film and at least one layer of non-crystallized polyether-ether-ketone base film. The diaphragm made of both crystallized and non-crystallized polyether-ether-ketone base films can have both an effectively improved acoustic performance and a lowered resonance frequency f0, thus, the acoustic effect of the loudspeaker can be improved.

Loudspeaker diaphragm and manufacturing method thereof
09838817 · 2017-12-05 · ·

A loudspeaker diaphragm, comprising a dome portion located at central position and a suspension ring portion located at edge position; the dome portion and/or the suspension ring portion comprise silk fabric and thermoplastic polyurethane combined with the silk fabric; and the silk fabric is coated with thermosetting adhesive. The method for manufacturing the loudspeaker diaphragm comprises following steps: a. coating the silk fabric with a thermosetting adhesive under a high temperature, and drying the silk fabric; b. hot pressing and combining the silk fabric and thermoplastic polyurethane to form a membrane; c. pressing the membrane to form the dome portion and/or the suspension ring portion. The dome portion, or both the dome portion and the suspension ring portion of the loudspeaker diaphragm comprise silk fabric coated with a thermosetting adhesive and thermoplastic polyurethane. Thus formed loudspeaker diaphragm has good rigidity and damping characteristic, thus improving acoustic performance of the diaphragm.

Composite for production of an acoustic membrane and acoustic membrane
09827749 · 2017-11-28 · ·

The invention relates to a composite for production of an acoustic membrane, wherein the composite comprises an internal carrier layer and at least two adhesive layers on the two surfaces of the carier layer, and wherein the carrier layer is a layer of a polyaryl ether ketone film; and also to a corresponding membrane for acoustic transducers.

Flexible circuit board and speaker using same
20230179922 · 2023-06-08 ·

The present disclosure discloses a flexible circuit board and a speaker. The flexible circuit includes a substrate, a first cover film attached to a side of the substrate and including at least a silica gel layer, a second cover film attached to the other side of the substrate, and a copper foil layer sealed between the substrate and the first cover film or between the substrate and the second cover film. Compared with the related art, the flexible circuit disclosed by the present disclosure has a higher strength.

MEMS DEVICE WITH ENHANCED MEMBRANE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME
20220369041 · 2022-11-17 ·

A MEMS device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A semiconductor device includes a substrate; and a membrane over the substrate and configured to generate charges in response to an acoustic wave, the membrane being in a polygonal shape including vertices. The membrane includes a via pattern having first lines that partition the membrane into slices and extend to the vertices of the membrane such that the slices are separated from each other near an anchored region of the membrane and connected to each other around a central region. The via pattern further includes second lines extending from the anchored region of the membrane toward the central region of the membrane. Each of the second lines includes a length less than a length of each of the first lines.