H04R2400/07

Flat transducer for surface actuation

A transducer assembly including a stiffener plate having a first side and a second side; a voice coil coupled to the second side of the stiffener plate; a magnet assembly positioned along the second side of the stiffener, the magnet assembly operable to produce a magnetic field that causes a movement of the magnet assembly relative to the voice coil; and a spring suspending the magnet assembly from the stiffener plate such that the movement of the magnet assembly drives a movement of the stiffener plate.

Electrodynamic acoustic transducer having a polygonal membrane with improved compliance

An electrodynamic acoustic transducer is disclosed, which comprises a frame and/or a housing, at least one coil and a magnet system, which is fixed to the frame and/or the housing and which is designed to generate a magnetic field through the coil. Furthermore, the electrodynamic acoustic transducer comprises a polygonal membrane, which in an inner portion is fixed to the at least one coil and which in an outer annular portion is fixed to the frame or the housing. A first distance between the outer annular portion and the inner portion at a longitudinal side of the polygonal membrane is smaller or greater than a second distance between the outer annular portion and the inner portion at a corner of the polygonal membrane.

Solid-medium sound conducting receiver and electronic device with the same

A conduction receiver utilizing sound transmission through a solid medium includes an outer casing, a vibration reed, a magnet, a washer, a coil, and a lid. The lid covers surfaces of the outer casing to form a sealed first receiving space. The vibration reed, the magnet, the washer, and the coil are all arranged in the first receiving space. A peripheral surface of the vibration reed is coupled to the outer casing. The magnet is arranged at a side of the vibration reed away from a bottom of the outer casing. The washer is arranged at a side of the magnet away from the vibration reed. A first end of the coil is fixed to an inner surface of the lid, and a second end of the coil extends into the first receiving space and is coiled around the magnet and the washer. An electronic device is also provided.

Reinforced actuators for distributed mode loudspeakers

An actuator, attached to a panel extending in a plane, includes a frame and a magnetic circuit assembly that includes a magnet and a voice coil, the magnet and voice coil being moveable relative to each other during operation of the actuator along an axis perpendicular to the panel's plane. The actuator further includes one or more suspension members attaching the frame to a first component of the magnetic circuit assembly. Each suspension member includes a segment attaching the suspension member to the frame at an attachment point and a first arm extending away from the attachment point to an end attached to the first component of the magnetic circuit assembly. During operation of the actuator the first arm of the one or more suspension members flex to accommodate axial displacements of the magnet relative to the voice coil.

Low inertia speaker
11272285 · 2022-03-08 · ·

A speaker including a supporting structure, a diffusion membrane that is movable relative to the supporting structure, a motor for actuating the diffusion membrane, including a movable unit relative to the supporting structure, the movable unit being mechanically connected to the diffusion membrane for synchronized movement thereof, and a hydraulic circuit interposed between the movable unit and the diffusion membrane, the diffusion membrane and the movable unit each including a movable piston surface, interacting with a fluid of the hydraulic circuit.

Loudspeaker with passively controlled voice coil sections

A method for driving a voice coil of a loudspeaker may include providing a magnetic circuit having an air gap, providing a voice coil suspended in the air gap, and applying an audio signal to the voice coil to move the voice coil along a travelling axis. The voice coil comprises a center voice coil section, an upper voice coil section, and a lower voice coil section arranged on respective sides of the center voice coil section. A center driving signal is provided to the center voice coil and an upper rectified driving signal, attenuating a first direction of current, and a lower rectified driving signal, attenuating a second direction of current, are provided respectively to the upper and lower voice coil sections. The invention further relates to a voice coil driving system and a loudspeaker comprising a voice coil driving system.

Dual function transducer

A dual function transducer assembly comprising: a magnet motor assembly comprising a first magnet plate and a second magnet plate arranged in parallel to one another along a first axis; a sound output assembly coupled to the magnet motor assembly, the sound output assembly comprising a piston and a voice coil, and wherein the voice coil is arranged to cause a vibration of the piston in a direction parallel to the first axis; and a shaker assembly coupled to the magnet motor assembly, the shaker assembly comprising a first shaker coil and a second shaker coil arranged to cause a vibration of the magnet assembly in a direction parallel to a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis.

LOUDSPEAKER WITH PASSIVELY CONTROLLED VOICE COIL SECTIONS

A method for driving a voice coil of a loudspeaker may include providing a magnetic circuit having an air gap, providing a voice coil suspended in the air gap, and applying an audio signal to the voice coil to move the voice coil along a travelling axis. The voice coil comprises a center voice coil section, an upper voice coil section, and a lower voice coil section arranged on respective sides of the center voice coil section. A center driving signal is provided to the center voice coil and an upper rectified driving signal, attenuating a first direction of current, and a lower rectified driving signal, attenuating a second direction of current, are provided respectively to the upper and lower voice coil sections. The invention further relates to a voice coil driving system and a loudspeaker comprising a voice coil driving system.

Speaker
11032658 · 2021-06-08 · ·

The present invention discloses a speaker having a frame, a vibrating system and a magnetic circuit system both fixed on the frame. The magnetic circuit system having a yoke fixed on the frame. The speaker further includes a suspension having a first fixing portion fixed with the frame. The first fixing portion includes a main body portion located in the middle of the first fixing portion and a welding pad portion formed by bending from two opposite ends of the main body portion toward a direction away from both the main body portion and the yoke. The frame includes a first surface connected to the first fixing portion and an avoiding portion formed by recessing from the first surface toward a direction away from the yoke. The welding pad portion is accommodated in the avoiding portion. A total height of the spealer is reduced.

STICK-TYPE VIBRATING DRIVER
20210112343 · 2021-04-15 ·

The present invention relates to a stick-type vibrating driver and, more specifically, to a stick-type vibrating driver implemented so as to enable vibration to be transmitted, by using a planar movable coil plate and a stick-shaped magnet, to an object to be vibrated. The stick-type vibrating driver according to the present invention can comprise: an outer body formed in a stick shape; a magnetic circuit part formed inside the outer body, and having a pair of magnetic bodies spaced apart with the movable coil plate therebetween; a vibrating part formed inside the outer body, and vertically vibrating according to the driving of the magnetic circuit part in a state in which the upper and lower ends of the movable coil plate are fixed; and upper and lower metal suspensions respectively connected between the outer body and the vibrating part.