US4289937A
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Speaker with fine grain ferromagnetic material on center pole or ring
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1979-05-10
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Granted: 1981-09-15
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Expires: 1999-05-10
Abstract
Abstract A speaker comprises a voice coil placed in an air gap between a center pole and a plate wherein a specific ferromagnetic material obtained by forming fine crystalline grains is used on at least one of the surfaces of the center pole and the plate which respectively face the voice coil, thereby providing a speaker having low distortion.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideo Ikeda
- 👤 Hideshi Tsuchiya
- 👤 Masaru Okada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 01:06
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04R; H04R9/00; H04R9/02; H04R9/025; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/4902; Y10T29/49075
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
A speaker comprising a disc yoke, a ring permanent magnet and centerpole on said yoke, a ring plate on said ring permanent magnet, said centerpole and ring plate being placed so as to create an air gap, and a voice coil placed in said air gap; wherein said voice coil produces an AC magnetic field when AC signal current passes through the voice coil; wherein at least one of the areas of said centerpole and said ring plate which face said voice coil is formed of different material from the remaining portions of said centerpole and said ring plate, said different material being a ferromagnetic material with fine crystalline grains having an average of sixteen (16) or more grains per twenty-five square millimeters of field of view of a microscope at magnification of 100, and having a reduced magnetic domain size; wherein the different material produces a substantially linear magnetic minor hysteresis loop for the magnetic circuit of the speaker.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
A speaker comprising a disc yoke, a ring permanent magnet and centerpole on said yoke, a ring plate on said ring permanent magnet, said centerpole and ring plate being placed so as to create an air gap, and a voice coil placed in said air gap; wherein said voice coil produces an AC magnetic field when AC signal current passes through the voice coil; wherein at least one of the areas of said centerpole and said ring plate which face said voice coil is formed of different material from the remaining portions of said centerpole and said ring plate, said different material being a ferromagnetic material with fine crystalline grains having an average of sixteen (16) or more grains per twenty-five square millimeters of field of view of a microscope at magnification of 100, and having a reduced magnetic domain size; wherein the different material produces a substantially linear magnetic minor hysteresis loop for the magnetic circuit of the speaker.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A speaker according to claim 1 wherein the ferromagnetic material having fine crystalline grains is obtained by drawing a ferromagnetic plate prepared by rolling.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
A speaker according to claim 2 wherein the ferromagnetic material is Ni-Fe alloy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A speaker according to claim 1 wherein the ferromagnetic material having fine crystalline grains is obtained by incorporating at least one of the metals selected from the group of Ti, Nb, V, and Al into a ferrous metal selected from the group of pure iron, low carbon steel and ferritic stainless steel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A speaker according to claim 1 wherein the ferromagnetic material having fine cyrstalline grains is obtained by bending a ferromagnetic plate prepared by rolling to form a cylindrical shape.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A speaker according to claim 5 wherein the ferromagnetic material is Ni-Fe alloy.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-09-14 | 1989-03-16 | 1989-09-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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