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Turntable system with low aggregate resonance
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-07-11
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Granted: 1983-06-07
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Expires: 2000-07-11
Abstract
Abstract A high fidelity turntable system with low aggregate resonance is disclosed. The turntable system comprises a tone arm assembly and a belt-driven platter assembly joined rigidly by a silent substructure of pure aluminum tubing and other shapes. This low acoustic mass substructure is internally damped beyond its resonance point and is resiliently suspended from a base plate in a mounting cabinet to isolate the turntable system for substantially all resonant feedback. The acoustic mass of the turntable system and, consequently, the resonance, is further reduced by decoupling the tone arm counterweight from the tone arm assembly by means of additional resilient elements.
Inventors
- 👤 David M. Zolt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 16:44
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B3/00; G11B3/02; G11B3/10; G11B3/12; G11B19/00; G11B19/20; G11B19/2009; G11B19/2018; G11B3/30; G11B33/00; G11B33/02; G11B33/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A high fidelity turntable system for reproducing the sound recording on a disk, said system comprising: a cabinet, a platter adapted to support the disk and means for mounting said platter to said cabinet, a tone arm assembly carrying a phonograph cartridge and means for mounting said tone arm assembly to said cabinet, wherein said means for mounting said platter to said cabinet comprises: a first member, a second member and means for rigidly securing said second member to said first member so that at least a portion of the first member is spaced from at least a portion of the second member, acoustical decoupling means for attaching said first and second members to said cabinet, at least one damping member positioned in between and contacting said spaced portions of said first and second members, and means for rotatably mounting said platter to said first or second member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A high fidelity turntable system for reproducing the sound recording on a disk, said system comprising: a cabinet, a platter adapted to support the disk and means for mounting said platter to said cabinet, a tone arm assembly carrying a phonograph cartridge and means for mounting said tone arm assembly to said cabinet, wherein said means for mounting said platter to said cabinet comprises: a first member, a second member and means for rigidly securing said second member to said first member so that at least a portion of the first member is spaced from at least a portion of the second member, acoustical decoupling means for attaching said first and second members to said cabinet, at least one damping member positioned in between and contacting said spaced portions of said first and second members, and means for rotatably mounting said platter to said first or second member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The invention as defined claim 1 wherein said acoustical decoupling means comprises a plurality of springs extending between said cabinet and said first or second member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said springs depend downwardly from said cabinet and to said first or second member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 and comprising a plurality of acoustical damping members positioned between said first and second member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said tone arm mounting means comprises means for mounting said tone arm to said first or second member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said first and second members each comprise a plate, said first and second members being spaced apart and substantially parallel to each other.
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