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Electro-acoustic transducer
Assignee: Nippon Gakki Co Ltd
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Filing: 1981-07-15
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Granted: 1983-10-18
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Expires: 2001-07-15
Abstract
Abstract In an electro-acoustic transducer in a loud speaker and like devices, a diaphragm and/or a voice coil bobbin is or are formed by a composite material consisting of a foamed resin containing reinforcing fibers. Such diaphragm has a large Young's modulus-to-density ratio E/ρ, a large internal loss tanδ and a large flexural rigidity E.I, and thus it exhibits good characteristics in sound reproducing. Such voice coil bobbin which is an electric insulator can have a small thickness and is light in weight and has a large mechanical strength, and thus it is free from adversely affecting the vibration of the diaphragm, and accordingly, the sound reproduced.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Nakamura
- 👤 Takao Nakaya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 09:05
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04R; H04R9/00; H04R9/02; H04R9/04; H04R9/046; H04R7/00; H04R7/02; H04R7/04; H04R7/06; H04R7/10; H04R7/12; H04R7/122; H04R7/125
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
An electro-acoustic transducer, comprising: a vibration system having a diaphragm, a voice coil bobbin and a voice coil wound about the bobbin; a magnetic circuit system forming a magnetic gap in which is positioned said voice coil; and a frame supporting, via a suspension member, said diaphragm, wherein at least one of the constituent members of said vibration system is comprised of a composite material of cellular plastics and reinforcing fibers integral with the cellular plastics.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
An electro-acoustic transducer, comprising: a vibration system having a diaphragm, a voice coil bobbin and a voice coil wound about the bobbin; a magnetic circuit system forming a magnetic gap in which is positioned said voice coil; and a frame supporting, via a suspension member, said diaphragm, wherein at least one of the constituent members of said vibration system is comprised of a composite material of cellular plastics and reinforcing fibers integral with the cellular plastics.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 1, in which said constituent member is the diaphragm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 1, in which said constituent member is the voice coil bobbin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 2, in which said diaphragm is made with a single board made of said composite material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 2, in which said diaphragm has a sandwich structure formed with a core member and at least one skin member bonded to a surface of said core member, and in which said core member is prepared with said composite material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 1, in which said reinforcing fibers having a diameter ranging from several micrometers to ten and several micrometers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 6, in which said reinforcing fibers are made into a woven fabric.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 6, in which said reinforcing fibers are made into a non-woven fabric.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 5, in which said skin member is one selected from the group consisting of fiber-reinforced plastics, light metal and ceramics.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 9, in which said skin member is prepared with a fiber-reinforced plastics reinforced by fibers selected from the group consisting of carbon fibers, glass fibers and aromatic polyamide fibers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 9, in which said skin member is prepared with a light metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, beryllium and boron.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 9, in which said skin member is prepared with a ceramics selected from the group consisting of beryllium oxide, magnesium oxide, alumina and silicon dioxide.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
106 words
An electro-acoustic transducer, comprising: a vibration system having a diaphragm and a voice coil bobbin wound with a voice coil; a magnetic circuit system forming a magnetic gap in which is positioned said voice coil; and a frame supporting, via a suspension member, said diaphragm, said diaphragm employing a composite material prepared with cellular plastics and its reinforcing fibers for constructing at least one constituent member of said diaphragm; wherein said diaphragm has a sandwich structure formed with a core member and at least one skin member bonded to a surface of said core member, and wherein said skin member is prepared with said composite material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
106 words
An electro-acoustic transducer, comprising: a vibration system having a diaphragm and a voice coil bobbin wound with a voice coil; a magnetic circuit system forming a magnetic gap in which is positioned said voice coil; and a frame supporting, via a suspension member, said diaphragm, said diaphragm employing a composite material prepared with cellular plastics and its reinforcing fibers for constructing at least one constituent member of said diaphragm; wherein said diaphragm has a sandwich structure formed with a core member and at least one skin member bonded to a surface of said core member, and wherein said skin member is prepared with said composite material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 13, in which said core member has a honeycomb structure. PG,29
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 13, in which said core member is prepared with cellular plastics.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
131 words
An electro-acoustic transducer, comprising: a vibration system having a diaphragm and a voice coil bobbin wound with a voice coil; a magnetic circuit system forming a magnetic gap in which is positioned said voice coil; and a frame supporting, via a suspension member, said diaphragm, said diaphragm employing a composite material prepared with cellular plastics and its reinforcing fibers for constructing at least one constituent member of said diaphragm; wherein said diaphragm has a sandwich structure formed with a core member and at least one skin member bonded to a surface of said core member, said core member being prepared with said composite material, and said skin member being prepared with a fiber-reinforced plastics reinforced by fibers selected from the group consisting of carbon fibers, glass fibers and aromatic polyamide fibers.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
131 words
An electro-acoustic transducer, comprising: a vibration system having a diaphragm and a voice coil bobbin wound with a voice coil; a magnetic circuit system forming a magnetic gap in which is positioned said voice coil; and a frame supporting, via a suspension member, said diaphragm, said diaphragm employing a composite material prepared with cellular plastics and its reinforcing fibers for constructing at least one constituent member of said diaphragm; wherein said diaphragm has a sandwich structure formed with a core member and at least one skin member bonded to a surface of said core member, said core member being prepared with said composite material, and said skin member being prepared with a fiber-reinforced plastics reinforced by fibers selected from the group consisting of carbon fibers, glass fibers and aromatic polyamide fibers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
127 words
An electro-acoustic transducer, comprising: a vibration system having a diaphragm and a voice coil bobbin wound with a voice coil; a magnetic circuit system forming a magnetic gap in which is positioned said voice coil; and a frame supporting, via a suspension member, said diaphragm, said diaphragm employing a composite material prepared with cellular plastics and its reinforcing fibers for constructing at least one constituent member of said diaphragm; wherein said diaphragm has a sandwich structure formed with a core member and at least one skin member bonded to a surface of said core member, said core member being prepared with said composite material, and said skin member being prepared with a ceramics selected from the group consisting of beryllium oxide, magnesium oxide, alumina and silicon dioxide.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
127 words
An electro-acoustic transducer, comprising: a vibration system having a diaphragm and a voice coil bobbin wound with a voice coil; a magnetic circuit system forming a magnetic gap in which is positioned said voice coil; and a frame supporting, via a suspension member, said diaphragm, said diaphragm employing a composite material prepared with cellular plastics and its reinforcing fibers for constructing at least one constituent member of said diaphragm; wherein said diaphragm has a sandwich structure formed with a core member and at least one skin member bonded to a surface of said core member, said core member being prepared with said composite material, and said skin member being prepared with a ceramics selected from the group consisting of beryllium oxide, magnesium oxide, alumina and silicon dioxide.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 16 or 17, in which said core member is prepared with a single sheet of said composite material.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 16 or 17, in which said core member is prepared with a laminated sheet of said composite material.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
42 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 13, 16 or 17, in which said cellular plastics is a thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of epoxy resin, unsaturated polyester resin, phenolic resin and polyimid resin, which is foamed by a foaming agent.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
46 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 13, 16 or 17, in which said cellular plastics is a thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polyamide resin, polyethylene resin, polypropylene resin, polystyrene resin, polyvinyl chloride resin and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin, which is foamed by a foaming agent.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
40 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 13, 16 or 17, in which said reinforcing fibers are high modulus fibers selected from the group consisting of carbon fibers, glass fibers, silicon carbide fibers, boron fibers, graphite fibers and aromatic polyamide fibers.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
43 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to claim 13, 16 or 17, in which said reinforcing fibers are a combination of high modulus fibers selected from the group consisting of carbon fibers, glass fibers, silicon carbide fibers, boron fibers, graphite fibers and aromatic polyamide fibers.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to any one of claims 1, 13, 16, and 17, in which said composite material contains cellular plastics having closed cells.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electro-acoustic transducer according to any one of claims 1, 13, 16, and 17, in which said composite material contains cellular plastics having open cells.
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