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Speaker driving circuit
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1992-07-28
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Granted: 1997-01-07
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Expires: 2012-07-28
Abstract
Abstract A speaker driving circuit including a switch which switches the supplying of current to a speaker on and off by using a binary pulse-density-modulated (PDM) signal produced by ΔΣ-modulating a digital audio signal from a digital low-pass filter. For example, when the PDM signal is "1", the switch causes the output current of the direct-current power source to flow to the voice coil. On the other hand, when the PDM signal is "0", the switch stops the current to flow to the voice coil. This switch may be replaced with a switch which switches the direction of current flowing through the voice coil. The diaphragm of the speaker is driven by controlling the supplying of current in such a manner. With this arrangement, since a D/A converter for a digital audio signal is not required, there is no need to install an amplification circuit for an analog signal. Thus, the speaker driving circuit has a simplified structure but is capable of driving the speaker stably.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryutaro Takahashi
- 👤 Toru Hayase
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:59
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L25/00; H04L25/38; H04L25/40; H04L25/49; H04L25/4902; H04R; H04R1/00; H04R1/005; H04R3/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A speaker driving circuit, comprising: a direct-current power source for supplying a current to a single voice coil speaker; a delta sigma modulator for converting a multi-bit digital audio signal into a one-bit pulse density modulated signal having binary "0" or "1" information at a predetermined sampling frequency, said delta sigma modulator having a higher order feedback circuit.; and an on-off switch directly responsive to said delta sigma modulator for switching at said predetermined sampling frequency the supply of the current from the power source to said single voice coil between on and off by directly controlling an output of said direct-current power source in accordance with the binary information from said delta sigma modulator, said coil being connected directly to said switch and said speaker functioning as an acoustic low-pass filter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A speaker driving circuit, comprising: a direct-current power source for supplying a current to a single voice coil speaker; a delta sigma modulator for converting a multi-bit digital audio signal into a one-bit pulse density modulated signal having binary "0" or "1" information at a predetermined sampling frequency, said delta sigma modulator having a higher order feedback circuit.; and an on-off switch directly responsive to said delta sigma modulator for switching at said predetermined sampling frequency the supply of the current from the power source to said single voice coil between on and off by directly controlling an output of said direct-current power source in accordance with the binary information from said delta sigma modulator, said coil being connected directly to said switch and said speaker functioning as an acoustic low-pass filter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The speaker driving circuit according to claim 1, wherein said on-off switch is an electronic switch which connects said direct-current power source to said voice coil when the binary information is "1" and short-circuits both ends of said voice coil when the binary information is "0".
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
116 words
The speaker driving circuit according to claim 1, wherein said on-off switch includes: an output terminal; a positive contact connected to a positive output terminal of said direct-current power source; and a negative contact connected to a negative output terminal of said direct-current power source, wherein said output terminal of said on-off switch is connected to one end of the voice coil and said negative contact is connected to another end of said voice coil, and wherein said positive contact and said output terminal of said on-off switch are connected when the binary information is "1", and said negative contact and said output terminal of said on-off switch are connected when the binary information is "0".
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The speaker driving circuit according to claim 1, wherein said direct-current power source has a controllable variable output voltage, whereby the volume of reproduced sound is controlled.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
143 words
A speaker driving circuit, comprising: a direct-current power source having an output for supplying a current to a single voice coil speaker; a delta sigma modulator for converting a multi-bit digital audio signal into a one-bit pulse density modulated signal having binary "0" or "1" information at a predetermined sampling frequency, said delta sigma modulator having a higher order feedback circuit; and a change-over switch for forming connections between the direct-current power source and said voice coil and being directly responsive to said delta sigma modulator for switching at said predetermined sampling frequency the direction of the current flowing through said single voice coil by changing the connections between the output of said direct-current power source and said voice coil in accordance with the binary information, said coil being connected directly to said switch and said speaker functioning as an acoustic low-pass filter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
143 words
A speaker driving circuit, comprising: a direct-current power source having an output for supplying a current to a single voice coil speaker; a delta sigma modulator for converting a multi-bit digital audio signal into a one-bit pulse density modulated signal having binary "0" or "1" information at a predetermined sampling frequency, said delta sigma modulator having a higher order feedback circuit; and a change-over switch for forming connections between the direct-current power source and said voice coil and being directly responsive to said delta sigma modulator for switching at said predetermined sampling frequency the direction of the current flowing through said single voice coil by changing the connections between the output of said direct-current power source and said voice coil in accordance with the binary information, said coil being connected directly to said switch and said speaker functioning as an acoustic low-pass filter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The speaker driving circuit according to claim 5, wherein said change-over switch includes an electronic switch for inverting the direction of the current flowing through said voice coil in accordance with "1" or "0" of the binary information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
134 words
The speaker driving circuit according to claim 5, wherein said change-over switch includes: first and second output terminals, said first output terminal being connected to one end of the voice coil and the second output terminal being connected to another end of said voice coil; first and second contacts connected to a positive output terminal of said direct-current power source; and a third contact connected to a negative output terminal of said direct-current power source, and wherein said change-over switch connects said first contact and said first output terminal and connects said third contact and said second output terminal when the binary information is "1", and said change-over switch connects said third contact and said first output terminal and connects said second contact and said second output terminal when the binary information is "0".
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The speaker driving circuit according to claim 5, wherein said direct-current power source has a controllable variable output voltage, whereby the volume of reproduced sound is controlled.
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