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Sounder
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1996-09-03
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Granted: 1999-03-30
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Expires: 2016-09-03
Abstract
Abstract A sounder has a first plate 1 that is molded into a lower case. The first plate functions not only as part of a magnetic circuit, but also as a terminal on the outside of the sounder. The first plate has a coil positioned around a center pole on the first plate and a coil connector for attachment to an end of the coil. A second plate 5 is molded into the lower case and also has a coil connector for attachment to another end of the coil. Accordingly, both ends of the coil can be coupled to the connectors on the inside of the sounder. With this arrangement, the outside of the plates are conductive to an outside connector terminal, thereby eliminating having to pull out both ends of the coil from behind the plates.
Inventors
- 👤 Takanori Fukuyama
- 👤 Yoshinobu Sengiku
- 👤 Mitsutaka Enomoto
- 👤 Kazuhiro Yoshida
- 👤 Kazuya Yamasaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 11:01
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10K; G10K9/00; G10K9/18; G10K9/22; G10K9/12; G10K9/13; H; H04; H04R; H04R13/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
194 words
A sounder comprising: (a) a first plate molded to a lower case, and whose base and a part of its periphery are exposed, said first plate having a center pole and a coil connecting portion, (b) a second plate molded to a lower case, and whose base and a part of its periphery are exposed, said second plate having a coil connecting portion, (c) a coil wound around the center pole, wherein one end of the coil is connected to said coil connecting portion of said first plate and another end of the coil is connected to said connecting portion of said second plate, (d) a magnet disposed on a periphery of the coil, (e) a diaphragm disposed above a periphery of the magnet and an upper face of the center pole, wherein a specified gap is formed between the upper face of the center pole and a bottom face of the diaphragm, and (f) an upper case coupled with the lower case so that the upper case blocks the upper face of the diaphragm and forms a sound release path for releasing radiated sound to outside of the sounder from the upper case.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
194 words
A sounder comprising: (a) a first plate molded to a lower case, and whose base and a part of its periphery are exposed, said first plate having a center pole and a coil connecting portion, (b) a second plate molded to a lower case, and whose base and a part of its periphery are exposed, said second plate having a coil connecting portion, (c) a coil wound around the center pole, wherein one end of the coil is connected to said coil connecting portion of said first plate and another end of the coil is connected to said connecting portion of said second plate, (d) a magnet disposed on a periphery of the coil, (e) a diaphragm disposed above a periphery of the magnet and an upper face of the center pole, wherein a specified gap is formed between the upper face of the center pole and a bottom face of the diaphragm, and (f) an upper case coupled with the lower case so that the upper case blocks the upper face of the diaphragm and forms a sound release path for releasing radiated sound to outside of the sounder from the upper case.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The sounder of claim 1, wherein the upper face of said center pole is wider than a main section said center pole itself, wherein the coil is prevented from moving into the specified gap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The sounder of claim 1, wherein a center-pole-holding part of the first plate for coupling the center pole to the plate is cylindrically-shaped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The sounder of claim 3, wherein the cylindrically-shaped part of the first plate is raised relative to another portion of the first plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The sounder of claim 1, wherein a dint for pooling solder is provided on each of the coil connecting portions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The sounder of claim 1, wherein the end of the coil that is connected to a coil connecting portion is flexible.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The sounder of claim 1, wherein a notch is provided in the magnet as space for the coil connecting portions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The sounder of claim 1, wherein a protrusion is provided on a top plate of the inside of the upper case in order to prevent a deformation of the diaphragm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The sounder of claim 1, wherein a rib is provided in the sound release path of the upper case in order to prevent the diaphragm from projecting into the sound release path.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The sounder of claim 1, wherein a part of the plate is exposed to outside of the lower case to form a connector terminal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The sounder of claim 10, wherein a part of the first and the second plates are exposed to outside of the lower case to form a connector terminal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The sounder of claim 10, wherein the first and the second plates are formed by a piece of metal plate, which is separated into two parts before or after the two plates are molded into the lower case.
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