Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
381401000 | Multiple voice coils | 26 |
20080317276 | HIGH EFFICIENT MINIATURE ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER WITH REDUCED DIMENSIONS - The present invention relates to a miniature electro-acoustic transducer including a magnetic circuit, a diaphragm and a voice coil operatively connected to the diaphragm. The magnetic circuit includes first and second air gap portions adapted to receive first and second voice coil segments, respectively. The magnetic flux acting on the first voice coil segment is provided by inner magnetic means and first outer magnetic means in combination and the magnetic flux acting on the second voice coil segment is essentially provided by the inner magnetic means only. | 12-25-2008 |
20090028374 | SPEAKER AND SPEAKER APPARATUS - A speaker capable of properly adjusting a spring characteristic with which a voice coil is driven and capable of being driven in large amplitude. When a position control coil wound around a bobbin is at a reference position, both ends of the coil cross a magnetic gap formed between external and internal yokes by a predetermined length and Lorentz forces acting on the front and rear ends are balanced. When the voice coil moves in either forward or rearward direction, lengths of the magnetic gap crossed by the front and rear ends of the control coil are different therebetween, and the vector sum of Lorentz forces acting on the position control coil is opposite in direction from the movement of the voice coil, whereby the voice coil is stably held at the reference position. | 01-29-2009 |
20090116681 | VOICE COIL ASSEMBLY, LOUDSPEAKER USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A voice coil assembly capable of realizing a flat thin loudspeaker having a high efficiency, reduced divided vibrations, a flat frequency response, and reduced operation defects. The voice coil assembly includes a plurality of internal-winding voice coils, each including a rectangular bobbin having a rectangular cross section and defining a rectangular space therein and an internal rectangular coil fixed to an inner wall surface of the rectangular bobbin defining the rectangular space, wherein an outer wall surface of the rectangular bobbin of one internal-winding voice coil is adhered and fixed to an outer wall surface of the rectangular bobbin of another internal-winding voice coil. | 05-07-2009 |
20110170736 | SPEAKER WITH DUAL MAGNETIC CIRCUITS - A speaker includes a case, a dome, a diaphragm, a first voice coil, a second voice coil, a first pole plate, a second pole plate, a first magnet, a second magnet and a yoke. The case is supported on the frame to form a receiving room therebetween. The yoke includes a bottom portion and a side portion perpendicularly extending upward from the center of the bottom portion. A first magnetic gap is formed between the inner wall of the side portion and the outer wall of the magnet for receiving the first voice coil, and a second magnetic gap is formed between the outer wall of the side portion and the inner wall of the second magnet for receiving the second voice coil. | 07-14-2011 |
20110293133 | SPEAKER - A speaker includes a yoke defining a receiving cavity therein, a first magnet received in the receiving cavity of the yoke, a second magnet received in the receiving cavity of the yoke and opposite to the first magnet, a first coil surrounding the first magnet, a second coil surrounding the second magnet, and a diaphragm drove to vibrate by both of the first coil and the second coil. A shape of the first coil is approximately a horse's hoof and defines a first linear side, a flexuous side and a pair of first arc sides coupled with two ends of the first linear side and two ends of the flexuous side. | 12-01-2011 |
20120008816 | ELECTROACOUSTIC VIBRATING TRANSDUCER - An electroacoustic vibrating transducer is disclosed. The electroacoustic vibrating transducer includes a frame defines a hollow space, a yoke positioned in the hollow space, and a elastic member mounted on the frame. The elastic member includes a circular plane lamina and a plurality of elastic arms extending outwardly from the circumference of the circular plane lamina. The yoke includes a bottom wall and a sidewall extending vertically from the bottom wall, and the sidewall defines a plurality of gaps corresponding to the elastic arms. Each of the elastic arms is intermittently received in the gaps during the vibration of the elastic member. | 01-12-2012 |
20120148086 | COMPOSITE SPEAKER - A composite speaker is disclosed that can more easily be made thin and small, and is configured so that the assembly process of the speaker is easy. A first space that opens to the rear is formed in a main yoke that forms a magnetic field emitter, and a magnetic gap is formed in the first space. A first voice coil, connected to an inner peripheral end of a first diaphragm whose surface area is large, is inserted into the first magnetic gap toward the front direction. A second space that passes through from front to back is provided in the main yoke, a second magnetic field emitter is mounted therein, and a second diaphragm whose surface area is small is provided in front thereof. Because of the structure in which the second magnetic field emitter is housed within the first magnetic field emitter, the front-to-back dimension of the speaker can be reduced. | 06-14-2012 |
20120257783 | SINGLE MAGNET COAXIAL LOUDSPEAKER - A coaxial loudspeaker for reproducing an electrical sound signal is provided. The loudspeaker has a magnetic driver assembly with a first annular slot and an opposed, coaxial second annular slot, each establishing a permanent magnetic field therein from a single magnet. Independently driven first and second voice coils are positioned within the respective one of the first and second annular slots, each being connected to a transducer element. | 10-11-2012 |
20120321123 | COMPACT COAXIAL CROSSOVER-FREE LOUDSPEAKER - A loudspeaker assembly that converts electrical signal into sound waves in the full spectral range of an audio voltage. The loudspeaker assembly includes: a plurality of drivers; and a hollow volume permanent magnet that accommodates the voice coils. Each driver includes a cylindrically shaped voice coil affixed to a matching diaphragm. Each voice coil is configured coaxially in a cylindrical assembly, which is in electrical communication with an incoming audio voltage. Each driver is adapted to reciprocally move along the main longitudinal axis of each voice coil when stimulated by said incoming audio voltage. | 12-20-2012 |
20130051604 | SPEAKER - A speaker includes: a plurality of voice coil bobbins, each of which includes a voice coil; a diaphragm, which provided with the plurality of voice coil bobbins; and a wiring material fixed to the diaphragm, wherein each of the plurality of the voice coil bobbins is disposed next to an next voice coil bobbin, wherein the wiring material is fixed to a portion of the diaphragm between the next voice coil bobbin, wherein a one-side conductive line of voice coil bobbins is extended in a direction toward the next voice coil bobbin and is connected to the wiring material that is disposed between the voice coil bobbins, wherein the other-side conductive line is extended in another direction different from the direction of the one-side conductive line, and wherein the each of the plurality of voice coils is connected in series. | 02-28-2013 |
20130108100 | SPEAKER HAVING MULTIPLE COILS | 05-02-2013 |
20130301866 | Acoustic Device - The invention relates to an acoustic device and a method of making the same. The acoustic device comprises a diaphragm having an area and having an operating frequency range comprising a part in which the diaphragm moves in whole body mode and a part which includes at least the first bending mode. The acoustic device also comprises a moving coil transducer adapted to move the diaphragm in translation and having a voice coil coupled to the diaphragm and a magnet system and adapted to exchange energy with the diaphragm. The acoustic device also comprises at least one mechanical impedance means coupled to or integral with the diaphragm. The positioning and mass of the transducer voice coil and of the at least one mechanical impedance means is such that the net modal transverse velocity over the area of the diaphragm tends to zero. The transducer comprises a moving coil assembly having a coil former on which are mounted a plurality of voice coils in an axially-spaced array. | 11-14-2013 |
20140056466 | LOUDSPEAKER DRIVER WITH DUAL ELECTROMAGNET ASSEMBLIES - Loudspeaker drivers are provided. According to one embodiment, a loudspeaker driver comprises a diaphragm, a connection tube, first and second voice coils, and first and second magnet assemblies. The connection tube has a first end section, a second end section, and a middle section. The first voice coil is connected to and surrounds at least a portion of the first end section. The second voice coil is connected to and surrounds at least a portion of the second end section. The first magnet assembly is configured to suspend the first voice coil in a first magnetic field and the second magnet assembly is configured to suspend the second voice coil in a second magnetic field. The connection tube intersects the diaphragm and the middle section of the connection tube is connected to the diaphragm. | 02-27-2014 |
20140153770 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - This invention relates to acoustic transducers with stationary and moving coils, and methods for operating the acoustic transducers. Time varying signals are applied to the moving and stationary coils to control the movement of a diaphragm, which produces sound. The time varying signal applied to the moving coil corresponds to at least a processed version of an input audio signal and is updated based on, at least, a version of the time varying signal applied to the stationary coil. Some embodiments include updating the processed version of the input audio signal in response to a magnetic flux value corresponding to the time-varying signal applied to the stationary coil. Some embodiments include updating the time-varying signal applied to the moving coil in response to a feedback signal. | 06-05-2014 |
20140161303 | FLAT-TYPE SPEAKER HAVING PLURALITY OF MAGNETIC CIRCUITS WHICH ARE HORIZONTALLY CONNECTED - The present invention relates to a flat-type speaker, and more specifically, to a flat-type speaker in which a plurality of magnetic circuits are horizontally connected in serial or in parallel such that one speaker is formed. According to the present invention, a flat-type speaker in which a plurality of magnetic circuits are horizontally connected is constituted by: a horizontal connection structure in which two or more pairs of independent magnetic bodies having different polarities are equipped; on said two or more magnetic bodies, enabling two or more voice coil plates, on which voice coils are printed, to be vertically arranged between the respective magnetic bodies in a horizontal direction; enabling the stream of currents of said two or more voice coil plates to maintain the same direction; allowing two or more thin film-shaped vibration-lead plates to be positioned on the upper end of said two or more voice coil plates such that the plates are electrically separated from each other; and allowing said voice coils and said two or more vibration-lead plates to be electrically connected with each other. | 06-12-2014 |
20140254859 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY - Driver for an acoustic transducer having a moving coil of substantially equal length to the air gap. The air gap may itself be extended in length using an upper or lower lip, or both. A stationary coil is also provided. The moving and stationary coils can be controlled by suitable control blocks to form an electromagnet-based transducer with reduced distortion. The acoustic transducer may be a hybrid acoustic transducer. | 09-11-2014 |
20140254860 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY - Driver for an acoustic transducer having a moving coil of substantially equal length to the air gap. The air gap may itself be extended in length using an upper or lower lip, or both. A stationary coil is also provided. The moving and stationary coils can be controlled by suitable control blocks to form an electromagnet-based transducer with reduced distortion. | 09-11-2014 |
20140294227 | DUAL-COIL GEOPHONE ACCELEROMETER - An apparatus and a method for detecting vibration are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a housing, a magnetic structure forming a magnetic field in the housing, and a coil structure in the magnetic field, concentric of the magnetic structure. In response to external vibration, the coil structure and the magnetic structure are movable with respect to each other. The coil structure comprises at least two sets of coils overlapped in space, of which a first coil set is for detecting vibration and a second coil set is for applying control in accordance with a control signal. | 10-02-2014 |
20150055819 | Dual Coil Loudspeaker System - A dual coil loudspeaker system having a voice coil having a first coil configured to receive a first electrical signal from a first source, and a second coil configured to receive a second electrical signal from a second source different from the first source; a field magnet configured to generate a magnetic field that interacts with magnetic fields created by the first coil and the second coil; and a diaphragm connected to the voice coil such that the diaphragm is displaced in response to energization of at least one of the first coil and the second coil. | 02-26-2015 |
20150125025 | DUAL COIL MOVING MAGNET TRANSDUCER - Embodiments are disclosed for driving an electromagnetic transducer via a drive unit comprising stationary coils and a moving magnet. In some embodiments, an electromagnetic transducer comprises a diaphragm configured to generate acoustic vibrations, a moving magnet affixed to the diaphragm, and a pair of fixed coils surrounding the moving magnet, the fixed coils configured to direct electrical current in opposite directions. | 05-07-2015 |
20150139478 | INVERTED DUAL COIL TRANSDUCER - A dual coil transducer is provided that has a low profile construction. The transducer includes a voice coil disposed around a central region of the transducer, a diaphragm with flexible suspension extending generally outwardly from the central region and including an inner edge attached to the voice coil, where the diaphragm includes a concave surface, and at least one magnet assembly disposed forward of the concave surface, where the at least one magnet assembly defines at least two magnetic gaps disposed about the central region. The transducer will usually be mounted with the motor outside of the loudspeaker enclosure for best heat dissipation. | 05-21-2015 |
20160007121 | DUAL VOICE COIL SPEAKER FOR MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A dual voice coil speaker for mobile electronic device includes a housing, a magnet mounted inside the housing, a diaphragm suspending in the housing near one end of the magnet and a dual voice coil bonded to an inner surface of the to surround the magnet. The dual voice coil is formed by arranging two varnished wires into an annular shape to provide four terminals that are respectively electrically connected to four lead wires in the housing in a parallel or series manner so that the two voice coils of the dual voice coil can be separately or concomitantly operated to meet different application requirements. | 01-07-2016 |
20160088397 | Double-Voice Coil Moving-Coil Loudspeaker - A double-voice coil moving-coil loudspeaker comprises a bracket. A U-shaped cup with a circular groove is fixed in the bracket. A vibrating diaphragm is fixed on the bracket at the position of the U-shaped cup. A large voice coil and a small voice coil distributed in a concentric circle are arranged on the vibrating diaphragm. A circular large magnet and a circular small magnet distributed in a concentric circle are arranged in the U-shaped cup. A circular big washer and a circular small washer are respectively arranged on an upper surface of the large magnet and the small magnet. The big voice coil and the small voice coil are respectively arranged in a gap formed by the U-shaped cup and the big washer and a small gap formed between the U-shaped cup and the small washer. The U-shaped cup is provided with air vents. The air vents of the U-shaped cup are communicated with a gap between the big washer and the smaller washer and a gap between the big magnet and the small magnet. The invention has the benefit of improving sound quality while reducing the cost of manufacturing. | 03-24-2016 |
20160112805 | TRANSDUCER AND METHOD OF OPERATION - In one embodiment, there is described a new transducer, and in particular an improved system and method for producing linear motion for a transducer such as used in voice coils converting from an electrical input to a mechanical linear motion input. | 04-21-2016 |
20160127839 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - This invention relates to acoustic drivers with stationary and moving coils. Time varying signals are applied to the moving and stationary coils to control the movement of a diaphragm, which produces audible sound. The time varying signals correspond to an input audio signal such that the sound corresponds to the input audio signal. Some of the described embodiments include multiple moving coils, multiple stationary coils or both. Some embodiments include feedback for adjusting one or more of the signals based on a characteristic of the acoustic driver. Various compensation and other features of the invention are also described in relation to various embodiments. | 05-05-2016 |
20160150322 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY - Driver for an acoustic transducer having a moving coil of substantially equal length to the air gap. The air gap may itself be extended in length using an upper or lower lip, or both. A stationary coil is also provided. The moving and stationary coils can be controlled by suitable control blocks to form an electromagnet-based transducer with reduced distortion. | 05-26-2016 |