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US 7,480,390 · App. 10/517,261 · Granted Jan 20, 2009

Loudspeaker edge

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Patent No.
US 7,480,390
App. No.
10/517,261
Granted
Jan 20, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a loudspeaker including an edge formed in such manner that a thickness of a sectional shape in a radial direction increases from an inner peripheral portion toward an outer peripheral portion. Due to this structure, a mechanical impedance of the edge against a diaphragm is decreased and bad influences on a vibration mode of the diaphragm are suppressed, and also, vibration energy is absorbed by a thick portion of the outer peripheral portion, thereby suppressing standing waves of the diaphragm.

Claims (111)

1. A loudspeaker comprising:

a magnetic circuit;

a frame connected to said magnetic circuit;

a voice coil that is positioned within a magnetic gap of said magnetic circuit;

a diaphragm;

an edge member that includes an inner peripheral portion, an arc portion and an outer peripheral portion, said inner peripheral portion of said edge member extending from an outer peripheral portion of said diaphragm to a radially innermost part of said arc portion and said outer peripheral portion of said edge member extending from said frame to a radially outermost part of said arc portion; and

wherein said diaphragm includes said outer peripheral portion, which is bonded to said frame via said edge member, and an inner peripheral portion that is bonded to said voice coil,

wherein in a sectional view said inner peripheral portion of said edge member and said outer peripheral portion of said edge member are straight,

wherein said edge member is a separate member relative to said diaphragm and is bonded thereto,

wherein said edge member comprises a foamed layer, the foamed layer being made of a foamed resin that includes both an independent foam and a continuous foam,

wherein a thickness of a sectional shape of said inner peripheral portion of said edge member is thinner than a thickness of a sectional shape of said outer peripheral portion of said edge member, and

wherein said radially innermost part of said arc portion has a higher density than said radially outermost part of said arc portion.

2. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein

said edge member includes skin layers on said foamed layer.

3. The loudspeaker according to claim 2 , wherein said edge member includes convexities and concavities alternately arranged in a peripheral direction of said edge member.

4. The loudspeaker according to claim 2 , wherein

the loudspeaker has a length and a width, with the length being greater than the width, and

a variation in thickness of said edge member in a lengthwise direction of the loudspeaker is greater than a variation in thickness of said edge member in a widthwise direction of the loudspeaker.

5. The loudspeaker according to claim 4 , wherein

a dimension of said inner peripheral portion of said edge member is smaller than a corresponding dimension of said outer peripheral portion said diaphragm.

6. The loudspeaker according to claim 4 , wherein

said edge member is corrugated in a direction from said inner peripheral portion of said edge member to said outer peripheral portion of said edge member.

7. The loudspeaker according to claim 4 , wherein

said edge member includes ribs in a direction from said inner peripheral portion of said edge member to said outer peripheral portion of said edge member.

8. The loudspeaker according to claim 4 , wherein

said edge member includes ribs in a peripheral direction of said edge member.

9. The loudspeaker according to claim 4 , wherein

a thickness of said edge member in a lengthwise direction of the loudspeaker is greater than a thickness of said edge member in a widthwise direction of the loudspeaker.

10. The loudspeaker according to claim 2 , wherein

an expansion ratio of said foamed resin differs between said inner peripheral portion of said edge member and said outer peripheral portion of said edge member.

11. The loudspeaker according to claim 2 , wherein

a dimension of said inner peripheral portion of said edge member is smaller than a corresponding dimension of said outer peripheral portion of said diaphragm.

12. The loudspeaker according to claim 2 , wherein

said edge member is corrugated in a direction from said inner peripheral portion of said edge member to said outer peripheral portion of said edge member.

13. The loudspeaker according to claim 2 , wherein

said edge member includes ribs in a direction from said inner peripheral portion of said edge member to said outer peripheral portion of said edge member.

14. The loudspeaker according to claim 2 , wherein

said edge member includes ribs in a peripheral direction of said edge member.

15. The loudspeaker according to claim 2 , wherein

the loudspeaker has a length and a width, with the length being greater than the width, and

a thickness of said edge member in a lengthwise direction of the loudspeaker is greater than a thickness of said edge member in a widthwise direction of the loudspeaker.

16. A loudspeaker comprising:

a magnetic circuit;

a frame connected to said magnetic circuit;

a voice coil that is positioned within a magnetic gap of said magnetic circuit;

a diaphragm;

an edge member that includes an inner peripheral portion, an arc portion and an outer peripheral portion, said inner peripheral portion of said edge member extending from an outer peripheral portion of said diaphragm to a radially innermost part of said arc portion and said outer peripheral portion of said edge member extending from said frame to a radially outermost part of said arc portion; and

wherein said diaphragm includes said outer peripheral portion, which is bonded to said frame via said edge member, and an inner peripheral portion that is bonded to said voice coil,

wherein in a sectional view said inner peripheral portion of said edge member and said outer peripheral portion of said edge member are straight,

wherein said edge member is a separate member relative to said diaphragm and is bonded thereto,

wherein said edge member comprises a foamed layer, the foamed layer being made of a foamed resin that includes both an independent foam and a continuous foam,

wherein the loudspeaker has a length and a width, with the length being greater than the width,

wherein a thickness of said edge member in a lengthwise direction of the loudspeaker is greater than a thickness of said edge member in a widthwise direction of the loudspeaker, and

wherein said radially innermost part of said arc portion has a higher density than said radially outermost part of said arc portion.

17. The loudspeaker according to claim 16 , wherein

said edge member includes skin layers on said foamed layer.

18. A loudspeaker comprising:

a magnetic circuit;

a frame connected to said magnetic circuit;

a voice coil that is positioned within a magnetic gap of said magnetic circuit;

a diaphragm;

an edge member that includes an inner peripheral portion, an arc portion and an outer peripheral portion, said inner peripheral portion of said edge member extending from an outer peripheral portion of said diaphragm to a radially innermost part of said arc portion and said outer peripheral portion of said edge member extending from said frame to a radially outermost part of said arc portion; and

wherein said diaphragm includes said outer peripheral portion, which is bonded to said frame via said edge member, and an inner peripheral portion that is bonded to said voice coil,

wherein in a sectional view said inner peripheral portion of said edge member and said outer peripheral portion of said edge member are straight,

wherein said edge member is a separate member relative to said diaphragm and is bonded thereto,

wherein said edge member comprises a foamed layer, said foamed layer being made of a foamed resin that includes both an independent foam and a continuous foam, and includes convexities and concavities alternately arranged in a peripheral direction of said edge member, and

wherein said radially innermost part of said arc portion has a higher density than said radially outermost part of said arc portion.

19. The loudspeaker according to claim 18 , wherein

said edge member includes skin layers on said foamed layer.

20. A loudspeaker comprising:

a magnetic circuit;

a frame connected to said magnetic circuit;

a voice coil that is positioned within a magnetic gap of said magnetic circuit;

a diaphragm;

an edge member that includes an inner peripheral portion, an arc portion and an outer peripheral portion, said inner peripheral portion of said edge member extending from an outer peripheral portion of said diaphragm to a radially innermost part of said arc portion and said outer peripheral portion of said edge member extending from said frame to a radially outermost part of said arc portion; and

wherein said diaphragm includes said outer peripheral portion, which is bonded to said frame via said edge member, and an inner peripheral portion that is bonded to said voice coil,

wherein in a sectional view said inner peripheral portion of said edge member and said outer peripheral portion of said edge member are straight,

wherein said edge member is a separate member relative to said diaphragm and is bonded thereto,

wherein said edge member comprises a foamed layer, the foamed layer being made of a foamed resin that includes both an independent foam and a continuous foam,

wherein a dimension of said inner peripheral portion of said edge member is smaller than a corresponding dimension of said outer peripheral portion of said diaphragm, and

wherein said radially innermost part of said arc portion has a higher density than said radially outermost part of said arc portion.

21. The loudspeaker according to claim 18 , wherein

said edge member includes skin layers on said foamed layer.

22. A loudspeaker comprising:

a magnetic circuit;

a frame connected to said magnetic circuit;

a voice coil that is positioned within a magnetic gap of said magnetic circuit;

a diaphragm;

an edge member that includes an inner peripheral portion, an arc portion and an outer peripheral portion, said inner peripheral portion of said edge member extending from an outer peripheral portion of said diaphragm to a radially innermost part of said arc portion and said outer peripheral portion of said edge member extending from said frame to a radially outermost part of said arc portion; and

wherein said diaphragm includes said outer peripheral portion, which is bonded to said frame via said edge member, and an inner peripheral portion that is bonded to said voice coil,

wherein in a sectional view said inner peripheral portion of said edge member and said outer peripheral portion of said edge member are straight,

wherein said edge member is a separate member relative to said diaphragm and is bonded thereto,

wherein said edge member comprises a foamed layer, the foamed layer being made of a foamed resin that includes both an independent foam and a continuous foam,

wherein said edge member is corrugated in a direction from said inner peripheral portion of said edge to said outer peripheral portion of said edge member, and

wherein said radially innermost part of said arc portion has a higher density than said radially outermost part of said arc portion.

23. The loudspeaker according to claim 22 , wherein

said edge member includes skin layers on said foamed layer.

24. A loudspeaker comprising:

a magnetic circuit;

a frame connected to said magnetic circuit;

a voice coil that is positioned within a magnetic gap of said magnetic circuit;

a diaphragm;

an edge member that includes an inner peripheral portion, an arc portion and an outer peripheral portion, said inner peripheral portion of said edge member extending from an outer peripheral portion of said diaphragm to a radially innermost part of said arc portion and said outer peripheral portion of said edge member extending from said frame to a radially outermost part of said arc portion; and

wherein said diaphragm includes said outer peripheral portion, which is bonded to said frame via said edge member, and an inner peripheral portion that is bonded to said voice coil,

wherein in a sectional view said inner peripheral portion of said edge member and said outer peripheral portion of said edge member are straight,

wherein said edge member is a separate member relative to said diaphragm and is bonded thereto,

wherein said edge member comprises a foamed layer, the foamed layer being made of a foamed resin that includes both an independent foam and a continuous foam,

wherein said edge member includes ribs that extend from said inner peripheral portion of said edge member to said outer peripheral portion of said edge member, and

wherein said radially innermost part of said arc portion has a higher density than said radially outermost part of said arc portion.

25. The loudspeaker according to claim 24 , wherein

said edge member includes skin layers on said foamed layer.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 6, 2009
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022363/0306 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 24, 2007
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (S) PTE. LTD.
To: PANASONIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 018839/0604 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2007
From: PANASONIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018840/0107 →