IP Library Granted Patent US 7,676,053
Granted Patent B2
US 7,676,053 · App. 11/294,824 · Granted Mar 9, 2010

Electrodynamic loudspeaker

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Patent No.
US 7,676,053
App. No.
11/294,824
Granted
Mar 9, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrodynamic loudspeaker 1 includes a magnetic circuit 10 and a vibrator 20 . The magnetic circuit 10 includes a magnet 11 and poles 12 and 13 adhering to the magnet 11 . The vibrator 20 includes a coil bobbin 21 and voice coils 22 and 23 wound around and fixed to a portion of the coil bobbin 21 facing the poles 12 and 13 . A magnetic member 30 is fixed to the coil bobbin 21 of the vibrator 20 at a position spaced apart from the voice coils 22 and 23 . The magnetic member 30 is fixed at a position on the coil bobbin 21 so as to extend over an area facing the magnet 11 of the magnetic circuit 10.

Claims (11)

1. An electrodynamic loudspeaker, comprising:

a magnetic circuit including a magnet, a first pole adhering to an upper surface of the magnet, and a second pole adhering to a lower surface of the magnet; and

a vibrator including a diaphragm, a coil bobbin, a first voice coil wound around and fixed to a portion of the coil bobbin facing the first pole, and a second voice coil wound around and fixed to a portion of the coil bobbin facing the second pole,

wherein a magnetic member is fixed to the coil bobbin of the vibrator at a position between the first voice coil and the second voice coil.

2. The electrodynamic loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein the magnetic member is obtained by shaping a soft magnetic material into a generally annular form, the soft magnetic material being selected from the group consisting of an iron material, an electromagnetic soft iron material, a silicon steel material, an electromagnetic stainless steel material, an amorphous metal material, a Permalloy material, a Permendur material and a ferrite material.

3. The electrodynamic loudspeaker according to claim 2 , the magnetic member is also placed at a position above the first voice coil and at a position below the second voice coil.

4. The electrodynamic loudspeaker according to claim 2 , wherein the magnetic circuit includes a first sub-magnet adhering to an upper surface of the first pole and a second sub-magnet adhering to a lower surface of the second pole.

5. The electrodynamic loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein the magnetic member is obtained by shaping a magnetic sheet including a soft magnetic material and a resin into a generally annular form, the soft magnetic material being selected from the group consisting of an iron material, an electromagnetic soft iron material, a silicon steel material, an electromagnetic stainless steel material, an amorphous metal material, a Permalloy material, a Permendur material and a ferrite material.

6. The electrodynamic loudspeaker according to claim 5 , wherein the magnetic member is also placed at a position above the first voice coil and at a position below the second voice coil.

7. The electrodynamic loudspeaker according to claim 5 , wherein the magnetic circuit includes a first sub-magnet adhering to an upper surface of the first pole and a second sub-magnet adhering to a lower surface of the second pole.

8. The electrodynamic loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein the vibrator includes a diaphragm, and an inner edge of the diaphragm is fixed to the magnetic member.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Jan 19, 2011
From: ONKYO CORPORATION
To: ONKYO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025656/0442 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2006
From: NAGAOKA, SATOFUMI
To: ONKYO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016979/0869 →