IP Library Granted Patent US 8,098,876
Granted Patent B2
US 8,098,876 · App. 11/667,112 · Granted Jan 17, 2012

Speaker

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Patent No.
US 8,098,876
App. No.
11/667,112
Granted
Jan 17, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A speaker includes a magnetic circuit 1 that is formed in the center of a frame 5 , a voice coil 6 that is inserted in a magnetic gap of the magnetic circuit 1 , a damper 7 that is fixed to the frame 5 and the voice coil 6 , and a vibrating plate 8 that is fixed to the frame 5 and the voice coil 6 . An opening 10 is provided in a bobbin 12 of the voice coil 6 . The area of the opening 10 is 0.3% or less of the radial cross-sectional area of the bobbin 12 of the voice coil 6.

Claims (24)

1. A speaker comprising:

a frame;

a magnetic circuit that is formed in a radial center of the frame and has a magnetic gap;

a voice coil that is inserted in the magnetic gap of the magnetic circuit, the voice coil including a bobbin having a radial cross-sectional area;

a damper that is fixed to the frame and the voice coil; and

a vibrating plate that is fixed to the frame and the voice coil;

wherein an opening is provided in the bobbin of the voice coil;

wherein the opening has an area equal to 0.3% or less of a radial cross-sectional area of the bobbin of the voice coil;

wherein a joint is formed between a top of a coil part of the voice coil and the bobbin;

wherein a clearance gap is formed at the joint between the top of the coil part of the voice coil and the bobbin; and

wherein the clearance gap is blocked by a coating material.

2. The speaker of claim 1 , wherein the damper is adhered to the voice coil by a damper adhered portion, and the opening of the bobbin is formed between a top of a coil part of the voice coil and a bottom of the damper adhered portion.

3. The speaker of claim 2 , wherein the area of the opening is equal to 0.3% or less, and 0.05% or more, of the radial cross-sectional area of the bobbin of the voice coil.

4. The speaker of claim 1 , wherein the area of the opening is equal to 0.3% or less, and 0.05% or more, of the radial cross-sectional area of the bobbin of the voice coil.

5. The speaker of claim 4 , wherein

the opening is formed through a sidewall of the bobbin.

6. The speaker of claim 4 , wherein

the bobbin of the voice coil has a cylindrical sidewall such that the radial cross-sectional area of the bobbin of the voice coil is circular; and

the opening is formed through the cylindrical sidewall of the bobbin.

7. The speaker of claim 1 , wherein

the opening is formed through a sidewall of the bobbin.

8. The speaker of claim 1 , wherein

the bobbin of the voice coil has a cylindrical sidewall such that the radial cross-sectional area of the bobbin of the voice coil is circular; and

the opening is formed through the cylindrical sidewall of the bobbin.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 24, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021897/0689 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2007
From: YAMAGISHI, KIYOSHI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020200/0054 →