A loudspeaker including a frame, a movable diaphragm that oscillates, and a suspension for mounting the diaphragm to the frame, where the suspension comprises a flexible surround having a substantially enclosed space where at least a portion of the flexible surround is air permeable.
1. A loudspeaker comprising:
a frame,
a movable diaphragm which oscillates,
a suspension system for mounting the diaphragm to the frame having a first surround portion and a second surround portion, and
a magnet system
where one of the first or the second surround portions is air permeable.
2. The loudspeaker of claim 1 where the magnet system comprises at least one annular permanent magnet and at least two annular polar pieces.
3. The loudspeaker of claim 2 where the magnet system comprises two inner annular coaxial permanent magnets and two outer annular coaxial permanent magnets, where the two inner annular permanent magnets are superimposed and have a first diameter D 1 , the two outer annular permanent magnets are superimposed and have a second diameter D 2 that is larger than D 1 .
4. The loudspeaker of claim 3 where a polar piece is positioned between two permanent annular magnets.
5. The loudspeaker of claim 4 where the inner diameter of the permanent magnets have the opposite polarization of the outer diameter of the permanent magnets.
6. The loudspeaker of claim 5 where in the radial direction uneven magnetic poles oppose each other.
7. The loudspeaker of claim 1 comprising a decompression hole coaxial to a main axis (A) of the loudspeaker.
8. The loudspeaker of claim 7 where the diameter of the decompression hole corresponds to the inner diameter (D 1 ) of the two inner annular permanent magnets.
9. The loudspeaker of claim 7 where the diameter (D 3 ) of the decompression hole corresponds to the inner diameter of the inner annular polar piece.
10. The loudspeaker of claim 7 where the decompression hole is terminated by a box.
11. The loudspeaker of claim 10 where the box is cylindrical and has a diameter that corresponds to the diameter of the decompression hole.
12. The loudspeaker of claim 1 where the magnet system comprises
one permanent magnet,
two polar pieces,
a voice coil positioned in a gap of the magnet system, and
a groove that is at least partially filled with a ring of electricity conducting material, where the groove is perpendicular to the main axis of the loudspeaker.
13. A magnet system for a loudspeaker comprising:
at least two inner annular coaxial permanent magnets,
at least two outer annular coaxial permanent magnets, and
at least two annular polar pieces,
where the two inner annular permanent magnets are superimposed and have a first diameter D 1 , the two outer annular permanent magnets are superimposed and have a second diameter D 2 that is larger than D 1 .
14. The magnet system of claim 13 where a polar piece is positioned between two permanent annular magnets.
15. The magnet system of claim 14 where the inner diameter of the permanent magnets have the opposite polarization of the outer diameter of the permanent magnets.
16. The magnet system of claim 15 where in the radial direction uneven magnetic poles oppose each other.
17. The magnet system of claim 13 comprising a decompression hole coaxial to a main axis (A) of the loudspeaker.
18. The magnet system of claim 17 where the diameter of the decompression hole corresponds to the inner diameter (D 1 ) of the two inner annular permanent magnets.
19. The magnet system of claim 17 where the diameter (D 3 ) of the decompression hole corresponds to the inner diameter of the inner annular polar piece.
20. The magnet system of claim 17 where the decompression hole is terminated by a box.
21. The magnet system of claim 20 where the box is cylindrical and has a diameter that corresponds to the diameter of the decompression hole.