IP Library Granted Patent US 8,165,336
Granted Patent B2
US 8,165,336 · App. 12/379,059 · Granted Apr 24, 2012

Voice coil and speaker

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Patent No.
US 8,165,336
App. No.
12/379,059
Granted
Apr 24, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A voice coil includes a cylindrical bobbin formed of a first material; a coil which surrounds on an outer circumferential surface of the bobbin; and a plurality of reinforcement members formed of a material having a propagation speed faster than the first material and provided on the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical bobbin.

Claims (22)

1. A voice coil comprising:

a cylindrical bobbin formed of a first material;

a coil which surrounds on an outer circumferential surface of the bobbin; and

a plurality of reinforcement members formed of a material having a vibration propagation speed faster than the first material and provided on the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical bobbin,

wherein the reinforcement members are strip-shaped and are provided apart from each other on the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical bobbin, each of the reinforcement members is aligned in a direction substantially perpendicular to a winding direction of the coil, and a ratio of a total of widths of the reinforcement members against a width of the cylindrical bobbin is set from 1/15 to ⅓, or

wherein the reinforcement members are strip-shaped and are provided apart from each other on an area of the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical bobbin other than an area on which the coil is wound, each of the reinforcement members is aligned in a same direction as a winding direction of the coil, and a ratio of a total of widths of the reinforcement members against a height of the cylindrical bobbin is set from 1/10 to ⅔.

2. The voice coil of claim 1 , wherein the first material includes Japanese paper, kraft paper, aramid fiber, aluminum or polyimide.

3. The voice coil of claim 1 , wherein the bobbin is a paper and has a thickness of 0.03 mm to 0.20 mm.

4. The voice coil of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement members are aluminum foil and have a thickness of 0.012 mm to 0.1 mm.

5. The voice coil of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement members include aluminum, copper, titanium, magnesium, aramid fiber or Japanese paper.

6. A speaker comprising:

a cylindrical bobbin formed of a first material;

a coil which surrounds an edge of the cylindrical bobbin;

a plurality of reinforcement members formed of a material having a vibration propagation speed faster than the first material and provided on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical bobbin;

a diaphragm connected to an another edge of the cylindrical bobbin; and

a magnetic circuit magnetically connected to the coil,

wherein the reinforcement members are strip-shaped and are provided apart from each other on the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical bobbin, each of the reinforcement members is aligned in a direction substantially perpendicular to a winding direction of the coil, and a ratio of a total of widths of the reinforcement members against a width of the cylindrical bobbin is set from 1/15 to ⅓, or

wherein the reinforcement members are strip-shaped and are provided apart from each other on an area of the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical bobbin other than an area on which the coil is wound, each of the reinforcement members is aligned in a same direction as a winding direction of the coil, and a ratio of a total of widths of the reinforcement members against a height of the cylindrical bobbin is set from 1/10 to ⅔.

7. The speaker of claim 6 , wherein the first material includes Japanese paper, kraft paper, aramid fiber, aluminum or polyimide.

8. The speaker of claim 6 , wherein the bobbin is a paper and has a thickness of 0.03 mm to 0.20 mm.

9. The speaker of claim 6 , wherein the reinforcement members are aluminum foil and have a thickness of 0.012 mm to 0.1 m.

10. The speaker of claim 6 , wherein the reinforcement members include aluminum, copper, titanium, magnesium, aramid fiber or Japanese paper.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Apr 6, 2012
From: VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.
To: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028001/0342 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2009
From: IINO, JUNJI; KAMIMURA, SHINJI; IMAMURA, SATOSHI
To: VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 022489/0740 →