IP Library Granted Patent US 8,878,401
Granted Patent B2
US 8,878,401 · App. 13/242,270 · Granted Nov 4, 2014

Linear vibrator having a trembler with a magnet and a weight

Inventor: Kapjin Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
H02K33/16B06B1/045
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Patent No.
US 8,878,401
App. No.
13/242,270
Granted
Nov 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a linear vibrator, the linear vibrator including: a bottom case including a floor plate and first and second elastic units integrally formed with the floor plate, and mutually and oppositely bent from both distal ends facing the floor plate; a stator including a circuit substrate arranged on the floor plate and a coil block electrically connected to the circuit substrate; a trembler including a magnet discretely facing the coil block and a weight securing the magnet; and an upper case coupled to the bottom case to accommodate the stator and the trembler, wherein both lateral surfaces of the trembler facing the first and second elastic units are elastically supported by the first and second elastic units.

Claims (33)

1. A linear vibrator, comprising:

a bottom case including a floor plate;

a stator including a circuit substrate arranged on the floor plate and a coil block disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the circuit substrate;

a trembler including a magnet facing the coil block and a weight coupled to the magnet;

an upper case coupled to the bottom case to accommodate the stator and the trembler; and

first and second elastic units extended from the floor plate of the bottom case respectively, the first and second elastic units being arranged perpendicular to the floor plate;

wherein the trembler is coupled to the first and the second elastic units respectively;

wherein each of the first and second elastic units includes fixtures extended from the floor plate of the bottom case, and a zigzagged leaf spring unit connected at both distal ends to each fixture;

wherein the leaf spring unit includes a plurality of spring units mutually and vertical 1 y arranged in parallel relative to the floor plate, each connected in series; and

wherein a center spring unit in the plurality of spring units is coupled to a lateral surface of the trembler.

2. The linear vibrator of claim 1 , wherein the trembler further includes a yoke that covers an upper surface of the weight and both lateral surfaces of the weight facing the first and second elastic units.

3. The linear vibrator of claim 2 , wherein both lateral surfaces of the yoke are respectively welded to the first and second elastic units.

4. The linear vibrator of claim 1 , wherein both lateral surfaces of the trembler are respectively coupled to the first and second elastic units.

5. The linear vibrator of claim 1 , wherein width of the trembler is smaller than a gap between the mutually facing the first and second elastic units.

6. The linear vibrator of claim 1 , wherein the center spring unit in the plurality of spring units is welded to a lateral surface of the trembler.

7. The linear vibrator of claim 1 , wherein at least one coil block is provided.

8. A linear vibrator, comprising:

a bottom case including a floor plate;

a stator including a circuit substrate arranged on the floor plate and a coil block arranged on the circuit substrate;

a trembler including a magnet opposite to the coil block and a weight coupled to the magnet;

an upper case including an upper plate coupled to the bottom case; and

first and second elastic units extended from the upper plate of the upper case respectively, the first and second elastic units being arranged perpendicular to the upper plate;

wherein the trembler is coupled to the first and the second elastic units respectively;

wherein each of the first and second elastic units includes fixtures extended from the upper plate, and a zigzagged leaf spring unit connected at both distal ends to each fixture;

wherein the leaf spring unit includes a plurality of spring units mutually and vertically arranged in parallel relative to the upper plate, each connected in series; and

wherein a center spring unit in the plurality of spring units is coupled to a lateral surface of the trembler.

9. The linear vibrator of claim 8 , wherein the trembler further includes a yoke that covers an upper surface of the weight and both lateral surfaces of the weight facing the first and second elastic units.

10. The linear vibrator of claim 9 , wherein both lateral surfaces of the yoke are respectively welded to the first and second elastic units.

11. The linear vibrator of claim 8 , wherein both lateral surfaces of the trembler are respectively coupled to the first and second elastic units.

12. The linear vibrator of claim 8 , wherein width of the trembler is smaller than a gap between the mutually facing the first and second elastic units.

13. The linear vibrator of claim 8 , wherein at least one coil block is provided.

14. The linear vibrator of claim 8 , wherein the bottom case includes a protective plate bent from the bottom case to cover the first and second elastic units.

15. The linear vibrator of claim 8 , wherein the center spring unit in the plurality of spring units is welded to each lateral surface of the trembler.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2014
From: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
To: EM-TECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034253/0176 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2011
From: LEE, KAPJIN
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026963/0195 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2010-0111729 · Nov 10, 2010 · national
KR 10-2010-0111730 · Nov 10, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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