IP Library Granted Patent US 8,873,776
Granted Patent B2
US 8,873,776 · App. 13/289,225 · Granted Oct 28, 2014

Piezoelectric speaker

Inventors: Hye-Jin Kim (Daejeon, KR); Woo Seok Yang (Daejeon, KR); Jong Dae Kim (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
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Patent No.
US 8,873,776
App. No.
13/289,225
Granted
Oct 28, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a piezoelectric speaker including: a piezoelectric layer that converts electrical signals into oscillation and outputs sound; an electrode that is formed on a top or a bottom of the piezoelectric layer to apply the electrical signals to the piezoelectric layer; an acoustic diaphragm that is made of a hetero material including a first acoustic diaphragm and a second acoustic diaphragm and is attached to the bottom of the piezoelectric layer on which the electrode is formed; and a frame attached in a form enclosing a side of the acoustic diaphragm.

Claims (34)

1. A piezoelectric speaker, comprising:

a piezoelectric layer that converts electrical signals into oscillation of the piezoelectric layer and outputs sound;

an electrode that is disposed on a top surface or a bottom surface of the piezoelectric layer to apply the electrical signals to the piezoelectric layer;

an acoustic diaphragm that is made of a hetero material including a first acoustic diaphragm and a second acoustic diaphragm and disposed under the bottom surface of the piezoelectric layer; and

a frame that is attached to the acoustic diaphragm to enclose a side of the acoustic diaphragm,

wherein a Young's modulus of the first acoustic diaphragm is lower than a Young's modulus of the second acoustic diaphragm.

2. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 1 , wherein the piezoelectric layer is configured as a single-layer thin film or a thin film having a stacked structure.

3. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 1 , wherein the piezoelectric layer includes at least one of PZT, PMN-PT, PZN-PT, PIN-PT, PYN-PT, PVDF, PVDF-TrFE, BNT (BaNiTiO 3 ), and BZT-BeT.

4. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 1 , wherein the piezoelectric layer is formed in anyone of a polygonal shape, a circular shape, and an oval shape.

5. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 1 , wherein the piezoelectric layer is disposed on the top surface of the acoustic diaphragm and is canted asymmetrically with respect to the acoustic diaphragm.

6. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 1 , wherein the first acoustic diaphragm includes at least one of rubber, silicon, and urethane.

7. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 1 , wherein the second acoustic diaphragm includes at least one of plastic, metal, carbon nanotube CCNT), and graphene.

8. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 1 , wherein the hetero material is formed by using anyone of bonding, coating, and depositing methods.

9. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 1 , wherein the acoustic diaphragm uses a nano complex material instead of the hetero material.

10. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 9 , wherein the nano complex material is formed by composing a polymer including at least one of rubber, silicon, and urethane and a nano structure material including carbon nanotube CCNT) or graphene.

11. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 1 , wherein a remaining portion of the top surface of the acoustic diaphragm other than a portion of the top surface of the acoustic diaphragm to which the piezoelectric layer is attached includes a wrinkle.

12. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 1 , wherein the frame is configured in an enclosure form enclosing acoustic radiation from a rear of the acoustic diaphragm and forms a predetermined space by being spaced apart from a bottom surface of the acoustic diaphragm.

13. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 1 , wherein the frame is made of plastic including at least one of poly-butylene terephthalate (PBT), polyacetal (POM), and polycarbonate (PC) or metal or an alloy including aluminum or stainless steel.

14. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 1 , further comprising a high elastic damping material layer that bonds the piezoelectric layer to the acoustic diaphragm.

15. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 14 , wherein the damping material layer includes at least one of rubber, silicon, and urethane.

16. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 1 , further comprising a protective cap that has a plurality of acoustic holes formed on the front thereof and houses the front of the piezoelectric speaker.

17. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of acoustic holes are disposed in anyone of a circular shape, an oval shape, a polygonal shape, and a radial shape.

18. The piezoelectric speaker of claim 16 , wherein the protective cap further includes a nonwoven fabric protecting the plurality of acoustic holes formed on the front thereon.

19. A piezoelectric speaker, comprising:

a piezoelectric layer that converts electrical signals into oscillation of the piezoelectric layer and outputs sound;

an electrode that is disposed on a top surface or a bottom surface of the piezoelectric layer to apply the electrical signals to the piezoelectric layer;

an acoustic diaphragm that is made of a hetero material including a first acoustic diaphragm and a second acoustic diaphragm and disposed under the bottom surface of the piezoelectric layer; and

a frame that is attached to the acoustic diaphragm to enclose a side of the acoustic diaphragm; and

a high elastic damping material layer that bonds the piezoelectric layer to the acoustic diaphragm.

20. A piezoelectric speaker, comprising:

a piezoelectric layer that converts electrical signals into oscillation of the piezoelectric layer and outputs sound;

an electrode that is disposed on a top surface or a bottom surface of the piezoelectric layer to apply the electrical signals to the piezoelectric layer;

an acoustic diaphragm that is made of a nano complex material including a first acoustic diaphragm and a second acoustic diaphragm and disposed under the bottom surface of the piezoelectric layer; and

a frame that is attached to the acoustic diaphragm to enclose a side of the acoustic diaphragm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2011
From: KIM, HYE-JIN; SEOK, YANG WOO; KIM, JONGDAE
To: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2010-0126266 · Dec 10, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120148073A1 · Jun 14, 2012