IP Library Granted Patent US 8,774,449
Granted Patent B2
US 8,774,449 · App. 13/514,658 · Granted Jul 8, 2014

Speaker diaphragm, speaker dust cap, speaker frame, speaker using said parts, and electronic equipment and device using said speaker

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Patent No.
US 8,774,449
App. No.
13/514,658
Granted
Jul 8, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Each of a speaker diaphragm, a dust cap, and a frame includes a resin and a plant opal that is extracted from a bamboo leaf, and is formed by injection molding or sheet molding. The configuration can enhance stiffness of each of the diaphragm, the dust cap, and the frame and implement high performance.

Claims (31)

1. A speaker diaphragm formed by injection molding or sheet molding, comprising:

a resin; and

a plant opal extracted from a bamboo leaf.

2. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , wherein a mix rate of the plant opal ranges from 5 wt % to 50 wt % inclusive.

3. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , further comprising a plant-based fiber.

4. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 3 , wherein the plant-based fiber is a bamboo fiber.

5. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 4 , wherein a content of the bamboo fiber ranges from 5 wt % to 60 wt % inclusive.

6. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 4 , wherein the bamboo fiber includes a bamboo fiber that is fined into a microfibril state having a beating degree of 25 cc or less.

7. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 4 , further comprising a bamboo powder.

8. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 4 , further comprising a bamboo charcoal made by charring the bamboo fiber.

9. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 3 , wherein the plant-based fiber is a bamboo powder.

10. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 3 , wherein the plant-based fiber is a bamboo charcoal made by charring the bamboo fiber.

11. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , further comprising a reinforcing material.

12. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 2 , further comprising a compatibilizing agent.

13. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , wherein the resin is polypropylene.

14. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , wherein the resin is a plant-based resin.

15. A speaker comprising:

a magnetic circuit;

a frame coupled to the magnetic circuit;

the diaphragm according to claim 1 that is coupled to an outer peripheral portion of the frame; and

a voice coil that is coupled to the diaphragm, wherein

the voice coil is partially disposed in an action range of a magnetic flux generated from the magnetic circuit.

16. An electronic device comprising:

the speaker according to claim 15 ; and

a main body that feeds an electric power to the speaker.

17. An apparatus comprising:

the speaker according to claim 15 ; and

a moving unit on which the speaker is mounted.

18. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , wherein a particle diameter of the plant opal ranges from 5 μm to 20 μm.

19. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 15 further comprising a dust cap, wherein a mix rate of the plant opal in the speaker diaphragm ranges from 5 wt % to 50 wt % inclusive, and a mix rate of the plant opal in the dust cap ranges from 5 wt % to 30 wt inclusive.

20. The speaker diaphragm according to claim 19 , wherein a mix rate of the plant opal in the frame ranges from 5 wt % to 40 wt % inclusive.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066703/0132 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERRONEOUSLY FILED APPLICATION NUMBERS 13/384239, 13/498734, 14/116681 AND 14/301144 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 034194 FRAME 0143. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 24, 2020
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056788/0362 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034194/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2012
From: KAJIHARA, YOSHIMICHI; JIN, YOHEI; FUJII, TORU
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028879/0871 →