IP Library Granted Patent US 9,392,375
Granted Patent B2
US 9,392,375 · App. 14/125,559 · Granted Jul 12, 2016

Acoustic generator, acoustic generation device, and electronic device

Inventors: Takeshi Hirayama (Kirishima, JP); Shuichi Fukuoka (Kirishima, JP); Noriyuki Kushima (Kirishima, JP); Hiroshi Ninomiya (Kirishima, JP)
Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
H04R17/005G10K9/125G10K11/002H04R1/00H04R17/00H04R1/02
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Patent No.
US 9,392,375
App. No.
14/125,559
Granted
Jul 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The problem is to reduce variations of sound pressure in the sound pressure frequency characteristics. To solve the problem, an acoustic generator includes a film that is a supporting plate; a frame member that is provided on the outer circumference of the film; a piezoelectric element that is provided on the film within a frame of the frame member; and a resin layer that is provided on the film within the frame of the frame member, and the resin layer including an air bubble. By the air bubble, a decrease in the sound pressure is prevented, peaks and dips in the frequency characteristics of sound pressure are reduced, and high-quality sounds are generated.

Claims (20)

1. An acoustic generator comprising:

a film;

a frame that is provided on a periphery of the film;

a piezoelectric element that is distinct from and adjacent to the film and is provided inside the frame; and

a resin layer that is provided on the film and is provided inside the frame, the resin layer including a plurality of air bubbles, wherein

the plurality of air bubbles comprises a plurality of first air bubbles which is abutting an area where stiffness changes,

the plurality of first air bubbles includes at least one of second and third air bubbles,

the second air bubbles are provided to abut a boundary between the piezoelectric element and the resin layer, each of the second air bubbles has a shape that elongates in a direction along the boundary between the piezoelectric element and the resin layer, and

the third air bubbles are provided to abut a boundary between the frame and the resin layer, each of the third air bubbles has a shape that elongates in a direction along the boundary between the frame and the resin layer.

2. The acoustic generator according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first air bubbles further includes fourth air bubbles which are abutting a boundary between the film and the resin layer.

3. The acoustic generator according to claim 1 , wherein a number of the air bubbles is increased as the air bubbles are located closer to a surface boundary between the film and the resin layer.

4. An acoustic generation device comprising:

a housing; and

the acoustic generator according to claim 1 that is installed in the housing.

5. An electronic device comprising:

a case;

the acoustic generator according to claim 1 that is installed in the case; and

an electronic circuit that is connected to the acoustic generator, wherein

the electronic device has a function to generate a sound from the acoustic generator.

6. The acoustic generator according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of air bubbles further comprises a plurality of fifth air bubbles which is not abutting the area.

Assignments (2)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded May 13, 2019
From: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
To: NAVY, SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 049166/0451 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2013
From: HIRAYAMA, TAKESHI; FUKUOKA, SHUICHI; KUSHIMA, NORIYUKI; NINOMIYA, HIROSHI
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031763/0429 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-179047 · Aug 10, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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