IP Library Granted Patent US 9,338,556
Granted Patent B2
US 9,338,556 · App. 14/434,174 · Granted May 10, 2016

Electroacoustic transducer, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic device utilizing same

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Patent No.
US 9,338,556
App. No.
14/434,174
Granted
May 10, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electroacoustic transducer comprises a piezoelectric vibrator; a casing being provided with a predetermined space from the piezoelectric vibrator and including a frustum shape cutout in an inner wall thereof; and an acoustic absorption material being fitted in the cutout wherein a sound hole is formed in the casing in front of the piezoelectric vibrator in an oscillating direction of the piezoelectric vibrator; and the casing is formed in the casing such that a hole diameter of a sound path decreases toward a front end in the oscillating direction of the piezoelectric vibrator.

Claims (20)

1. An electroacoustic transducer, comprising:

a piezoelectric vibrator;

a casing being provided with a predetermined space from the piezoelectric vibrator and including a frustum shape cutout in an inner wall thereof; and

an acoustic absorption material being fitted in the cutout;

wherein a sound hole is formed in the casing in front of the piezoelectric vibrator in an oscillating direction of the piezoelectric vibrator; and

the casing is formed in the casing such that a hole diameter of a sound path decreases toward a front end in the oscillating direction of the piezoelectric vibrator.

2. The electroacoustic transducer according to claim 1 , wherein the casing has the cutout including a truncated polygonal shape or truncated cone shape.

3. The electroacoustic transducer according to claim 1 , wherein the acoustic absorption material includes a porous material(s).

4. The electroacoustic transducer according to claim 1 , wherein the sound hole is formed at a distance between ¼ and ½ of a wave length of an oscillating wave(s) from a vibrating surface of the piezoelectric vibrator.

5. The electroacoustic transducer according to claim 1 , wherein the piezoelectric vibrator transmits an ultrasonic wave(s) having more than 20 kHz frequency.

6. An electroacoustic transducer comprising a plurality of the electroacoustic transducer according to claim 1 arranged in parallel on a plane.

7. An electronic device, comprising the electroacoustic transducer according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device being configured to oscillate the piezoelectric vibrator such that an ultrasonic wave(s) having more than 20 kHz frequency is emitted.

8. A manufacturing method of an electroacoustic transducer comprising a piezoelectric vibrator and a casing, the manufacturing method comprising:

providing with a predetermined space from a piezoelectric vibrator;

forming a frustum shape cutout in an inner wall of the casing;

disposing a acoustic absorption fitted in the cutout; and

forming a sound hole in the casing in front of the piezoelectric vibrator in an oscillating direction of the piezoelectric vibrator;

wherein, the cutout is formed in the casing such that a hole diameter of a sound path decreases toward a front end in the oscillating direction of the piezoelectric vibrator.

9. The manufacturing method of the electroacoustic transducer according to claim 8 , wherein the cutout including a truncated polygonal shape or cone truncated cone shape is formed.

10. The manufacturing method of the electroacoustic transducer according to claim 8 , wherein the sound hole is formed at a distance between ¼ and ½ of a wave length of an oscillating wave(s) from a vibrating surface of the piezoelectric vibrator.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2015
From: NEC MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036037/0476 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 9, 2015
From: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
To: NEC MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 035866/0495 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2015
From: ONISHI, YASUHARU
To: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 035358/0408 →