IP Library Granted Patent US 9,674,595
Granted Patent B2
US 9,674,595 · App. 14/778,576 · Granted Jun 6, 2017

Speaker and manufacturing method thereof

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Patent No.
US 9,674,595
App. No.
14/778,576
Granted
Jun 6, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A loudspeaker includes a frame, a magnetic circuit, a magnetic gap, a diaphragm, a voice coil, a connector portion, and a lead wire. The connector portion is provided at the frame, and includes a terminal. The lead wire connects between the terminal and the voice coil, and has a connection portion connected to the terminal. Then, a first holder that holds the lead wire is formed at the connector portion. The lead wire is held between the terminal and the first holder as being clamped.

Claims (52)

1. A loudspeaker comprising:

a frame;

a magnetic circuit disposed at a central part of the frame, the magnetic circuit being provided with a magnetic gap;

a diaphragm coupled to an outer circumference of the frame;

a voice coil provided at a central part of the diaphragm, the voice coil being inserted into the magnetic gap;

a connector portion having a conductive terminal, the connector portion being provided to the frame near the outer circumference; and

a lead wire having a connection portion connected to the conductive terminal, the lead wire connecting the conductive terminal and the voice coil together,

wherein the connector portion has a first holder holding the lead wire,

the lead wire includes a clamping portion held and clamped between the conductive terminal and the first holder, and

the first holder includes:

a first holding claw;

a second holding claw formed next to the first holding claw; and

a coupling portion coupling the first holding claw and the second holding claw together, and

wherein a slit is provided between the second holding claw and the first holding claw,

the lead wire is disposed in the slit,

a clearance between the first holding claw and the second holding claw in the slit is smaller than a diameter of the lead wire, and

the lead wire is clamped to the conductive terminal by an elastic force of at least one of the first holding claw and the second holding claw.

2. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein the lead wire is held and clamped by: an end of the first holding claw nearer to the conductive terminal and provided at a side surface of the first holding claw facing the slit; an end of the second holding claw nearer to the conductive terminal at a side surface of the second holding claw facing the slit; and the conductive terminal.

3. The loudspeaker according to claim 2 , wherein

the first holder is provided with a first guide portion that guides the lead wire to a predetermined position,

the first guide portion is provided at least at one of the side surface of the first holding claw facing the slit, and the side surface of the second holding claw facing the slit, and

the slit between the first holding claw and the second holding claw tapers along a direction to the lead wire guided.

4. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein a width of an end of the slit nearer to the voice coil is different from a width of an end of the slit nearer to the outer circumference.

5. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein a first inclined surface inclined relative to a direction in which the lead wire extends is formed on at least one of the side surface of the first holding claw facing the slit and the side surface of the second holding claw facing the slit.

6. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein

the first holding claw and the second holding claw extend from the coupling portion to a center of the frame, and

a width of an end of the slit nearer to the coupling portion is greater than a width of an end of the slit farther from the coupling portion.

7. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein

the first holding claw and the second holding claw extend from the coupling portion toward the center of the frame, and

a width of an end of the slit being nearer to the coupling portion is smaller than a width of an end of the slit being farther from the coupling portion.

8. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein

the lead wire is a tinsel wire including a core and a conductor portion provided at an outer circumference of the core, and

the conductor portion is held as being compression-deformed by an elastic force of one of the first holding claw and the second holding claw.

9. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein in a cross section of the clamping portion of the lead wire, a dimension along a first direction in which the first holding claw and the second holding claw are disposed next to each other is greater than a dimension along a second direction being perpendicular to the first direction.

10. The loudspeaker according to claim 9 , wherein

walls that face the slit are formed at the first holding claw and the second holding claw, respectively,

in the clamping portion, the lead wire includes a first apex portion nearer to the first holding claw in the first direction and a second apex portion nearer to the second holding claw in the first direction, and

at least one of a state where the wall of the first holding claw abuts on the first apex portion and a state where the wall of the second holding claw abuts on the second apex portion is established.

11. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein a second holder holding the lead wire is further provided between the voice coil and the first holder.

12. The loudspeaker according to claim 11 , wherein the lead wire curves toward the diaphragm between the voice coil and the second holder, and curves away from the diaphragm between the second holder and the first holder.

13. The loudspeaker according to claim 11 , wherein the second holder includes a restricting claw that restricts the lead wire to a predetermined position, and a second guide portion that guides the lead wire to the predetermined position.

14. A loudspeaker comprising:

a frame;

a magnetic circuit disposed at a central part of the frame, the magnetic circuit being provided with a magnetic gap;

a diaphragm coupled to an outer circumference of the frame;

a voice coil provided at a central part of the diaphragm, the voice coil being inserted into the magnetic gap;

a connector portion having a conductive terminal, the connector portion being provided to the frame near the outer circumference; and

a lead wire having a connection portion connected to the conductive terminal, the lead wire connecting the conductive terminal and the voice coil together,

wherein the connector portion has a first holder holding the lead wire,

wherein the lead wire includes a clamping portion held and clamped between the conductive terminal and the first holder,

wherein a second holder holding the lead wire is further provided between the voice coil and the first holder, and

wherein the second holder includes a restricting claw that restricts the lead wire to a predetermined position, and a second guide portion that guides the lead wire to the predetermined position.

Assignments (2)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2015
From: ARA, MASAMICHI; AJIKI, KENICHI; YAMAJI, TOSHINORI; ISHIKAWA, KEIJI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036731/0451 →