IP Library Granted Patent US 10,484,794
Granted Patent B2
US 10,484,794 · App. 16/031,496 · Granted Nov 19, 2019

Loudspeaker diaphragm, loudspeaker, and production method for loudspeaker diaphragm

Inventors: Tetsushi Itano (Osaka, JP); Seiji Takagi (Osaka, JP); Kenji Endou (Fukushima, JP); Kazuaki Nishimura (Okayama, JP); Makoto Kurozawa (Mie, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H04R7/12H04R31/003B29C45/0005B29C45/0013B29C45/561B29C2045/0008B29K2023/12B29K2309/10B29K2509/08B29L2031/38H04R2307/023H04R2307/025H04R2307/029
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Patent No.
US 10,484,794
App. No.
16/031,496
Granted
Nov 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A loudspeaker diaphragm includes resin and hollow glass member particles contained in the resin. Further, a loudspeaker includes the above-described loudspeaker diaphragm, a magnetic circuit, a frame connected to the magnetic circuit, and a voice coil body having one end connected to the loudspeaker diaphragm and the other end disposed inside a magnetic gap in the magnetic circuit.

Claims (33)

1. A loudspeaker diaphragm comprising:

resin, the resin including:

hollow glass member particles;

a reinforcing material; and

a compatibilizing agent that improves compatibility between the resin and the hollow glass member particles, wherein

the reinforcing material is one or more materials selected from the group consisting of mica, carbon fiber, cellulose, and glass fiber,

the compatibilizing agent is a resin modified with maleic acid anhydride,

a thickness of each of the hollow glass member particles is greater than or equal to 0.6 μm and less than or equal to 3 μm, and

a content of the hollow glass member particles contained in the resin is greater than or equal to 5 weight % and less than or equal to 40 weight %.

2. The loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 1 ,

wherein an average diameter of the hollow glass member particles is greater than or equal to 3 μm and less than or equal to 20 μm.

3. The loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 1 ,

wherein the resin further contains a material having high internal loss.

4. The loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 1 ,

wherein the resin further contains an antioxidant.

5. A loudspeaker comprising:

the loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 1 ;

a magnetic circuit provided with a magnetic gap;

a frame connected to the magnetic circuit; and

a voice coil body having one end connected to the loudspeaker diaphragm and another end disposed inside the magnetic gap.

6. A production method for a loudspeaker diaphragm, the method comprising:

kneading resin containing hollow glass member particles;

injecting the resin into a cavity of a mold that is in a first state; and

bringing the mold into a second state in which a volume of the cavity is smaller than a volume of the cavity in the first state after the injection of the resin, wherein

the resin containing hollow glass member particles includes:

a reinforcing material; and

a compatibilizing agent that improves compatibility between the resin and the hollow glass member particles, wherein

the reinforcing material is one or more materials selected from the group consisting of mica, carbon fiber, cellulose, and glass fiber,

the compatibilizing agent is a resin modified with maleic acid anhydride,

a thickness of each of the hollow glass member particles is greater than or equal to 0.6 μm and less than or equal to 3 μm, and

a content of the hollow glass member particles contained in the resin is greater than or equal to 5 weight % and less than or equal to 40 weight %.

7. The loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , wherein

the compatibilizing agent contained in the resin is greater than or equal to 1 weight % and less than or equal to 10 weight %.

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 066703/0113 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2018
From: ITANO, TETSUSHI; TAKAGI, SEIJI; ENDOU, KENJI; NISHIMURA, KAZUAKI; KUROZAWA, MAKOTO
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047375/0630 →
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