IP Library Granted Patent US 11,420,421
Granted Patent B2
US 11,420,421 · App. 16/822,074 · Granted Aug 23, 2022

Glass sheet composite, and diaphragm

Inventors: Kento Sakurai (Tokyo, JP); Jun Akiyama (Tokyo, JP); Daisuke Uchida (Tokyo, JP); Shinya Tahara (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: AGC Inc.
B32B17/06C03C27/06H04R7/08B32B2307/10B32B2315/08H04R2307/023
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Patent No.
US 11,420,421
App. No.
16/822,074
Granted
Aug 23, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A glass sheet composite includes a first glass sheet, a second sheet disposed opposite the first glass sheet, and a liquid layer formed by sealing up a liquid between the first glass sheet and the second sheet, in which the glass sheet composite has a plurality of vibration areas that are independent of each other in a plan view. The glass sheet composite is a diaphragm including at least one vibrator disposed on one side or both sides of the glass sheet composite. The glass sheet composite enables independent vibration at each of the vibration areas, and enables not only stereophonic or multiphonic reproduction but also local reproduction to be performed along with images. Since the diaphragm includes a vibrator, this diaphragm is excellent in sound reproduction.

Claims (35)

1. A glass sheet composite comprising

a first glass sheet,

a second sheet disposed opposite the first glass sheet, and

a liquid layer formed by sealing up a liquid between the first glass sheet and the second sheet,

wherein the glass sheet composite has a plurality of vibration areas that are independent of each other in a plan view, and

wherein the liquids of the liquid layers in the vibration areas have been hermetically sealed up by partitioning parts that are formed at edges of the vibration areas, and define boundaries between the vibration areas.

2. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of vibration areas have area equal to each other.

3. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein the first glass sheet and the second sheet have been fixed to each other, with a seal material interposed therebetween, the partition parts being made of the same material as the seal material.

4. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein the first glass sheet and the second sheet have been fixed to each other, with a seal material interposed therebetween, the partition parts being made of a material having a lower adhesion strength than the seal material.

5. The glass sheet composite according to claim 4 , wherein a difference in refractive index between the liquid layer and the seal material including the partitioning parts is 0.015 or less.

6. The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid of the liquid layer in at least two of the vibration areas have different ingredient from each other.

7. A diaphragm comprising the glass sheet composite according to claim 1 and at least one vibrator disposed on one or both surfaces of the glass sheet composite.

8. A glass sheet composite comprising

a first glass sheet,

a second sheet disposed opposite the first glass sheet, and

a liquid layer formed by sealing up a liquid between the first glass sheet and the second sheet,

wherein the glass sheet composite has a plurality of vibration areas that are independent of each other in a plan view, and

wherein the liquid of the liquid layer in one of at least two adjacent vibration areas among said vibration areas and the liquid of the liquid layer in the other of the two adjacent vibration areas are in contact with each other in the partitioning part which defines a boundary between the two vibration areas, in a state of being mutually flowable.

9. The glass sheet composite according to claim 8 , wherein the plurality of vibration areas have area equal to each other.

10. The glass sheet composite according to claim 8 , wherein the first glass sheet and the second sheet have been fixed to each other, with a seal material interposed therebetween, the partition parts being made of a material having a lower adhesion strength than the seal material.

11. The glass sheet composite according to claim 10 , wherein a difference in refractive index between the liquid layer and the seal material including the partitioning parts is 0.015 or less.

12. The glass sheet composite according to claim 8 , wherein the liquid of the liquid layer in at least two of the vibration areas have different ingredient from each other.

13. A diaphragm comprising the glass sheet composite according to claim 8 and at least one vibrator disposed on one or both surfaces of the glass sheet composite.

14. A glass sheet composite comprising

a first glass sheet,

a second sheet disposed opposite the first glass sheet, and

a liquid layer formed by sealing up a liquid between the first glass sheet and the second sheet,

wherein the glass sheet composite has a plurality of vibration areas that are independent of each other in a plan view, and

wherein the liquid of the liquid layer in at least two of the vibration areas have different ingredient from each other.

15. The glass sheet composite according to claim 14 , wherein the plurality of vibration areas have area equal to each other.

16. The glass sheet composite according to claim 14 ,

wherein the liquids of the liquid layers in the vibration areas have been hermetically sealed up by partitioning parts that are formed at edges of the vibration areas, and define boundaries between the vibration areas, and

wherein the first glass sheet and the second sheet have been fixed to each other, with a seal material interposed therebetween, the partition parts being made of a material having a lower adhesion strength than the seal material.

17. The glass sheet composite according to claim 16 , wherein a difference in refractive index between the liquid layer and the seal material including the partitioning parts is 0.015 or less.

18. A diaphragm comprising the glass sheet composite according to claim 14 and at least one vibrator disposed on one or both surfaces of the glass sheet composite.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2020
From: SAKURAI, KENTO; AKIYAMA, JUN; UCHIDA, DAISUKE; TAHARA, SHINYA
To: AGC INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-194639 · Oct 4, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2018037119 · Oct 3, 2018
Related Publication 20200223187A1 · Jul 16, 2020