IP Library Granted Patent US 12,156,000
Granted Patent B2
US 12,156,000 · App. 17/658,824 · Granted Nov 26, 2024

Systems for bone conduction speaker

Inventors: Fengyun Liao (Shenzhen, CN); Jinbo Zheng (Shenzhen, CN); Qian Chen (Shenzhen, CN); Hao Chen (Shenzhen, CN); Xin Qi (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
H04R25/606H04R9/06H04R9/066H04R2460/13
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Patent No.
US 12,156,000
App. No.
17/658,824
Granted
Nov 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and apparatus are described herein related to improving the sound quality of a bone conduction speaker. The sound quality of the bone conduction speaker is adjusted in the sound generation, sound transferring, and sound receiving of the bone conduction speaker by designing vibration generation manners and vibration transfer structures.

Claims (29)

1. A bone conduction speaker, comprising:

a housing;

a first vibration conductive plate spanning between and functionally connected to walls of the housing; and

a transducer including at least one vibration board and a second vibration conductive plate embedded in the vibration board, wherein:

the first vibration conductive plate is connected to a panel and the vibration board through a connecting portion, and the transducer is fixed to the housing via the first vibration conductive plate to form a suspended structure.

2. The bone conduction speaker of claim 1 , wherein the transducer includes at least one voice coil and at least one magnetic circuit, the voice coil connects with the at least one vibration board, and the magnetic circuit connects with the second vibration conductive plate.

3. The bone conduction speaker of claim 1 , wherein a stiffness coefficient of the vibration board is larger than a stiffness coefficient of the second vibration conductive plate.

4. The bone conduction speaker of claim 1 , wherein the second vibration conductive plate is an elastic plate.

5. The bone conduction speaker of claim 1 , wherein the first vibration conductive plate is an elastic plate.

6. The bone conduction speaker of claim 1 , wherein at least two first rods of the first vibration conductive plate converge to a center of the first vibration conductive plate.

7. The bone conduction speaker of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first vibration conductive plate is 0.005 mm-3 mm.

8. The bone conduction speaker of claim 1 , wherein the bone conduction speaker is configured to transmit a sound such that the first vibration conductive plate generates a first resonance peak, while the vibration board and the second vibration conductive plate generate at least two other resonance peaks, and the first resonance peak and at least one of the two other resonance peaks are within a frequency range perceivable by human ears.

9. The bone conduction speaker of claim 1 , wherein the bone conduction speaker includes a contact side, the contact side connects to the first vibration conductive plate through a connection portion, the contact side at least includes a contact surface, the contact surface is configured to contact and transmit vibration to a user, and a force between the contact surface and the user is larger than a first threshold and smaller than a second threshold.

10. The bone conduction speaker of claim 9 , wherein the first threshold is 0.1N, and the second threshold is 5N.

11. A method for improving sound quality of a bone conduction speaker, comprising:

providing a bone conduction speaker, the bone conduction speaker including:

a housing;

a first vibration conductive plate spanning between and functionally connected to walls of the housing; and

a transducer including at least one vibration board and a second vibration conductive plate embedded in the vibration board, wherein:

the first vibration conductive plate is connected to a panel and the vibration board through a connecting portion, and the transducer is fixed to the housing via the first vibration conductive plate to form a suspended structure.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the transducer includes at least one voice coil and at least one magnetic circuit, the voice coil connects with the at least one vibration board, and the magnetic circuit connects with the second vibration conductive plate.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein a stiffness coefficient of the vibration board is larger than a stiffness coefficient of the second vibration conductive plate.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second vibration conductive plate is an elastic plate.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first vibration conductive plate is an elastic plate.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least two first rods of the first vibration conductive plate converge to a center of the first vibration conductive plate.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the first vibration conductive plate is 0.005 mm-3 mm.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the bone conduction speaker is configured to transmit a sound such that the first vibration conductive plate generates a first resonance peak, while the vibration board and the second vibration conductive plate generate at least two other resonance peaks, and the first resonance peak and at least one of the two other resonance peaks are within a frequency range perceivable by human ears.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the bone conduction speaker includes a contact side, the contact side connects to the first vibration conductive plate through a connection portion, the contact side at least includes a contact surface, the contact surface is configured to contact and transmit vibration to a user, and a force between the contact surface and the user is larger than a first threshold and smaller than a second threshold.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the first threshold is 0.1N, and the second threshold is 5N.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 10, 2022
From: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062047/0589 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2022
From: LIAO, FENGYUN; ZHENG, JINBO; CHEN, QIAN; CHEN, HAO; QI, XIN
To: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062114/0240 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17169583 · Feb 8, 2021
Continuation 16833839 · Mar 30, 2020
Continuation 15752452
Related Publication 20220240029A1 · Jul 28, 2022
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