IP Library Patent Application 18116182
Patent Application
App. No. 18/116,182

LOUDSPEAKER DIAPHRAGM, LOUDSPEAKER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MOVABLE BODY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LOUDSPEAKER DIAPHRAGM

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Abstract

A loudspeaker diaphragm that includes a resin containing silica derived from seed coats and a compatibilizer as an additive.

Claims (37)

1 . A loudspeaker diaphragm comprising:

a resin containing silica derived from seed coats and a compatibilizer as an additive.

2 . The loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , wherein

a content of the silica derived from the seed coats in the resin is at least 1 wt % and at most 50 wt %, and

a content of the compatibilizer in the resin is at least 0.1 wt % and at most 10 wt %.

3 . The loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , wherein

the silica derived from the seed coats is amorphous silica obtained by burning the seed coats at a temperature of at least 300 degrees Celsius and at most 700 degrees Celsius.

4 . The loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 3 , wherein

the silica derived from the seed coats is not ground after burning.

5 . The loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , wherein

the silica derived from the seed coats retains approximate shapes of the seed coats.

6 . The loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , wherein

the seed coats are chaff.

7 . The loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , wherein

a particle diameter of the silica derived from the seed coats is less than or equal to 300 microns.

8 . The loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , wherein

the compatibilizer is maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene (PP).

9 . The loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , wherein

the compatibilizer is hydrolyzable long-chain alkylsilane.

10 . The loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , wherein

the compatibilizer is a silane coupling agent.

11 . The loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 1 , wherein

the compatibilizer is a modified resin that is modified with maleic anhydride.

12 . A loudspeaker comprising:

the loudspeaker diaphragm according to claim 1 ;

a magnetic circuit;

a frame that holds the magnetic circuit and the loudspeaker diaphragm; and

a voice coil body including one end joined to the loudspeaker diaphragm and an other end disposed in a magnetic gap of the magnetic circuit.

13 . A method of manufacturing a loudspeaker diaphragm, the method comprising:

burning seed coats at a temperature of at least 300 degrees Celsius and at most 700 degrees Celsius to obtain amorphous silica;

adding a compatibilizer to a thermoplastic resin containing the amorphous silica, kneading the compatibilizer and the thermoplastic resin, and producing pellets; and

forming the pellets into a loudspeaker diaphragm to manufacture the loudspeaker diaphragm.

14 . An electronic device comprising:

the loudspeaker according to claim 12 ; and

an amplifier circuit for an input signal to the loudspeaker.

15 . A movable body comprising:

the loudspeaker according to claim 12 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066709/0752 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2023
From: KOYANAGI, TETSUYA; ITANO, TETSUSHI; NISHIMURA, KAZUAKI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064429/0588 →