IP Library Granted Patent US 12,389,164
Granted Patent B2
US 12,389,164 · App. 18/206,498 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Loudspeaker

Inventors: Kazuma Fujioka (Osaka, JP); Kengo Takeda (Osaka, JP); Tetsushi Itano (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
H04R9/06H04R9/027H04R9/043H04R9/046
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Patent No.
US 12,389,164
App. No.
18/206,498
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A loudspeaker including a magnetic circuit including a magnetic gap, a voice coil body inserted in the magnetic gap, a diaphragm attached to the voice coil body, transmission members arranged on a lateral side of the extend magnetic circuit along the magnetic circuit with a predetermined gap to transmit an electric signal to be input to the voice coil body, and a housing made of a resin and integrated with the magnetic circuit and the transmission members. The transmission members include externally exposed portions and internally exposed portions.

Claims (63)

1. A loudspeaker comprising:

a magnetic circuit including a magnetic gap;

a voice coil body arranged inserted in the magnetic gap;

a diaphragm attached to the voice coil body;

transmission members arranged on a lateral side of the magnetic circuit along the magnetic circuit with a predetermined gap to transmit an electric signal to be input to the voice coil body, the transmission members extending to a rear surface side of the magnetic circuit from the lateral side of the magnetic circuit; and

a housing made of a resin and integrated with the magnetic circuit and the transmission members,

wherein the transmission members include:

externally exposed portions exposed outside the housing; and

internally exposed portions exposed inside the housing.

2. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 ,

wherein the externally exposed portions of the transmission members are connection terminals to be connected to an external connector, and

the housing integrally includes a connector frame which holds the external connector.

3. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 ,

wherein the transmission members are each a metal plate.

4. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 ,

wherein the transmission members which total two are arranged in a positional relation of 180 degrees with respect to a winding axis of the voice coil body as a center.

5. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 ,

wherein the magnetic circuit includes:

a magnet which is an a ring shape and is arranged coaxially with the winding axis of the voice coil body;

a rear surface member arranged on a rear surface side of the magnet; and

a front surface plate which is in a ring shape and is arranged on a front surface side of the magnet coaxially with the winding axis, and

the magnet has an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the front surface plate.

6. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 ,

wherein the magnetic circuit includes:

a magnet which is in a ring shape and is arranged coaxially with the winding axis of the voice coil body;

a rear surface member arranged on the rear surface side of the magnet; and

a front surface plate which is in a ring shape and is arranged on a front surface side of the magnet coaxially with the winding axis, and

the rear surface member includes:

a positioner inserted in the magnet to position the magnet; and

a tapered portion having a diameter reducing from the positioner toward a front direction.

7. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 ,

wherein the housing integrally includes:

a damper attachment which is in a ring shape coaxial with the winding axis of the voice coil body and is projected forwardly from a front side of the magnetic circuit and to which a damper is attached; and

a diaphragm attachment which is arranged outside the damper attachment concentrically with the damper attachment and to which the diaphragm is attached, and

each of the internally exposed portions of the transmission members is exposed between the damper attachment and the diaphragm attachment.

8. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 ,

wherein the housing is formed of polycarbonate.

9. A loudspeaker comprising:

a magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap;

a voice coil body arranged inserted in the magnetic gap;

a diaphragm attached to the voice coil body;

connection members connected to the voice coil body to transmit an electric signal to be input to the voice coil body;

a housing which accommodates the magnetic circuit and the voice coil body; and

a damper which connects the voice coil body to the housing,

wherein the damper includes:

an outer ring which is in a ring shape and is attached to the housing;

an inner ring which is in a ring shape and is attached to the voice coil body; and

at least two arms each extending along a radial direction with respect to a winding axis of the voice coil body as a center to connect the outer ring to the inner ring, and

each of the connection members extends along the radial direction with respect to the winding axis of the voice coil body as a center, penetrates through the outer ring and the inner ring, and is held between the at least two arms by the damper.

10. The loudspeaker according to claim 9 ,

wherein the connection members are curved to form waves with respect to the winding axis as the center.

11. The loudspeaker according to claim 9 ,

wherein the at least two arms are curved to form waves with respect to the winding axis as the center.

12. The loudspeaker according to claim 10 ,

wherein the at least two arms adjacent to each other are curved to form waves, waves of one of the at least two arms having phases opposite to phases of waves of an other of the at least two arms.

13. The loudspeaker according to claim 9 ,

wherein the at least two arms adjacent to each other have different widths in a circumferential direction.

14. The loudspeaker according to claim 9 ,

wherein the at least two arms are made of a metal.

15. The loudspeaker according to claim 9 ,

wherein the outer ring, the inner ring, and the at least two arms are integrated, and the connection members are insert molded when the damper is formed.

16. The loudspeaker according to claim 15 ,

wherein each of the connection members is insert molded with the outer ring and the inner ring.

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 Nov 30, 2023
From: FUJIOKA, KAZUMA; TAKEDA, KENGO; ITANO, TETSUSHI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065707/0965 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2020-209634 · Dec 17, 2020 · national
JP 2021-000995 · Jan 6, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021044361 · Dec 2, 2021
Related Publication 20230319482A1 · Oct 5, 2023
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