Ring radiator compression driver features
A speaker includes an enclosure including a peripheral sound wave exit. A compression driver is connected to the speaker enclosure. Sound waves are peripherally spread from the sound wave exit of the speaker enclosure.
1. A speaker apparatus comprising:
a speaker enclosure including a peripheral sound wave exit to emit sound waves peripherally; and
a compression driver coupled to the speaker enclosure, the compression driver comprising:
a speaker cone having an outer portion coupled to a mounting plate disposed adjacent the peripheral sound wave exit; and
a phase plug comprising a first portion positioned parallel and adjacent to the speaker cone and a second portion that extends outwards toward a circumference of the speaker enclosure.
2. The speaker apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a third portion of the phase plug extends inside a voice coil of the speaker cone.
3. The speaker apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the compression driver comprises an end tapped speaker cone and the phase plug comprises one of a center pole phase plug, a domed center phase plug, and an inverted domed center phase plug.
4. The speaker apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the compression driver comprises a center tapped speaker cone and the phase plug comprises a domed center phase plug.
5. The speaker apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the compression driver comprises a dome speaker and the phase plug comprises one of an end tap phase plug, a straight center tap phase plug, and a center tap phase plug.
6. The speaker apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the compression driver comprises an end tapped flat speaker and the phase plug comprises a flat phase plug.
7. The speaker apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a compression ratio of the compression driver is based on a surface area of the speaker cone divided by a surface area of the peripheral sound wave exit.
8. The speaker apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the speaker enclosure comprises one of an elliptical shape, a cylindrical shape, a spherical shape and a polygonal shape.
9. The speaker apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral sound wave exit comprises a ring-shape opening around a perimeter of the speaker enclosure.
10. The speaker apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising one or more other compression drivers coupled to the speaker enclosure, wherein the compression driver comprises a first type of speaker and the one or more other compression drivers comprise a second type or a third type of speaker.
11. The speaker apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first type of speaker, the second type of speaker and the third type of speaker each comprise one or more of a tweeter, a midrange and a woofer.
12. The speaker apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the speaker comprises one of a wired speaker and a wireless speaker.
13. A speaker system comprising:
a speaker enclosure including a first peripheral sound wave exit and a second sound wave exit to emit sound waves peripherally;
a first radiator compression driver coupled to the speaker enclosure, the first radiator compression driver comprising:
a speaker cone having an outer portion coupled to a mounting plate disposed adjacent the first peripheral sound wave exit; and
a first phase plug comprising a first portion positioned parallel and adjacent to the speaker cone and a second portion that extends outwards toward a circumference of the speaker enclosure; and
a second radiator compression driver.
14. The speaker system of claim 13 , wherein the second radiator compression driver comprises a speaker coupled with a second phase plug.
15. The speaker system of claim 14 , wherein the first phase plug extends inside a voice coil of the speaker cone and the second phase plug extends inside a voice coil of the speaker of the second radiator compression driver.
16. The speaker system of claim 14 , wherein the first radiator compression driver comprises an end tapped cone speaker and the first phase plug comprises one of a center pole phase plug, a domed center phase plug, and an inverted domed center phase plug.
17. The speaker system of claim 14 , wherein the first radiator compression driver comprises a center tapped cone speaker and the first phase plug comprises a domed center phase plug.
18. The speaker system of claim 14 , wherein the second radiator compression driver comprises a dome speaker and the second phase plug comprises one of an end tap phase plug, a straight center tap phase plug, and a center tap phase plug.
19. The speaker system of claim 14 , wherein the first radiator compression driver comprises an end tapped flat speaker and the first phase plug comprises a flat phase plug.
20. The speaker system of claim 14 , wherein a compression ratio of the first radiator compression driver is based on a surface area of the speaker cone divided by a surface area of the peripheral sound wave exit.
21. The speaker system of claim 13 , wherein the speaker enclosure comprises one of an elliptical shape, a cylindrical shape, a spherical shape and a polygonal shape.
22. The speaker system of claim 13 , wherein the peripheral sound wave exit comprises a ring-shape opening around a perimeter of the speaker enclosure.
23. The speaker system of claim 13 , further comprising one or more other radiator compression drivers coupled to the speaker enclosure, wherein the first radiator compression driver comprises a first type of speaker, the second radiator compression driver comprises a second type of speaker, and the one or more other radiator compression drivers comprise a third type of speaker.
24. The speaker system of claim 23 , wherein the first type of speaker, the second type of speaker and the third type of speaker each comprise one or more of a tweeter, a midrange and a woofer.