IP Library Granted Patent US 10,708,693
Granted Patent B2
US 10,708,693 · App. 16/302,286 · Granted Jul 7, 2020

Oscillatory component for loudspeakers, loudspeaker comprising same, and mobile device equipped with said loudspeaker

Inventors: Tomonori Shibuya (Osaka, JP); Yoshiyuki Takahashi (Okayama, JP); Nobuo Nakamura (Mie, JP); Takayuki Dan (Osaka, JP); Tetsushi Itano (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,708,693
App. No.
16/302,286
Granted
Jul 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vibration component for loudspeakers includes a base layer, an intermediate layer, and a coating layer. The base layer has a front face and a rear face, has a first density, and is formed of a paper body containing a plurality of fibers. The intermediate layer has a first face joined to the front face of the base layer, and a second face on a reverse side of the intermediate layer from the first face, has a second density higher than the first density, and includes a plurality of cellulose fibers as a main component. The coating layer is provided on the second face of the intermediate layer, and includes an inorganic powder formed of a plurality of inorganic fine particles.

Claims (63)

1. A vibration component for loudspeakers, comprising:

a base layer having a front face and a rear face, the base layer having a first density and being formed of a paper body containing a plurality of fibers;

an intermediate layer:

having a first face joined to the front face of the base layer, and a second face on a reverse side of the intermediate layer from the first face,

having a second density higher than the first density, and

including a plurality of cellulose fibers as a main component; and

a coating layer provided on the second face of the intermediate layer, the coating layer including an inorganic powder containing a plurality of inorganic fine particles,

wherein the coating layer further includes a coating material embedding the inorganic fine particles, and

the coating material has a maximum thickness smaller than a maximum particle diameter of the inorganic fine particles.

2. The vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of the inorganic fine particles is partially embedded in the intermediate layer.

3. The vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 1 ,

wherein a weight of the coating layer is 1 wt % or more and 4 wt % or less with respect to a total weight of the vibration component for loudspeakers.

4. The vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the inorganic fine particles has a diameter of 10 μm or more and 60 μm or less.

5. The vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 1 ,

wherein the cellulose fibers has an average diameter smaller than an average diameter of the plurality of fibers of the base layer.

6. The vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 1 ,

wherein the cellulose fibers has an average fiber length shorter than an average fiber length of the plurality of fibers of the base layer.

7. The vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the cellulose fibers is a nanofiber.

8. The vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the cellulose fibers is a bamboo nanofiber.

9. The vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 1 ,

wherein the inorganic powder contains at least one of mica and alumina.

10. The vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 9 ,

wherein the inorganic powder further contains at least one of titanium oxide, iron oxide, and zirconia.

11. The vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 10 ,

wherein the inorganic powder further contains at least one of tin oxide, silicon dioxide, and glass.

12. The vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 1 ,

wherein the coating material contains a thermosetting-resin.

13. The vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 1 ,

wherein

out of the plurality of fibers of the base layer, at least fibers exposed to the rear face are coated with a same material as the coating material.

14. A loudspeaker comprising:

a frame;

a magnetic circuit provided with a magnetic gap and coupled to the frame;

a diaphragm coupled to the frame; and

a voice coil body:

including a first end coupled to the diaphragm, and a second end inserted in the magnetic gap, and

formed of the vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 1 .

15. A loudspeaker comprising:

a frame;

a magnetic circuit provided with a magnetic gap and coupled to the frame;

a diaphragm coupled to the frame and formed of the vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 1 ; and

a voice coil body including a first end coupled to the diaphragm, and a second end inserted in the magnetic gap.

16. A movable-body apparatus comprising:

a movable body;

a driving unit mounted to the body and configured to move the body;

a signal processor mounted to the body; and

the loudspeaker according to claim 15 , the loudspeaker being accommodated in the body.

17. The vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one of the inorganic fine particles is partially stuck in the intermediate layer.

18. The vibration component for loudspeakers according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one of the inorganic fine particles is partially exposed from the coating material.

19. A vibration component for loudspeakers, comprising:

a base layer having a front face and a rear face, the base layer having a first density and being formed of a paper body containing a plurality of fibers;

an intermediate layer:

having a first face joined to the front face of the base layer, and a second face on a reverse side of the intermediate layer from the first face,

having a second density higher than the first density, and

including a plurality of cellulose fibers as a main component; and

a coating layer provided on the second face of the intermediate layer, the coating layer including an inorganic powder containing a plurality of inorganic fine particles,

wherein, out of the fibers of the base layer, at least fibers exposed to the rear face of the base layer are coated with a same material as the coating layer.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066703/0139 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2019
From: SHIBUYA, TOMONORI; TAKAHASHI, YOSHIYUKI; NAKAMURA, NOBUO; DAN, TAKAYUKI; ITANO, TETSUSHI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048838/0225 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-132127 · Jul 4, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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