IP Library Granted Patent US 11,968,509
Granted Patent B2
US 11,968,509 · App. 17/299,825 · Granted Apr 23, 2024

Speaker

Inventors: Hong Wen (Shenzhen, CN); Jihui Zeng (Shenzhen, CN); Yuanzhen Niu (Shenzhen, CN); Zhenjin Zhu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
H04R7/20H04R9/046H04R9/06H04R2307/201H04R2307/207
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Patent No.
US 11,968,509
App. No.
17/299,825
Granted
Apr 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A speaker having a support structure having a bracket, and a vibration structure having a bend ring. The bend ring comprises an arc portion and an outer brim connected to the bracket. The outer brim of the bend ring extends downwardly to abut and connect to an outer brim of the top of the bracket, and the outer brim of the bend ring does not exceed the outermost end of the arc portion in the radial direction. The effective vibration area of a speaker is increased by using the above structure, so that the sensitivity of the speaker is improved.

Claims (29)

1. A speaker, comprising:

a support structure having a bracket; and

a vibration structure having a bend ring, the bend ring has an arc portion and an outer brim connected to the bracket;

the outer brim of the bend ring extends downwardly to abut and connect to an outer brim of a top of the bracket, the outer brim of the bend ring does not exceed an outermost end of the arc portion in a radial direction, the outer brim of the top of the bracket matches the downwardly extending outer brim of the bend ring and does not exceed the outermost end of the arc portion in a radial direction.

2. The speaker as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that:

the outer brim of the bend ring extends vertically downward, and the outer brim of the top of the bracket has a mating surface therewith.

3. The speaker as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that:

a lower edge of the outer brim of the bend ring does not exceed a lower edge of the outer brim of the top of the bracket, and the bracket comprises a horizontal edge that extends radially outward along the lower edge of the outer brim of the top.

4. The speaker as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that:

the arc portion of the bend ring is symmetrical with respect to an axis extending from a highest point of the arc portion along the vertical direction of the speaker.

5. The speaker as claimed in claim 4 , characterized in that:

the highest points of the bend ring form a waved shape in a horizontal direction of the speaker.

6. The speaker as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that:

the arc portion of the bend ring is asymmetrical with respect to an axis extending from a highest point of the arc portion along a vertical direction of the speaker, and the highest point is offset radially outward or radially inward relative to a midpoint of the width of the arc portion.

7. The speaker as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that:

the outer brim of the bend ring is connected to the bracket by bonding or snapping.

8. The speaker as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that:

the vibration structure further comprises a damper, and an outer brim of the damper is connected to the bracket in a vertical direction.

9. The speaker as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that:

the bend ring is made of one or more of rubber, polyurethane and foam.

10. The speaker as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that:

the speaker is a speaker with an axisymmetric structure.

11. The speaker as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that:

the speaker is a racetrack type speaker or a square speaker.

12. The speaker as claimed in claim 1 , characterized by further comprising:

a magnetic circuit system having a magnetic gap; and

the vibration structure further comprises a damper and a voice coil which can be suspended in the magnetic gap, connected to the damper.

13. The speaker as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that:

the speaker is a passive radiator.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2021
From: WEN, HONG; ZENG, JIHUI; NIU, YUANZHEN; ZHU, ZHENJIN
To: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 057211/0290 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201811493035.8 · Dec 7, 2018 · national
CN 201822049115.6 · Dec 7, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210377666A1 · Dec 2, 2021