IP Library Granted Patent US 12,058,507
Granted Patent B2
US 12,058,507 · App. 17/841,602 · Granted Aug 6, 2024

Sound output equipment and display device

Inventor: Sungeun Yang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04R9/06H04R1/028H04R1/2811H04R1/2896H04R7/12H04R7/18H04R9/025H04R9/041H04R2400/11H04R2499/15
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Patent No.
US 12,058,507
App. No.
17/841,602
Granted
Aug 6, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are sound output equipment that exhibits high efficiency while having a slim structure and a display device including the same.

Claims (53)

1. Sound output equipment comprising:

a base plate comprised of a metal material;

an inner magnetic portion located at a center of the base plate;

a voice coil located around an outer circumference of the inner magnetic portion;

a plurality of outer magnetic portions located along an outer circumference of the voice coil;

an upper cover located above the inner magnetic portion, the voice coil, and the plurality of outer magnetic portions;

a circular diaphragm having a doughnut shape located around an outer circumference of the plurality of outer magnetic portions;

a frame located around and above the diaphragm;

a guide located between the frame and the upper cover; and

a bridge horizontally extending from the voice coil to pass between the plurality of outer magnetic portions, and connected to the circular diaphragm to the voice coil,

wherein the diaphragm comprises an outer edge connected to the frame and an inner edge connected to the guide.

2. The sound output equipment according to claim 1 ,

wherein the inner magnetic portion comprises:

a first inner magnet

an inner plate located at an upper surface of the first inner magnet; and

a second inner magnet located at an upper surface of the inner plate, and

wherein the outer magnetic portion comprises:

a plurality of first outer magnets located at an outer circumference of the voice coil;

an outer plate located at upper surfaces of the first outer magnets; and

a second outer magnet located at an upper surface of the outer plate, and

wherein the upper cover comprises a metal material and is in contact with the upper surface of the second inner magnet and the upper surface of the second outer magnet.

3. The sound output equipment according to claim 2 , wherein the upper cover further comprises an edge portion protruding toward the second outer magnet.

4. The sound output equipment according to claim 2 , wherein the voice coil comprises a center of the voice coil and a center of the inner plate are both orientated in a vertical direction such that the center of the voice coil and the center of the inner plate are located in a same plane.

5. The sound output equipment according to claim 4 , wherein the second inner magnet comprises a thickness corresponding to a same thickness of the first inner magnet.

6. The sound output equipment according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a resonance hole located in a lateral direction of the frame; and

an enclosure communicating with the resonance hole, wherein the enclosure is configured to form a resonance space.

7. The sound output equipment according to claim 1 , further comprising a damper configured to connect the bridge to the frame, wherein the damper is elastic.

8. The sound output equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the bridge is located in gaps between the plurality of outer magnetic portions.

9. A display device comprising:

a housing;

a display module located at a front side of the housing; and

a slim speaker located in a rear direction of the display module, wherein the slim speaker comprises:

a base plate made of a metal material;

an inner magnetic portion located at a center of the base plate;

a voice coil located around an outer circumference of the inner magnetic portion;

a plurality of outer magnetic portions located along an outer circumference of the voice coil;

an upper cover located above the inner magnetic portion, the voice coil, and the plurality of outer magnetic portions;

a circular diaphragm having a doughnut shape located around an outer circumference of the plurality of outer magnetic portions; and

a frame located around and above the diaphragm;

a guide located between the frame and the upper cover; and

a bridge horizontally extending from the voice coil to pass between the plurality of outer magnetic portions, and connected to connect the diaphragm,

wherein the diaphragm comprises an outer edge connected to the frame and an inner edge connected to the guide.

10. The display device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the inner magnetic portion comprises:

a first inner magnet;

an inner plate located at an upper surface of the first inner magnet; and

a second inner magnet located at an upper surface of the inner plate, and

the outer magnetic portion comprises:

a plurality of first outer magnets located at an outer circumference of the voice coil;

an outer plate located at upper surfaces of the first outer magnets; and

a second outer magnet located at an upper surface of the outer plate, and

wherein the upper cover comprises a metal material, and contacts upper surfaces of the second inner magnet and the second outer magnet.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2022
From: YANG, SUNGEUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 060425/0965 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0127361 · Sep 27, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230094106A1 · Mar 30, 2023