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Granted Patent B2
US 12,407,990 · App. 18/184,206 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Panel speaker

Inventor: Kazuki Matsui (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
H04R17/00H04R2499/15
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Patent No.
US 12,407,990
App. No.
18/184,206
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A panel speaker includes: a single vibration panel formed by adhering one surface of a first panel and one surface of a second panel; a first vibration actuator configured to drive and vibrate the single vibration panel; and a second vibration actuator configured to drive and vibrate the single vibration panel, the single vibration panel has, in a plan view, a first non-adhesive region and a second non-adhesive region in both of which the first panel and the second panel are not bonded to each other, and the first vibration actuator is coupled to other surface of the second panel to drive the first non-adhesive region, and the second vibration actuator is coupled to the other surface of the second panel to drive the second non-adhesive region.

Claims (50)

1. A panel speaker comprising:

a single vibration panel formed by adhering to each other one surface of a first panel and one surface of a second panel;

a first vibration actuator configured to drive and vibrate the single vibration panel; and

a second vibration actuator configured to drive and vibrate the single vibration panel, wherein

the single vibration panel has, in a plan view, a first non-adhesive region and a second non-adhesive region in both of which the first panel and the second panel are not bonded to each other,

the first vibration actuator is coupled to another surface of the second panel to drive the first non-adhesive region of the single vibration panel, and the second vibration actuator is coupled to the other surface of the second panel to drive the second non-adhesive region of the single vibration panel, and

the first vibration actuator and the second vibration actuator are not directly coupled to the first panel.

2. The panel speaker according to claim 1 , wherein

the first non-adhesive region and the second non-adhesive region are arranged, in the plan view, at both sides of a virtual straight line passing through a center in a longitudinal direction of the single vibration panel and being orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.

3. The panel speaker according to claim 2 , wherein

the first non-adhesive region and the second non-adhesive region are arranged, in the plan view, in line symmetry with respect to the virtual straight line.

4. The panel speaker according to claim 3 , wherein

the first vibration actuator is configured to receive a left sound signal of stereophonic sound, and

the second vibration actuator is configured to receive a right sound signal of stereophonic sound.

5. The panel speaker according to claim 3 , wherein

the single vibration panel includes a third non-adhesive region that, in the plan view, separates the first non-adhesive region and the second non-adhesive region from each other.

6. The panel speaker according to claim 3 , wherein

the single vibration panel has a plurality of non-adhesive regions in each of which the first panel and the second panel are not bonded to each other, and the plurality of non-adhesive regions are, in the plan view, partitioned in a lattice shape and include the first non-adhesive region and the second non-adhesive region.

7. The panel speaker according to claim 3 , wherein

the first panel is a display panel.

8. The panel speaker according to claim 7 , wherein

the first panel is an organic light emitting diode panel.

9. The panel speaker according to claim 2 , wherein

the first vibration actuator is configured to receive a left sound signal of stereophonic sound, and

the second vibration actuator is configured to receive a right sound signal of stereophonic sound.

10. The panel speaker according to claim 2 , wherein

the single vibration panel includes a third non-adhesive region that, in the plan view, separates the first non-adhesive region and the second non-adhesive region from each other.

11. The panel speaker according to claim 2 , wherein

the single vibration panel has a plurality of non-adhesive regions in each of which the first panel and the second panel are not bonded to each other, and the plurality of non-adhesive regions are, in the plan view, partitioned in a lattice shape and include the first non-adhesive region and the second non-adhesive region.

12. The panel speaker according to claim 2 , wherein

the first panel is a display panel.

13. The panel speaker according to claim 12 , wherein

the first panel is an organic light emitting diode panel.

14. The panel speaker according to claim 1 , wherein

the first vibration actuator is configured to receive a left sound signal of stereophonic sound, and

the second vibration actuator is configured to receive a right sound signal of stereophonic sound.

15. The panel speaker according to claim 1 , wherein

the single vibration panel includes a third non-adhesive region that, in the plan view, separates the first non-adhesive region and the second non-adhesive region from each other.

16. The panel speaker according to claim 1 , wherein

the single vibration panel has a plurality of non-adhesive regions in each of which the first panel and the second panel are not bonded to each other, and the plurality of non-adhesive regions are, in the plan view, partitioned in a lattice shape and include the first non-adhesive region and the second non-adhesive region.

17. The panel speaker according to claim 1 , wherein

the first panel is a display panel.

18. The panel speaker according to claim 17 , wherein

the first panel is an organic light emitting diode panel.

19. A display panel speaker for a-stereo sound, comprising:

a display panel;

a vibration propagation panel;

stripe shaped first, second and third adhesive patterns formed between the display panel and the vibration propagation panel;

a first vibration actuator that (i) is disposed between the first and the second adhesive patterns, (ii) is adhered to the vibration propagation panel to drive and vibrate the vibration propagation panel, and (iii) is not directly adhered to the display panel; and

a second vibration actuator that (i) is disposed between the second and the third adhesive patterns, (ii) is adhered to the vibration propagation panel to drive and vibrate the vibration propagation panel, and (iii) is not directly adhered to the display panel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2023
From: MATSUI, KAZUKI
To: DENSO TEN LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062989/0245 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-169247 · Oct 21, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
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