IP Library Granted Patent US 9,888,321
Granted Patent B2
US 9,888,321 · App. 15/075,107 · Granted Feb 6, 2018

Loudspeaker, electronic apparatus using same, and mobile apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,888,321
App. No.
15/075,107
Granted
Feb 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A loudspeaker includes a frame, a magnetic circuit provided with a magnetic gap, a cone-shaped diaphragm, a voice coil, and an LED. The magnetic circuit is connected to a lower part of the frame. The diaphragm is connected to an outer periphery of the frame. A first end of the voice coil is connected to the diaphragm, and a second end thereof is inserted into the magnetic gap. The LED is provide on an upper part of the frame, and outputs light toward the center of the diaphragm. The LED is disposed such that the diaphragm reflects the light.

Claims (23)

1. A loudspeaker comprising:

a frame having an upper part and a lower part opposite to the upper part;

a magnetic circuit connected to the lower part of the frame, and provided with a magnetic gap;

a cone-shaped diaphragm having a front face and a rear face opposite to the front face, the rear face being connected to an outer periphery of the frame, the diaphragm being made of resin;

a voice coil having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the diaphragm and the second end being inserted into the magnetic gap; and

a light-emitting diode provided on the upper part of the frame, and disposed so as to output light toward a center of the diaphragm and the diaphragm reflects the light,

wherein the diaphragm has a plurality of annular convex parts projecting from the front face of the diaphragm, and each of the plurality of annular convex parts is concentric to the diaphragm and to each other.

2. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of annular convex parts is arc-shaped in cross section.

3. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein a height of each of the plurality of annular convex parts is not less than 0.01 mm and not greater than 0.07 mm.

4. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting diode is one of a plurality of light-emitting diodes disposed away from each other at equivalent intervals.

5. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein the front face of the diaphragm has a color with a reflectivity higher than that of the rear face.

6. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , wherein the diaphragm includes a main resin material and a sub resin material with a reflectivity higher than that of the main resin material, and the sub resin material is contained in the main resin material.

7. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , further comprising a dust cap provided at the center of the diaphragm and protruding from the diaphragm toward the magnetic circuit.

8. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , further comprising a dust cap including a first face and a second face having a color with a reflectivity higher than that of the first face, the dust cap being provided at the center of the diaphragm such that the first face faces the magnetic circuit.

9. The loudspeaker according to claim 1 , further comprising a dust cap provided at the center of the diaphragm, and including a main resin material and a sub resin material with a reflectivity higher than that of the main resin material.

10. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a casing;

an amplifier housed inside the casing; and

the loudspeaker according to claim 1 electrically connected to the amplifier and housed inside the casing.

11. A mobile apparatus comprising:

a main body;

a driving apparatus installed in the main body; and

the loudspeaker according to claim 1 installed in the main body.

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 066703/0132 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2016
From: KURIBAYASHI, RYO; KUBO, KAZUTAKA; JIN, YOHEI; SATO, HITOSHI; MORIMOTO, HIROYUKI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038166/0601 →