IP Library Granted Patent US 11,343,626
Granted Patent B2
US 11,343,626 · App. 17/170,879 · Granted May 24, 2022

Bone conduction speaker and compound vibration device thereof

Inventors: Xin Qi (Shenzhen, CN); Fengyun Liao (Shenzhen, CN); Jinbo Zheng (Shenzhen, CN); Qian Chen (Shenzhen, CN); Hao Chen (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
H04R25/606H04R9/06H04R9/066H04R2460/13
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Patent No.
US 11,343,626
App. No.
17/170,879
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present invention and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.

Claims (34)

1. A vibration device in a bone conduction speaker, comprising:

compound vibration parts connected to a magnet component, wherein

the magnet component is configured to drive a voice coil to vibrate, and

the vibration of the voice coil drives the compound vibration parts to generate vibrations having at least two resonance peaks, frequencies of the at least two resonance peaks being catchable with human ears, and sounds being generated by the vibrations transferred through a human bone; and

at least one contact surface configured to contact and transmit vibration to a user, the contact surface including a gradient structure causing an uneven distribution of forces on the contact surface when in contact with the user.

2. The vibration device according to claim 1 , wherein the gradient structure is configured to change a frequency response of the bone conduction speaker.

3. The vibration device according to claim 1 , wherein the gradient structure includes at least one convex portion or at least one concave portion.

4. The vibration device according to claim 3 , wherein a ratio of an area of one of the at least one convex portion to an area of the contact surface is in a range of 1%-80%.

5. The vibration device according to claim 4 , wherein a ratio of a total area of the at least one convex portion to the area of the contact surface is in a range of 5%-80%.

6. The vibration device according to claim 1 , wherein at least part of the compound vibration parts is made of stainless steels, a thickness of the compound vibration parts made of stainless steels is 0.1-0.2 mm.

7. The vibration device according to claim 1 , wherein the compound vibration parts include two or more vibration parts.

8. The vibration device according to claim 7 , wherein the two or more vibration parts at least partially attach to each other.

9. The vibration device according to claim 7 , wherein the two or more vibration parts at least include a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board.

10. The vibration device according to claim 9 , wherein at least part of the vibration conductive plate is fixed on the magnetic component via a grommet.

11. The vibration device according to claim 10 , wherein the voice coil is fixed on at least part of the vibration board.

12. The vibration device according to claim 1 , wherein the magnetic component comprises:

a bottom plate;

an annular magnet attaching to the bottom plate;

an inner magnet concentrically disposed inside the annular magnet;

an inner magnetic conductive plate attaching to the inner magnet;

an annular magnetic conductive plate attaching to the annular magnet; and

a grommet attaching to the annular magnetic conductive plate.

13. The vibration device according to claim 1 , wherein a lower resonance peak of the at least two resonance peaks is equal to or lower than 900 Hz and a higher resonance peak of the at least two resonance peaks is equal to or lower than 9500 Hz.

14. The vibration device according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between the frequencies of the at least two resonance peaks is at least 200 Hz.

15. A bone conduction speaker, comprising:

a vibration device having compound vibration parts connected to a magnet component, wherein

the magnet component is configured to drive a voice coil to vibrate, and

the vibration of the voice coil drives the compound vibration parts to generate vibrations having at least two resonance peaks, frequencies of the at least two resonance peaks being catchable with human ears, and sounds being generated by the vibrations transferred through a human bone; and

at least one contact surface configured to contact and transmit vibration to a user, the contact surface including a gradient structure causing an uneven distribution of forces on the contact surface when in contact with the user.

16. The bone conduction speaker according to claim 15 , wherein the gradient structure is configured to change a frequency response of the bone conduction speaker.

17. The bone conduction speaker according to claim 15 , wherein the gradient structure includes at least one convex portion or at least one concave portion.

18. The bone conduction speaker according to claim 17 , wherein a ratio of an area of one of the at least one convex portion to an area of the contact surface is in a range of 1%-80%.

19. The bone conduction speaker according to claim 18 , wherein a ratio of a total area of the at least one convex portion to the area of the contact surface is in a range of 5%-80%.

20. The bone conduction speaker according to claim 15 , wherein the compound vibration parts at least include a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 20, 2022
From: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058785/0552 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2021
From: QI, XIN; LIAO, FENGYUN; ZHENG, JINBO; CHEN, QIAN; CHEN, HAO
To: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056178/0802 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201110438083.9 · Dec 23, 2011 · national
Continuity (9)
Continuation In Part 17161717 · Jan 29, 2021
Continuation In Part 16833839 · Mar 30, 2020
Continuation In Part 16833839 · Mar 30, 2020
Continuation In Part 16159070 · Oct 12, 2018
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Continuation 14513371 · Oct 14, 2014
Continuation 13719754 · Dec 19, 2012
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