Speaker apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10154336-B2
Application number	US-201515512060-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2015
Priority date	Dec 2, 2014
Publication date	Dec 11, 2018
Grant date	Dec 11, 2018

Abstract

To reduce the driving loss in the diaphragm, and to ensure a good sound output in the wide bandwidth. It includes a circular coil bobbin at least partly disposed between a yoke and a magnet, a coil wound around the coil bobbin, the coil being configured to be moved with the coil bobbin where a driving current is supplied to the coil, a piezoelectric element having one end coupled to one end of the coil bobbin in a movement direction, the piezoelectric element being configured to be expanded and contracted and moved in a direction same as the movement direction where an electric current is supplied to the piezoelectric element, and a diaphragm having an inner circumference part coupled to another end of the piezoelectric element, and a coupled part of the diaphragm to the piezoelectric element and a coupled part of the piezoelectric element to the coil bobbin are positioned on a straight line in the movement direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A speaker apparatus, comprising:
a circular coil bobbin at least partly disposed between a yoke and a magnet;
a coil wound around the circular coil bobbin, wherein the coil is configured to move with the circular coil bobbin based on a supply of a driving current to the coil;
a plurality of piezoelectric elements, wherein a first end of each of the plurality of piezoelectric elements is coupled to one end of the circular coil bobbin in a movement direction,
wherein the plurality of piezoelectric elements is disposed separately at equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the circular coil bobbin; and
a diaphragm having an inner circumference part coupled to a second end of each of the plurality of piezoelectric elements, wherein a coupled part of the diaphragm that is coupled to each of the plurality of piezoelectric elements and a coupled part of each of the plurality of piezoelectric elements that is coupled to the circular coil bobbin are positioned on a straight line in the movement direction.

2. The speaker apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the each of the plurality of piezoelectric elements is a laminated type piezoelectric element that comprises a plurality of layers laminated in the movement direction.

3. The speaker apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a time correction is performed so as to match a first initial driving time of the diaphragm and a second initial driving time of the diaphragm, wherein the first initial driving time is based on the supply of the driving current to the coil, and wherein the second initial driving time is based on the supply of the electric current to the plurality of piezoelectric elements.

4. The speaker apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a phase correction is performed so as to match a first phase of the diaphragm and a second phase of the diaphragm, wherein first phase is based on the supply of the driving current to the coil and wherein the second phase is based on the supply of the electric current to the plurality of piezoelectric elements.

5. The speaker apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of piezoelectric elements is of a d33 mode.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Tagami Takahisa
• Suzuki Nobukazu
• Fujishita Kaneaki

Classifications

• H04R9/025

  Magnetic circuit · CPC title

• H04R1/20 Primary

  Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics (for stereophonic purpose H04R5/00) · CPC title

• H04R17/00

  Piezoelectric transducers; Electrostrictive transducers (piezoelectric or electrostrictive elements in general H10N30/00; details of piezoelectric or electrostrictive motors, generators or positioners {H10N30/00}) · CPC title

• H04R3/02

  for preventing acoustic reaction {, i.e. acoustic oscillatory feedback (specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/453)} · CPC title

• H04R17/005

  using a piezoelectric polymer · CPC title