Sound generating device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10271120-B2
Application number	US-201615755578-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2016
Priority date	Sep 1, 2015
Publication date	Apr 23, 2019
Grant date	Apr 23, 2019

Abstract

In a sound generating device, a connection terminal made of a metal plate material electrically connected to an external equipment has a groove portion in a portion protruding inward of a base. A terminal fitting made of a metal plate material and electrically connected to the sounding body includes a terminal fitting main body that is mechanically joined to the sounding body, and a protrusion plate portion that extends from the terminal fitting main body portion and is press-fitted to the groove portion. The protrusion plate portion press-fitted to the groove portion of the connection terminal is provided integrally with the terminal fitting.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sound generating device, comprising:
a sounding body that receives an electric signal and generates a sound;
a terminal fitting electrically connected to the sounding body through a conductive member;
a base to which the sounding body is attached; and
a connection terminal that is fixed to the base in a state of penetrating through the base and has a portion protruding outward of the base and being electrically connected to an external equipment, wherein
the connection terminal is made of a metal plate material and has a portion protruding inward of the base and being provided with a groove portion having an open end, and
the terminal fitting is made of a metal plate material and includes a terminal fitting main body portion mechanically joined to the sounding body and soldered to the conductive member, and a protrusion plate portion that extends from the terminal fitting main body portion and press-fitted to the groove portion from the open end of the groove portion of the connection terminal.

2. The sound generating device according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the protrusion plate portion adjacent to the terminal fitting main body portion, along a direction of press-fitting of the protrusion plate portion to the groove portion, is larger than a length of the protrusion plate portion adjacent to a tip end of the protrusion plate portion.

3. The sound generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusion plate portion has a bent portion between an end portion of the protrusion plate portion adjacent to the terminal fitting main body portion and a portion of the protrusion plate portion press-fitted to the groove portion.

4. The sound generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusion plate portion of the terminal fitting includes a root portion connected to the terminal fitting main body portion, a fitting portion fitted to the groove portion of the connection terminal, and a curved portion curved between the root portion and the fitting portion.

5. The sound generating device according to claim 4 , wherein the curved portion is curved along a plane whose normal line is parallel to a plate thickness direction of the metal plate material forming the protrusion plate portion.

6. The sound generating device according to claim 4 , wherein the curved portion is curved along an imaginary surface that intersects with a direction in which inner walls of the groove portion fitted to the protrusion plate portion face each other.

7. The sound generating device according to claim 4 , wherein the curved portion includes a first curved portion that is curved in an arc shape convex from the fitting portion toward the root portion, and a second curved portion that is curved in an arc shape convex from the first curved portion in a direction away from the root portion.

8. The sound generating device according to claim 7 , wherein a portion of an outer circumference of the first curved portion facing the root portion is located closer to the root portion than a portion of an outer circumference of the second curved portion facing away from the root portion is to the root portion.

9. The sound generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal fitting is integrated with the sounding body through a terminal plate made of a resin plate material.

10. The sound generating device according to claim 9 , wherein
the terminal fitting main body portion includes a terminal fitting main body fixing portion that is in contact with the terminal plate and soldered to the conductive member, a terminal fitting main body movable portion that is separated from the terminal fitting main body fixing portion by a slit portion and not in contact with the terminal plate, and a coupling portion that connects the terminal fitting main body fixing portion to the terminal fitting main body movable portion, and
the protrusion plate portion extends from a free end of the terminal fitting main body movable portion toward the connection terminal.

11. The sound generating device according to claim 9 , wherein the sounding body includes a diaphragm that vibrates to generate sound, a diaphragm drive portion that vibrates the diaphragm, and a frame that houses the diaphragm drive portion, and
the frame and the terminal plate are mechanically joined together.

12. A sound generating device, comprising:
a sounding body that receives an electric signal to generate sound;
a base to which the sounding body is attached;
a terminal fitting electrically connected to the sounding body through a conductive member, the terminal fitting having a metal plate which includes a terminal fitting main body portion that is mechanically joined to the sounding body and soldered to the conductive member, and a protrusion plate portion that extends from the terminal fitting main body portion; and
a connection terminal having a metal plate fixed to the base in a state of penetrating through the base, the connection terminal being electrically connected to an external equipment outside the base, and the connection terminal having a groove press-fitted to the protrusion plate portion inside the base.

Assignees

• Anden Co Ltd

Inventors

• Miyata Susumu
• Hayakawa Koshiro

Classifications

• B60Q5/00

  Arrangement or adaptation of acoustic signal devices · CPC title

• G10K9/12 Primary

  electrically operated · CPC title

• H04R1/02

  Casings; Cabinets {; Supports therefor;} Mountings therein (H04R1/28 takes precedence {; attachments for microphones H04R1/08; mounting of transducers in earpieces H04R1/1075}) · CPC title

• H04R1/06 Primary

  Arranging circuit leads; Relieving strain on circuit leads · CPC title

• B60Q5/005

  automatically actuated · CPC title