Miniature speaker includes a flexible circuit board located below a diaphragm

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10277986-B2
Application number	US-201715677060-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 15, 2017
Priority date	Apr 13, 2017
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a miniature speaker, including a frame, and a vibrating unit and a magnetic unit which are fixedly connected with the frame; the vibrating unit includes a voice diaphragm, a voice coil located below the voice diaphragm and configured to drive the voice diaphragm to vibrate, and an elastic supporting member located below the voice coil and configured to elastically support the voice coil; the elastic supporting member includes a diaphragm and a flexible circuit board fixedly connected below the diaphragm; the diaphragm includes a first connecting portion fixedly connected with the frame, a second connecting portion fixedly connected with the voice diaphragm and a suspension connecting the first connecting portion with the second connecting portion; the suspension is an upward protruded structure protruding toward the voice diaphragm, and the voice coil transmits an electric signal to an external circuit through the flexible circuit board.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A miniature speaker, comprising:
a frame;
a vibrating unit fixedly connected with the frame, comprising a voice diaphragm, a voice coil and an elastic supporting member; and
a magnetic unit fixedly connected with the frame;
wherein the voice coil is located below the voice diaphragm and is configured to drive the voice diaphragm to vibrate and sound; the elastic supporting member is located below the voice coil and is configured to elastically support the voice coil;
the elastic supporting member comprises a diaphragm and a flexible circuit board; and the flexible circuit board is located below the diaphragm and is fixedly connected with the diaphragm, an external circuit transmits an electric signal to the voice coil through the flexible circuit board;
the diaphragm comprises a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion and a suspension, the first connecting portion is fixedly connected with the frame, the second connecting portion is fixedly connected with the voice coil, and the suspension connects the first connecting portion with the second connecting portion; the suspension is an upward protruded structure protruding toward the voice diaphragm.

2. The miniature speaker as described in claim 1 , wherein the diaphragm further comprises a through hole penetrating through the suspension, the voice coil comprises a lead, and the lead passes through the through hole and is electrically connected with the flexible circuit board.

3. The miniature speaker as described in claim 2 , wherein the flexible circuit board comprises a first welding pad and a second welding pad, the first welding pad is located at an external side of the voice coil, the second welding pad is located at an internal side of the voice coil, and the first welding pad extends to an underneath of the suspension;
the lead comprises a first lead and a second lead, the first lead extends out of the voice coil from the external side of the voice coil, and the second lead extends out of the voice coil from the internal side of the voice coil; the first lead passes through the through hole and is electrically connected with the first welding pad, and the second lead is electrically connected with the second welding pad; the magnetic unit comprises an avoiding portion configured to provide space for the second welding pad.

4. The miniature speaker as described in claim 1 , further comprising:
a venting hole penetrating through the frame and communicating between internal space and external space of the miniature speaker; and
a mesh fixedly connected with the frame and completely covering the venting hole;
wherein the magnetic unit comprises a magnet and a lower clamping plate, and the lower clamping plate is clamped at a lower end of the frame so as to hold the magnet;
the diaphragm and the lower clamping plate together define an airflow channel, the airflow channel is between the diaphragm and the lower clamping plate, and the airflow channel is communicated with the venting hole.

5. The miniature speaker as described in claim 4 , wherein the lower clamping plate comprises a recessed portion located below the elastic supporting member.

Assignees

• Aac Technologies Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Li Wei

Classifications

• H04R7/18

  at the periphery · CPC title

• H04R9/06 Primary

  Loudspeakers · CPC title

• H04R9/025

  Magnetic circuit · CPC title

• H04R7/12

  Non-planar diaphragms or cones · CPC title

• H04R1/06

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