Horn apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9762993-B2
Application number	US-201514848665-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2015
Priority date	Sep 12, 2014
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention is to smoothen air flow at the time of vibrations of the diaphragm, and to suppress variations in acoustic characteristics. Since the inclined surface 37 c of the washer 37 , which forms the air flow channel 50 , is an inclined surface having a diameter gradually reduced with distance from the diaphragm 35 in the axial direction of the movable iron core 36 , compared with the conventional step-shaped air flow channel having vertical surfaces, air flow in the air flow channel 50 can be smoothened. Therefore, disturbance in air flow is not easily generated in the air flow channel 50 , and variations in acoustic characteristics of the horn apparatus 10 can be suppressed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A horn apparatus for resonating a sound generated by a vibration of a diaphragm with a resonator provided with a main body portion having a sound passage formed into a spiral shape, the horn apparatus comprising:
a case attached to the resonator;
a coil provided in the case;
a fixed iron core disposed at a center of the coil and fixed to the case;
a movable iron core opposed to the fixed iron core, fixed to the diaphragm, wherein when electric power is supplied to the coil, the movable iron core is attracted to the fixed iron core so as to vibrate the diaphragm; and
a partition wall member provided between the diaphragm and a main body portion of the resonator, the partition wall member having an inner peripheral portion which forms a through-hole coaxially aligned with the movable iron core;
wherein the movable iron core has an outer peripheral portion tapered toward the resonator so that the movable iron core has a truncated conical shape, and the movable iron core is axially aligned with the through-hole;
wherein the outer peripheral portion of the movable iron core has a gently-inclined surface inclined with respect to a center axis thereof;
wherein the inner peripheral portion of the partition wall member and the outer peripheral portion of the movable iron core collectively forms an annular air flow channel; and
wherein air flow caused by the vibration of the diaphragm is guided and reflected in a direction toward the resonator via the flow channel by the tapered outer peripheral portion of the movable iron core.

2. The horn apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the movable iron core is provided with a washer fixing the diaphragm to the movable iron core, and an outer peripheral portion of the washer serves as the inclined surface.

3. The horn apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the partition wall member is a cover which is fixed to the case and the resonator in an airtight state, and the inner peripheral portion of the through-hole of the cover serves as an additional inclined surface.

4. The horn apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the partition wall member is a base member forming a sound passage of the resonator together with the main body portion, and attached to the case; and
an inner peripheral portion of the through-hole of the base member serves as an additional inclined surface.

5. The horn apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the partition wall member is a cover which is fixed to the case and the resonator in an airtight state, and the inner peripheral portion of the through-hole of the cover serves as an additional inclined surface.

6. The horn apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the partition wall member is a base member forming a sound passage of the resonator together with the main body portion, and attached to the case; and
an inner peripheral portion of the through-hole of the base member serves as an additional inclined surface.

Assignees

• Mitsuba Corp

Inventors

• Kobayashi Yoshikazu
• Yokoyama Hiroshi
• Matsukura Ryota

Classifications

• H04R2499/13

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