Loudspeaker system with improved sound

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9820023-B2
Application number	US-201514729918-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2015
Priority date	Aug 23, 2010
Publication date	Nov 14, 2017
Grant date	Nov 14, 2017

Abstract

A loudspeaker device is presented which includes a zeolite material comprising zeolite particles having a silicon to aluminum mass ratio of at least 200. For an increased pore fraction of pores with a diameter in a range between 0.7 micrometer and 30 micrometer shows an increased shift of the resonance frequency down to lower frequencies has been observed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A zeolite particle comprising silicon dioxide and aluminum constituents, wherein the silicon to aluminum mass ratio is at least 200, and wherein the zeolite particle changes the acoustic compliance of gas contained within a substantially closed volume based on acoustic pressure.

2. The zeolite particle according to claim 1 , wherein the zeolite particle has a diameter that is less than 10 micrometers.

3. The zeolite particle according to claim 1 , wherein the zeolite particle has a diameter that is greater than 0.1 micrometers.

4. The zeolite particle according to claim 1 , wherein the zeolite particle comprises a plurality of micropores, and the micropores have pore diameters between 0.4 nanometers and 0.7 nanometers.

5. The zeolite particle according to claim 1 , wherein the zeolite particle has the structure FER.

6. The zeolite particle according to claim 1 , wherein the zeolite particle has the structure MFI.

7. The zeolite particle according to claim 1 , wherein the zeolite particle is hydrophobic.

8. The zeolite particle according to claim 1 , wherein the zeolite particle has one of the structures CHA, IHW, IWV, ITE, UTL, VET, or MTW.

9. The zeolite particle according to claim 1 , wherein the zeolite particle is electrically insulating, and non-corrosive to metal.

10. An acoustic element for placement in a back volume of an acoustic device, the acoustic element comprising a plurality of zeolite particles having silicon dioxide and aluminum constituents, wherein the silicon to aluminum mass ratio is at least 200, and wherein the acoustic element, when exposed to acoustic pressure within the back volume of the loudspeaker device, changes the acoustic compliance of gases contained within the back volume of the acoustic device.

11. The acoustic element according to claim 10 , wherein the acoustic element comprises zeolite particles having the structure FER.

12. The acoustic element according to claim 10 , wherein the acoustic element comprises zeolite particles having the structure MFI.

13. The acoustic element according to claim 10 , wherein the acoustic element comprises zeolite particles having the structure MFI and the structure FER.

14. The acoustic element according to claim 10 , wherein the acoustic element comprises zeolite particles having a mean diameter less than 10 micrometers and greater than 0.1 micrometers.

15. The acoustic element according to claim 10 , wherein the acoustic element comprises zeolite particles having a plurality of micropores, and the micropores have pore diameters between 0.4 nanometers and 0.7 nanometers.

16. The acoustic element according to claim 10 , wherein the acoustic element comprises zeolite particles that are hydrophobic, are electrically insulating, and are non-corrosive.

17. A zeolite particle for adsorbing and desorbing a gas medium contained within a substantially closed volume, the zeolite particle comprising silicon dioxide and aluminum constituents, wherein the silicon to aluminum mass ratio is at least 200, and wherein the zeolite particle adsorbs and desorbs the gas medium based on acoustic pressure.

18. The zeolite particle according to claim 17 , wherein the zeolite particle has a mean diameter that is less than 10 micrometers and greater than 0.1 micrometers.

19. The zeolite particle according to claim 18 , wherein the zeolite particle comprises a plurality of micropores, and the micropores have pore diameters between 0.4 nanometers and 0.7 nanometers.

20. The zeolite particle according to claim 17 , wherein the zeolite particle has the structure FER.

21. The zeolite particle according to claim 17 , wherein the zeolite particle has the structure MFI.

22. The zeolite particle according to claim 17 , wherein the zeolite particle has one of the structures CHA, IHW, IWV, ITE, UTL, VET, or MTW.

23. The zeolite particle according to claim 17 , wherein the zeolite particle is hydrophobic, is electrically insulating, and is non-corrosive.

24. The zeolite particle according to claim 17 , wherein the zeolite particle has a high sorption capacity for nitrogen gas in the medium and a high sorption coefficient at approximately one atmosphere of pressure.

25. The zeolite particle according to claim 17 , wherein the zeolite particle do not undergo a substantial degradation of sorption capacity for nitrogen gas in the medium on a per volume unit basis at one atmosphere of pressure.

26. A zeolite particle for adsorbing and desorbing gas within a substantially closed volume, the zeolite particle comprising silicon dioxide and aluminum constituents in a predetermined silicon to aluminum mass ratio, wherein the zeolite particle has a mean diameter that is less than 10 micrometers and greater than 0.1 micrometers, wherein the zeolite particle comprises a plurality of micropores with pore diameters between 0.4 nanometers and 0.7 nanometers, and wherein the zeolite particle is hydrophobic, non-corrosive, and electrically insulating.

27. The zeolite particle according to claim 26 , wherein the predetermined silicon to aluminum mass ratio is at least 200.

28. The zeolite particle according to claim 26 , wherein the predetermined silicon to aluminum mass ratio is at least 300.

29. The zeolite particle according to claim 26 , wherein the zeolite particle has the structure FER.

30. The zeolite particle according to claim 26 , wherein the zeolite particle has the structure MFI.

31. The zeolite particle according to claim 26 , wherein the zeolite particle do not undergo a substantial degradation of sorption capacity for nitrogen gas on a per volume unit basis at one atmosphere of pressure.

32. The zeolite particle according to claim 26 , wherein the zeolite particle changes the acoustic compliance of the gas contained within the substantially closed volume.

33. A loudspeaker device comprising:
a loudspeaker housing comprising a back volume and a mounting port for a loudspeaker;
a loudspeaker disposed in the mounting port, wherein a portion of the loudspeaker is acoustically coupled to the back volume; and
an acoustic element disposed in the back volume, wherein the acoustic element comprises a plurality of zeolite particles according to claim 26 .

Assignees

• Sound Solutions Int Co Ltd
• Nautilus Capital Corp
• Sound Solutions Int Co Ltd

Inventors

• Papakyriacou Maria
• Kobler Johannes
• Sauer Jürgen

Classifications

• 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

• C01B39/44

  Ferrierite type, e.g. types ZSM-21, ZSM-35 or ZSM-38 · CPC title

• B01J2220/66

  Other type of housings or containers not covered by B01J2220/58 - B01J2220/64 · CPC title

• B01J20/28085

  being more than 50 nm, i.e. macropores · CPC title

• B01J20/264

  derived from different types of monomers, e.g. linear or branched copolymers, block copolymers, graft copolymers · CPC title