228results about "Diaphragm damping" patented technology

A plurality of structures of condenser microphones is fabricated in a single condenser microphone array chip. The condenser microphone array chip includes a substrate having a plurality of openings serving as air cavities, a first insulating layer formed in the outer periphery of the openings, a first electrode layer stretched over each of the openings, a second insulating layer formed above the first electrode layer in the outer periphery of the openings, a second electrode layer formed above the second insulating layer relative to the first electrode layer via an air gap therebetween. The structures are connected via a plurality of bridges and separated via a plurality of channels therebetween. The channels circumvent the bridges so that at least the second insulating layer is partially removed from the channels. The bridges are formed using the second electrode layer serving as wiring for electrically connecting the structures of condenser microphones.

An acoustic transducer comprising: a mechanical acoustic filter configured to be electrically controllable to change the acoustic properties of the transducer.

The present invention relates to a speaker device (1) having a first diaphragm (3) and a second diaphragm (5). A first magnet (19) is mounted to the first diaphragm (3) and a second magnet (25) is mounted to the second diaphragm (5). The first magnet (19) is a first electromagnet having a first coil (23) and a power source driver is provided for supplying an electrical drive signal to the first coil (23) to establish said first magnetic field. The first and second magnets (19, 25) are arranged to generate first and second interacting magnetic fields which drive the first and second diaphragms (3, 5). The invention also relates to a speaker device (101) in which the second diaphragm (5) is replaced with a fixed back plate (135). The present invention also relates to a speaker assembly (45) made up of an array of the speaker devices (1; 101). The speaker device (1) can be used in a motor vehicle.

An audio speaker having a suspension system including a surround to support a diaphragm within a frame and to reduce non-pistonic motion of the diaphragm at several resonant frequencies is disclosed. More particularly, embodiments of the surround include a film that undulates in a peripheral direction around the diaphragm and includes several undulations above and below a radial gap between the diaphragm and the frame. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

An audio speaker having a suspension system including a surround to support a diaphragm within a frame and to reduce non-pistonic motion of the diaphragm at several resonant frequencies is disclosed. More particularly, embodiments of the surround include a film that undulates in a peripheral direction around the diaphragm and includes several undulations above and below a radial gap between the diaphragm and the frame. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

An edge (29) for supporting a diaphragm assembly (100) with respect to a frame (26) is bonded to the frame (26) along the outer periphery thereof and joined to a diaphragm (27) in a position more peripherally inward than a voice coil (28) along the inner periphery thereof. The edge (29) partly overlaps diaphragm (27). This structure allows downsizing of the speaker, without reducing the sizes of a permanent magnet (21) and the edge (29).

There is provided a flat panel loudspeaker comprising a resonant panel, an exciter comprising a foot generally cylindrical in shape, coupled to the resonant panel and defining an inner region of the resonant panel. The exciter is drivable to vibrate the resonant panel via the foot, whereby to produce a sound. A stiffness of the resonant panel in the inner region is greater than a stiffness of the resonant panel in a region of the resonant panel outside the inner region. Additionally or alternatively, the flat panel loudspeaker further comprises a damping member in contact with the inner region of the resonant panel and arranged inside the foot to generally brace against the vibration of the resonant panel so as to damp a response of the resonant panel in the inner region to a vibration from the exciter.

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) include critical devices for various highly sensitive applications. However, MEMS operation may be impaired by vibration. A modular vibration control pedestal for integration with a MEMS is provided according to embodiments of the present invention which includes a piezoelectric perovskite oxide disposed on a substrate and a shape memory alloy component component disposed on the piezoelectric perovskite oxide. In particular embodiments of a MEMS device including a modular VCP, vibration is reduced by at least 50%.

A magnetic circuit having a dual magnet, a speaker and a vibration generating apparatus using the same are provided. The magnetic circuit includes a magnetic gap having a small magnetic loss and an increasing magnetic flux density, in which a uniform distribution of a line of magnetic force can be realized on yoke surfaces facing each other. The speaker includes lower and upper magnets which are disposed at a predetermine distance so that mutually identical polarities oppose each other; a first yoke integrally having a loop-type circulating circuit portion extended from the lower magnet to the upper magnet and an extension portion which is extended perpendicularly upwards from the lower magnet; a second yoke which connects between the lower and upper magnets and forms a magnetic gap between the second yoke and the extension portion of the first yoke; a coil dispose in the magnetic gap and wound around a bobbin; a frame which is extended from the first yoke; a vibrating diaphragm generating an acoustic sound in correspondence to a drive signal; a damper limiting a vibration range of the bobbin; and a center cap covering the bobbin.

Provided is an acoustic generator which has a high sound pressure at ultrahigh frequencies and which can suppress occurrence of large peak dips. An acoustic generator includes a film, a frame member disposed on an outer peripheral edge of the film, a piezoelectric element disposed on the film and inside the frame member, and a resin layer filled inside the frame member so as to cover the piezoelectric element.

The objective of the invention is to provide a bone conduction device, in particularly employed in the receiver of a bone conduction telephone, which is capable of obtaining sufficient sound quantities as to not only bone conduction sound but also aerial vibration sound to ensure clear reception of sound. The bone conduction device comprises a bone conduction device unit and a case receiving the same to serve as a vibration section, and is characterized in that a compliance increasing mechanism, such as corrugations, is disposed along the peripheral edge of the vibrating surface of the case having the bone conduction device unit fixed thereto.

A speaker has a diaphragm (16) and a suspension holder (19) supporting the diaphragm from the back surface of the diaphragm. The diaphragm has a bent section (21) disposed between its outer periphery and its inner periphery, with the portion to the outer periphery having a conical shape. The diaphragm is coupled to the suspension holder at the bent section. This configuration can omit a damper that causes nonlinearity and asymmetry of suspension, to reduce the harmonic distortion of the speaker and improve the power linearity and the performance of the speaker. The diaphragm can have a flat configuration at its inner peripheral portion, can be secured with sufficient rigidity, and can be rigidly secured to a frame of the sneaker. This can reduce the thickness of the diaphragm and enable formation of a smaller, low profile sneaker can be realized.

An acoustic diaphragm includes a diaphragm formed of a uniform material and a first standing wave suppression member provided on a surface of the diaphragm along a first direction of passing through a center of the diaphragm.