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Whole-surface driven speaker

US5003609A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 10, 1989
Grant dateMar 26, 1991
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R9/047
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A whole-surface driven speaker includes first and second support plates having sound-passing perforations and groups of magnets mounted on the plates. The plates are substantially parallel to each other. A diaphragm is disposed in between the plates. A plurality of conductor strips are mounted on the surface of the diaphragm. The strips are connected to receive pulse-code modulated signals. The strips respectively correspond to a plurality of binary bits of the signals of different bit significance. Each strip has a predetermined width and a predetermined number of windings and carries a predetermined current magnitude such that electromechanical forces on the diaphragm caused by the bit signals flowing through the strips are proportional to the respective bit significance of the strips.

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