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Wide passband omnidirectional loudspeaker

US5014321A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 5, 1989
Grant dateMay 7, 1991
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R15/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a wide passband omnidirectional loudspeaker which has particular application to high fidelity sound reproduction. The loudspeaker has a rigid, magnetostrictive, spherical diaphragm (3), a medium and high frequency electric control means connected to two terminals (4,5) located at two diametrically opposite points of the diaphragm for creating in the vicinity thereof a homogeneous magnetic field with respect to an electric signal applied to the terminals (4,5) of the control means after filtering (2) for eliminating the low frequencies, and a d.c. polarization means (11,12) for the diaphragm. The loudspeaker also has another low frequency electric control means (14) receiving the electric signal after filtering for eliminating the medium and high frequencies. This low frequency electric control means extends longitudinally along an axis (X'X) of the diaphragm and has two ends (16,17) respectively joined to two opposite zones of the diaphragm (3) traversed by axis (X'X).

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