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Low distortion dynamic loudspeaker

US5151943A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateNov 13, 1990
Grant dateSep 29, 1992
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2209/022
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention features a dynamic speaker having improved output power and decreased second harmonic distortion. The reduction in second harmonic distortion results from a sandwich-type shielding arranged about the stepped pole piece of the speaker. The shielding protects the voice coil from a non-symmetrical magnetic flux interaction with the air gap between the pole piece and the front plate. This reduces the second harmonic distortion due to the non-symmetry of the minor hysteresis loop formed by the magnetic field of the energized voice coil with the static magnetic field acting on the ferromagnetic material making up the pole piece. Additionally, the decrease in inductance due to the location of the nonferromagnetic shielding members produces an increase in output.

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