Shielded speaker
US5406038A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R7/122
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Briefly, according to the invention, there is provided a shielded speaker. The speaker (10) has a diaphragm (18) coated with a metal layer (28). The coated diaphragm prevents the transmission of unwanted electromagnetic or radio frequency radiation from the front side (22) of the speaker to the rear side (24) of the speaker. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, a shielded electronic device is provided. The device consists of a housing (40) that has an opening (42) for a speaker (10) and a shielding means (44) contained within the housing. The speaker has a diaphragm coated with a metal layer. Disposed within the housing is an electronic device that is susceptible to or emits electromagnetic radiation. The electronic device (46) is coupled to the speaker and the speaker is mounted in the housing such that the metal layer is electrically coupled (48) to the shielding means. The diaphragm with the coated metal layer effectively covers the speaker opening to prevent transmission of spurious electromagnetic or radio frequency radiation through the speaker opening. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the metal layer is a sputtered coating and is applied to one side of t…
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