Resonance damper for piezoelectric transducer
US5652801A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R17/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An audio transducer is disclosed that has a piezoelectric driving element and a diaphragm configured as a flat, curvilinear plane. A lightweight, rigid bridge element connects the piezoelectric device to the diaphragm. Several bridge configurations are shown that emphasize or reduce various characteristics such as frequency response and vertical dispersion. Also, several diaphragm configurations are disclosed in which the diaphragms have as few as a single diaphragm sheet or as many as four sheets or more. In each case the diaphragm sheets are configured as flat, curvilinear planes. A resonance damper is provided comprising a resilient membrane having a plurality of resilient flaps. The damper is resiliently coupled to the piezoelectric device by arranging adjacent flaps to press against opposite sides of the piezoelectric device.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.