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Speaker unit, speaker system, and speaker diaphragm manufacturing method

US6543573B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 7, 2000
Grant dateApr 8, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2307/029
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a speaker unit comprising a diaphragm of 0.5 to 10 mm thick aromatic polycarbonate with a density of 0.03 to 0.6 g/cm3, and a mechanism for driving the diaphragm. The aromatic polycarbonate used for the diaphragm is preferably derived from bisphenol with a viscosity average molecular weight of 25,000 to 70,000. The invention further provides a speaker system comprising such a speaker unit attached to a cabinet and a method for manufacturing the speaker diaphragm.

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