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Electroacoustic transducer

US7324655B2 · kind B2 · utility

26Cited by
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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 4, 2003
Grant dateJan 29, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 8, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2400/03
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A small earphone or headphone which can produce a wide band acoustic output from a low-pitched tone to a high-pitched tone and can generate a body-sensitive vibration independent output or a body-sensitive vibration output synchronized with a music. The earphone or headphone is mounting a vibration actuator which is provided with a magnetic circuit including a permanent magnet, a yoke, and a plate for concentrating the flux of the permanent magnet, with a coil disposed in an air gap of the magnetic circuit, with a diaphragm fixed with the coil and being imparted with a driving force therefrom, and with a vibration transmitting section for supporting the magnetic circuit flexibly through a suspension comprising a flexible spring.

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