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Diaphragm for a loudspeaker with a moving coil

US7416047B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 19, 2005
Grant dateAug 26, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 28, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2499/11
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A preferably elongated loudspeaker (LS), which preferably comprises a cylindrical moving coil (SP) and an elongated diaphragm (M) with an elongated fastening part (B) and an annular retaining part (H) lying within the fastening part (B), and with corrugations (S1) extending in radial directions, wherein the diaphragm (M) comprises an arrangement for reducing its stiffness in at least one narrow region (SM1, SM2), which arrangement is present between the fastening part (B) and the retaining part (H). In a preferred embodiment comprising an arrangement of the corrugations (S1) in the at least one narrow region (SM1, SM2) the corrugation density is smaller than the corrugation density in at least one wide region (BM1, BM2). Preferably, the diaphragm (M) furthermore comprises an additional corrugation (S2) in the at least one narrow region (SM1, SM2), which additional corrugation (S2) extends transversely to radial directions. The above measures serve to reduce the stiffness of the diaphragm (M) locally so as to minimize disadvantageous mechanical forces exerted by the diaphragm (M) on the moving coil (SP).

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