Patent · US Active

Speaker

US8213671B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
2References
19Claims
0Family size

Assignees

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateNov 1, 2006
Grant dateJul 3, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 1, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R9/06
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A speaker having improved sound quality by reducing a phase difference and also having an outstanding outward appearance is provided. In a speaker comprising a vibrating element 10, a drive unit 20 for vibrating the vibrating element 10, and a frame 30 supporting the vibrating element 10 and the drive unit 20, the vibrating element 10 comprises a front face region 10A which forms a continuously curved face having a convex-shaped cross-sectional portion T1 formed in its central portion and a concave-shaped cross-sectional portion T2 formed around the portion T1, and a connecting region 10B located on the rear side of the front face region 10A and connected to the drive unit 20.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.