GB2458533A - Tactile Transducer of Electric Audio Signals - Google Patents

Tactile Transducer of Electric Audio Signals Download PDF

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GB2458533A
GB2458533A GB0805538A GB0805538A GB2458533A GB 2458533 A GB2458533 A GB 2458533A GB 0805538 A GB0805538 A GB 0805538A GB 0805538 A GB0805538 A GB 0805538A GB 2458533 A GB2458533 A GB 2458533A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/04—Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense, e.g. through the touch sense
    • A61F11/045—Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense, e.g. through the touch sense using mechanical stimulation of nerves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/04—Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense, e.g. through the touch sense
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
    • B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
    • B06B1/04—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with electromagnetism
    • B06B1/045—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with electromagnetism using vibrating magnet, armature or coil system
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B21/00—Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B21/00—Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute
    • G09B21/001—Teaching or communicating with blind persons
    • G09B21/003—Teaching or communicating with blind persons using tactile presentation of the information, e.g. Braille displays
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B21/00—Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute
    • G09B21/009—Teaching or communicating with deaf persons
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B21/00—Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute
    • G09B21/04—Devices for conversing with the deaf-blind

Abstract

The device converts electronic impulses into vibrations, which can be detected by the hand or other sensitive parts of the human body, to substitute for absence of hearing and sight. The device consists of a movable coil 3 suspended between the poles of a magnet 4, which is connected to a cone 5. When electrical impulses are passed through the coil, the cone 5 is moved according to the amplitude of the electrical input signal, and being returned after each pulse, by a flexible ring 15, fixed to retaining strip 16. This produces a shock wave within the plenum chamber 14, producing proportional vibrations on a diaphragm 7, and to a blind-deaf person's hand, or body when applied. The diaphragm may be perforated whilst the housing 12 in which the device is secured, may be filled with foam to reduce noise transmission.

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DESCRIPTION
VOICE TRANSLATION DEVICE FOR USE ON HAND OR
BODY FOR BLIND DEAF PERSONS AS A REPLACEMENT
FOR THE HUMAN EAR
Blind deaf persons have only tactile communication with the outside world, and a way to establish both contact, and learning which ultimately would produce independence of communication, I detail below.
The device converts electronic impulses into vibrations, which can be detected by the hand or other sensitive parts of the human body, to substitute for absence of hearing, and sight. The input wires of the device shown in figure 1, marked as items I and 2 are connected to output of an audio amplifier, which has been connected in turn to a computer audio output, programmed for computer generated speech, the words of which can be typed in, via a computer keyboard.
The device consists of a movable coil item 3 suspended between the poles of a magnet item 4 which is connected to a cone item 5, when electrical impulses are passed through the coil lead outs items I and 2, via connector item 17, the cone item 5 is moved according to the amplitude of the electrical input signal, and being returned after each pulse by a flexible plastic ring item 15, fixed to retaining strip item 16, this produces a shock wave within the plenum chamber item 14, producing proportional vibrations on a perforated diaphragm item 7 transmitting these through a sponge rubber pad item 9 and neoprene cover item 8, this being the item to be in direct contact with the blind deaf persons skin.
The device is housed in a heavy plastic or metal housing item 12 being secured by fixings items 13, the whole inside of the housing, other than the plenum chamber is filled with plastic foam to minimise noise transmition. The diaphragm item 7, sponge rubber item 9 and Neoprene item 8, are all secured by clamp item 10 and fixing support item 11.
The proposed method of incorporating the device into a system is shown in figure 2, in block form with the device being shown as item 18, Audio Amplifier as item 19, computer as item 20, and Keyboard as item 21.
GB0805538A 2008-03-27 2008-03-27 Voice translation device for use on hand or body for blind deaf persons as a replacement for the human ear Expired - Fee Related GB2458533B (en)

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WO2012149899A1 (en) * 2011-05-04 2012-11-08 浙江大学 Electromagnetic vibration platform system with adjustable electric elastic support device
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EP0088154A1 (en) * 1982-03-10 1983-09-14 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Speech stimulating device
US4813419A (en) * 1984-11-07 1989-03-21 Mcconnell Jeffrey D Method and apparatus for communicating information representative of sound waves to the deaf
US5388992A (en) * 1991-06-19 1995-02-14 Audiological Engineering Corporation Method and apparatus for tactile transduction of acoustic signals from television receivers

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EP0088154A1 (en) * 1982-03-10 1983-09-14 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Speech stimulating device
US4813419A (en) * 1984-11-07 1989-03-21 Mcconnell Jeffrey D Method and apparatus for communicating information representative of sound waves to the deaf
US5388992A (en) * 1991-06-19 1995-02-14 Audiological Engineering Corporation Method and apparatus for tactile transduction of acoustic signals from television receivers

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WO2012149899A1 (en) * 2011-05-04 2012-11-08 浙江大学 Electromagnetic vibration platform system with adjustable electric elastic support device
US9099943B2 (en) 2011-05-04 2015-08-04 Zheijiang University Electromagnetic vibration exciter system with adjustable electro-viscoelastic suspension device
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