EP0034613A1 - Lineariseur a cavite pour coupleur acoustique - Google Patents

Lineariseur a cavite pour coupleur acoustique

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Publication number
EP0034613A1
EP0034613A1 EP19800901635 EP80901635A EP0034613A1 EP 0034613 A1 EP0034613 A1 EP 0034613A1 EP 19800901635 EP19800901635 EP 19800901635 EP 80901635 A EP80901635 A EP 80901635A EP 0034613 A1 EP0034613 A1 EP 0034613A1
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Prior art keywords
acoustic coupler
cavity
acoustic
plug
coupler according
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EP19800901635
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
David Scott Whitby
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ELECTRO MEDICAL ENGINEERING PTY Ltd
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ELECTRO MEDICAL ENGINEERING PTY Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/21—Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
    • H04M1/215—Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads by non-intrusive coupling means, e.g. acoustic couplers
    • H04M1/2155—Acoustic coupling

Definitions

  • This invention relates to improvements in acoustic couplers for the transmission of computer or other data over telephone lines.
  • Acoustic couplers are used for the transmission and reception of encoded data signals by coupling the encoded signal in audio frequency sound form from a suitable transducer to the telephone handset microphone, and from the telephone handset receiver by a suitable microphone.
  • the coupling transducers are held in a suitable mechanical arrangement and surrounded by acoustic seals usually formed from rubber or a rubber like substance, and a telephone.handset is mechanically held in contact with the arrangement for transference of acoustic signals.
  • acoustic couplers used for frequenc modulated analog signals such as facsimile or medical telemetry signals perform quite well.
  • da transmission speeds are higher, for example, in the vic of 1200 BPS, and phase modulated and wide band FM signa are used, the limitations of conventional acoustic coup become more apparent. These limitations are caused in by uneven phase, frequency, and amplitude response of t coupler transducers and cavities, as well as acoustic t delays which become appreciable with higher speed and w bandwidth signals.
  • An object of the present invention is to substantially overcome the deficiencies of acoustic cou at high data transmission speeds.
  • a acoustic coupler for transmitting and/or receiving encoded data signals over telephone lines, said acousti coupler including data transmitting and/or receiving elements (20,28) to which a telephone handset (10) is acoustically coupled in audio frequency sound form, and which in use a cavity (32) exists between respective telephone handset transducers and data transmitting and receiving transducers, characterized in that a plug (36 of material is provided in said cavity.
  • Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic partly-sectioned view the essential features of an acoustic coupler, together with a separated telephone handset.
  • the telephone handset 10 is of conventional design, being connected by a cord 12 to a control termi
  • the handset includes a receiving end 14, which includes a microphone, and a transmitting end 16, which includes an acoustic transducer.
  • the duplex acoustic coupler structure 18 includes a transmitting element 20, which has an annular acoustic seal 22, preferably formed from a resilient material such as rubber, which seal is adapted to co-operate with telephone handset receiving end 14 to define, in use, an acoustic cavity 24.
  • a transmit transducer 26 is located within the seal to transmit, in audio frequency form, encoded data to the receiving microphone in receiving end 14.
  • the receive/transmit handset/coupler arrangement 14/20 is not shown with a plug of material in accordance with the invention, for clarity, and because the acoustic coupler problems described herein are not so apparent in this mode.
  • the features of the coupler structure which are not shown may include a flexible central portion to enable the relative angle of the coupler elements to be altered to accommodate various telephone handset types.
  • the coupler 18 also includes a receiving element 28, which has an acoustic seal 30 which is substantially identical, in construction and operation, to seal 20, and forms with end 16, in use, an acoustic cavity 32.
  • a receiver microphone 34 is located within seal 30.
  • a plug 36 is located within seal 30.
  • the plug is preferably formed from resilient semi-open pore material such as a foamed plastics material, although the structure and degree of compressibility may be altered to change operating parameters.
  • the plug is shown in a cylindrical form, with a curved top edge 38.
  • An axial aperture 40 extends through the plug.
  • the plug is preferably formed in a size greater than the expected cavity size, so that in use, when end 16 is located to abut seal 30, the end also deforms plug 36 to fill the entire cavity 32, although leaving aperture 40, in a truncated form.
  • the plug 36 acts as a damping device in the air cavity 32, and as a consequence reduces the resonances within the cavity.
  • the plug also modifies the time delay of sound travelling across the cavity, and reduces the difference in time delay between two or more given frequencies within the bandwidth used. Depending on the degree -of the compressibility of the plug material, the damping effect on the air cavity will vary.
  • the apertured embodiment shown is considered superior in that the aperture 40 provides direct transducer/ transducer communication, through the air, thus not decreasing, sensitivity, whilst maintaining the damping effect by filling the remainder of the cavity 32.
  • plugs of different sizes, shapes, and/ or materials may be fitted with double sided adhesive pads or discs so that they may be added to, removed from, or changed in acoustic coupler air cavities for the purpose of optimising the performance, or equalizing the response, so that the acoustic coupler could be used with, for instance, different types of telephone handsets, or adapt to different line conditions.

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Telephone Set Structure (AREA)

Abstract

Un coupleur acoustique (18) de transmission et/ou de reception de signaux de donnees codees par des lignes telephoniques auxquelles, en fonctionnement, un ecouteur telephonique (10) est couple acoustiquement. Une cavite (32) est formee entre l'ecouteur (10) et un joint acoustique (30), entourant un transducteur (34). Un tampon (36) de materiau est place dans la cavite(32); en fonctionnement, ce tampon est deforme entre l'ecouteur (10) et le coupleur (18) pour remplir la cavite linearisant ainsi la transmission de donnees sous forme de sons d'audio frequence au travers de la cavite (32). Une ouverture (40) peut etre amenagee dans le tampon pour augmenter la sensibilite.
EP19800901635 1979-08-31 1981-03-09 Lineariseur a cavite pour coupleur acoustique Withdrawn EP0034613A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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AUPE028679 1979-08-31
AU286/79 1979-08-31

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EP0034613A1 true EP0034613A1 (fr) 1981-09-02

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US3299207A (en) * 1963-08-29 1967-01-17 Cooke Robert James Sound reproducer with means for attachment to a telephone handpiece
US3360071A (en) * 1965-08-02 1967-12-26 Chromalloy Corp Acoustical coupler
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