EP0087908B1 - Dispositifs d'avertissement électroacoustiques - Google Patents

Dispositifs d'avertissement électroacoustiques Download PDF

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EP0087908B1
EP0087908B1 EP83300910A EP83300910A EP0087908B1 EP 0087908 B1 EP0087908 B1 EP 0087908B1 EP 83300910 A EP83300910 A EP 83300910A EP 83300910 A EP83300910 A EP 83300910A EP 0087908 B1 EP0087908 B1 EP 0087908B1
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Keith John Vickers
Allan George Carr
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Cessione gec Plessey Telecomunications Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/20—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics
    • H04R1/22—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired frequency characteristic only 

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  • the present invention relates to electro-acoustic calling devices and is more particularly although not exclusively concerned with such devices for use in telephone instruments.
  • One such electro-acoustic tone calling device comprises a flat metal disc clamped at its edges and having an electrically responsive (piezo) crystal attached thereto.
  • an electric current passes through the crystal in one direction the crystal tends to exert pressure on the metal plate in one direction.
  • current passes through the crystal in the opposed direction the pressure exerted on the metal plate is in the opposed direction.
  • Controlling the volume of the output of such calling devices may involve electrical circuits which are costly to manufacture.
  • Some alternative methods of controlling the volume of sound emitted from a sound generator involve varying in some manner the size of the aperture(s) through which the sound from the acoustic calling device is emitted.
  • control systems include those disclosed in United Kingdom Patent Specification No. 2082018A, French Patent Specification No. 2273335 and United States Patents Nos. 3,826,333 and 1,884,724.
  • an electro-acoustic calling device of the kind comprising an electro-acoustic transducer responsive to electrical signals applied to inputs thereof to provide an audible signal, and a housing which surrounds said transducer said housing having a planar member including at least one aperture through which sound waves may pass substantially unimpeded, said housing has a second planar member which is moveable with respect to the first planar member and which includes at least one aperture, said second planar member being positioned such that movement of the planar members with respect to each other causes a variation in the unimpeded path of sound waves so as to provide variable attenuation of the output of the transducer and said apertures are of a size and positioned such that there is a logarithmic relationship between the attenuation of the output and the position of the planar members with respect to each other so that there is an apparent linear relationship between the distance through which one of the members is moved and the change in sound intensity of the device as heard by a human ear.
  • said second planar member is rotatably attached to the first planar member and is positioned such that at least a part of the second planar member extends beyond an edge of the first planar member to facilitate manual rotation thereof.
  • Said first planar member may be integral with the housing.
  • the planar members may be disc shaped members of plastics material, one of said members including a single aperture and the other planar member including a plurality of apertures which are substantially smaller than said single aperture.
  • a spigot and channel arrangement may be provided to limit movement of the planar members within minimum and maximum volume levels of the calling device.
  • the calling device comprises a disc shaped aluminium plate 1 to which a ceramic disc 2 is bonded and electrical contact springs 3 and 4.
  • the ceramic disc 2 is of the kind previously referred to.
  • the plate 1 is fitted to a front housing member 5 and is clamped in position by a rear housing member 6.
  • the plastics material from which the housing is made being semi-rigid co-operation of respective moulded interlocking joints 9 and 10 of the housing members 5 and 6 locks the two parts of the housing together.
  • the front housing member 5 has an aperture 7 centrally located therein.
  • sound waves characterised by variations in air pressure in the cavity 8 would, if the aperture 7 was unobstructed, pass freely to the surrounding atmosphere by way of the aperture 7.
  • a disc member 11 also of plastics material is provided.
  • the disc member 11 is rotatable about a split spigot 12 moulded integrally with the front housing member 5.
  • the spigot 12 passes through a centrally located circular aperture 13 in the disc member 11 and holds the disc member 11 to the housing member 5 with four overlapping locking sections.
  • the flexibility of the material of the housing member 5 is again used so that the disc member 11 is forced over the spigot 12, the locking sections then springing over the edges of the aperture 13.
  • the spigot 12 is moulded with chamfered edges.
  • the disc member 11 is provided with a number of carefully positioned apertures 14 each of which is the same size and very much smaller than the aperture 7. As the disc member 11 is rotated about the spigot 12 varying number of the apertures 14 and parts of them permit free transfer of sound waves from the cavity 8. Thus in one extreme there may be none of the apertures 14 aligned with the aperture 7 whilst at the other extreme all twenty-four of the apertures 14 will be aligned. These two extremes represent the minimum and maximum volume positions of the calling device.
  • each of the apertures is extremely important. Volume of sound as detected by a human ear is not a linear function. In electrical volume controls a logarithmic variable resistance is used. Since the present invention aims to reduce the cost of calling devices provision of an electric volume control would be an undesirable expense.
  • the apertures 14 are positioned such that rotation of the disc member 11 from the minimum to the maximum positions causes a logarithmically increasing exposure of the aperture 7 and vice-versa.
  • an acoustic seal 15 of, for example, polythene is provided.
  • the seal 15 is a push fit to the housing member 5 and contacts the underside of the disc member 11.
  • the disc member 11 has a cutaway channel 16 formed in its underside which channel 16 cooperates with a spigot 17 of the front housing member 5 to prevent the disc member 11 being turned beyond the maximum and minimum volume levels.
  • the edge thereof may be knurled or formed with a knurled edge.
  • a separate volume control operating member is not required when the calling device is suitably located for example in a telephone instrument, with part of the disc member 11 passing through a suitable aperture in the telephone instrument casing (not shown).
  • Figure 7 shows a co-ordinate chart giving respective X and Y coordinate location for one particular set of the apertures 14. It will be appreciated that other implementations of the set of apertures 14 may be used provided that the logarithmic exposure relationship is maintained.

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  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Mobile Radio Communication Systems (AREA)
  • Devices For Supply Of Signal Current (AREA)
  • Telephone Set Structure (AREA)
  • Cold Air Circulating Systems And Constructional Details In Refrigerators (AREA)
  • Devices That Are Associated With Refrigeration Equipment (AREA)
  • Piezo-Electric Transducers For Audible Bands (AREA)
  • Headphones And Earphones (AREA)

Claims (8)

1. Dispositif électroacoustique d'avertissement du type qui comprend un transducteur électroacoustique sensible à des signaux électriques appliqués à ses entrées et destiné à former un signal audible de sortie et ayant un boîtier qui entoure le transducteur et qui a un premier organe plan (5) comprenant au moins une ouverture (7) par laquelle les ondes sonores peuvent passer pratiquement sant obstacle, et un second organe plan (11) qui est mobile par rapport au premier organe plan (5) et qui comprend au moins une ouverture (14), et le second organe est disposé de manière que le déplacement des organes plans (5 et 11) l'un par rapport à l'autre provoque une variation du trajet des ondes sonores sans obstacle afin que le signal de sortie du transducteur subisse une atténuation variable, ledit dispositif étant caractérisé en ce que les ouvertures (14 et 7) ont une dimension et une position telles qu'il existe une relation logarithmique entre l'atténuation du signal de sortie et la position des organes plans (5 et 11) l'un par rapport à l'autre si bien qu'il existe une relation linéaire apparent entre la distance de déplacement de l'un des organes (11) et la variation d'intensité sonore du dispositif telle qu'elle est entendue par une oreille humaine.
2. Dispositif électroacoustique d'avertissement selon la revendication 2, dans lequel le second organe plan (11) est fixé au premier (5) afin qu'il puisse tourner.
3. Dispositif électroacoustique d'avertissement selon la revendication 2, dans lequel le second organe plan (11) est un organe en forme de disque.
4. Dispositif électroacoustique d'avertissement selon l'une des revendications 2 et 3, dans lequel une partie au moins du second organe (11) dépasse d'un bord du premier organe plan (5) afin que sa rotation à la main soit facilitée.
5. Dispositif électroacoustique d'avertissement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le premier organe plan (5) est solidaire du boîtier.
6. Dispositif électroacoustique d'avertissement selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'un des organes plans (5) comporte une ouverture unique (7) et l'autre organe plan (11) comporte plusieurs ouvertures (14) qui sont nettement plus petites que l'ouverture unique (7).
7. Dispositif électroacoustique d'avertissement selon la revendication 6, dans lequel les organes plans (5 et 11) sont mobiles l'un par rapport à l'autre entre une position minimale dans laquelle une minorité des ouvertures plus petites (14) est alignée sur l'ouverture unique (7) et une position maximale dans laquelle une majorité des ouvertures plus petites (14) est alignée sur l'ouverture unique (7).
8. Dispositif électroacoustique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel un dispositif de limitation est destiné à limiter le déplacement des organes plans entre des positions minimale et maximale prédéterminées, le dispositif de limitation comprenant une gorge (16) formée dans l'un des organes plans (11) et un ergot (17) destiné à se déplacer dans la gorge (16) et qui est fixé à l'autre organe plan (5), la gorge étant fermée auxdites positions prédéterminées.
EP83300910A 1982-02-26 1983-02-22 Dispositifs d'avertissement électroacoustiques Expired EP0087908B1 (fr)

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