EP0235991A2 - Konuslautsprecher - Google Patents

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EP0235991A2
EP0235991A2 EP87301271A EP87301271A EP0235991A2 EP 0235991 A2 EP0235991 A2 EP 0235991A2 EP 87301271 A EP87301271 A EP 87301271A EP 87301271 A EP87301271 A EP 87301271A EP 0235991 A2 EP0235991 A2 EP 0235991A2
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cone loudspeaker
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Ian Stanley White
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CELESTION INTERNATIONAL 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
    • H04R7/00—Diaphragms for electromechanical transducers; Cones
    • H04R7/02—Diaphragms for electromechanical transducers; Cones characterised by the construction
    • H04R7/12—Non-planar diaphragms or cones

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  • This invention relates to cone loudspeakers, and is particularly concerned with improving the acoustic behaviour of such loudspeakers.
  • a cone loudspeaker comprising an annular cone and a central dome which is mechanically strong, which is axially stiff and which is an acoustic radiator in its own right.
  • the dome is also radially stiff.
  • the shape and configuration of the central dome, and the material or materials from which it is made, are chosen to optimise the behaviour of the dome, and in particular to minimise misbehaviour in the upper end of the audio range. It is desirable that the material of the dome should have a very high stiffness to weight ratio.
  • One way to achieve the desired axial stiffness of the dome, coupled with it acting as a clean radiator, is to shape the dome with relatively steep sides.
  • the outside wall of the dome as it falls away from the apex is at least as steep-sided as a hemisphere. It has been found that a dome of substantially hemispherical shape is particularly suitable.
  • the central dome of the loudspeaker may be made as one with the voice coil former, or the dome and voice coil former could be separate, possibly with an intermediate stiffening ring.
  • the loudspeaker comprises a conventional annular cone 10 with a compliant surround 12 around its periphery.
  • a dome 14 is positioned centrally within the cone.
  • the central dome 14 is a substantially hemispherical element.
  • an integral cylindrical skirt portion 16 extends axially of the open end of the dome.
  • the cone 10 is fixed to the outside of the central dome at approximately the position where the hemispherical dome element 14 and the skirt portion 16 meet.
  • the apex of the central dome 14 here lies substantially in the plane of the outer perimeter of the cone 10. However, in other embodiments, the dome apex could lie above or below this plane.
  • a voice coil 18 is wound around the outside of the outer end of the skirt portion 16 of the central dome.
  • a central pole-piece 19 is fitted into the skirt portion 16.
  • Front and rear plates 21 a and 21 b which sandwich an annular magnet 23 are positioned outwardly of the coil.
  • Fig. 2 the voice coil 18 is shown wound on a voice-coil former 20 which is separated from the central dome 14, with the two components held together by an intermediate stiffening ring 22 which is of T-shaped cross-section with the leg of the T lying within the gap between the dome 14 and the former 20.
  • the dome 14 and coil former 20 would be manufactured as separate items.
  • the coil former 20 may be of metal or may be non-metallic.
  • the stiffening ring 22 provided around the dome 14 preferably lies approximately at the equator of the hemisphere, and either internally or externally of the dome.
  • Fig. 2 shows an arrangement with a T-shaped ring having the head of the T externally of the dome, whereas Fig. 3 shows the ring internally of the dome and bridging the gap between the dome and the former.
  • This reinforcing ring 22 is preferably of metal, for example aluminium or magnesium, and is provided to enhance the radial stiffness of the dome.
  • the central dome 14 of the loudspeaker of the present invention is a "hard" dome, designed for good behaviour acoustically. Although a wide range of materials could be used for the dome 14, it has been found that titanium and aluminium are particularly good materials for this purpose. Although the need to provide relatively steep sides for the dome has been shown in Figs. 1 to 3 as being achieved by the use of a hemispherical dome, other shapes and configurations of dome could be used. For example,as shown in Fig.4, a more elongate dome 14′, tending towards a semi-ovoid shape, could alternatively be used.
  • the dome 14 is axially stiff and mechanically strong and the dome acts as a clean radiator in its own right, without misbehaving in the upper frequency range of the audio band, for example up to about 17 kHz and preferably up to in excess of 20 kHz.
  • radial as used herein is to be understood as meaning a direction across the equator of the dome, whereas the term “axial” as used herein is to be understood as meaning the direction in which the dome vibrates in use.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Diaphragms For Electromechanical Transducers (AREA)
  • Audible-Bandwidth Dynamoelectric Transducers Other Than Pickups (AREA)
EP87301271A 1986-02-14 1987-02-13 Konuslautsprecher Expired - Lifetime EP0235991B1 (de)

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AT87301271T ATE98081T1 (de) 1986-02-14 1987-02-13 Konuslautsprecher.

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GB8603645 1986-02-14
GB868603645A GB8603645D0 (en) 1986-02-14 1986-02-14 Loudspeakers

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EP0235991A2 true EP0235991A2 (de) 1987-09-09
EP0235991A3 EP0235991A3 (en) 1989-05-24
EP0235991B1 EP0235991B1 (de) 1993-12-01

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EP (1) EP0235991B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS62248398A (de)
AT (1) ATE98081T1 (de)
CA (1) CA1292307C (de)
DE (1) DE3788293T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2048733T3 (de)
GB (2) GB8603645D0 (de)

Cited By (4)

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FR2595497A1 (fr) * 1986-03-05 1987-09-11 Plastmetal Sa Haut-parleur dynamique pour alarmes
EP0644706A1 (de) * 1993-09-22 1995-03-22 Sony Corporation Hornlautsprecher-System
EP1061771A2 (de) * 1999-06-16 2000-12-20 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Lautsprecher
GB2359213A (en) * 1999-10-29 2001-08-15 Kef Audio Elliptical dome loudspeaker

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DE4419249A1 (de) * 1994-06-01 1995-12-07 Nokia Deutschland Gmbh Lautsprecher
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CN1879447B (zh) * 2003-11-13 2010-10-13 松下电器产业株式会社 高音用扬声器
JP2005168001A (ja) * 2003-11-13 2005-06-23 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd 高音用スピーカ
US20100177925A1 (en) * 2006-05-24 2010-07-15 Pioneer Corporation Speaker Device

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GB2057224A (en) * 1979-08-29 1981-03-25 Inoue K Loudspeaker diaphragm
GB2113041A (en) * 1982-01-04 1983-07-27 Jensen Int Inc Loudspeaker diaphragm
GB2147174A (en) * 1983-09-21 1985-05-01 Tannoy Ltd Direct radiator loudspeaker
US4531608A (en) * 1982-10-29 1985-07-30 Heinz Harro K High frequency compression driver
EP0160478A2 (de) * 1984-04-24 1985-11-06 Wharfedale Loudspeakers Limited Lautsprecher mit Schwingspule

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JPS5039925A (de) * 1973-08-15 1975-04-12
JPS51120711A (en) * 1975-04-15 1976-10-22 Hokuto Onkyo Kk Speaker
GB1563511A (en) * 1976-03-19 1980-03-26 Harwood H Diaphragms for electroacoustic transducers
JPS5921881Y2 (ja) * 1979-07-13 1984-06-29 日立金属株式会社 磁気選別機
EP0034503B1 (de) * 1980-02-21 1984-05-16 Wharfedale Limited Lautsprecher mit Schwingspule
EP0065882A3 (de) * 1981-05-26 1983-12-21 Celestion International Limited Kalottenmembranen für Lautsprecher

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GB2057224A (en) * 1979-08-29 1981-03-25 Inoue K Loudspeaker diaphragm
GB2113041A (en) * 1982-01-04 1983-07-27 Jensen Int Inc Loudspeaker diaphragm
US4531608A (en) * 1982-10-29 1985-07-30 Heinz Harro K High frequency compression driver
GB2147174A (en) * 1983-09-21 1985-05-01 Tannoy Ltd Direct radiator loudspeaker
EP0160478A2 (de) * 1984-04-24 1985-11-06 Wharfedale Loudspeakers Limited Lautsprecher mit Schwingspule

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2595497A1 (fr) * 1986-03-05 1987-09-11 Plastmetal Sa Haut-parleur dynamique pour alarmes
EP0644706A1 (de) * 1993-09-22 1995-03-22 Sony Corporation Hornlautsprecher-System
US5933508A (en) * 1993-09-22 1999-08-03 Sony Corporation Horn speaker system
EP1061771A2 (de) * 1999-06-16 2000-12-20 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Lautsprecher
EP1061771A3 (de) * 1999-06-16 2003-04-09 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Lautsprecher
GB2359213A (en) * 1999-10-29 2001-08-15 Kef Audio Elliptical dome loudspeaker
GB2359213B (en) * 1999-10-29 2004-05-19 Kef Audio High frequency transducer
US6792127B1 (en) 1999-10-29 2004-09-14 Kef Audio (Uk) Limited Elliptical dome for high frequency transducer

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DE3788293D1 (de) 1994-01-13
GB2186761A (en) 1987-08-19
CA1292307C (en) 1991-11-19
ES2048733T3 (es) 1994-04-01
GB2186761B (en) 1989-11-08
GB8603645D0 (en) 1986-03-19
DE3788293T2 (de) 1994-06-23
EP0235991B1 (de) 1993-12-01
ATE98081T1 (de) 1993-12-15
JPS62248398A (ja) 1987-10-29
EP0235991A3 (en) 1989-05-24
GB8703315D0 (en) 1987-03-18

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