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EP0835040B1
EP0835040B1 EP97118656A EP97118656A EP0835040B1 EP 0835040 B1 EP0835040 B1 EP 0835040B1 EP 97118656 A EP97118656 A EP 97118656A EP 97118656 A EP97118656 A EP 97118656A EP 0835040 B1 EP0835040 B1 EP 0835040B1
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  • the present invention relates to a loudspeaker, and more particularly to a loudspeaker of a high efficiency and light in weight.
  • conventional general loudspeakers have a magnetic circuit formed by a yoke Y, a single magnet M, and a top plate TP, and a voice coil 1 mounted in a magnetic gap G of the magnetic circuit.
  • reference numeral 11 represents a voice coil bobbin
  • reference numeral 2 represents a vibrating plate
  • reference numeral 3 represents a damper
  • reference numeral 5 represents a frame
  • reference numeral 7 represents a dust cap.
  • a whizzer (vibrating plate for middle and high frequency sounds) is mounted above a neck 21 of the cone vibrating plate 2.
  • conductive material C such as a copper wire has been used for a voice coil.
  • Various loudspeakers with different voice coil wire materials have been proposed to improve the magnetic efficiency.
  • a voice coil proposed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-open Publication No.60-155296 as shown in Fig.24, a flat wire of magnetic material F is wound about a voice coil bobbin 11, and a round wire of non-magnetic material (conductive material) C is wound about the outer circumference of the flat wire.
  • a flat wire of magnetic material F is wound about a voice coil bobbin 11
  • a round wire of non-magnetic material (conductive material) C is wound about the outer circumference of the flat wire.
  • the magnetic gap is apparently reduced by the amount corresponding to the width of the magnetic material F, improving the efficiency of the loudspeaker.
  • a voice coil proposed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 49-28920 as shown in Fig.25, powders of magnetic material F are mixed in conductive material C, and used for the manufacture of a voice coil wire.
  • loudspeakers intended to make them compact, thin, light in weight, and so on have been proposed in which two magnets magnetized in the direction of thickness are mounted with the same polarities facing each other, and a voice coil to be driven is mounted in the repulsion magnetic field at the magnetic gap between the two magnets.
  • Such loudspeakers are described, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-open Publications No.59-148500 and No.1-98400.
  • the structures of voice coils relative to the repulsion magnetic field are shown in Figs.25 and 26 respectively for the Publications No.59-148500 and No.1-98400.
  • M1 and M2 represent magnets
  • P represents a center plate disposed between the magnets
  • reference numeral 1 represents a voice coil
  • reference numeral 11 represents a coil bobbin.
  • the magnetic wire of the magnetic material F and the conductive wire of the conductive material C are wound about the coil.
  • the coefficient of thermal expansion of the conductive material C is far greater than that of the magnetic material F. Therefore, this voice coil has the disadvantage that the whole part of the adhesive which bonds the magnetic wire and conductive wire together, and the outermost and innermost magnetic and conductive wires, are likely to be peeled off.
  • the temperature of the voice coil is very high as compared to an ordinary voice coil, so that the heat dissipation effect of the conductive wire cannot compensate for the temperature rise.
  • the most serious problem of the loudspeaker shown in Fig.25 is that the resistance of the voice coil increases and heat is generated considerably, because the magnetic material F is mixed with the conductive material. Furthermore, the voice coil wire of this type is very difficult to manufacture. Specifically, a very fine voice coil wire in the order of 0.3 mm in diameter is generally used. In manufacturing such a fine wire, a relatively thick wire is first formed, and then this wire is extruded into a fine wire. However, in the case of the voice coil wire such as shown in Fig.25, powders of the magnetic material are trapped by the edge of a wire outlet of the extruder while extruding the wire, and there is a fear of breaking the wire.
  • powders of the magnetic material F are mixed with melted conductive material C and thereafter they area agitated, or powders of the conductive material C and powders of magnetic material F are mixed and agitated, and thereafter they are pressed into a powder mold.
  • it is very difficult to manufacture a voice coil wire because the conductive material C and magnetic material F of different specific gravities are difficult to be agitated uniformly at a high precision.
  • the agitation process results in a contact of the material with oxygen, producing oxide. It is therefore difficult to maintain the quality of the voice coil wire sufficient for practical use.
  • This problem may be solved by performing the agitation process under argon or vacuum atmosphere. However, this poses the problem of a large increase in cost for manufacturing facilities or the like.
  • the loudspeaker shown in Fig.25 is practically very difficult to manufacture, because of poor mass productivity, a difficulty of maintaining a high quality, and a very high cost.
  • the voice coil 1 uses only the general conductive material C such as copper wires. It is therefore difficult to efficiently transmit the magnetic field necessary for driving the voice coil 1. Namely, the width of magnetic fluxes generated by the repulsion magnetic field structure is very narrow. In order to obtain the desired width of magnetic fluxes, it is necessary to guide the magnetic field outward of the outer circumference P1 of the center plate P by mounting the outer plate OP of the magnetic material F having a predetermined thickness on the opposite side of the coil relative to the center plate P. Part of the magnetic fluxes guided to the center plate outer circumference P1 flows directly toward the S poles of the magnets M1 and M2 as indicated by broken lines.
  • a tape having a very high permeability such as an amorphous metal tape Fa
  • amorphous metal tape Fa is wound about the outer circumference 12 of the voice coil.
  • the amorphous metal tape Fa is located at the outermost circumference 12 of the voice coil 1, i.e., at the position remotest from the outer circumference P1 of the center plate P from which magnetic fluxes come most.
  • amorphous metal having a high permeability is used to efficiently converge weakened magnetic fluxes.
  • the amorphous metal tape Fa and the general coil wire are required for the manufacture of the voice coil, resulting not only in an increased number of components of the voice coil 1, but also in a high cost and low availability of the amorphous metal tape Fa as compared to general soft magnetic material such as iron and Permalloy.
  • the amorphous metal tape Fa has generally a high elastic modulus so that it is difficult to curve and curl it and maintain a curled shape matching the outer circumference of the voice coil 1. Accordingly, in attaching the amorphous metal tape Fa to the coil wire outer circumference by using an adhesive agent or the like, it becomes necessary to hold it until the adhesive agent becomes cured, resulting in an increased number of bonding processes and complicated works. Moreover, the ends of the amorphous metal tape Fa even after being bonded are likely to be lifted up. If a fixing band or additional adhesive is used to prevent this lift-up, the weight of the voice coil 1 increases and the efficiency is degraded.
  • the diameter of the outer circumference P1 of the center plate P is set smaller than that of the magnets M1 and M2. As a result, the amount of magnetic fluxes generated from the center plate P outer circumference is less, degrading the efficiency.
  • Document DE-C-3 730 305 discloses a loudspeaker according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the voice coil is made to have a bobbin-less structure.
  • the vibrating plate made of cone paper or the like, or the suspension such as a damper, is mounted on the voice coil at the lower or higher end, or at the outer circumference.
  • a whizzer may be mounted on the voice coil at the outer circumference above the neck of the vibrating plate made of cone paper.
  • a chamber or dust cap is mounted on the whizzer at its apex or at its slanted surface.
  • a frame-less structure may be used by mounting the magnetic circuit portion and vibrating plate directly on the loudspeaker grille or the punched plate of the grille.
  • the voice coil Since the voice coil is disposed in the magnetic circuit with the repulsion magnetic field, the magnetic material locates on the outer side of the center plate. Accordingly, magnetic fluxes are directed outward from the outer circumference of the center plate and are likely to intersect the coil wire.
  • a sound pressure sufficient for practical use can be obtained without using a conventional magnetic gap.
  • the loudspeaker can be made lighter in weight and thinner. The problem of the conventional loudspeaker shown in Fig.26 that the sound pressure particularly at the low and middle frequency range is insufficient for practical use, can be solved and the sound level can be improved over the whole frequency range.
  • the magnetic material is disposed at the position very near magnetic fluxes, thereby improving the efficiency and reducing the weight of the voice coil.
  • the diameter of the center plate greater by about 1 mm than that of the magnets, magnetic fluxes can be generated efficiently from the outer circumference of the center plate.
  • the loudspeaker can be made thinner.
  • the weight can be reduced further and a high efficiency can be obtained.
  • the efficiency can be improved further.
  • Fig.1 is a cross sectional view of a loudspeaker according to an embodiment not falling under the present invention.
  • Fig.2 is a cross sectional view of a loudspeaker according to another embodiment not falling under the present invention.
  • Fig.3 is a cross sectional view of a loudspeaker according to another embodiment not falling under the present invention.
  • Fig.4 is a cross sectional view of a loudspeaker having a voice coil with different types of composite wires, according to an embodiment not falling under the present invention.
  • Fig.5 is a cross sectional view of a loudspeaker having a voice coil with different types of composite wires, according to another embodiment not falling under the present invention.
  • Fig.6 is a cross sectional view of a loudspeaker having a voice coil with different types of composite wires, according to a further embodiment not falling under the present invention.
  • Fig.7 is a cross sectional view of a loudspeaker having a voice coil with different coil wires being wound alternately one turn after another.
  • Fig.8 shows a cross sectional view of a loudspeaker using a repulsion magnetic field according to an embodiment not falling under the present invention, and an enlarged partial cross section of the voice coil.
  • Fig.9 is a broken perspective view partially in section of the magnetic circuit components of the embodiment loudspeaker shown in Fig.8.
  • Fig.10 is an enlarged cross sectional view showing an example of a voice coil to be used for the loudspeaker shown in Fig.8.
  • Fig.11 is a cross sectional view showing the main part of another example of a voice coil to be used for the loudspeaker shown in Fig.8.
  • Fig.12 is a cross sectional view showing the main part of another example of a voice coil to be used for the loudspeaker shown in Fig.8, wherein composite wires having different materials are wound on different winding layers.
  • Fig.13 is an enlarged cross sectional view showing the main part of another example of a voice coil to be used for the loudspeaker shown in Fig.8, wherein a composite wire is partially used.
  • Fig.14 is an enlarged cross sectional view showing the main part of another example of a voice coil to be used for the loudspeaker shown in Fig.8, wherein composite wires having different materials are wound alternately one turn after another.
  • Fig.15 is an enlarged cross sectional view showing the main part of another voice coil different from that shown in Fig.14.
  • Fig.16 is a cross sectional view showing an embodiment of a loudspeaker according to the present invention.
  • Fig.17 is a cross sectional view showing an embodiment of a loudspeaker with a whizzer being mounted thereon.
  • Fig.18 is a cross sectional view showing another embodiment of a loudspeaker having a reduced weight.
  • Fig.19 is a cross sectional view showing another embodiment of a loudspeaker of a frame-less structure.
  • Fig.20 is a graph comparing the frequency characteristics between the embodiment loudspeaker shown in Fig.8 and a conventional loudspeaker.
  • Fig.21 is a graph comparing the frequency characteristics between the embodiment loudspeaker according to the invention shown in Fig.17 and a conventional loudspeaker.
  • Fig.22 is a cross sectional view showing a conventional loudspeaker.
  • Fig.23 is a cross sectional view showing the structure of another conventional loudspeaker.
  • Fig.24 is a cross sectional view showing the main part of a conventional loudspeaker with a magnetic flat wire wound about a bobbin.
  • Fig.25 is a cross sectional view showing the main part of a conventional loudspeaker with a voice coil wire with magnetic powders mixed in the conductive material.
  • Fig.26 is a cross sectional view of a conventional loudspeaker of a repulsion magnetic field type.
  • Fig.27 is a cross sectional view showing the structure of another conventional loudspeaker of a repulsion magnetic field type.
  • Reference character A represents a composite wire formed by a conductive wire made of conductive material C and a magnetic material F provided on the surface of the conductive material wire.
  • a conductive wire made of conductive material C and a magnetic material F provided on the surface of the conductive material wire.
  • an insulating film formed on the surface of the outermost voice coil wire is not shown.
  • the composite wire A is wound about a voice coil bobbin 11 to form a voice coil 1.
  • the voice coil 1 is mounted in the magnetic gap G like the conventional loudspeaker shown in Fig.23.
  • Magnetic fluxes from a magnet M are converged and become likely to be transmitted by the magnetic material F of the composite wire A, improving the efficiency of the loudspeaker.
  • the conductive material C is used as a core of the composite wire A and the magnetic material F is used as the clad of the conductive material C. It is'obvious that the amounts of the conductive material and magnetic material can be adjusted as desired by taking into consideration of the differences of the conductivity and the coefficient of thermal expansion between both the materials.
  • the composite wire A has a higher conductivity and better heat dissipation effect than those of the magnetic wire made of only the magnetic material F, thereby generating less heat. Accordingly, the difference of the coefficient of thermal expansion between the conductive material C and magnetic material F is not necessary to be considered so much, thereby maintaining the stable state of both the materials.
  • the conductive material as the core is designed to have a sufficient conductivity, breaking of the magnetic material F because of the thermal expansion of the conductive material will not pose any problem of the performance and sound quality of the loudspeaker. Also in this case, the magnetic material F will not dismount from the conductive material, posing no problem with respect to the divergence of magnetic fluxes from the magnet M.
  • a composite wire A may be formed by a magnetic wire made of magnetic material F and a conductive material C provided on the surface of the magnetic material wire. Also in this case, the efficiency of the loudspeaker can be improved. The coefficient of thermal expansion will not pose any problem because the conductive material C having a high coefficient of thermal expansion and high heat dissipation effect is disposed on the outer peripheral area of the composite wire.
  • a manufacturing process for a composite wire changes with whether or not the amount of magnetic material is controlled to be more than the conductive material.
  • the control of amount can be carried out relatively easily if the material having a larger amount is used as the base material.
  • the conductive material such as copper is used as the core, and the magnetic material such as Permalloy and iron is used as the clad.
  • the clad was formed by plating to deposit the magnetic material on the copper wire.
  • the method is effective for the case where the amount of the conductive material such as copper is large and the amount of magnetic material is small.
  • the amount of magnetic material to be described later is presently near a limit value.
  • the amount of magnetic material can be controlled to a smaller value, e.g., to about 1.5 microns in the case of plating, and to a further smaller value in the case of vapor deposition.
  • the magnetic material such as iron is used as the base material core, and the conductive material such as copper is used as the clad by means of a dip forming process.
  • This composite wire (hereinafter called iron core wire) can be controlled to have the thickness of the conductive material such as copper about 30 to 80 % of the thickness of the iron core wire. As the ratio of copper reduces, the cost of the composite wire reduces. If the thickness of the conductive material is to be further reduced, plating or vapor deposition may be used.
  • the inventors manufactured an iron core wire having a diameter of 0.3 mm, a ratio of the iron cross section to the copper cross section of 56 : 44, and a conductivity of 60 %.
  • the iron core wire was extruded by a dice to a diameter of 0.21 mm.
  • a voice coil was made which had a winding width of about 6.5 mm, a d.c. resistance of about 3.4 ohms, and a voice coil inner diameter of 30.4 mm. It was also found that the iron core wire could be extruded to a diameter of about 0.1 mm. It was also found that an iron core wire of 0.23 mm in diameter could be pressed into a flat wire of 0.05 mm * 0.9 mm.
  • the iron core wire may be attracted in the magnetic gap or the clogging phenomenon may occur because of the large amount of magnetic material.
  • a copper foil having a thickness of 5 to 8 ⁇ magnetic material such as iron and Permalloy was plated to the thickness of about 2.5 microns.
  • This foil was cut into stripe wires having a width of 0.8 mm.
  • the stripe wires were subjected to an insulating process to obtain voice coil wires.
  • This stripe wire was used for the loudspeaker shown in Fig.1 which presented a better performance of the coil.
  • any one of the following methods may be selectively used.
  • the methods include an extrusion method wherein a thick rod type conductive material C is provided at its whole surface with melted magnetic material F of a predetermined thickness, and this composite wire is extruded to a thin composite wire, a cladding method wherein magnetic material F is pressed and attached to conductive material C, a coating method wherein magnetic material F is coated on the surface of conductive material C, a vapor deposition method wherein magnetic material F is vapor-deposited on the surface of conductive material C, and other methods.
  • the extrusion method in particular wherein a thick rod composite wire is extruded, the magnetic material F can be formed thick, further improving the property of the finished composite wire.
  • a composite wire shown in Fig.2 may be used wherein a flat wire C1 made of conductive material C is provided at its whole surface with magnetic material F, or a composite wire shown in Fig.3 may be used wherein on one side of a foil C3 made of conductive material, magnetic material F is provided, and the foil is cut into stripe wires having a predetermined width which are then subjected to an insulating process.
  • the conductive material C may be not only copper but also aluminum. Any one of the above methods may be selectively used for providing the conductive material C with the magnetic material F.
  • the structure of the voice coil 1 may be changed.
  • the voice coil 1 may be formed by using winding layers each having a composite wire A of different magnetic material F.
  • a composite wire A formed by a core copper wire C1 and iron Ff as a clad is wound on the first and second winding layers, and another composite wire A formed by a core copper wire C1 and Permalloy Fp as a clad is wound on the third and fourth winding layers.
  • Fig.5 shows an example of the voice coil 1 wherein a composite wire A is used partially.
  • a general copper wire C1 is wound on the first and second winding layers, and a composite wire A is wound on the third and fourth winding layers, to complete the voice coil 1.
  • the amounts of conductive material C and magnetic material F can determined as desired while taking into account the conductivity and the coefficient of thermal expansion.
  • the composite wire A has a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than a wire of magnetic material F only. Therefore, even the copper wire C1 and composite wire A are wound on different winding layers, the wires will not be peeled off by a difference of the coefficient of thermal expansion.
  • Fig.6 shows another example of the voice coil 1 wherein a plurality of voice coil wires are wound at the same time to dispose different voice coil wires alternately one turn after another.
  • a composite wire having iron Ff as the magnetic material F and another composite wire having Permalloy Fp as the magnetic material are wound at the same time to dispose different wires alternately one turn after another.
  • Fig.7 shows another example of the voice coil 1 wherein a general wire made of conductive material C and a composite wire A are wound at the same time to dispose different wires alternately one turn after another.
  • a desired combination of voice coil wires is possible, allowing the loudspeaker to have an improved efficiency and a reduced weight, while considering the final characteristics of the loudspeaker, in the manner described previously.
  • the voice coil suitable for a particular loudspeaker can be formed by selecting a combination of wires, without changing the ratio of magnetic material F to conductive material C of a composite wire A, thereby allowing an already manufactured composite wire A to be used optionally.
  • magnets M1 and M2 are neodymium magnets magnetized in the direction of thickness, and are of a ring shape with the outer diameter of 29 mm, inner diameter of 12 mm, and thickness of 6 mm.
  • reference numeral 4 represents a holder for holding the magnets M1 and M2 and a center plate P sandwiched between the magnets M1 and M2.
  • the holder 4 is an aluminum mold and is formed with a cylindrical center guide 41 extending upright from the center of the bottom.
  • a step 42 is formed at the lower area of the center guide 41, the step 42 providing a height alignment function for the magnets M1 and M2 and the center plate P.
  • Acrylic adhesive agent is coated on the surface of the step 42.
  • the magnet M2 is inserted into the center guide 41 through the inner diameter space M22 by directing the N pole upward.
  • the outer diameter of the center guide 41 was set to 11.95 allowing a smooth insertion of the magnet M2.
  • Adhesive agent is coated on the upper surface of the inserted magnet M2.
  • the center plate P of a ring shape having an outer diameter of 29.95 mm, inner diameter of 11.95 mm, and thickness of 4 mm is then fitted in the inner diameter portion P2 of the center guide 41 downward until the lower surface of the center plate P becomes in tight contact with the N pole surface of the magnet M2.
  • the center plate P is made of ring iron, and the edge portions at the inner diametrical periphery of the center plate P was beveled by C0.4. Adhesive agent is then coated on the upper surface of the fitted center plate P.
  • the magnet M1 is inserted in the center guide 41 through the inner diameter space M12 by directing the N pole downward, until the magnet M1 becomes in tight contact with the upper surface of the center plate P. In this condition, the magnets M1 and M2 with their N poles facing each other interpose the center plate P therebetween, and the center plate outer circumference P1 extends by about 0.5 mm outside of the outer circumferences M11 and M21 of the magnets M1 and M2.
  • This magnetic circuit on the holder 4 is mounted on a frame 5.
  • the holder 4 is formed with a flange 43 having a width of about 2 mm and a thickness of 2.5 mm.
  • the flange 43 is formed with four tongue projections 44 extending outward at positions different by 90 degrees in the radial direction.
  • a tap of about 4 mm is formed in the central area of each projection 44.
  • the holder 4 is attached to the bottom of the frame 5.
  • a mounting hole is formed in the bottom of the frame at the position corresponding to each tap 45.
  • the magnetic circuit on the holder 4 is fixed to the frame 5 by using screws 6 having a diameter of 4 mm as shown in Fig.8.
  • the frame 3 has an outer diameter of about 165 mm and a depth of about 20 mm, which is commonly called a 6.5-inch frame, and is made of a pressed aluminum frame having a thickness of 0.7 mm.
  • the weight of the frame is about 40 gram-weight.
  • the voice coil 1 shown in Fig.1 was mounted to complete the loudspeaker shown in Fig.8.
  • the voice coil 1 had the bobbin 11 made of a PPTA film having a thickness of 0.05 mm about which bobbin the composite wire A was wound.
  • the composite wire A was formed by the copper wire C1 made of the conductive material C and the magnetic material of Permalloy Fp provided on the whole surface of the copper wire C1. Namely, the composite wire A was formed by the copper wire C1 having a diameter of 0.21 mm, the Permalloy Fp plated on the surface of the copper wire C1 to a thickness of 10 ⁇ , and the insulating material coated on the Permalloy Fp.
  • the composite wire was wound about the bobbin 11 at the lower area thereof with the winding width of about 6 mm and the d.c. resistance of 3.43 ohms.
  • the magnetic circuit has no magnetic gap G, as opposed to the conventional loudspeakers shown in Figs.22 and 23 wherein a yoke Y and top plate TP are not used.
  • the voice coil 1 itself has the magnetic flux transmission function so that fluxes shown by arrows in Fig.8 can efficiently intersect the voice coil wire.
  • a cone vibrating plate made of pulp having an outer diameter of about 134 mm (inclusive of the edge), a neck diameter of 31 mm, and a depth of about 15 mm.
  • the vibrating plate 2 and damper 3 constructed as above were mounted on the assembly of the magnetic circuit and frame 5 to complete the loudspeaker.
  • the measured characteristics of the loudspeaker shown in Fig.8 are indicated by the solid line in Fig.20.
  • a general voice coil made of a copper wire C1 (diameter 0.21 mm) without the magnetic material was mounted on the loudspeaker same as the above embodiment.
  • the measured characteristics of this loudspeaker are indicated by the broken line in Fig.20.
  • the characteristics of the conventional loudspeaker of Fig.22 having the voice coil 1 made of the copper wire and having a general magnetic gap without using the repulsive magnetic field, are indicated by the one-dot-chain line in Fig.20.
  • the vibrating system used was the same as the above embodiment, and the frame 5 used was the same as the above embodiment which is commonly used and made of a pressed iron plate having a thickness of 0.7 mm.
  • the magnetic circuit used was also a general magnetic circuit assembled by a top plate TP (outer diameter of 75 mm, inner diameter of 32.25 mm, thickness of 4.5 mm), a ferrite magnet M (outer diameter of 85 mm, inner diameter of 45 mm, thickness of 13 mm), and a yoke Y (pole diameter of 29.95 mm, bottom outer diameter of 75 mm, height of about 20 mm).
  • the comparison results showed that the loudspeaker using the composite wire A had an excellent sound pressure level as compared to the loudspeaker with a conventional voice coil wire operated in the repulsive magnetic field.
  • the loudspeaker of the embodiment showed the practically usable characteristics although it showed some difference in the sound pressure level.
  • the weight of the loudspeaker of the embodiment shown in Fig.8 was compared with that of the conventional loudspeaker.
  • the weight of the magnetic circuit portion was about 83 gram-weight
  • the weight of the loudspeaker unit was 133 gram-weight
  • the weight of the loudspeaker with the grille was about 218 gram-weight.
  • the weight of the magnetic circuit portion was 63 gram-weight
  • the weight of the loudspeaker unit was about 780 gram-weight
  • the weight of the loudspeaker with the grille was 865 gram-weight.
  • the weight of the loudspeaker of the embodiment was reduced greatly as compared to the conventional loudspeaker, by about 86 % for the magnetic circuit, by about 83 % for the loudspeaker unit, and by about 75 % for the loudspeaker with the grille.
  • Figs.10 to 15 show examples of the structures of voice coils mounted on the magnetic circuit of a repulsive magnetic field type constructed as above, wherein various combinations of composite wires are used.
  • magnetic material F is provided on the whole surface of a flat wire C1 made of conductive material C.
  • magnetic material F is provided on one side of a foil C3 made of conductive material, the foil is cut into stripe wires having a predetermined width which are then subjected to an insulating process.
  • This voice coil is a bobbin-less structure.
  • the structure of the voice coil 1 may be changed.
  • the voice coil 1 may be formed by using winding layers each having a composite wire A of different magnetic material F.
  • a composite wire A formed by a core copper wire C1 and iron Ff as a clad is wound on the first and second winding layers, and another composite wire A formed by a core copper wire C1 and Permalloy Fp as a clad is wound on the third and fourth winding layers.
  • a composite wire A is partially used.
  • a general copper wire C1 is wound on the first and second winding layers, and a composite wire is wound on the third and fourth winding layers.
  • a plurality of voice coil wires are wound at the same time to dispose different voice coil wires alternately one turn after another.
  • a composite wire A having iron Ff as the magnetic material F and another composite wire having Permalloy Fp as the magnetic material are wound at the same time to dispose different wires alternately one turn after another.
  • a general wire made of conductive material C and a composite wire A are wound at the same time to dispose different wires alternately one turn after another.
  • Fig.16 shows an embodiment of the loudspeaker according to the invention.
  • the bottom area of the magnetic circuit holder 4 shown in Fig.2 is made shallow, the voice coil of a bobbin-less structure is used, and the vibrating plate 2 and the end of the suspension or damper 3 are directly bonded to the outer circumference 12 of the voice coil 1 by using adhesive agent.
  • a reinforcing member made of craft paper or the like is wound about the outer circumference of the voice coil 1, the vibrating plate 2 and the end of the suspension are bonded to the craft paper, the craft paper being used as a wiring board for the interconnection between lead wires and the voice coil.
  • the weight of the loudspeaker of this embodiment is reduced by the weight of the voice coil bobbin 11 of the conventional loudspeaker and the loudspeaker shown in Fig.8, and the voice coil 1 is positioned near the outer circumference of the center plate P, i.e. at the position where the magnetic material F receives a stronger magnetic field.
  • the drive force of the voice coil 1 can be enhanced.
  • a voice coil of a bobbin-less structure can be manufactured by a conventional common method. Namely, a thin tape is attached to the outer surface of a tubular member made of aluminum or the like. The thermosetting adhesive agent used for bonding a composite wire is re-activated by using solvent or the like. This composite wire is then wound about the tubular member with the thin tape. The voice coil wire is thereafter thermally cured by thermally drying the tubular member, and dismounted from the tubular member. Finally, the thin tape left on the inner surface of the voice coil is removed.
  • the vibrating plate 2 and the end of the suspension or damper may be attached to the upper or lower portion of the voice coil 1, without any problem.
  • the magnet M1 extends upward from the voice coil 1, leaving only a small gap between the outer circumference of the magnet M1 and the inner surface of the dust cap or chamber 7. If the vibrating plate vibrates at a large amplitude, the inner surface of the dust cap 7 may contact the upper edge of the outer circumference of the magnet M1, generating abnormal sounds. In such a case, the vibration stroke of the vibrating plate 2 is required to be restricted.
  • FIG.17 Such a problem can be solved by the structure shown in Fig.17, presenting even a better performance of the loudspeaker.
  • reference numeral 8 represents a whizzer.
  • the neck portion 21 of the vibrating plate 2 and the innermost circumference of the damper 3 are bonded to the voice coil outer circumference 12, the neck portion of the whizzer 8 is mounted on the voice coil outer circumference 12 above the neck portion 21, and the dust cap 7 is mounted near at the top of the whizzer 8.
  • the gap between the upper surface of the magnet M1 and the inner surface of the dust cap 7 can be made large. Therefore, even if the vibrating plate 2 vibrates at a large amplitude, the upper peripheral edge of the magnet M1 will not contact the inner surface of the dust cap 7.
  • the characteristics of the loudspeaker shown in Fig.17 were measured by using the loudspeaker frame 5 and vibrating plate 2 having an inner diameter 30.4 mm same as the loudspeaker shown in Fig.8.
  • a whizzer made of pulp having an outer diameter of about 50 mm, a neck diameter of about 31.5 mm, and a depth of about 11 mm was used.
  • the dust cap 7 a dust cover made of woven cloth with phenol being impregnated and thermally molded, was used.
  • the measured result is indicated by the solid line in Fig.21.
  • the characteristics of the conventional loudspeaker shown in Fig.23 i.e., the loudspeaker with the whizzer 8 and not using the repulsive magnetic field were measured.
  • the size of this loudspeaker was set to the values same as the loudspeaker shown in Fig.22 used for the comparison with the loudspeaker shown in Fig.8.
  • the vibrating plate 2 and damper 3 same as those of the conventional loudspeaker shown in Fig.22 were used.
  • the measured result is indicated by the broken line in Fig.21.
  • the loudspeaker of the embodiment shown in Fig.17 showed the practically usable characteristics although it showed some difference in the sound pressure level as compared to a conventional loudspeaker using a ferrite magnet.
  • the dust cap is mounted above the whizzer 8. It is obvious that a chamber or the like may be used in place of the dust cap.
  • the weight of the loudspeaker of the embodiment shown in Fig.17 was compared with that of the conventional loudspeaker shown in Fig.23.
  • the weight of the magnetic circuit portion was about 83 gram-weight
  • the weight of the loudspeaker unit was 133 gram-weight
  • the weight of the loudspeaker with the grille was about 218 gram-weight.
  • the weight of the loudspeaker of the embodiment was reduced greatly as compared to the conventional loudspeaker, by about 86 for the magnetic circuit (603 gram-weight in the conventional case), by about 83 % for the loudspeaker unit (780 gram-weight), and by about 75 % for the loudspeaker with the grille (865 gram-weight).
  • a loudspeaker has the structure shown in Fig.18 aiming at reducing the weight as much as possible.
  • the loudspeaker frame 5 is of generally an inverted channel shape in section and extremely thin.
  • the vibrating plate 2 is mounted on the frame 5 at its edge 22 without using a suspension 3 such as a damper.
  • the weight of the magnetic circuit portion was about 83 gram-weight
  • the weight of the loudspeaker unit was about 125 gram-weight
  • the weight of the loudspeaker with the grille was 210 gram-weight.
  • a loudspeaker has the structure shown in Fig.19, the weight being reduced more than the loudspeaker shown in Fig.18.
  • the magnetic circuit portion and vibrating plate 2 are directly mounted on a loudspeaker grille 9 formed by a punched plate 91 and a grille support 92.
  • the structures of the step 42 and flange 43 are modified in this embodiment.
  • the step 42 has an outer diameter of 16 mm and an inner diameter of 13 mm, with a thread 44 being formed in the inner wall of the step 42.
  • the flange 43 has an outer diameter of 22 mm and a thickness of 2 mm.
  • a nut N for mounting the holder 4 on the loudspeaker grille 9 is made of aluminum, and has a base portion N1 and a circular leg portion N2 forming a cap shape in section.
  • a thread N3 is formed on the outer circumference of the circular leg portion N2, corresponding to the thread 44 of the holder 4.
  • the circular leg portion N2 instead of a solid cylinder is used to reduce the weight of the nut N.
  • the outer diameter of the base portion N1 is 22 mm and the thickness is 2 mm, like the flange 43.
  • the method of mounting the magnets M1 and M2 and the center plate P to the holder 4 is the same as described with Fig.1.
  • the circular leg portion N2 of the nut N is inserted into a mounting hole 93 of 13 mm in diameter formed at the apex area of the punched plate 91 of the loudspeaker grille 9.
  • Adhesive agent is coated on the surface of the flange 43 of the holder 4.
  • the voice coil 1 is of a bobbin-less structure.
  • the vibrating plate 2 is a cone vibrating plate made of pulp, and has an outer diameter of about 134 mm (inclusive of the edge), a neck diameter of 31.5 mm, and a depth of about 12 mm.
  • the neck 21 of the vibrating plate 2 is mounted on the voice coil outer circumference 12 and the edge 22 is mounted on the inner bottom face of the grille support 92 in the opposite direction to the conventional direction, to thereby realizing a damper-less structure.
  • a woven cloth S for preventing dusts from entering is attached to the bottom surface of the punched plate 91 and the grille support 92.
  • the weight of the magnetic circuit portion inclusive of the holder 4 was about 75 gram-weight.
  • the weight of the loudspeaker itself is the total weight of the loudspeaker itself inclusive of the grille 9 because of no frame.
  • the weight of the vibrating system and the magnetic circuit portion was 83 gram-weight, and the total weight inclusive of the grille 9 was about 168 gram weight.
  • the weight of the loudspeaker of the embodiment was reduced greatly, by about 88 % for the magnetic circuit (603 gram-weight in the conventional case), by about 89 % for the loudspeaker unit (780 gram-weight), and by about 81 % for the loudspeaker with the grille (865 gram-weight).
  • the holder 4 is directly mounted on the punched plate 91, and the magnetic circuit portion is mounted by using the holder 4.
  • Other mounting methods may also be used according to the design of the loudspeaker grille 9.
  • the punched plate is made of iron. This plate may also be made of non-magnetic metal such as aluminum, synthetic resin, or the like, further reducing the weight.
  • the vibrating plate made of cone paper or the suspension such as a damper can be mounted on the voice coil at the outer circumference either at a lower or upper area thereof. Accordingly, the height of the loudspeaker including the magnetic circuit can be made low, thereby attaining both the reduced weight and thinned structure. This is particularly suitable for a loudspeaker to be mounted on a vehicle.
  • the voice coil is made to have a bobbin-less structure, the weight of the loudspeaker can be reduced by the weight of the bobbin.
  • the coil wire can be disposed near at the outer circumference of the center plate and the magnetic material can be positioned at the area where a stronger magnetic field is present, thereby increasing the drive force of the voice coil and improving the efficiency of the loudspeaker.
  • a whizzer may be mounted on the vibrating plate, giving some margin of the amplitude of the vibrating plate. If a whizzer is directly mounted on the outer circumference of the voice coil, as opposed to the conventional whizzer wherein it is driven via the voice coil bobbin, the transmission efficiency of the drive force from the voice coil, and hence the performance of the loudspeaker, can be improved considerably.
  • the weight can be further reduced, allowing the total weight inclusive of the loudspeaker grill to be reduced by 81 % or more.
  • the mounting depth can be improved considerably as compared to the conventional depth to substantially zero depth. This is particularly suitable for a loudspeaker to be mounted on a vehicle.
  • a punched plate of a loudspeaker grille is made of non-magnetic metal such as aluminum or synthetic resin, the magnetic flux distribution of the magnetic circuit becomes uniform improving the performance of the loudspeaker.
  • the non-magnetic metal such as aluminum is effective for reducing the weight and for the heat dissipation, thereby further improving the performance.

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  1. Haut-parleur comportant un circuit magnétique avec un champ magnétique à répulsion constitué en disposant deux aimants (M1, M2) aimantés dans la direction de l'épaisseur de façon que les mêmes polarités soient en face et, en prenant en sandwich une plaque centrale (P) réalisée en un matériau magnétique entre lesdits aimants, une bobine mobile (1) étant disposée sur le côté extérieur de ladite plaque centrale dans ledit champ magnétique à répulsion, caractérisé en ce que ledit haut-parleur comporte une plaque de vibration (2) réalisée en papier en cône ou analogue, et/ou une suspension (3) comme un armortisseur, ladite plaque de vibration (2) et/ou la suspension (3) étant disposées sur le côté extérieur de ladite bobine mobile (1), ladite bobine mobile (1) ayant une structure sans bobinage, et une feuille de renforcement (1') réalisée en papier craft ou analogue étant enroulée autour de la circonférence externe de ladite bobine mobile (1), et en ce qu'un bord de ladite plaque de vibration (2) et/ou de ladite suspension (3) est/sont fixé(s) au côté périphérique extérieur de la feuille de renforcement (1') sur ladite bobine mobile (1).
  2. Haut-parleur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'un vibreur acoustique (8) est monté sur ladite bobine mobile à la circonférence extérieure au-dessus d'une portion de col (21) de ladite plaque de vibration (2).
  3. Haut-parleur selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit vibreur acoustique (8) est monté sur ladite bobine mobile (1) à proximité dudit bord de ladite plaque de vibration (2).
  4. Haut-parleur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ladite feuille de renforcement (1') est utilisée comme tableau de connexions pour l'interconnection entre les fils conducteurs et ladite bobine mobile (1).
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