EP0956736B2 - Electro-dynamic exciter - Google Patents
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- EP0956736B2 EP0956736B2 EP98902117A EP98902117A EP0956736B2 EP 0956736 B2 EP0956736 B2 EP 0956736B2 EP 98902117 A EP98902117 A EP 98902117A EP 98902117 A EP98902117 A EP 98902117A EP 0956736 B2 EP0956736 B2 EP 0956736B2
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- vibration exciter
- coupling member
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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
- H04R9/00—Transducers of moving-coil, moving-strip, or moving-wire type
- H04R9/06—Loudspeakers
- H04R9/066—Loudspeakers using the principle of inertia
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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
- H04R9/00—Transducers of moving-coil, moving-strip, or moving-wire type
- H04R9/06—Loudspeakers
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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
- H04R7/04—Plane diaphragms
- H04R7/045—Plane diaphragms using the distributed mode principle, i.e. whereby the acoustic radiation is emanated from uniformly distributed free bending wave vibration induced in a stiff panel and not from pistonic motion
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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
- H04R7/16—Mounting or tensioning of diaphragms or cones
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- the invention relates to an electro-dynamic exciter e.g. for use in activating a resonant panel-form radiator loudspeaker of the kind described in co-pending International patent application published under WO97/09842 dated 2 September 1996 .
- the present invention is an electro-dynamic inertial vibration exciter, e.g. of the general kind described in International patent application published under WO97/09859 dated 2 September 1996 which describes an inertial vibration exciter comprising a motor coil assembly having a coil rigidly fixed to a tubular coil former, a magnet assembly disposed concentrically with respect to the motor coil assembly and forming an inertial mass, and resilient means supporting the magnet assembly for axial movement relative to the motor coil assembly, and wherein the tubular member is adapted to be rigidly mounted directly to a member to be vibrated, e.g. a resonant panel loudspeaker, by adhesive means.
- Another electro-dynamic inertial vibration exciter is known from US patent US 3 801 943 .
- Japanese utility model JP 49-70941 describes an electro-dynamic exciter comprising an annular damper having long holes in the circumferential direction.
- the damper also comprise a mounting holes for fixing the damper to a base plate on which a voice coil is mounted.
- the present invention relates to the efficient construction of exciters and to manufacturing techniques for producing such exciters.
- the coupling member and the magnet assembly are adapted to interfit one with the other, and means may be provided on the coupling member and on the magnet assembly for fixing the coupling member and magnet assembly together.
- the fixing means may comprise latch means.
- the carrier and the suspension member may be integral.
- the coupling member and the suspension member may be integral.
- the suspension may be resilient.
- the suspension may be formed as a diaphragm. Alternatively the suspension may comprise a set of resilient arms.
- the coupling member and the carrier may be annular and the arms may be connected between the coupling member and the carrier to extend circumferentially.
- the carrier may have a face adapted for contact with the resonant member and arranged to be fixed thereon, e.g. by adhesive means or by fastening devices.
- the carrier may be formed integrally with a flange arranged to be fixed to the resonant member.
- the flange may be disc-like and arranged to support the exciter in a cavity in the resonant member by an edge portion of the flange.
- the disc may be arranged to close the cavity.
- An end of the coil former member may be located and mounted in a recess in the carrier.
- the coil may be mounted on the outer face of the coil former member.
- the magnet assembly may comprise opposed generally disc-like pole pieces sandwiching a magnet, the periphery of one of which pole pieces being disposed within and adjacent to the motor coil assembly, and the periphery of the other of which pole pieces being formed with an upstanding flange arranged to lie adjacent to and to surround the motor coil assembly.
- the flange may be adapted to interfit with the coupling member.
- a lip may be formed on the flange, which lip is shaped to interfit with the coupling member, and fixing means on the coupling member may be adapted to engage the lip.
- a dust seal may be arranged to close the annular coil carrier.
- the means suspending the magnet assembly for axial movement relative to the motor coil assembly may comprise a pair of axially spaced suspension parts or components to facilitate the axial guidance of the voice coil with respect to the motor coil assembly.
- the suspension parts may be of any desired form, e.g. they may comprise respective sets of resilient arms.
- the respective outer ends of the resilient arms in each suspension part may be coupled together by posts, the lower ends of which form feet adapted for contact with the resonant member.
- the inner ends of the arms may carry respective annular coupling members adapted to carry the magnet assembly.
- the invention is a loudspeaker comprising an inertial vibration exciter as described above.
- Figures 1 to 4 disclose an electro-dynamic inertial vibration exciter (1) of the general kind described in International patent application WO97/09859 for example for exciting bending wave vibration in a resonant member (2) e.g. a panel-form member of the general kind described in International patent application WO97/09842 , to form a loudspeaker.
- the exciter (1) comprises a motor coil assembly (3,4) and a magnet assembly (5,6,7) forming an inertial mass adapted to move relative to the motor coil assembly (3,4), the exciter being adapted to be fixed in any convenient fashion to the resonant member (2) to be excited to impart bending wave energy to the resonant member (2) when an electrical signal is applied thereto.
- the motor coil assembly (3,4) comprises a voice coil (3), e.g. of wire, wound on a tubular coil former (4) which is supported at its lower end (17), as seen in Figure 1 , in an annular groove (18) in an annular coil carrier (9) which forms a foot by which the motor coil assembly is secured e.g. by means of an adhesive or the like, to a face of the resonant panel (2).
- the coil carrier could be secured to the resonant member (2) by fixing means, e.g. fasteners. Such fasteners may be releasable.
- a bayonet connector may be provided, one part of which is fixed to the resonant member and the other part of which is formed integrally with the exciter.
- the coil former (4) may be secured in the groove (18) by means of an adhesive.
- the motor coil assembly (3,4) is surrounded by an annular coupling member (12) which is connected to the motor coil assembly carrier (9) by a resilient annular suspension diaphragm (11) e.g. of rubber-like material which is formed with a concentric annular corrugation (19) to facilitate axial movement of the coupling member relative to the carrier.
- the carrier (9) and the coupling member (12) may be of hard plastics and may be co-moulded together with the resilient diaphragm (11) to form an integrated suspension component or assembly.
- the interior of the annular carrier (9) is closed by a disc (10) e.g. of foamed plastics, to form a dust seal closing the interior of the exciter.
- the magnet assembly (5,6,7) comprises a disc-like magnet (5) sandwiched between opposed pole pieces (6,7), the one (7) of which is disc-like and is co-extensive with the magnet (5), and the other (6) of which is cup-like and is formed with a downturned flange (8) surrounding the magnet (5) and pole piece (7) to form an annular gap (20) for receiving the voice coil (3).
- the free end of the flange (8) is formed as an outwardly extending lip (22) which is formed with an annular recess (21) at its outer end to define a socket into which the coupling member (12) can be snugly received in the manner of a spigot and socket joint firmly to hold the magnet assembly and the motor coil assembly together. Snap-action clips (13) on the coupling member (12) engage the lip (22) to prevent disengagement.
- the coupling member (12) is formed with a pair of terminal flanges (14) carrying electrical terminals (15) (see Figure 3 ) which are electrically connected to the voice coil (3) via coil wires or tails (16), whereby the coil can be connected to a signal source and energised thereby.
- Figure 5 illustrates a modified form of suspension component or assembly for an exciter as described in Figures 1 to 4 in which the resilient diaphragm (11) of Figure 4 is replaced by a relatively stiff diaphragm (23) of textiles fabric impregnated with a plastics material, e.g. epoxy resin.
- the diaphragm (23) is formed integrally with the coupling member (12) and the coil carrier (9), e.g. by injection moulding the members (9) and (12) into the diaphragm.
- Figure 6 illustrates an alternative form of suspension component or assembly for an exciter as described in Figures 1 to 4 in which the coil carrier (9), the coupling member (12) and a resilient suspension (28) between the two are formed integrally by an annular member (24) of springy plastics material by moulding the annular member with circumferential slots (25) extending part-way round the annular member to divide the member into an outer part (26), which forms the coupling member (12), an inner part (27) which forms the coil support (9), the inner and outer parts being separated and connected by a resilient suspension formed by an array of three arms (28) defined by the slots (25), which arms extend circumferentially of the member (24) and the outer ends (29) of which are coupled to the outer part (26) and the inner ends (30) of which arms are coupled to the inner part (27).
- the suspension operates by flexure of the resilient arms.
- Figures 7 and 8 disclose an arrangement in which an exciter (1) as described above is embedded in a cavity (31) in a resonant panel-form member (2).
- the carrier (9) is formed integrally with an outwardly extending disc-like flange (32) by which the exciter is mounted in a cavity surrounding recess (33) in a face (34) of the member (2) and whereby the cavity is closed.
- Figures 9 to 11 there is disclosed an exciter of the general kind described in Figures 1 to 3 , employing a modified form of the suspension component or assembly of Figure 6 .
- the suspension component consists of two axially spaced sets of the resilient arms (28), further to enhance the guidance of the magnet assembly (5,6,7) relatively to the motor coil assembly (34).
- Figure 9 shows the magnet assembly exploded away from the suspension component, although only the pole piece (6) is visible. Also the suspension component is shown partly broken away at its right hand side, in the interests of clarity.
- the suspension component or assembly comprises a single plastics moulding forming the carrier (9) the coupling member (12) and the respective sets of resilient arms (28).
- the coupling member (12) comprises upper and lower parts as described more fully below.
- the suspension component comprises an annular carrier (9) formed with an annular groove (18) for receiving and locating the end (17) of a coil former (4).
- An array of connecting bars (35) extend outwardly from the carrier and their outer ends connect to feet (36) which are adapted to rest against the resilient member (2) (not shown).
- the feet (36) support the outer ends (29) of a lower set of the resilient arms (28).
- the inner ends (30) of the lower set of resilient arms carry a lower annular coupling member (12) having an upstanding flange (37) adapted snugly to receive and support the lower end of the flange (8) of the pole piece (6) of a magnet assembly of the general kind shown in Figures 1 and 2 .
- the feet (36) support upwardly extending posts (38) which support an upper suspension member consisting of an upper set of resilient arms (28) carrying an upper annular coupling member (12) adapted snugly to embrace the flange (8) of the pole piece (6).
- the upper suspension member is arranged such that the upper ends of the support posts carry the outer ends of the set of arms (28), the inner ends of the arms carrying the upper annular coupling member.
- the upper annular coupling member may comprise fasteners (not shown) which engage the pole piece (6) with snap action to prevent accidental disengagement. Alternatively the pole piece and the suspension may be fixed together by adhesive means.
- the invention thus provides convenient ways of manufacturing inertial vibration exciters, including integrated suspension assemblies formed as plastics mouldings or co-mouldings.
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Priority Applications (1)
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DE69831217T DE69831217T3 (de) | 1997-01-31 | 1998-01-30 | Elektrodynamischer inertial-schwingungserreger |
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GB9701983 | 1997-01-31 | ||
GBGB9701983.0A GB9701983D0 (en) | 1997-01-31 | 1997-01-31 | Electro-dynamic exciter |
PCT/GB1998/000307 WO1998034320A2 (en) | 1997-01-31 | 1998-01-30 | Electro-dynamic inertial vibration exciter |
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EP0956736A2 EP0956736A2 (en) | 1999-11-17 |
EP0956736B1 EP0956736B1 (en) | 2005-08-17 |
EP0956736B2 true EP0956736B2 (en) | 2011-09-14 |
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EP (1) | EP0956736B2 (no) |
JP (1) | JP2001509985A (no) |
KR (1) | KR20000070079A (no) |
CN (1) | CN1243653A (no) |
AR (1) | AR011597A1 (no) |
AT (1) | ATE302538T1 (no) |
AU (1) | AU725230B2 (no) |
BG (1) | BG103576A (no) |
BR (1) | BR9807534A (no) |
CA (1) | CA2279602A1 (no) |
CO (1) | CO4771176A1 (no) |
CU (1) | CU22711A3 (no) |
DE (1) | DE69831217T3 (no) |
EA (1) | EA001014B1 (no) |
EE (1) | EE9900306A (no) |
GB (1) | GB9701983D0 (no) |
GE (1) | GEP20012595B (no) |
HU (1) | HUP0003000A2 (no) |
ID (1) | ID19842A (no) |
IL (1) | IL130750A0 (no) |
MX (1) | MXPA99007004A (no) |
NO (1) | NO993719L (no) |
NZ (1) | NZ336497A (no) |
PL (1) | PL334851A1 (no) |
SK (1) | SK102299A3 (no) |
TR (1) | TR199901805T2 (no) |
TW (1) | TW374285B (no) |
UA (1) | UA42881C2 (no) |
WO (1) | WO1998034320A2 (no) |
YU (1) | YU35899A (no) |
ZA (1) | ZA98782B (no) |
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