EP1151632A1 - Vibration exciter for creating bending wave vibration - Google Patents

Vibration exciter for creating bending wave vibration

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EP1151632A1
EP1151632A1 EP00902718A EP00902718A EP1151632A1 EP 1151632 A1 EP1151632 A1 EP 1151632A1 EP 00902718 A EP00902718 A EP 00902718A EP 00902718 A EP00902718 A EP 00902718A EP 1151632 A1 EP1151632 A1 EP 1151632A1
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Prior art keywords
suspension
exciter
exciter according
pole piece
voice coil
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German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Graham Bank
Denis Morecroft
Martin Roberts
Neil Simon Owen
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NVF Tech Ltd
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New Transducers Ltd
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R9/00Transducers of moving-coil, moving-strip, or moving-wire type
    • H04R9/02Details
    • H04R9/04Construction, mounting, or centering of coil
    • H04R9/045Mounting
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R9/00Transducers of moving-coil, moving-strip, or moving-wire type
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R9/00Transducers of moving-coil, moving-strip, or moving-wire type
    • H04R9/06Loudspeakers
    • H04R9/066Loudspeakers using the principle of inertia
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R7/00Diaphragms for electromechanical transducers; Cones
    • H04R7/02Diaphragms for electromechanical transducers; Cones characterised by the construction
    • H04R7/04Plane diaphragms
    • H04R7/045Plane 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
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R7/00Diaphragms for electromechanical transducers; Cones
    • H04R7/16Mounting or tensioning of diaphragms or cones

Definitions

  • the invention relates to vibration exciters. More particularly the invention relates to moving coil vibration exciters for creating bending wave vibration in bending members to produce an acoustic output. Such vibration exciters can thus form the drivers in resonant panel loudspeakers.
  • Resonant panel loudspeakers are described in International patent application O97/09842 and such have come to be known as distributed mode (DM) loudspeakers (DML) .
  • EP-A-0 160 478 It is known from EP-A-0 160 478 to provide a moving coil pistonic cone loudspeaker drive unit comprising a component part build ring incorporated with the voice coil assembly and adapted to interconnect the rear suspension spider with the coil former and to connect the pistonic cone diaphragm to the voice coil .
  • a magnet assembly may be connected to a voice-coil assembly by way of a flexible suspension member positioned between a flange-like extension of the magnet cup and the outside diameter of the coil.
  • This flexible member can in known manner be made from cloth formed into a corrugated section, or any suitable flexible or resilient material.
  • a disadvantage of this arrangement is that the proximity of the flange to the resonant panel creates a cavity which causes the enclosed air to generate cavity modes in the audible frequency range. Such cavity modes will radiate from the open periphery of the flange, and can give rise to unwanted acoustic output, which might be difficult to absorb. Some improvement can be gained by sealing-off the region between the pole piece and the panel by having no gap in the region of the voice-coil, but the outer portion of the flange still generates cavity modes in the audible frequency range.
  • Voice coil alignment in the annular gap of the magnet assembly is critical for performance and, apart from loss of efficiency caused by large air gaps, there is evidence that even very slight voice coil misalignment or lack of concentricity causes rocking in the gap which is relatively unrestrained in single suspension exciter designs. At least as important in the design of efficient exciters is the gap size which cannot easily be reduced unless lateral freedom of the voice coil is tightly restricted.
  • Foam rubber suspension systems give equal vertical and lateral movement so increasing the stiffness laterally to retain good coil alignment increases suspension stiffness in the operating plane of movement which limits low frequency extension.
  • a moving coil vibration exciter for exciting a bending wave, e.g. resonant, diaphragm comprising a magnet assembly defining an annular gap, a voice coil assembly arranged in the annular gap, a mounting member by which the exciter is mounted on the diaphragm and to which the voice coil assembly is fixedly attached, and a resilient suspension on the mounting member and coupled to the magnet assembly to permit axial movement of the voice coil assembly in the annular gap, the arrangement being such that the footprint of the resilient suspension is contained within that of the mounting member or is coextensive therewith.
  • the footprint of the resilient suspension means is contained within that of the magnet assembly.
  • the vibration exciter may be inertial .
  • the magnet assembly may comprise an inner pole piece and an outer cup-like pole piece, both pole pieces being coupled to a magnet .
  • the outer pole piece may have a periphery formed substantially without a flange. The periphery of the outer pole piece is tapered to have a sharp termination.
  • the mounting member may be co-extensive with the outer pole piece.
  • the mounting member may be annular or disclike.
  • the suspension may be disposed entirely in the thickness of the wall of the outer pole piece.
  • the suspension may couple between the inner pole piece and a mounting member fixed inside the voice coil assembly.
  • the suspension may couple between the cup and the mounting member.
  • the resilient suspension may be in the form of blocks of flexible material fixed between axial extensions of the mounting member and cut-outs in the outer pole piece.
  • the suspension may comprise a resilient member disposed on the axis of the disc-like mounting member and the inner pole piece.
  • the resilient suspension may comprise an annular spring member.
  • the annular spring member may further comprise arms the free ends of which are fixed to the outer periphery of the outer pole piece.
  • the outer pole piece may comprise a detachable disclike back and a tubular part.
  • the exciter may further comprise a second resilient suspension displaced axially from the said suspension and coupled between the voice coil assembly and the magnet assembly.
  • the second suspension may be disposed in a recess defined between the back and the tubular part of the outer pole piece.
  • the second suspension may be a resilient annular suspension and may further be disposed in a circumferential groove on the magnet.
  • the voice coil assembly preferably comprises a voice coil wound on a coil former.
  • the suspension may comprise electrical contacts to connect the voice coil assembly with a power supply to energise the voice coil assembly.
  • Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of inertial moving coil vibration exciter for driving bending waves into a panel loudspeaker;
  • Figure la is a perspective view of the vibration exciter of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 2 is a second embodiment of inertial moving coil vibration exciter for driving bending waves into a panel loudspeaker;
  • Figure 2a is a cross-sectional side view of the exciter of Figure 2 ;
  • Figure 2b is a cross-sectional side view, generally corresponding to that of Figure 2a, but showing a modified suspension arrangement
  • Figure 3 is a cross-sectional side view of another embodiment of inertial moving coil vibration exciter for driving bending waves into a panel loudspeaker;
  • Figure 4 is a cross-sectional side view of another embodiment of inertial moving coil vibration exciter for driving bending waves into a panel loudspeaker;
  • Figure 5 is a cross-sectional side view of another embodiment of inertial moving coil vibration exciter for driving bending waves into a resonant panel loudspeaker
  • Figure 6 is a cross-sectional side view of another embodiment of inertial moving coil vibration exciter for driving bending waves into a panel loudspeaker
  • Figure 7 is a cross-sectional side view of another embodiment of inertial moving coil vibration exciter for driving bending waves into a panel loudspeaker.
  • an inertial moving coil vibration exciter (1) for exciting bending wave vibration in a panel e.g. a resonant panel of the kind described in WO97/09842, to form a loudspeaker, comprising a magnet assembly having a magnet (2) sandwiched between an inner disc-like pole piece (3) and an outer cup-like pole piece (4) to define an annular gap (not shown) , a voice coil assembly (5) having a tubular coil former (6) on which is wound a coil (7) , and a suspension and mounting assembly
  • the cup (4) is formed with three equi-spaced slots as cut-out portions (9) in its periphery and the assembly (8) comprises a mounting or build ring (10) having substantially the same inner and outer diametrical dimensions as that of the peripheral wall of the cup (4) .
  • the ring (10) is formed with three equi-spaced axially extending projections or posts (11) which form lugs to which are attached rectangular resilient suspension blocks (12), e.g. of a rubber-like material the arrangement being that the lugs (11) and suspension blocks (12) are adapted for reception in the slots (9) in the cup (4) and the suspension blocks (12) are attached to the walls of the slots by sides opposite to those by which the blocks (12) are attached to the lugs .
  • the suspension is contained within the thickness of the wall of the cup so that it is not necessary to provide the cup with a flange at its periphery so that the problem stated above is mitigated.
  • the exciter embodiment of Figure 2 and 2a is generally similar to that of Figure 1 in that the exciter (1) comprises a magnet assembly having a magnet (2) sandwiched between an inner disc-like pole piece (3) and an outer cup (4) to define an annular gap (20) , a voice coil assembly having a tubular coil former (6) on which is wound a coil (7) and a suspension and mounting assembly (8) .
  • the suspension comprises a spring device (13) in the form of a ring (14) e.g. of stainless steel fixed to the mounting ring (10) and portions of which define three equi-spaced curved spring arms (15) , the free ends (16) of which are fixed to the periphery of the cup.
  • the spring device (13) is depicted schematically in Figure 2a.
  • the voice coil assembly (5) is rigidly fixed to the ring (10) so that the spring ring (14) forms a suspension between the voice coil assembly and the cup of the magnet assembly.
  • the arms (15) are at the outer diameter of the ring (14) but it will be appreciated that the arms (15) may either be at the inner or at the outer diameter of the spring ring (14) .
  • a spring suspension element can provide a suspension between the inner pole piece (3) and a disc (30) fixed to the coil former (6) .
  • the spring (14) locates concentrically on the pole piece (3) e.g. by forming a hole (not shown) in the spring and in which a protrusion (not shown) on the pole piece (3) can locate.
  • This alignment is transferred to the voice coil (7) by locating the spring concentrically inside the voice coil former (6) and by making it a tight fit in the former.
  • the exciter construction would therefore be self-aligning and the lateral suspension compliance would be small enough to allow the air gap to be relatively small .
  • Figure 3 shows a further embodiment of exciter (1) , similar to that of Figure 2b and comprising a cup (4) made in two parts to have a detachable disc-like back (4a) and a tubular part (4b) together defining a recess (23) to allow space for a spider suspension (17) at the back of the voice coil (7) to facilitate a two plane suspension with different lateral compliances between front and back planes .
  • the voice coil connections can be linked to electrical contacts (16) on the build disc 30 which in turn would contact conductive pads (not shown) on the loudspeaker panel (not shown) in an exciter mount contact system as the exciter contacts the panel surface.
  • Acceptance of the principle of assembling the magnet cup from pieces opens the possibility of very compact integrated suspension systems especially for small exciters.
  • FIG 4 is of an exciter (1) generally as described in Figures 2b and 3 and shows how two circumferential slots (not shown) in the magnet (2) allow a simple double plane suspension system using flat flexible washers (19) which fit between the magnet (2) and the former (6) .
  • This takes advantage of the wider annular gap (24) between magnet (2) and the side of the tubular cup part (4b) .
  • both the pole piece (3) and the backplate (4a) are recessed to centre the magnet (2) so that the whole exciter including voice coil (7) is self- aligning.
  • the front suspension is provided by a soft foam block (18) concentrically positioned on the disc (30) and pole piece (3) .
  • FIG. 5 A variation of the exciter of Figure 4 is shown in Figure 5, and uses a standard unmodified, that is to say ungrooved, magnet (2) .
  • the cup is assembled from three self -aligning pieces (4a) , (4b) and (4c) e.g. of steel, which separate at the places where suspension recesses are machined allowing pre-assembly of the suspension rings (19) onto the voice coil former (6) .
  • an upper tubular section (4c) is used to terminate the cup and the termination (21) is sharp to improve acoustic cavity effects and the true air gap (20) is created only where it is needed to align with the pole pieces .

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Audible-Bandwidth Dynamoelectric Transducers Other Than Pickups (AREA)
  • Apparatuses For Generation Of Mechanical Vibrations (AREA)
EP00902718A 1999-02-06 2000-02-07 Vibration exciter for creating bending wave vibration Withdrawn EP1151632A1 (en)

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GBGB9902585.0A GB9902585D0 (en) 1999-02-06 1999-02-06 Vibration exciter
GB9902585 1999-02-06
PCT/GB2000/000333 WO2000047013A1 (en) 1999-02-06 2000-02-07 Vibration exciter for creating bending wave vibration

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