EP4133750A1

EP4133750A1 - Dual axial magnetic flux induction speaker

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Publication number: EP4133750A1
Application number: EP21724030.8A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Hector QUERRY; Guillaume Heisel; Adrien HOFFET; Jean-Luc Thuliez; Etienne Crozier; Robin ZIMMERMANN
Original assignee: Oltramare Michel
Current assignee: Oltramare Michel
Priority date: 2020-04-08
Filing date: 2021-04-01
Publication date: 2023-02-15
Also published as: US20230164492A1; WO2021205295A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to the operating principle of a loudspeaker (20) with an induction motor (10). The motor (10) has two magnets (1a and 1b) positioned on either side of a central core (2). The magnets (1a and 1b) thus create two magnetic fields (9a and 9b) doubling the magnetic field detected in the movable armature (4). The magnetic field coupled to the electrical field generated by a fixed coil (5) creates a force in the armature (4), which is linked to diaphragm (7) producing the sound. Thus, by increasing the magnetic field, and therefore the force generated in the armature (4), the performances of the loudspeaker (20) are likewise enhanced.

Description

Inductive loudspeaker with double axial magnetic flux

Corresponding application The present application claims the priority of the earlier Swiss national application No. CH 00425/20 filed on April 8, 2020 in the name of Michel OLTRAMARE, the content of this earlier application being incorporated by reference in its entirety in the present application. Technical area

The present invention relates to inductive motor devices comprising at least one fixed coil, a moving armature, and magnets. Such a device can form, for example, an inductive loudspeaker.

More specifically, the present invention relates to the means of setting the membrane of an inductive loudspeaker in motion.

Prior art

Loudspeaker membranes working in low and medium frequencies are generally set in motion by an actuator or motor. There are mainly two types of loudspeaker actuators, the most widely used actuators, with a voice coil connected to the diaphragm, called "voicecoil" and induction actuators, with coil and fixed magnets, and moving armature attached to the diaphragm. membrane.

Many patents deal with the production of inductive motors with a fixed coil: US2621261A, US4965839A, US5062140A, US5742696A, US6359996B1, US6542617B1 or even US8009857B2. These patents all mention radial magnetic flux actuators, with magnets placed all around a central core. Other patents mention audio systems comprising two magnets and creating an axial magnetic flux: CN105491491A, CN109195077A,

KR20140091365A, KR20180085393A, US2010054501 A1, US2015271605A1, US2018206040A1, W02013013502A1, W02017028034A1. However, none of these inventions adapted this axial magnetic flux system to an inductive system.

On conventional inductive loudspeakers, as described in US8009857B2, the magnets are placed radially inside or outside a magnetic air space where the armature moves. Arranged in this way, the magnets create a single magnetic field present around the entire circumference of the actuator. Since the magnetic field is generated by the magnets, good magnet quality is preferable. However, the more strongly magnetic the magnet, the lower its Curie temperature, that is, the temperature at which it demagnetizes. However, the temperature in the heart of a loudspeaker tends to rise rapidly. Although some patents offer solutions to cool high-punters: GB1348535A, JPH03239099A, JPS5586288A, JPS56161798A, JPS59216394A or even the PCT / I application B2020 / 050963 filed on February 6, 2020 in the name of Mr. Michel OLTRAMARE, it is necessary to compromise on the power of the magnet according to the maximum temperature of its environment.

The magnetic field coupled with a variable electric field (supplied by the coil) creates a force in the armature, thus setting it in motion, just like the membrane. The greater this force, the faster the armature will move, thus increasing the sensitivity of the speaker.

The force of displacement of the armature, and therefore the sensitivity of the loudspeaker, being linked to the magnetic field, itself linked to the composition of the magnet, the physical limit is quickly reached. Disclosure of the invention

The object of the present invention is to improve known systems, in particular, but not exclusively, loudspeakers.

The present invention overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks associated with the magnetic field and proposes to produce an induction system with double axial magnetic flux.

For this purpose, the device such as a loudspeaker, as defined in the preamble, is characterized in particular in that it has a motor comprising two sources of magnetic fields, placed axially on either side of a central core. These sources of magnetic fields can be ring-shaped permanent magnets, or other forms of permanent bipolar magnets such as discs or ring portions. Their poles are axially aligned with the core, but their polarities are opposite. The magnetic fields generated by these magnets are guided by the central core on the one hand and, on the other hand, by one or more parts having good magnetic conductivity and coming to complete the magnetic circuit. Between the assembly comprising the core and the two magnets, and the assembly of parts closing the magnetic field, there is an armature, attached to the speaker membrane, and a fixed coil, supplied with alternating current at variable frequency, creating a variable magnetic field. This magnetic field creates eddy currents in the armature. These eddy currents associated with the magnetic field generated by the magnets apply a force to the armature which then moves with the membrane, producing a sound wave.

By being positioned in this way, each magnet will create its own magnetic field. In this way, the total magnetic field generated in the loudspeaker is doubled at the level of the armature compared to an induction loudspeaker. classic. This double magnetic field increases the force generated on the armature, and thus improves the sensitivity of the loudspeaker.

By doubling the magnets, you increase the strength of the magnetic field without changing the composition of the magnet, and without having to increase the current in the coil. If the current in the coil remains the same, the temperature in the motor does not change. If the composition of the magnet remains the same, the Curie temperature does not change, and the maximum allowable temperature inside the speaker also remains the same.

A compromise between the operating temperature of the loudspeaker and the quality of the magnets is thus avoided.

In embodiments, the present invention relates to an inductive motor device comprising a fixed coil, an armature movable in a magnetic air space, a central core, and it comprises at least two magnetic sources arranged axially on both sides. other from the central core.

In some embodiments the magnetic sources are opposed, thus creating two separate magnetic fields.

In embodiments at least one of the magnetic sources comprises one or more annular bipolar permanent magnets.

In embodiments at least one of the magnetic sources comprises one or more bipolar permanent magnets in the form of a disk.

In embodiments at least one of the magnetic sources comprises one or more bipolar permanent magnets in the form of ring portions. In embodiments, the loudspeaker comprises at least one device as described in the present application.

In embodiments, the loudspeaker comprises at least one membrane linked to the armature and set in motion by the armature.

In embodiments, the loudspeaker comprises a bowl to which the membrane is attached and a casing fixing the inductive motor device to the bowl. In some embodiments, the invention relates to a method for moving an object by means of an inductive motor device as described in the present application.

In some embodiments, the object moved by the inductive motor device is a membrane, for example the membrane of a loudspeaker.

Brief description of the drawings

The present invention and its advantages will become apparent from the description below, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a sectional and perspective view of the loudspeaker motor comprising the induction system with double axial magnetic flux according to one embodiment of the invention,

Figure 2 shows a sectional view of the loudspeaker comprising the motor with the induction system with double axial magnetic flux according to an embodiment of the invention,

FIG. 3 represents a sectional and perspective view of the loudspeaker comprising the motor with the induction system with double axial magnetic flux according to one embodiment of the invention, FIG. 4 represents an exploded view of the loudspeaker, showing all of the components of the motor and of the loudspeaker according to one embodiment of the invention,

Figure 5 shows a sectional view of the motor with induction system with axial magnetic double flux, and a representation of the magnetic fields modeled by arrows according to an embodiment of the invention,

Figure 6a shows a ring-shaped magnet according to one embodiment of the invention,

Figure 6b shows a magnet in the form of ring portions according to one embodiment of the invention,

Figure 6c shows a disk-shaped magnet according to one embodiment of the invention,

Figure 7a shows a sectional and perspective view of the loudspeaker comprising the inductive motor composed of annular magnets according to an embodiment of the invention,

Figure 7b shows a sectional and perspective view of the loudspeaker comprising the inductive motor composed of magnets in ring portions according to an embodiment of the invention,

Figure 7c shows a sectional and perspective view of the loudspeaker comprising the inductive motor composed of disc-shaped magnets according to an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed description of non-limiting embodiments of the invention With reference to the figures, the inductive motor 10 of the loudspeaker 20 comprises a core 2, a bowl 3b and a lower casing 3a all three formed of a magnetically conductive material, preferably steel or another equivalent material; a fixed coil 5 mounted inside said bowl 3b and supplied with an alternating current; two permanent magnets 1a, 1b, formed of a strongly magnetic material, preferably neodymium, an upper magnet 1a having a north face 11a and a south face 11b, and a lower magnet 1b having a north face 12a and a south face 12b . Said inductive motor 10 can be equipped with different forms of magnets, such as ring magnets 1a and 1b shown in Figures 6a and 7a, magnets in the form of ring portions such as the upper magnets in the form of ring portions 1c and the lower magnets in the form of ring portions 1d shown in Figures 6b and 7b, or disc-shaped magnets such as the upper disc-shaped magnet 1 e and the lower disc-shaped magnet 1f shown in Figures 6c and 7c. These examples are not limiting but illustrative and other equivalent forms are possible.

Said magnets are mounted so as to have their said north faces, 11a and 12a respectively in contact with said core 2, said south face of upper magnet 11b in contact with said bowl 3b and said south face of lower magnet 12b in contact with said lower casing 3a, so as to form between said core 2, said upper magnet 1a, said lower magnet 1b, said bowl 3b, said lower casing 3a and said fixed coil 5, a magnetic air space 6. In said magnetic air space 6 is mounted an armature 4 made of a conductive material, preferably aluminum, and connected to a membrane 7 of the loudspeaker. The fastening system for connecting the membrane 7 to the armature 4 may for example comprise tabs 21 of the armature 4 which are fixed to the pads 22 of the membrane. Other equivalent fixing means are possible, for example the bonding of the armature 4 to the membrane 7, an additional coupling part, clipping, etc. The assembly of said loudspeaker 20 illustrated in FIG. 2 comprises said inductive motor 10, said membrane 7 fixed to the bowl 8a, and a loudspeaker casing 8b which fixes said motor 10 with said bowl 8a. Said magnets 1 a and 1 b can also be mounted in opposite ways, with said south faces 11b and 12b respectively in contact with said core 2, without the operating principle of said inductive motor 10 being altered, in an equivalent construction. Said annular magnets 1a and 1b can be replaced by magnets in the form of ring portions 1c and 1d or in the form of a disc 1e and 1f as illustrated in the present application.

Referring to Figure 5, said upper magnets 1a and lower 1b, are positioned so that their poles in contact with said core 2 are the same. Said upper and lower magnets 1a and 1b create two distinct magnetic fields: an upper magnetic field 9a and a lower magnetic field 9b. Said upper magnetic field 9a generated by said upper magnet 1a first passes through said core 2, then said magnetic air space 6 from the inside to the outside to interact with said armature 4. It then returns to said south face. 11b of said upper magnet 1a through said fixed coil 5 and said bowl 3b. Said lower magnetic field 9b, generated by said lower magnet 1b first passes through said core 2, then said magnetic air space 6, from the inside to the outside. It also interacts with said armature 4, to finally return to said south face 12b of said lower magnet 1b by means of said fixed coil 5 of said bowl 3b and of said lower casing 3a. Thus in said magnetic air space 6, and in particular at the level of said armature 4, said magnetic fields 9a and 9b have the same direction and the same direction, which represents a magnetic intensity doubled compared to a conventional induction system with a single and radial magnetic flux. Said magnetic fields 9a and 9b, coupled to the electric field generated by said fixed coil 5, create a force in said armature 4. This force sets in motion said armature 4, linked to said membrane 7 for example by means 21, 22 described below. -above.

Thus, by increasing the intensity of the magnetic field perceived at the level of said armature 4, the force applied to said armature 4, and therefore the performance of said loudspeaker 20, is increased by way of example. illustrative and should not be considered as limiting. Other modes of execution may use means equivalent to those described, for example. The modes of execution can also be combined with each other depending on the circumstances, or means used in one mode can be used in another mode.

Claims

1. Inductive motor device (10) comprising a fixed coil (5), a movable armature (4) in a magnetic space (6), a central core (2), characterized in that it comprises at least two sources magnetic (1a, 1b) arranged axially on either side of the central core (2).

2. Inductive motor device according to claim 1, characterized in that the magnetic sources (1a, 1b) are opposed, thus creating two distinct magnetic fields (9a, 9b).

3. Inductive motor device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least one of the magnetic sources comprises one or more annular bipolar permanent magnets (1a, 1b).

4. Inductive motor device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the magnetic sources comprises one or more bipolar permanent magnets in the form of a disc (1e, 1f).

5. Inductive motor device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the magnetic sources comprises one or more bipolar permanent magnets in the form of ring portions (1c, 1d).

6. Loudspeaker (20) comprising at least one device according to one of the preceding claims.

7. Loudspeaker according to the preceding claim, said loudspeaker comprising at least one membrane (7) linked to the armature (4) and set in motion by the armature (4).

8. Loudspeaker according to one of claims 6 or 7, said loudspeaker comprising a bowl (8a) to which the membrane (7) is fixed and a casing (8b) fixing the inductive motor device (10) to the bowl. (8a).