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WO2013156672A1
WO2013156672A1 PCT/FI2013/050386 FI2013050386W WO2013156672A1 WO 2013156672 A1 WO2013156672 A1 WO 2013156672A1 FI 2013050386 W FI2013050386 W FI 2013050386W WO 2013156672 A1 WO2013156672 A1 WO 2013156672A1
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Benedict Slotte
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Priority to KR1020147032222A priority patent/KR101647916B1/ko
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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
    • H04R9/02—Details
    • H04R9/025—Magnetic circuit
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/06—Arranging circuit leads; Relieving strain on circuit leads
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2499/00—Aspects covered by H04R or H04S not otherwise provided for in their subgroups
    • H04R2499/10—General applications
    • H04R2499/11—Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's

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  • the exemplary and non-limiting embodiments relate generally to a magnet system for use with an electromagnetic coil and, more particularly, to an electrical connection provided by the magnet system.
  • a loudspeaker generally has a magnet, a coil and a diaphragm.
  • the coil is electrically connected by wires or contacts to another member.
  • an apparatus including an electromagnetic coil and a magnet system.
  • the electromagnetic coil includes electrical leads.
  • the magnet system forms electrical conductors connected to the electrical leads of the coil.
  • the magnet system is configured to provide an electrical interface.
  • a method comprises providing a magnet system comprising at least one magnet and at least two pole pieces connected to a non- different pole of the at least one magnet; and connecting electrical leads from an electromagnetic coil to respective ones of the pole pieces.
  • the respective ones of the pole pieces are electrically isolated from each other to provide separate electrical conductors to the electrical leads of the coil.
  • a method comprises sending current to an electromagnetic coil through a first pole piece of a magnet system; and sending the current from the coil through a second pole piece of the magnet system.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example embodiment
  • Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating some of the components of the apparatus shown in Fig. i;
  • Fig. 3 is a partial exploded perspective view of components of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a top side of the loudspeaker shown in Fig. 3;
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the loudspeaker shown in Fig. 4 from an opposite bottom side;
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic cross sectional view of a portion of the apparatus shown in Fig. i;
  • Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the loudspeaker shown in Figs 3-5 without the housing;
  • Fig. 8 is a side view of the loudspeaker as shown in Fig. 7;
  • Fig. 9 is a bottom view of the loudspeaker shown in Figs. 7-8;
  • Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 7 showing an alternate example embodiment
  • Fig. 11 is a schematic side view of another alternate embodiment
  • Fig. 11 A is a side view of another alternate embodiment
  • Fig. 1 IB is a side view of another alternate embodiment
  • Fig. l lC is a diagram illustrating the magnetic poles of the magnets of the example shown in Fig. 6;
  • Fig. 1 ID is a diagram similar to Fig. 11C showing another example
  • Fig. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example method
  • Fig. 13 is a diagram illustrating another example embodiment
  • Fig. 14 is a diagram illustrating another example embodiment
  • Fig. 15 is a diagram illustrating another example embodiment
  • Fig. 16 is a diagram illustrating another example embodiment
  • Figs. 17-25 show different example embodiments of an electrical insulating feature to have pole pieces substantially electrically isolated for each other.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a perspective view of an apparatus 10 incorporating features of an example embodiment.
  • the apparatus 10 in this example is a hand-held portable electronic device comprising a telephone application, Internet browser application, camera application, video recorder application, music player and recorder application, email application, navigation application, gaming application, and/or any other suitable electronic device application.
  • the apparatus 10 in this example embodiment, comprises a housing 12, a touch screen 14 which functions as both a display and a user input, a receiver 16, a transmitter 18, a controller 20 which can include (referring also to Fig. 2) at least one processor 22, at least one memory 24 with software, and a rechargeable battery 26.
  • a touch screen or additionally a conventional keypad or other user input could be used.
  • features could be used in any suitable type of device, such as a telephone only for example.
  • the apparatus 10 also includes a speaker or earpiece 28 and a microphone 30 which each comprise a sound transducer. Referring also to Fig. 3, the apparatus 10 also includes a loudspeaker 40.
  • the housing 12 comprises at least one sound hole 32 for sound to travel from the speaker 28, at least one sound hole 34 for sound to travel to the microphone, and at least one sound hole 33 for sound to travel from the loudspeaker 40.
  • the description which follows will be in regard to the area at the loudspeaker 40. However, the features described are equally applicable to other coil/magnet assemblies. Features of the invention could be used at the speaker 28 for example.
  • the loudspeaker 40 is a sound transducer.
  • the sound transducer includes a magnet system 41, a coil 44, and a diaphragm 38 connected to the coil 44.
  • the magnet system 41 comprises two permanent magnets 42a, 42b and four pole pieces 48a, 48b, 49a, 49b. In an alternate embodiment the magnets could be an electromagnet.
  • the magnet system 41 is comprised of two magnet subsystems 46a, 46b.
  • the first magnet subsystem 46a comprises the first permanent magnet 42a and the first pole pieces 48a, 49a.
  • the second magnet subsystem 46b comprises the second permanent magnet 42b and the second pole pieces 48b, 49b.
  • the magnets 42a, 42b have their poles aligned in the same directions to essentially function as a larger single permanent magnet. In an alternate example more than four pole pieces could be provided.
  • the diaphragm 38 has its outer perimeter connected to a housing 50 which can be mounted to a backside of a frame piece 52 (see Fig. 3).
  • the magnets 42 and pole pieces 48, 49 form an area 54 for the coil 44 to move in.
  • the two magnet subsystems 46a, 46b are spaced from each other by a gap 68.
  • the two magnet subsystems 46a, 46b are not directly connected to each other. Instead, the two magnet subsystems 46a, 46b are each connected to the printed wiring board (PWB) 21.
  • PWB 21 indirectly mechanically connects the two magnet subsystems 46a, 46b to each other.
  • any suitable mechanical connection of the magnet subsystems 46a, 46b to each other could be provided so long as two isolated electrical conductor paths are provided.
  • the housing 50 can provide this mechanical connection function.
  • a pole piece is a structure composed of material of high magnetic permeability that serves to direct the magnetic field produced by a magnet.
  • a pole piece attaches to and, in a sense, extends a pole of the magnet, hence the name.
  • Magnetic flux will travel along the path that offers it the least amount of resistance, (or, more accurately, the least amount of reluctance).
  • Steel components in a magnetic circuit offer the flux a low reluctance path. This fact allows the use of steel pole pieces to capture flux and concentrate it, (or merely redirect it), to the point of interest.
  • Focusing of flux can be achieved by tapering the steel. However, one must be aware that as the pole area of the steel pole piece decreases, the flux density within the steel (B) will increase (if the total flux traveling through the steel component remains constant). Steel pole pieces can also be used to homogenize the field over the active volume.
  • Pole pieces are needed because magnets are hard to make into complex shapes which may be needed and, thus, expensive. Pole pieces are used with both permanent magnets and electromagnets. In the case of an electromagnet, the pole piece or pieces simply extend the magnetic core and can even be regarded as part of it, particularly if they are made of the same material.
  • the traditional material for pole pieces was soft iron. While still often used with permanent magnets, soft iron suffers from eddy currents which make it less suitable for use with electromagnets, and particularly inefficient when the magnet is excited by alternating current. Pole pieces take many shapes and forms depending on the application.
  • a traditional dynamic loudspeaker has a distinctive annular magnet and pole piece structure which serves to concentrate the magnetic flux on the voice coil.
  • the central, cylindrical pole piece surrounded by the voice coil is normally referred to as the pole piece.
  • a second pole piece in turn surrounds the voice coil.
  • the coil's polar orientation reverses. This changes the magnetic forces between the voice coil and the permanent magnet/pole pieces, moving the coil and attached diaphragm back and forth.
  • the electromagnet is positioned in a constant magnetic field created by the permanent magnets 42 and the pole pieces 48, 49. The electromagnet and the permanent magnets interact with each other as any two magnets do. The positive end of the electromagnet is attracted to the negative pole of the permanent magnetic fields, and the negative pole of the electromagnet is repelled by the permanent magnets' negative poles. When the electromagnet's polar orientation switches, so does the direction of repulsion and attraction.
  • the alternating current constantly reverses the magnetic forces between the voice coil and the permanent magnets. This pushes the coil back and forth rapidly, like a piston. When the coil moves, it pushes and pulls on the diaphragm 38. This vibrates the air in front of the diaphragm, creating sound waves.
  • the electrical audio signal can also be interpreted as a wave. The frequency and amplitude of this wave, which represents the original sound wave, dictates the rate and distance that the voice coil moves. This, in turn, determines the frequency and amplitude of the sound waves produced by the diaphragm.
  • the loudspeaker 40 is shown without the housing 50.
  • Opposite ends 56, 57 of at least one wire which forms the coil 44 extend outward from the coil and are electrically connected to portions 58 of the pole pieces 48a, 48b.
  • the ends 56, 57 form electrical leads for the coil 44.
  • any suitable type of connection between the pole pieces and the coil could be provided.
  • the length and shape of the leads 56, 57 allows the coil 44 to move relative to the pole pieces without the leads breaking. In other words, the leads 56, 57 form flexible electrical connections between the coil and the pole pieces.
  • the leads 56, 57 could be soldered to the portions 58 or slip fit connected, such as loops on the portions 58 for example. Any suitable connection could be provided.
  • the pole pieces 48a, 48b form the sole electrical connection to the coil 44.
  • the pole pieces 48a, 48b function as both pole pieces for the magnets 42a, 42b and as electrical terminals for the coil 44.
  • An air gap 68 is provide between the two pole pieces 48a, 48b to maintain their electrical isolation from each other.
  • an electrical insulation material 70 may be provide in the gap 68. This electrical insulation material 70 can also function to mechanically connect the two magnet subassemblies 46a, 46b as a unitary magnet assembly before connection to the PWB 21.
  • the outward facing sides 62 of the pole pieces 48a, 48b form contact areas or pads 60, 61 for connection to another member.
  • the sides 62 and areas 60, 61 form an electrical interface for mechanical and electrical connection to another member.
  • the outward facing sides 62 of the pole pieces 48a, 48b are located directly against a printed wiring board (PWB) 21 of the controller 20.
  • the contact areas 60, 61 are electrically connected directly to contact pads 64, 65 of the PWB 21. Current can be supplied from pad 64 to contact area 60, through first pole piece 48a, to first coil lead 56, through the coil 44, and return back to the PWB through 57, 48b, 61 and 65.
  • the shrinking size of loudspeakers creates various challenges.
  • the highest possible performance is needed from the smallest possible loudspeaker size. This means that one must continuously consider ways of simplifying and miniaturizing the mechanics of loudspeakers, without impacting performance.
  • Another equally important area of optimization is performance versus price.
  • the electrical connection to a loudspeaker is usually handled by two contact springs pressing against corresponding pads on the printed wiring board (PWB) under the loudspeaker.
  • PWB printed wiring board
  • Another common method is to provide soldering pads on the loudspeaker, to which wires can be soldered. These springs, or pads, are then internally electrically connected to the voice coil of the loudspeaker (e.g. by welding).
  • the voice coil is situated in a strong permanent magnetic field, and provides the force that drives the loudspeaker diaphragm, thus generating sound.
  • a single magnet is used. A minority of loudspeakers uses two or more magnets.
  • magnet system magnets plus pole pieces
  • two halves for example
  • electrical contact points do double duty as magnet systems and as electrical contact points. It is, therefore, possible to get rid of the conventional separate contact springs or pads, which saves cost and space.
  • the split of the magnet system is made in such a way that the magnetic field in the air gap 54 (where the voice coil 44 is located) is reduced as little as possible. Both ends 56, 57 of the voice coil wire are connected to suitable points on the respective magnet subsystems 46a, 46b.
  • the bottom parts 62 of the magnet subsystems 46a, 46b now provide electrical contact pads 60, 61 for the loudspeaker. Alternatively, parts of the magnet assemblies can be left exposed also on the sides of the loudspeaker, providing contact pads there.
  • the magnet system may be divided into at least two parts that are electrically isolated from each other, and the split is made in such a way that portions of at least two pole pieces can be used as electrical terminals and contact points for the wires from the coil.
  • the split can be oriented in some different way than shown in the drawings.
  • the gap between the magnet system parts does not have to be empty, but it may as well be filled with material 70 such as, for example, glue, or generally any material that is electrically nonconductive, or at least has a high electrical resistance.
  • the small width of the split 68 has only a very small or negligible effect on the performance of the loudspeaker.
  • the split(s) between conductive parts of the magnet system may be designed so as to impair the performance of a nearby antenna as little as possible. In other words, the exact dimensions of the various mutually isolated parts could be chosen to achieve a certain desired response to an external RF field.
  • Advantages can include • Considerably simpler mechanical construction of loudspeaker itself (no separate contact springs or pads)
  • the entire magnet system can be effectively split into two parts that are electrically isolated from each other. This allows pole pieces attached to the magnet systems to be used as the two electrical terminals.
  • the coil wires can be welded (or otherwise mechanically and electrically attached) to the pole pieces. Further variations are possible.
  • the magnet system halves could, for example, include protruding soldering pads on the sides of the loudspeaker, etc.
  • Thermal conduction from the voice coil 44 to the surrounding mechanics can be improved by good design.
  • the voice coil is connected to the magnet system subsystems 46a, 46b; which are more efficient heat sinks than conventional contact springs would be. This is especially true if more uncommon solutions such as a spider of a loudspeaker is used, since this will provide potentially very efficient thermal conduction from the voice coil to the magnet subsystems 46a, 46b.
  • a single permanent magnet could be used in the magnet system 41 if the pole pieces 48a, 48b are kept electrically isolated from each other in the magnet system.
  • the magnet system could comprises one permanent magnet 42 and three pole pieces 48a, 48b, 49.
  • the magnet system still forms two magnet subsystems with pole pieces 48a, 48b electrically isolated from each other, but where each magnet subsystem comprises a portion of the same single magnet 42.
  • the two parts or subsystems 72, 73 each form one half of the magnet system with electrical insulator 70 at least partially mechanically connecting the two parts.
  • the magnet 42 is comprised of electrically non-conductive material.
  • the magnet 42 is comprised of electrically non-conductive material.
  • the magnet 42 could be comprised of electrically conductive material where the electrical insulation extends between at least one of the pole pieces and the magnet.
  • 48 and 42a could be formed as a single magnet rather than a pole piece connected to a magnet.
  • 49 and 42b could be formed as a single magnet rather than a pole piece connected to a magnet.
  • the electrical insulation 70 if located between the magnet(s) and at least one of the pole pieces, should not impair the magnetic circuit(s) too much.
  • the insulating layer may have a high permeability in spite of being electrically nonconductive.
  • Fig. 11B shows another example where the magnet system comprises two permanent magnets 42a, 42b and three pole pieces 48a, 48b and 49.
  • the pole piece 49 keeps the two magnets 42a, 42b mechanically connected to each other in a unitary assembly, but still can allow the pole pieces 48a, 48b to not be directly electrically connected to each other.
  • magnet system is no longer one single electrically conductive block. Instead, two (or more) subsystems may be provided that are electrically isolated from one another. What this means is that the most common kind of magnet system, consisting of 1 magnet and 2 pole pieces, may for example effectively become 2 magnets and 4 pole pieces when split into two halves.
  • FIG. 11C the N and S poles of the magnets 42a, 42b for the example shown in Fig. 6 is shown. N and S can of course also be swapped in a different example.
  • Fig. 1 ID shows another example with more magnets and pole pieces.
  • One type of example apparatus, 40 or 10 for example could comprise an electromagnetic coil 44, where the coil comprises opposite electrical leads 56, 57; and a magnet system forming electrical conductors 48a, 48b connected to the electrical leads of the coil, where the magnet system is configured to electrically connect the coil to another member 21.
  • the electrical leads could comprise opposite ends of an electrical wire forming the coil.
  • the electrical leads could comprise conductors connecting opposite electrical ends of the coil to the magnet system.
  • the magnet system could comprise at least one permanent magnet and at least two pole pieces connected to a non-different pole of the at least one permanent magnet.
  • the at least one permanent magnet could comprise a single permanent magnet.
  • the apparatus may further comprise an electrical insulator which at least partially electrically insulates first and second pole pieces from each other.
  • the electrical insulator may be located, at least partially, between the first pole piece and at least one permanent magnet.
  • the magnet system may comprise at least one permanent magnet and at least two pole pieces connected to the at least one permanent magnet, and the apparatus may further comprise an electrical insulator which at least partially electrically insulates at least one of the pole pieces from the at least one permanent magnet.
  • an apparatus comprising an electromagnetic coil, where the coil comprises electrical leads; a magnet system comprising a first permanent magnet and two pole pieces connected to the first permanent magnet, where at least one of the pole pieces forms an electrical conductor connected to at least one of the electrical leads of the coil; and an electrical insulator at least partially between the first permanent magnet and at least one of the pole pieces.
  • At least one pole piece 49 could have an electrical conductor 92 on it, such as a trace, isolated from the main material of the pole piece by an insulator 92, where the conductor 92 (which is part of the magnet system and integral on the pole piece 49) provides the electrical connection of the coil to the other member.
  • the magnet system might only have one pole piece.
  • the at least one permanent magnet could comprises a first permanent magnet assembled with a first one of the pole pieces as a first subassembly 72, and a second permanent magnet assembled with a second one of the pole pieces as a second subassembly 73, where the first and second subassemblies are connected together to form the magnet system.
  • the magnet system could comprise a first pole piece and a second pole piece, where the first and second pole pieces are electrically isolated from each other, and where the first and second pole pieces are configured to electrically connect opposite electrical ends of the coil to the another member.
  • the first and second pole pieces could each comprise an electrical contact pad 60, 61 adapted to electrically connect the magnet system to the another member.
  • the apparatus 40 could further comprise a diaphragm 38 mechanically connected to the coil.
  • the apparatus could be a hand held electronic device comprising a printed wiring board 21, and wherein the magnet system comprises at least two pole pieces electrically connected to contact pads 64, 65 of the printed wiring board.
  • one example method comprises providing a magnet system comprising at least two magnet subsystems with at least one magnet and at least two pole pieces connected to a non-different pole of the at least one magnet as indicated by block 80; and connecting electrical leads from an electromagnetic coil to respective ones of the pole pieces as indicated by block 82, where the respective ones of the pole pieces are electrically isolated from each other to provide separate electrical conductors to the electrical leads of the coil.
  • a pole piece is usually a slab of material attached to a pole of the magnet. The purpose of the pole piece is to act as a kind of "conductor" for the magnetic field. So in one example embodiment, each of the halves of the magnet system would have two pole pieces (one on either pole of the respective magnet).
  • the magnet system is split into more than two mutually isolated magnet parts, the pole pieces of only two of the magnet parts might be used for the electrical connection. More and smaller parts potentially interfere less with RF antennas.
  • the transducer could comprise two voice coils and two magnets, with two diaphragms located on opposite sides of the assembly.
  • the transducer could comprise two voice coils, two diaphragms and a single magnet. Providing the magnet system can comprise the at least one magnet being a single permanent magnet.
  • Providing the magnet system can comprise the at least one magnet being two separate permanent magnets, and connecting a first one of the pole pieces to a first pole of a first one of the permanent magnets, and connecting a second one of the pole pieces to a first pole of a second one of the permanent magnets.
  • Connecting the electrical leads can comprise connecting a first end of a wire forming the coil directly to a first one of the pole pieces, and connecting an opposite second end of the wire forming the coil directly to a second one of the pole pieces.
  • the method could further comprise electrically connecting an electrical contact pad on each of the pole pieces directly to electrical contact pads of another member.
  • the method could further comprise filling a gap between opposing ends of the pole pieces with electrically non-conductive material.
  • Providing the magnet system may comprise at least partially electrically insulating the permanent magnet(s) from at least one of the pole pieces to electrically isolate the pole pieces from each other.
  • Providing the magnet system may comprise providing an electrical insulator at least partially between a first magnet of the at least one magnet and at least one of the pole pieces.
  • Providing the electrical insulator may comprise providing the electrical insulator directly between two of the pole pieces.
  • Providing the magnet system may comprise the at least two pole pieces being connected to a non-different pole of the at least one magnet.
  • Another example method comprises sending current to an electromagnetic coil through a first pole piece of a magnet system; and sending the current from the coil through a second pole piece of the magnet system.
  • one of the pole pieces is split, and both of these pole piece halves are attached to the same pole of a same magnet.
  • one or both of the pole pieces has to be isolated electrically, but not magnetically, from the magnet, otherwise the coils will be short-circuited. This is possible, but requires proper material (i.e. electrically nonconductive but having a high magnetic permeability) between pole piece(s) and magnet.
  • the magnet system halves 146a, 146b are in direct contact with the PCB 21.
  • external springs 200 are making the electrical contact to the magnet system halves 146a, 146b.
  • wires 202 are soldered/welded to pads formed by the magnet system halves 146a, 146b.
  • the electrical connection between the coil and the magnet system can provide a heat transfer path such that the magnet system provides a heat sink for the coil.
  • a portable electronic device 10 could be provided comprising the apparatus as described above and an antenna 19 (see Fig. 1) located proximate the apparatus 40, where a split (or splits) between conductive parts of the magnet system are configured not to substantially impair performance of the antenna to achieve a predetermined desired response to an external RF field.
  • FIG. 17 an example embodiment is shown similar to Fig. 11 where the assembly 200 comprises a single magnet 42, three pole pieces 48a, 48b, 49, electrical insulation 202, diaphragm 38, coil 44 and leads 56, 57.
  • the electrical insulation or insulating layer 202 is at least partially electrically insulating. It does not necessarily have to have a high permeability, but it may help if it has high permeability.
  • this insulating feature can be either a simple air gap, or a gap filled or partially filled with some electrically insulating substance (for example, nonconductive glue).
  • This substance might also have a high permeability.
  • the electrically insulating substance does not have to be strictly an insulator. It can also have a high enough electrical resistance to provide good enough insulation to avoid degrading the performance of the loudspeaker.
  • Figs. 18-23 shown various different example embodiments of using electrical insulator(s) 204, 206, 208, 210 which may comprise an air gap and/or an electrically insulating substance.
  • a pole piece In a conventional loudspeaker, a pole piece is either glued or in some other way attached to the magnet. Glue, if used, might in effect create a small gap between the magnet and the pole piece even in a traditional loudspeaker, but this gap is kept as small as possible to avoid degrading the magnetic field where the voice coil is located. Keeping them deliberately electrically insulated from each other provides no benefit in a conventional loudspeaker and, therefore, no intentional and controlled insulation is intentionally provided. Therefore, intentionally electrically insulating a pole piece and magnet is not done in a conventional loudspeaker. Rather, the amount of glue is kept as small as possible, with the result that electrical insulation is not guaranteed in a conventional loudspeaker.
  • the insulating feature noted above regarding example embodiments may be made as thin as possible. The reason is that if it is too wide, the magnetic field strength at the voice coil will be degraded. However, if the insulating material also has a high magnetic permeability, it can be made thicker with less degradation.
  • the lead(s) of the coil may be connected to any spot on the whole bulk of contiguous conductive material forming one of the electrical terminals. So, for example, the wires may be connected to the pole pieces at the upper ends as seen in Fig. 20.
  • the leads 56, 57 might as well be connected to the magnets as seen in Fig. 24, and/or to the pole pieces at the bottom as seen in Fig. 25, or one to top and the other to bottom, or some other combination. It does not matter since in those particular embodiments, each of those pole piece and magnet assemblies make up a single mass of conductive material anyway.
  • the magnet(s) may also be made up of some material that is not electrically conductive. If the material used in the magnet is not electrically conductive, a separate electrical insulation may not be necessary between the magnet and one or more of the pole pieces. While the figures above have shown the leads or wires from the coil as being on the outside of the magnet system(s), (i.e. close to the outer rim of the loudspeaker), the wires may also be anywhere else.
  • one of the two connections to the coil may be made using a traditional method (coil wire connected to a separate spring or pad), and the other may be made using the idea described above using a pole piece as an electrical conductor.
  • An example method may comprise providing a magnet system comprising at least one magnet and at least two pole pieces connected to the at least one magnet; and connecting at least one electrical lead from an electromagnetic coil to at least one of the pole pieces, where at least two of the pole pieces are electrically isolated from each other such that the at least one pole piece provides at least one separate electrical conductor for the at least one electrical lead of the coil.
  • Connecting the at least one electrical lead may comprise connecting a first end of a wire forming the coil directly to a first one of the pole pieces, and connecting an opposite second end of the wire forming the coil directly to a second one of the pole pieces.

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On décrit un appareil comprenant une bobine électromagnétique et un système d'aimant. La bobine électromagnétique comprend des conducteurs électriques. Le système magnétique forme des conducteurs électriques raccordés aux conducteurs électriques de la bobine. Le système d'aimant est configuré pour fournir une interface électrique.
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