Electrodynamic transducer and method for manufacturing an electrodynamic transducer

• US 10,645,508 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2017
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Poppel, Gunter, Konetzky, Robert, Michaelis, Andre, Faulhaber, Meike
• Primary Examiner(s): Elahee, Md S
• Assistant Examiner(s): McKinney, Angelica M
• Application Number:
  US15/695,124
• Publication Number:
  US 20180070188A1
• Time in Patent Office: 973 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 45/14467 Joining articles or parts of a single article B29C45/14377, B29C45/14385, B29C45/14581, B29C45/14614 and B29C45/006 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/48 using adhesives , i.e. using supplementary joining material; solvent bonding
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2400/11 Aspects regarding the frame of loudspeaker transducers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 31/003 for diaphragms or their outer suspension
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 31/006 Interconnection of transducer parts of diaphragm and outer suspension by moulding H04R31/003
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 7/127 dome-shaped
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 7/18 at the periphery
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 9/025 Magnetic circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 9/06 Loudspeakers

Abstract

A method for manufacturing an electrodynamic transducer from a membrane system module and a magnet system module is disclosed. The membrane system module comprises an annular first chassis unit made by injection-molding and a diaphragm fixed thereon. A coil is fixed on a coil seat of the diaphragm. The magnet system module comprises a pole piece, a magnet and a yoke that each have a central hole, and a second chassis unit that is made by injection-molding and that fills the central holes in the pole piece, the magnet and the yoke. It surrounds the yoke at least partially, so that the pole piece, the magnet and the yoke are held. In the transducer, the membrane system module and the magnet system module are plugged together, wherein an annular recess on the lower side of the first chassis unit is arranged on a circumferential shoulder of the second chassis unit. This defines a position of the coil relative to the pole piece, to the magnet and to the yoke of the magnet system module.

Claims

1. A method for manufacturing an electrodynamic transducer comprising:

producing an annular first chassis unit by injection-molding a first annular cavity of a first injection-molding tool with plastic, wherein the first annular cavity results from placing a first portion of the first injection-molding tool on a second portion of the first injection-molding tool, the first portion of the first injection-molding tool having a first annular recess and the second portion of the first injection-molding tool having a second annular recess;

placing a coil on a mandrel;

placing the first chassis unit on the mandrel such that the coil is surrounded by the first chassis unit; and

placing and gluing a vibratory diaphragm on the first chassis unit and on the coil, wherein a first module of the electrodynamic transducer is obtained;

producing an annular second chassis unit by placing a pole piece, a magnet and a yoke in a first portion of a second injection-molding tool, the first portion of the second injection-molding tool having a first annular recess, wherein the pole piece, the magnet and the yoke each have a central hole;

placing a second portion of the second injection-molding tool on the first portion of the first injection-molding tool, the second portion of the second injection-molding tool having a second annular recess, and injection-molding a cavity defined by the first and second recesses in the second injection-molding tool with plastic, wherein after hardening of the injected plastic a second chassis unit is obtained, and wherein the second chassis unit is rotationally symmetrical;

wherein the second chassis unit fills the holes in the pole piece, the magnet and the yoke such that the pole piece, the magnet and the yoke are joined together by the injected second chassis unit, and wherein a second module of the electrodynamic transducer is obtained; and

joining the first module and the second module to obtain the electrodynamic transducer,

wherein the first chassis unit has connection portions for electrically connecting the coil, the connection portions passing the second chassis unit laterally; and

wherein no rotational alignment of the first module or the second module is performed for the joining.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein

a contact strip is put between the first and second portions of the first injection-molding tool before injecting the plastic, and a middle portion of the contact strip is removed after the plastic is injected to obtain said connection portions.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein

the first chassis unit has on its lower side an annular recess that may define a position of the first chassis unit when placing it on the mandrel, so as to center the coil in the first chassis unit, wherein the annular recess has a radius that is smaller than a distance from a center of the first chassis unit to at least one of the connecting portions.

4. The method as set forth in claim 3, wherein

the second chassis unit has an upwardly directed circumferential shoulder;

and

said joining the first module and the second module comprises placing the annular recess of the first chassis unit on the shoulder of the second chassis unit.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein

the second chassis unit has a dome above the pole piece, the dome reducing a cavity below a calotte of the diaphragm after said joining the first module and the second module.

11. The method as set forth in claim 1,

wherein the second chassis unit has a maximum outer radius;

and

wherein the connection portions of the first chassis unit are at a distance from a center of the first chassis unit that is larger than the maximum outer radius of the second chassis unit.

12. The method as set forth in claim 1,

wherein the diaphragm has a calotte,

wherein the second chassis unit has a mushroom-shaped dome adapted to a shape of the calotte, thereby reducing a cavity below the calotte of the diaphragm after said joining the first module and the second module.

13. The method as set forth in claim 12,

wherein the mushroom-shaped dome has a maximum height at its center.

6. An electrodynamic transducer comprising:

a membrane system module; and

a rotationally symmetric magnet system module having an outer radius;

wherein the membrane system module comprises;

a first annular chassis unit made by injection-molding and a diaphragm that is fixed on the first chassis unit; and

at least one contact strip that is embedded in the first chassis unit during injection-molding, the at least one contact strip having a connection portion;

wherein the diaphragm has a coil seat on which a coil is fixed, the coil being electrically connected to the connection portion of the at least one contact strip, and

wherein the first chassis unit has on its lower side an annular recess;

wherein the rotationally symmetric magnet system module comprises;

a pole piece, a magnet and a yoke, each having a central hole; and

a second chassis unit made by injection-molding and filling the central holes in the pole piece, the magnet and the yoke and at least partially surrounding the yoke so that the pole piece, the magnet and the yoke are held by the second chassis unit, wherein the second chassis unit is rotationally symmetric;

wherein the second chassis unit has an upwardly directed circumferential shoulder outside the yoke; and

wherein the second chassis unit has a mushroom-shaped dome above the pole piece; and

wherein the membrane system module and the magnet system module are put together without rotational alignment and the annular recess of the first chassis unit of the membrane system module is arranged on the circumferential shoulder of the second chassis unit of the magnet system module, so as to define a position of the coil of the membrane system module relative to at least one of the pole piece, the magnet and the yoke of the magnet system module.

7. The electrodynamic transducer as set forth in claim 6, wherein

the diaphragm has a calotte;

and

the mushroom-shaped dome has an outer shape adapted to the calotte and is adapted for reducing a cavity below the calotte.

14. The electrodynamic transducer as set forth in claim 6,

wherein the mushroom-shaped dome of the second chassis unit of the magnet system module has an outer shape adapted to the diaphragm of the membrane system module, thereby reducing a cavity between the magnet system module and the membrane system module.

15. The electrodynamic transducer as set forth in claim 6,

wherein the mushroom-shaped dome has a maximum height at its center.

8. An electrodynamic transducer, comprising:

a membrane system module; and

a rotationally symmetric magnet system module;

wherein the membrane system module comprises;

a first annular chassis unit made by injection-molding and a diaphragm that is fixed on the first chassis unit,

wherein the diaphragm has a coil seat on which a coil is fixed, and

wherein the first chassis unit has, on a side opposite the diaphragm, an annular recess;

wherein the rotationally symmetric magnet system module comprises;

a pole piece, a magnet and a yoke that each have a central hole; and

a second chassis unit made by injection-molding and filling the central holes in the pole piece, the magnet and the yoke;

wherein the second chassis unit at least partially surrounds the yoke so that the pole piece, the magnet and the yoke are held by the second chassis unit, and

wherein a magnetic gap results at least between the yoke and the pole piece;

wherein the second chassis unit has a circumferential shoulder outside the yoke, and

wherein the second chassis unit has a mushroom-shaped dome above the pole piece;

wherein the membrane system module and the magnet system module are arranged on each other without rotational alignment such that the annular recess of the first chassis unit matches the circumferential shoulder of the second chassis unit, whereby the coil of the membrane system module takes a defined position within said magnetic gap of the magnet system module.

9. The electrodynamic transducer as set forth in claim 8, wherein

at least one contact strip is embedded in the first chassis unit during injection molding, the at least one contact strip having a connection portion, and

the coil is electrically connected to the connection portion.

10. The electrodynamic transducer as set forth in claim 8, wherein

the diaphragm has a calotte;

and

the mushroom-shaped dome is below the calotte and has a shape adapted to the calotte, thereby reducing a cavity between the rotationally symmetric magnet system module and the calotte.

16. The electrodynamic transducer as set forth in claim 8,

wherein the second chassis unit has a mushroom-shaped dome above the pole piece;

and

wherein the mushroom-shaped dome has an outer shape that is adapted to a shape of the diaphragm of the membrane system module.

17. The electrodynamic transducer as set forth in claim 8,

wherein the mushroom-shaped dome has a maximum height at its center.