Audio transducer
First Claim
1. A method of supplying power from a constantly available power source (20) to an audio power amplifier means (14) for an acoustic transducer (12) of the type utilizing first and second input leads (16, 18) having a difference in potential responsive to an audio signal, said method comprising the steps of;
- detecting (24) a predetermined audio signal having a difference in potential between the input leads (16,
18) to produce an amplified output response for driving the amplifier means (14), sensing the presence of an audio signal for selectively supplying power from the constantly available power source (20) to enable the detecting (24) and to supply power to the amplifier means (14), the sensing (26) of the audio signal being further defined as amplifying (28) the audio signal to produce an amplified audio signal and comparing the amplified audio signal to a minimum magnitude reference voltage to produce a control signal, integrating (60) the control signal and a second control signal in response to an audio signal on a second pair of input leads (16,
18) to form a combined control signal and limiting the potential of the combined control signal to operate the supplying (58) of the power, and closing (58) a power circuit (64) in response to the combined control signal to power the audio power amplifier means (14) and to initiate the detecting (24).
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Abstract
A method and circuit for supplying power from a constantly available power source (20) to an audio power amplifier (14) for a speaker (12) utilizing input leads (16,18) having an audio signal. A pre-amplifier (24) is used for amplifying the audio signal having a difference in potential between the input leads (16,18). A switch (58) powers the audio power amplifier (14) and pre-amplifier (24) from the power source (20) in response to a control signal. The method and circuit is characterized by sensing (26) the existence of a diminished audio signal by determining a greater difference than the predetermined difference between the input leads (16,18) to produce the control signal which operates a relay driver transistor (62) which, in turn, operates a relay switch (66) to supply power to the pre-amplifier (24) and power amplifier (14).
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30 Claims
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1. A method of supplying power from a constantly available power source (20) to an audio power amplifier means (14) for an acoustic transducer (12) of the type utilizing first and second input leads (16, 18) having a difference in potential responsive to an audio signal, said method comprising the steps of;
- detecting (24) a predetermined audio signal having a difference in potential between the input leads (16,
18) to produce an amplified output response for driving the amplifier means (14), sensing the presence of an audio signal for selectively supplying power from the constantly available power source (20) to enable the detecting (24) and to supply power to the amplifier means (14), the sensing (26) of the audio signal being further defined as amplifying (28) the audio signal to produce an amplified audio signal and comparing the amplified audio signal to a minimum magnitude reference voltage to produce a control signal, integrating (60) the control signal and a second control signal in response to an audio signal on a second pair of input leads (16,
18) to form a combined control signal and limiting the potential of the combined control signal to operate the supplying (58) of the power, and closing (58) a power circuit (64) in response to the combined control signal to power the audio power amplifier means (14) and to initiate the detecting (24). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
- detecting (24) a predetermined audio signal having a difference in potential between the input leads (16,
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4. A power circuit (22, 24) for selectively supplying power from a constantly available power source (20) to an audio amplifier means (14) for an audio transducer (12) of the type utilizing first and second input leads (16, 18) having a difference in potential responsive to an audio signal, said control circuit (22, 24) comprising;
- pre-amplifier means (24) for detecting an audio signal on the input leads (16,
18) to produce an audio amplified response to apply to the audio amplifier (14), sensing means (26) for selectively supplying power from the constantly available power source (20) to said pre-amplifier means (24) and to an amplifier means (28) for amplifying the audio signal on the input leads (16,
18) to produce an amplified audio signal, and comparator means (42) for comparing said amplified audio signal with a minimum magnitude reference voltage to produce a control signal, integrator means (60) for combining said control signal with a second control signal responsive to a second pair of input leads (16,
18) driving a second audio amplifier and transducer to form a combined control signal, limiting the potential of said combined control signal, and applying said combined control signal to a closing a power circuit (64) to supply power to said preamplifier means (24) and the amplifier means (14) in response to said combined control signal. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- pre-amplifier means (24) for detecting an audio signal on the input leads (16,
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16. An amplified audio speaker assembly (10) comprising;
- a transducer means (12) for converting variations of electrical energy in an audio signal into corresponding variations of acoustic energy, audio power amplifier means (14) for supplying an audio signal to said transducer means (12), said assembly including input signal leads (16,
18) for receiving an audio signal, said assembly including a power lead (20) for attachment to a source of constant power to supply power to said audio power amplifier means (14), and control circuit means (22,
24) supported by said transducer means (12) including pre-amplifier means (24) for amplifying the audio signal, said control circuit (22,
24) including sensing means (26) for selectively supplying power from the power lead (20) to said power amplifier means (14) and said pre-amplifier means (24), said sensing means (26) including differential amplifier means (28) for amplifying the audio signal to produce an amplified audio signal and comparator means (42) for comparing said amplified audio signal with a minimum magnitude to produce a control signal, integrator means (60) for combining said control signal with a second control signal responsive to a second pair of input leads (16,
18) driving a second audio amplifier and transducer to produce a combined control signal, limiting the potential of said combined control signal, and applying said combined control signal to operate a switch means (58) for closing a power circuit (64) to supply power to said pre-amplifier means (24) and said amplifier means (14) in response to said combined control signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
- a transducer means (12) for converting variations of electrical energy in an audio signal into corresponding variations of acoustic energy, audio power amplifier means (14) for supplying an audio signal to said transducer means (12), said assembly including input signal leads (16,
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19. A power circuit (22, 24) for selectively supplying power from a constantly available power source (20) to an audio amplifier means (14) for an audio transducer of the type utilizing first and second input leads (16, 18) having a difference in potential responsive to an audio signal, said control circuit (22, 24) comprising;
- means (24) for detecting an audio signal on the input leads (16,
18), sensing means (26) for selectively supplying power from the constantly available power source (20) to the audio amplifier means (14), said sensing means (26) including differential amplifier means (28) for amplifying the audio signal on the input leads (16,
18) to produce an amplified audio signal and comparator means (42) for comparing said amplified audio signal with a minimum magnitude reference voltage to produce a control signal, integrator means (60) for combining said control signal with a second signal responsive to a second pair of input leads (16,
18) driving a second audio amplifier and transducer to produce a combined control signal, limiting the potential of said combined signal, and applying said combined control signal to operate a switch means (58) for closing a power circuit (62) to supply power to the audio amplifier means (14) in response to said control signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
- means (24) for detecting an audio signal on the input leads (16,
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22. A power circuit (22, 24) for selectively supplying power from a constantly available power source (20) to an audio amplifier means (14) for an audio transducer (12) of the type utilizing first and second input leads (16, 18) having a difference in potential responsive to an audio signal, said control circuit (22, 24) comprising;
- means (24) connecting the input leads (16,
18) to the audio amplifier means (14) for transmission of the audio signal thereto, sensing means (26) for selectively supplying power from the constantly available power source (20) to the audio amplifier means (14), said sensing means (26) including differential amplifier means (28) for amplifying the audio signal on the input leads (16,
18) to produce an amplified audio signal and comparator means (42) for comparing said amplified audio signal with a minimum magnitude reference voltage to produce a control signal, integrator means (60) for combining said control signal with a second signal responsive to a second pair of input leads (16,
18) driving a second audio amplifier and transducer to produce a combined control signal, and applying said combined control signal to operate a switch means (38) for closing a power circuit (64) to supply power to the amplifier means (14) in response to said combined control signal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
- means (24) connecting the input leads (16,
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25. A method of supplying power from a constantly available power source (20) to an audio amplifier means (14) for an acoustic transducer (12) of the type utilizing first and second input leads (16, 18) having a difference in potential responsive to an audio signal, said method comprising the steps of;
- connecting the input leads (16,
18) to the audio amplifier means (14) for transmission of the audio signal thereto, sensing the presence of an audio signal for selectively supply power to the amplifier means (14), the sensing (26) of the audio signal being further defined as amplifying (28) the audio signal to produce an amplified audio signal and comparing the amplified audio signal to a minimum magnitude reference voltage to produce a control signal, integrating (60) the control signal and a second control signal in response to an audio signal on a second pair input leads (16,
18) to form a combined control signal, and applying the combined control signal to close a power circuit (64) to power the audio power amplifier means (14). - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
- connecting the input leads (16,
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29. A power circuit (22, 24) for selectively supplying power from a constantly available power source (20) to an audio amplifier means (14) for an audio transducer (12) of the type utilizing first and second input leads (16, 18) haing a difference in potential responsive to an audio signal, comprising;
- means (24) connecting the input leads (16,
18) to the audio amplifier means (14) for transmission of the audio signal thereto, sensing means (26) for selectively supplying power from the constantly available power source (20) to the audio amplifier means (14), said sensing means (26) including differential amplifier means (28) for amplifying the audio signal on the input leads (16,
18) to produce an amplified audio signal and comparator means (42) for comparing said amplified audio signal with a minimum magnitude reference voltage to produce a control signal, said comparator means (42) comprising a comparator operational amplifier (44) having an inverting and noninverting input, first resistor (46) connected to said inverting input and second resistor (48) connected between said inverting and noninverting input and third resistor (50) connected to said noninverting input to act as a voltage divider so that said comparator operational amplifier (44) receives part of the potential of said amplified audio signal to produce said control signal, and switch means (58) for closing a power circuit (64) to supply power to the amplifier means (14) in response to said control signal.
- means (24) connecting the input leads (16,
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30. A power circuit (22, 24) for selectively supplying power from a constantly available power source (20) to an audio amplifier means (14) for an audio transducer (12) of the type utilizing first and second input leads (16, 18) having a difference in potential responsive to an audio signal, comprising;
- means (24) connecting the input leads (16,
18) to the audio amplifier means (14) for transmission of the audio signal thereto, sensing means (26) for selectively supplying power from the constantly available power source (20) to the audio amplifier means (14), said sensing means (26) including differential amplifier means (28) for amplifying the audio signal on the input leads (16,
18) to produce an amplified audio signal and comparator means (42) for comparing said amplified audio signal with a minimum magnitude reference voltage to produce a control signal, filter means (54) for receiving said amplified audio signal and filtering out direct current components for said comparator means (42), and switch means (58) for closing a power circuit (64) to supply power to the amplifier means (14) in response to said control signal.
- means (24) connecting the input leads (16,
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