Loudspeaker and audio reproduction apparatus
First Claim
1. A loudspeaker comprising a frame and a magnetic circuit including magnet and coil elements, one of the elements of the magnetic circuit being attached to the frame, said one element having front and rear sides and a through bore extending between the front and rear sides, a vibratory sound producing cone having a base and an apex, the base being mounted on the frame, the other element of the magnetic circuit mounted at the apex in proximity to a front side of said one element of the magnetic circuit, a translucent diaphragm permanently attached on an inside surface of the cone between the cone apex and base to cover the cone apex when viewed from the base end, and a light source mounted behind the diaphragm when viewed from the cone base end so the light source illuminates the diaphragm, said one element processing means to enable said light source to be inserted into and removed from said bore from the rear side of said one element.
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Abstract
A loudspeaker has a pot-shaped permanent magnet having an aperture in its axial pole. A light source in a translucent colored plastic plug is housed in the aperture. The light source is driven in accordance with the frequency and strength of the signal fed to the speaker. A translucent colored membrane or filter is glued to the speaker cone.
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- 1. A loudspeaker comprising a frame and a magnetic circuit including magnet and coil elements, one of the elements of the magnetic circuit being attached to the frame, said one element having front and rear sides and a through bore extending between the front and rear sides, a vibratory sound producing cone having a base and an apex, the base being mounted on the frame, the other element of the magnetic circuit mounted at the apex in proximity to a front side of said one element of the magnetic circuit, a translucent diaphragm permanently attached on an inside surface of the cone between the cone apex and base to cover the cone apex when viewed from the base end, and a light source mounted behind the diaphragm when viewed from the cone base end so the light source illuminates the diaphragm, said one element processing means to enable said light source to be inserted into and removed from said bore from the rear side of said one element.
- 7. A portable reproducing apparatus including a loudspeaker comprising a frame, a cone having an apex and a base, the cone being mounted at the base of the frame for movement relative to the frame, a coil mounted on the apex of the cone, a permanent magnet mounted on the frame coaxially with the coil, the magnet having a front side facing towards the cone and a through bore connecting the front and rear sides, a translucent diaphragm attached to an inner surface of the cone to cover the apex when viewed from the base, and a light source mounted in the bore of the permanent magnet, the permanent magnet being including means to enable constructed the light source to be removed from and inserted into the bore from the rear side of the magnet.
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