Acoustic speaker device with a diaphragm having a spider web type core

• US 4,817,165 A
• Filed: 01/27/1987
• Issued: 03/28/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Leonard D. Amalaha
• Original Assignee: Leonard D. Amalaha
• Inventors: Amalaha, Leonard D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Caldwell, Sr., John W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US07/004,149
• Time in Patent Office: 791 Days
• Field of Search: 381/158, 381/168, 381/177, 381/192-194, 381/197, 381/199-204, 181/157, 181/170, 181/173, 181/174, 181/166
• US Class Current: 381/425
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 31/00 Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of transducers or diaphragms therefor manufacture of microstructural arrangements of deformable or non-deformable structures in general B81C1/00182
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 31/003 for diaphragms or their outer suspension
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 7/122 comprising a plurality of sections or layers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 7/127 dome-shaped
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 7/20 Securing diaphragm or cone resiliently to support by flexible material, springs, cords, or strands
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 9/025 Magnetic circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 9/045 Mounting H04R9/043 takes precedence

Abstract

A dome-shaped acoustic motor diaphragm having a core of aluminum foil in the form of a spider web configuration resulting in the dome shape, the diaphragm being in the form of an annular semi-dome outer diaphragm part and a dome-shaped cylindrical inner diaphragm part. The spider web core also enables a wide variety of diaphragm shapes to be possible. A voice coil bobbin is passed through a lower diaphragm layer and unto the underside of an upper diaphram layer via the core which more or less is the greatest height of the same core in the region of the outer diaphragm part, thereby resulting in a highly effective bonding strength between these parts. Damping is accomplished by means of a cylindrical bellows having a height representing the maximum excursion distance of the movable parts. A bobbin guide positioned within the bobbin and bonded to the inner face of the lower magnetic pole piece prevents the bobbin and voice coil in the annular air gap from contacting the pole pieces.

Claims

1. An acoustic device comprising:

a diaphragm having an upper layer and a lower layer;

a bobbin extending down through said lower layer and extending up to said upper layer;

a bellows having a lower end extruding downwardly from an attachment of said bellows to said lower layer of said diaphragm;

a frame having the lower end of said bellows attached thereto;

a flexible surround connected to said frame and said diaphragm;

a magnetic arrangement fastened to said frame provided with an upper pole piece and a lower pole piece;

a voice coil on said bobbin juxtaposed in relation to said upper pole piece;

said diaphragm including planar orbital ribs arranged about the center of the diaphragm in regular polygonal cross sections including concentrically disposed vertices on each polygonal cross section;

radially oriented lateral planar ribs intersecting said vertices;

said orbital ribs and said lateral ribs being situated completely between said upper layer and said lower layer of said diaphragm; and

said bobbin being concentrically located an area void of said lateral ribs between two of said regular polygonal cross sections.

2. The acoustic device of claim 1 wherein:

said upper layer is entirely contoured as a dome; and

said lower layer is contoured flat.

3. The acoustic device of claim 1 wherein:

said upper layer is contoured with a central dome with a flat rim on the periphery of said central dome; and

said lower layer is contoured flat.

4. The acoustic device of claim 1 wherein:

said upper layer has a central concave portion with a flat rim at the periphery of the concave portion; and

said lower layer is contoured flat.

5. The acoustic device of claim 1 wherein:

said upper layer has a flared portion outside said bobbin surrounded by a flat portion; and

said lower layer has a frusto-conical portion surrounded by a flat portion.

6. The acoustic motor of claim 1 wherein:

said upper layer has a concave contour; and

said lower layer is contoured flat.