Electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device

• US 6,259,935 B1
• Filed: 06/22/1998
• Issued: 07/10/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Saiki, Shuji, Sato, Kazue, Usuki, Sawako, Kuze, Mitsukazu
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward F.
• Application Number:
  US09/102,327
• Time in Patent Office: 1,114 Days
• Field of Search: 340/407.1, 340/384.7, 340/388.4, 340/392.5, 379/373, 455/550, 455/575, 455/90, 455/567, 381/96
• US Class Current: 455/567
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 6/00 Tactile signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/047 Vibrating means for incoming calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/04 for correcting frequency response

Abstract

An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device includes: an electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer which has at least one resonance frequency, for converting an input electric signal into only vibration, or into both vibration and sound; a signal supplying unit for supplying a signal in a frequency band which includes at least one of the resonance frequencies of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer as the input signal of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer; and a frequency detector for detecting a signal component having a frequency corresponding to the mechanical resonance frequency of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer in an electric signal which is output from the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer, and outputting the signal component as a part of an input signal to the signal supplying unit.

Claims

1. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device, comprising:

An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer having at least one resonance frequency;

a signal supplying unit for receiving an input electric signal having a predetermined frequency band including the at least one resonance frequency and for supplying the input electric signal to the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer, the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer converting an electric signal having the at least one resonance frequency included in the predetermined frequency band into at least one of vibration and sound; and

a frequency detector for detecting the at least one resonance frequency of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer and for generating a feedback electric signal having the detected at least one resonance frequency,

wherein the signal supplying unit further receives the feedback electric signal from the frequency detector and supplies the input electric signal and the feedback electric signal to the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer.

2. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 1, wherein the signal supplying unit receives a noise which is generated in an electrical circuit system including at least one of the signal supplying unit and the frequency detector as the input electric signal.

3. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 1, further comprising a signal generator for generating the input electric signal, and supplying the input electric signal to the signal supplying unit.

4. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 3, wherein the signal supplying unit receives a noise which is generated in an electrical circuit system including at least one of the signal supplying unit and the input electric signal generated by the signal generator.

5. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 1, wherein the frequency detector includes a bridge circuit constituted by using an electrical impedance of a predetermined component of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer.

6. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined component of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer is a voice coil.

7. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 5, wherein each of the other three circuit components of the bridge circuit is a circuit component containing a resistance component.

8. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 5, wherein in a case where an electrical impedance of the predetermined component of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer is named Z1;

an electrical impedance of the component circuit element of the bridge circuit, which is serially connected to the electrical impedance Z1, is named Z2; and

electrical impedances of the component circuit elements of the bridge circuit, constituting a serial connection circuit which is connected in parallel to a serial connection circuit of the electrical impedances Z1 and Z2 are named Z3 and Z4, the bridge circuit is structured so that an input voltage is supplied between a node of the electrical impedance Z1 and the electrical impedance Z3 and a node of the electrical impedance Z2 and the electrical impedance Z4, and an output voltage is taken out from between a node of the electrical impedance Z1 and the electrical impedance Z2 and a node of the electrical impedance Z3 and the electrical impedance Z4.

9. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 8, wherein the electrical impedance Z2 is a temperature-sensitive resistor in which a resistance value thereof is changed along with a change of an ambient temperature.

10. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 9, wherein resistance-temperature characteristics of the temperature-sensitive resistor is substantially the same as that of the electrical impedance Z1 which is the predetermined component of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer.

11. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 1, further comprising a filter for allowing a signal having the at least one resonance frequency of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer to pass therethrough.

12. A portable terminal device, comprising:

an antenna for receiving a call-incoming signal;

a received signal processing unit for performing a signal-processing operation for the call-incoming signal and outputting a predetermined electric signal; and

an electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 1,

wherein a signal input condition to the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device is controlled by the electric signal from the received signal processing unit.

13. A portable terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the signal which is output from the received signal processing unit is supplied as a part of the input signal of the signal supplying unit included in the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device.

14. A portable terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the signal which is output from the received signal processing unit is supplied as a part of the input signal of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer included in the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device.

15. A portable terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer included in the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device is configured to further exhibit a function as a receiver for reproducing audio signal to a user.

16. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 1, wherein the signal supplying unit includes an amplifier for amplifying the input electric signal and the feedback signal.

17. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device, comprising:

an electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer structured so as to have at least two resonance frequencies and to respectively convert input electric signals having frequencies corresponding to the at least two resonance frequencies into vibration and sound;

a signal supplying unit comprising a first oscillator for oscillating a first electric signal in a frequency band including at least one of the at least two resonance frequencies of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer as the input electric signal of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer, and a second oscillator for oscillating a second electric signal at a frequency corresponding to at least one of the at least two resonance frequencies of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer and outputting the second electric signal as the input electric signal of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer;

a frequency detector for detecting a signal component having a freqency corresponding to the at least one of the at least two resonance frequencies of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer in an electric signal which is output from the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer, and outputting the signal component as a part of an input signal to the signal supplying unit; and

a controller for controlling the second oscillator so as to oscillate a signal having a frequency corresponding to one of the at least two resonance frequencies of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer at a predetermined timing based on detection information of the frequency detector.

18. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 17, further comprising a voltage comparator for comparing an output voltage of the frequency detector with a predetermined reference potential, and supplying information regarding a potential difference to the controller.

19. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device, comprising:

an electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer which has at least one resonance frequency, for converting an input electric signal having a frequency corresponding to the at least one resonance frequency into only vibration, or into both vibration and sound;

a signal supplying unit comprising an oscillator for oscillating an electric signal in a frequency band including at least one of the at least one resonance frequency of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer, and outputting the electric signal as an input electric signal of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer;

a frequency detector for detecting a signal component having a frequency corresponding to the at least one resonance frequency of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer in an electric signal which is output from the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer, and outputting the signal component as a part of an input signal to the signal supplying unit; and

a controller for controlling the oscillator so as to oscillate a signal having a frequency corresponding to the at least one resonance frequency of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer at a predetermined timing based on detection information of the frequency detector.

20. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 19, further comprising a voltage comparator for comparing an output voltage of the frequency detector with a predetermined reference potential and supplying information regrading a potential difference to the controller.

21. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 19, wherein the controller controls the oscillator so that the oscillator performs oscillation of the electric signal in the frequency band including at least one of the resonance frequencies of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer and oscillation of the signal having the frequency corresponding to the mechanical resonance frequency of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer which is detected by the frequency detector in a time-divisional manner.

22. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device according to claim 19, wherein the controller controls the oscillator so that the oscillator oscillates the electric signal so as to sweep the frequency band including at least one of the resonance frequencies of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer, and upon detection by the frequency detector of the mechanical resonance frequency of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer, oscillates the signal having the frequency corresponding to the detected mechanical resonance frequency.

23. An electro-mechanical-acoustic transducing device, comprising:

an electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer which has at least one resonance frequency, for converting an input electric signal having a frequency corresponding to the at least one resonance frequency into only vibration, or into both vibration and sound;

a signal supplying unit for supplying a signal in a frequency band which includes at least one of the at least one resonance frequency of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer as the input electric signal of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer;

a frequency detector for detecting a signal component having a frequency corresponding to the at least one resonance frequency of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer in an electric signal which is output from the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer, and outputting the signal component as a part of an input signal to the signal supplying unit; and

a filter for allowing a signal having a frequency corresponding to the at least one resonance frequency of the electro-mechanical-acoustic transducer to pass therethrough.