Loudspeaker

• US 6,782,114 B2
• Filed: 09/20/2002
• Issued: 08/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Company Limited (Pioneer Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Company Limited (Pioneer Corporation)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Takashi, Ando, Tomiaki
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, HUYEN D
• Application Number:
  US10/247,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20030063769A1
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• Field of Search: 381/386, 381/391, 381/395, 381/398, 381/423, 381/424, 381/432, 381/430, 181/171, 181/172, 181/199, 181/173
• US Class Current: 381/398
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2307/207 Shape aspects of the outer suspension of loudspeaker diaphragms
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 7/20 Securing diaphragm or cone resiliently to support by flexible material, springs, cords, or strands

Abstract

An outer end portion 21A of an edge 21, which is formed at an interior of an outer periphery thereof, is mounted on an attaching surface 10b which is formed inside an outer peripheral rim 10a of a speaker frame 10. An outer peripheral surface 21a of the outer end portion 21A is allowed to abut on the outer peripheral rim 10a of the speaker frame 10. Also, an attaching screw section 14 of the speaker frame is provided on the attaching surface 10b. The outer end portion 21A has a wall thickness thicker than the thickness of a screw head of the attaching screw section, and is provided with a notch 21b to avoid the attaching screw section 14. Therefore, the inside area of the speaker frame can be effectively utilized to obtain enough level of outputted sound pressure. Further, since a gasket is unnecessary for positioning and attaching the edge, the number of parts can be reduced to lead cost-down.

Claims

1. A loudspeaker comprising:

a diaphragm;

an edge attached to an outer periphery of the diaphragm; and

a speaker frame,

wherein an outer end portion of the edge is attached upon an attaching surface formed at an inside of an outer peripheral rim of the speaker frame, the outer end portion of the edge being inwardly tapered from an outer peripheral surface of the edge, wherein the outer peripheral surface is allowed to abut on the outer peripheral rim of the speaker frame to perform positioning of the edge.

2. The loudspeaker according to claim 1, further comprising:

an attaching screw section of the speaker frame provided on the attaching surface,

wherein the outer end portion of the edge has a wall thickness thicker than a thickness of a screw head of the attaching screw section, and a notch for preventing the attaching screw section from affecting an oscillation of the edge.

3. The loudspeaker according to claim 1, wherein the outer most periphery of the edge is located adjacently to the outer peripheral rim of the speaker frame.

4. The loudspeaker according to claim 1, wherein the edge is positioned within the speaker frame without the use of a gasket.

5. The loudspeaker according to claim 1, wherein the outer end portion of the edge to be secured on the attaching surface is located inside the outer most periphery of the edge.