Electro-acoustic transducer

• US 9,154,884 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2014
• Issued: 10/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte Limited (AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte Limited (AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.)
• Inventors: Yan, Xudong
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuntz, Curtis
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kaufman, Joshua A
• Application Number:
  US14/446,902
• Publication Number:
  US 20150086066A1
• Time in Patent Office: 433 Days
• Field of Search: 381/396, 381/400, 381/412, 381/414, 381/420, 381/421, 381/422
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2209/022 Aspects regarding the stray flux internal or external to the magnetic circuit, e.g. shielding, shape of magnetic circuit, flux compensation coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2400/03 Transducers capable of generating both sound as well as tactile vibration, e.g. as used in cellular phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 9/025 Magnetic circuit

Abstract

An electro-acoustic transducer includes a frame, a magnet circuit unit accommodated in the frame, and a vibration unit engaging with the frame. The magnetic circuit unit includes a lower plate, a main magnet positioned centrally on the lower plate, a pair of auxiliary magnets positioned spaced from the main magnet for forming a magnetic gap, and a pair of upper plates attached to the auxiliary magnets, respectively. Each upper plate includes a base body integrated with the frame, and a restricting part extending from the base body and engaging with an inner surface of the auxiliary magnet facing the main magnet.

Claims

1. An electro-acoustic transducer, comprising:

a frame defining a plurality of sidewalls for forming a receiving space;

a magnetic circuit unit accommodated in the receiving space, the magnetic circuit unit comprising;

a lower plate;

a main magnet positioned on a central portion of the lower plate;

a pair of auxiliary magnets positioned on two side portions of the lower plate respectively and positioned spaced from the main magnet for forming a magnetic gap,

a pair of upper plates, each including a base body attached on a top surface of each auxiliary magnet and integrated with the sidewalls;

wherein,

the base body comprises a first side away from the main magnet and integrated with the sidewalls, and a second side opposite to the first side;

the upper plate comprises a plurality of restricting parts connected with the base body, arranged on the second side, positioned spaced from each other and engaging with an inner surface of the auxiliary magnet facing the main magnet, all of the restricting parts divided into a pair of first restricting parts positioned on two ends of the second side respectively and a plurality of second restricting parts positioned therebetween; and

a vibration unit including a voice coil and a diaphragm connected with the voice coil;

the voice coil partially received in the magnetic gap.

2. The electro-acoustic transducer of claim 1, wherein the restricting part comprises a first portion protruding from the second side horizontally, and a second portion extending from the first portion in a direction perpendicularly to the base body and engaging with the inner surface of the auxiliary magnet.

3. The electro-acoustic transducer of claim 2, wherein the upper plate further comprises a connecting part protruding from the first side in a direction toward a corresponding sidewall and integrated with the sidewall.

4. The electro-acoustic transducer of claim 3, wherein the frame defines at least one engaging groove.

5. The electro-acoustic transducer of claim 1, wherein the magnetic circuit unit further comprises:

a second main magnet positioned on a central portion of the lower plate and spaced from the main magnet for forming a second magnetic gap;

a pair of second auxiliary magnets positioned spaced from the second main magnet for forming a third magnetic gap;

wherein the magnetic gap, the second magnetic gap and the third magnetic gap communicate with each other.

6. The electro-acoustic transducer of claim 5, wherein the vibration unit comprises a first voice coil, a second voice coil, a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm connected with the first and second voice coils respectively;

and the first voice coil partially received in the combination of the magnetic gap and the second magnetic gap, and the second voice coil partially received in the combination of the second and third magnetic gaps.

7. An electro-acoustic transducer, comprising:

a frame including a plurality of sidewalls and a receiving space formed by the sidewalls;

a magnetic circuit unit accommodated in the receiving space, the magnetic circuit unit comprising;

a lower plate;

a main magnet positioned on a central portion of the lower plate;

a plurality of auxiliary magnets arranged on the lower plate and forming a magnetic gap cooperatively with the main magnet, a pole plate attached to a top of the main magnet, and a plurality of upper plates corresponding to and attached to the auxiliary magnets;

wherein

each of the upper plate includes a base portion at least partially embedded in the sidewall of the frame, and a plurality of restricting portions extending from the base portion and engaging with an inner surface of the auxiliary magnet facing the main magnet, wherein, the base portion comprises a first side away from the main magnet and integrated with the sidewalls, and a second side opposite to the first side;

a plurality of restricting portions are arranged on the second side and spaced with each other, all of the restricting portions divided into a pair of first restricting portions positioned on two ends of the second side respectively and a plurality of second restricting portions positioned therebetween.

8. The electro-acoustic transducer of claim 7, wherein the restricting portion comprises a first portion protruding from the second side horizontally, and a second portion extending from the first portion in a direction perpendicularly to the base body and engaging with the inner surface of the auxiliary magnet.

9. The electro-acoustic transducer of claim 8, wherein the upper plate further comprises a connecting part protruding from the first side in a direction toward a corresponding sidewall and integrated with the sidewall.

10. The electro-acoustic transducer of claim 9, wherein the frame defines at least one engaging groove.