Patent Application
20140161303
The present invention relates to a flat-type speaker and, more particularly, to, a flat-type speaker in which a plurality of magnetic circuits is horizontally connected in series or in parallel to form one speaker.
A speaker includes a voice coil plate and a diaphragm interposed between magnets, and the diaphragm is vibrated by movements of the voice coil plate, thereby generating sounds.
The voice coil plate used in the flat-type speaker is wound on a single side or on both sides of a plate-type coil base into an oval shape or pattern-printed.
When an electric current flows through the voice coil of the voice coil plate, the flowing current generates a magnetic field that is expanded and contracted in the same frequency as an audio signal around the voice coil. Since a magnetic field generated from the magnets within a speaker unit is applied to the voice coil, the magnetic field generated from the magnets interacts with the magnetic field generated from the voice coil and thus the voice coil plate moves up and down. Since the voice coil plate is connected to the diaphragm of the speaker unit, the diaphragm moves up and down and pushes air, with the result that sounds are generated by the vibration of the air.
Such a flat-type speaker has been developed to have a gradually slim size and long structure along with an increase of an output capacity. Furthermore, in order to increase the output capacity of the flat-type speaker, the development of a flat-type speaker configured to have a plurality of magnetic circuits combined is gaining strength as an important problem.
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to propose a flat-type speaker in which a plurality of magnetic circuits has been horizontally combined.
Furthermore, in a flat-type speaker having a structure in which two or more independent magnetic bodies with different polarities are horizontally connected, a high-output flat speaker in which a plurality of voice films placed in each of the independent magnetic bodies has the same current flow direction and a plurality of magnetic circuits is provided at the bottom of one large and wide diaphragm is to be implemented in order to increase the total amount of energy and achieve a significantly thin thickness.
In a flat-type speaker in which a plurality of magnetic circuits is horizontally connected according to the present invention for achieving the above objects, two or more pairs of independent magnetic bodies with different polarities are horizontally connected, each of two or more voice coil plates having voice coils printed thereon is horizontally arrayed between the magnetic bodies in a vertical direction in the two or more magnetic bodies, the two or more voice coil plates maintain an identical current flow direction, two or more vibration-lead plates of a slim and thin film shape are electrically separated from each other and placed on top of the two or more voice coil plates, and the voice coils and the two or more vibration-lead plates are electrically connected.
Here, power source terminals for applying a power source preferably are formed at both ends of two vibration-lead plates that belong to the two or more vibration-lead plates.
Here, the two or more vibration-lead plates preferably include a pair of the vibration-lead plates, and each of the pair of vibration-lead plates preferably includes a contact spline electrically connected to the voice coil, a vibration spline brought in surface-to-surface contact with a diaphragm placed on the upper side of the vibration-lead plates, and a wing spline connecting the contact spline and the vibration spline.
Here, the two or more vibration-lead plates preferably include respective contact splines electrically connected to the voice coils of the two or more voice coil plates, respective vibration splines brought in surface-to-surface contact with a diaphragm placed on the upper side of the vibration-lead plates, and respective wing splines connecting the contact splines and connecting the vibration splines.
Here, the flat-type speaker in which the plurality of magnetic circuits is consecutively connected preferably further includes one or more connection lead plates. The two or more vibration-lead plates preferably includes contact splines electrically connected to respective voice coils in response to the two or more voice coil plates, respectively, vibration splines brought in surface-to-surface contact with a diaphragm placed on the upper side of the two or more vibration-lead plates, and wing splines connecting the contact splines and the vibration splines. The one or more connection lead plates preferably include a first serial contact spline electrically connected to the voice coil of one voice coil plate, a second serial contact spline electrically connected to another voice coil plate adjacent to the one voice coil plate, and a bridge spline connecting the first and the second serial contact splines.
Here, the connection terminal of a copper thin plate form preferably is formed at a portion where the two or more vibration-lead plates and the voice coils are electrically connected.
Here, the bottom of the two or more voice coil plates preferably is mounted on seating portions placed in a vertical central part of a rectangular damper, and the outskirt of the damper preferably is mounted on a damper guide formed at the outskirt of the bottom of a base frame that form an outward appearance.
In accordance with the aforementioned structure of the present invention, a high-output flat-type speaker having a structure in which 2 or more pairs of independent magnetic bodies with different polarities are horizontally connected at the bottom of one large and wide diaphragm is implemented. Accordingly, a high-output problem in a single-structured flat-type speaker can be overcome.
Furthermore, productivity and a reduction of a failure rate can be significantly improved by obviating wires and lead lines within the flat-type speaker unit.
As a result, the greatest disadvantages of a current high-output speaker include that volume is large and a wide installation place is necessary. In contrast, the present invention can implement a frame-type high-output flat-type speaker in addition to a wall-mount type speaker because the thickness of a high-output flat-type speaker can be significantly reduced.
Furthermore, a slim and flat high-output flat-type speaker can be developed because more sound energy is transferred to the diaphragm through the up and down vibration of the horizontally connected magnetic circuit and voice film and a surface-to-surface contact between the vibration-lead plate and the diaphragm.
The structures and acting effects of a flat-type speaker configured to have a plurality of magnetic circuits horizontally connected according to the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
A plurality of magnetic circuits described herein means a case where voice coil plates having a voice coil printed thereon are 2 or more, a flat-type speaker shown in
A structure in which two or more voice coils (magnetic circuits) are electrically connected uses a vibration-lead plate and is a structure in which the plurality of magnetic circuits is connected in parallel or in series by connecting the vibration-lead plate and the voice coils. The parallel connection structure of the plurality of magnetic circuits is described with reference to
A parallel connection structure of a flat-type speaker in which a plurality of magnetic circuits is horizontally connected
As shown in
The base frame 11 forms an outward appearance of the flat-type speaker. One pair of the magnetic bodies 12a with different polarities is horizontally arrayed at a specific interval and the other pair of the magnetic bodies 12b with different polarities is horizontally arrayed at a specific interval within the base frame 11.
The one pair of magnetic bodies 12a and the other pair of magnetic bodies 12b are horizontally arrayed in a vertical direction.
The voice coil plates 13a and 13b, each having a voice coil pattern-printed or spirally wound on a single side or both sides thereof, are placed between the one pair of magnetic bodies 12a and the other pair of magnetic bodies 12b.
The pair of vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b is placed at the top of the two voice coil plates 13a and 13b, and the damper 16 for assisting the vibration of the voice coil plates is placed at the bottom of the two voice coil plates 13a and 13b.
The pair of vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b is electrically connect to the + and − lead lines of the voice coil plates 13a and 13b, power source terminals are formed at four places on both ends of the pair of vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b, and terminal blocks for being applied with an external power source are formed at four places on both ends of the base frame 11.
The diaphragm 15 is placed at the top of the pair of vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b, and the vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b and the diaphragm 15 are brought in surface-to-surface contact with each other. Through the surface-to-surface contact, more sound energy is transferred to the diaphragm 15.
In such a structure, when an external power source is applied through the power source terminals of the vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b, current flows through the voice coils formed on the voice coil plates 13a and 13b. Here, the current generates a magnetic field that is expanded and contracted in the same frequency as that of an audio signal around the voice coils.
Since a magnetic field generated from the magnetic bodies 12a and 12b of the flat-type speaker is applied to the voice coils, the magnetic field interacts with the magnetic field generated from the voice coils, with the result that the voice coil plates 13a and 13b are vibrated up and down. Since the voice coil plates 13a and 13b are connected to the diaphragm 15 of the flat-type speaker by the vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b, the diaphragm 15 is vibrated up and down, thus pushing air. As a result, sounds are generated by the vibration of the air.
The flat-type speaker needs to have an improved structure with small output of 2 W to high-capacity output in the future. A flat-type speaker having the high-capacity output inevitably has a long and slim length or has only a large width without a change of the length.
Accordingly, the structure of a speaker that complies with the high-output speaker of a flat-type speaker inevitably having only a large width without a change of the length is disclosed by the present invention.
In the present invention, in order to propose a high-output speaker, there is proposed a structure configured to have two or more magnetic circuits horizontally connected, wherein vibration-lead plates are formed for an electrical connection between the magnetic circuits and electrically connected to voice coil plates and the vibration-lead plates, together with the voice coil plates, are brought in surface-to-surface contact with a diaphragm on the upper side so as to maximize the transfer of sound energy to the diaphragm.
As shown in
The voice coil plates 13a and 13b may continue to be horizontally added in a vertical direction in order to further increase the output capacity of the speaker, but only the length of the vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b and the structure of the splines of the vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b are changed and the number of vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b may be one pair.
Various types of splines that form the vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b, described in this specification, mean slim and long thin plates made of metal as a dictionary meaning.
The voice coil plates 13a and 13b include respective voice coils 26a and 26b each pattern-printed in a track form. Each of the voice coils 26a and 26b is printed on both sides of each of the voice coil plates 13a and 13b.
The + and − lead lines of the voice coils 26a and 26b are electrically connected to the respective vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b.
The vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b include respective contact splines 21a and 21b, each having one or more connection terminals 24a and 24b electrically connected to the voice coils 26a and 26b, respective vibration splines 23a and 23b brought in surface-to-surface contact with the diaphragm 15 on the upper side, and respective wing splines 22a and 22b connecting the contact splines 21a and 21b and the vibration splines 23a and 23b. Power source terminals 25a and 25b connected to an external power source are formed at four places on both sides of the vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b.
The pair of vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b is symmetrical to each other, rotated 180 degrees, and mounted on the basis of one of the pair of vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b. It will be preferred that the two vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b be fabricated to have the same structure in order to increase productivity efficiency.
One lead line of the voice coil 26a is connected to one terminal (+ terminal) of the connection terminal 24a of the vibration-lead plate 14a, and the other lead line of the voice coil 26a is connected to one terminal (− terminal) of the connection terminal 24b of the vibration-lead plate 14b.
Likewise, one lead line of the voice coil 26b is connected to one terminal (+ terminal) of the connection terminal 24a of the vibration-lead plate 14a, and the other lead line of the voice coil 26b is connected to one terminal (− terminal) of the connection terminal 24b of the vibration-lead plate 14b.
The two voice coils (magnetic circuits) connected as described above have an electrically parallel connection structure.
The connection terminals 24a and 24b are connected to the power source terminals 25a and 25b through the wing splines 22a and 22b.
The wing splines 22a and 22b play as media for an electrical connection between the power source terminals 25a and 25b and the connection terminals 24a and 24b. Furthermore, the wing splines 22a and 22b are connected to the contact splines 21a and 21b and the vibration splines 23a and 23b play as damper bridges for increasing vibration energy of the vibration splines 23a and 23b.
The vibration splines 23a and 23b are brought in surface-to-surface contact with the diaphragm 15 on the upper side so that vibration energy can be efficiently transferred to the diaphragm 15.
As a result, the vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b are mounted on the bottom of the diaphragm 15 in a surface manner so that they vibrate more vibration energy along with the diaphragm so as to maximize sound energy output. Furthermore, the + and − terminals are formed at both ends of the vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b, and the vibration-lead plates 14a and 14b are formed of metal plates. Accordingly, a soldering connection using existing lead lines (silver lines) used for a circuit connection with the voice coils is obviated, and a failure attributable to the breakage of the lead lines is obviated and a difficulty in the process is solved by replacing the role of the lead lines with the metal plates.
A serial connection structure of a flat-type speaker in which a plurality of magnetic circuits is horizontally connected
As shown in
The second embodiment of the present invention shown in
As shown in
The voice coil plates 33a and 33b include respective voice coils 46a and 46b pattern-printed in a track form, and the voice coils 46a and 46b are printed on both sides of the respective voice coil plates 33a and 33b.
The + and − lead lines of the voice coils 46a and 46b are electrically connected to the respective vibration-lead plates 34a and 34b.
The vibration-lead plate 34 is configured to include a pair of vibration-lead plates 34a and 34b and a connection lead plate 34c electrically connecting the pair of vibration-lead plates 34a and 34b in series.
The pair of vibration-lead plates 34a and 34b include respective contact splines 41a and 41b, each having one or more connection terminals 44a and 44b electrically connected to the voice coils 46a and 46b, respective vibration splines 43a and 43b brought in surface-to-surface contact with the diaphragm 15 placed on the upper side, and respective wing splines 42a and 42b connecting the contact splines 41a and 41b and the vibration splines 43a and 43b. Power source terminals 45a and 45b connected to an external power source are formed at four places on both sides of the pair of vibration-lead plates 34a and 34b.
The pair of vibration-lead plates 44a and 44b is symmetrical to each other, rotated 180 degrees, and mounted on the basis of one of the pair of vibration-lead plates 44a and 44b. The two vibration-lead plates 44a and 44b have the same structure in order to increase assembly production efficiency.
Furthermore, the connection lead plate 34c includes a first serial contact spline 41c having one or more connection terminal 44c for a serial connection with the two voice coils 46a and 46b and brought in contact with the voice coil plate 33a, a second serial contact spline 41d having one or more connection terminals 44c and brought in contact with the voice coil plate 33b, and a bridge spline 42c connecting the two contact splines 41c and 41d.
One lead line of the voice coil 46a is connected to one terminal (+ terminal) of the connection terminal 44a of the vibration-lead plate 34a, and the other lead line of the voice coil 46a is connected to one terminal of the connection terminal 44c that belongs to the first serial contact spline 41c of the connection lead plate 34c.
Likewise, one lead line of the voice coil 46b is connected to one terminal of the connection terminal 44c that belongs to the second serial contact spline 41d of the connection lead plate 34c, and the other lead line of the voice coil 46b is connected to one terminal (− terminal) of the connection terminal 44b of the vibration-lead plate 34b.
The two voice coils (magnetic circuits) connected as described above have a structure in which the (+) power source terminals-the first coil-the first serial contact spline-the second serial contact spline-the second coil-the (−) terminal are electrically connected in series.
The wing splines 42a and 42b play as media for an electrical connection between the power source terminals 45a and 45b and the connection terminals 44a to 44d. Furthermore, the wing splines 42a and 42b are connected to the contact splines 41a and 41b and the vibration splines 43a and 43b and play as damper bridges for increasing vibration energy of the vibration splines 43a and 43b.
The vibration splines 43a and 43b are brought in surface-to-surface contact with the diaphragm 35 on the upper side so that vibration energy can be efficiently transferred to the diaphragm 35.
If two or more voice coil plates are horizontally connected in a vertical direction, a very important factor is to maintain the right position of the voice coil plates in order to prevent biased vibration due to an increased width of a speaker. A damper 56 is used to precisely maintain the right positions of the voice coil plate or assist the vibration of the voice coil plates as described above.
The damper 56 has a rectangular form and includes a plurality of damper bridges 56a formed therein. Seating portions 56b into which voice coil plates 53a and 53b are inserted and seated are formed at the centers of the damper bridges 56a. The four sides of the damper 56 are precisely positioned at a damper guide 51a formed in the outskirt at the bottom of a base frame 51.
The connection structure of the base frame, the voice coil plates, and the damper of
The flat-type speaker of the present invention described with reference to
The pair of magnetic bodies 62a and 62b into which the voice coil plate 63 is inserted has different polarities, and each of the magnetic circuits 60 forms the same magnetic circuit.
A flat-type speaker in which a plurality of magnetic circuits having a plurality of magnetic circuits, such as that shown in
That is, referring to
To set the polarities of independent magnetic bodies, a plurality of voice coil plates, and magnets as in
Accordingly, if a voice coil plate is inserted between magnetic bodies as in the prior art, current that flows into the voice coil of an adjacent voice coil plate flows in an opposite direction. In such a structure, it is difficult to form a serial or parallel connection structure of the voice coil plates. As a result, it is difficult to freely implement a high-output flat-type speaker in which a plurality of magnetic circuits is horizontally connected.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the technical construction of the present invention may be implemented in other detailed forms without changing the technical spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are not limitative, but are illustrative from all aspects. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description, and the present invention should be construed as covering all modifications or variations derived from the meaning and scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2011-0055237 | Jun 2011 | KR | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/KR2012/004486 | 6/8/2012 | WO | 00 | 1/21/2014 |
