Patent Application
20200045418
This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) on Patent Application No. 201810866656.X filed in P.R. China on Aug. 1, 2018, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
The invention relates to the technical field of audios, and especially to a speaker, an audio device thereof, and a method of regulating frequency response.
In the traditional equivalent circuit theory, the back cavity of the speaker is often viewed as a sound container. The larger the volume is, the smaller the rigidity of the product system will be, and it is generally assumed that it only has an influence on a low-frequency sensation and a resonant frequency of the product. Due to limitation of an internal space of the system end of the product, research of the back cavity in the market mainly focuses on how to enlarge the corresponding volume, thereby improving the low-frequency sensation within the limited space. Currently, successful inventions are to fill the back cavity with powders of specific properties to regulate acoustic performance of the product. On the other hand, in order to efficiently utilize the internal space of the system end, design of the sound cavity is usually to conduct small spaces around the speaker as a sound cavity, thereby enlarging volume of the sound cavity. However, it brings some bad effects, such as, occurrence of sound resonance phenomenon, whose resonant frequency points are often located in the important intermediate-frequency band, such that valleys and peaks occur in a curve of the intermediate-frequency band of the sound pressure level (SPL) to affect acoustic performance and hearing effect, and the common solution is to stick a sound-absorbing cotton inside to add damping. As people's requirements for sound quality are getting stricter, extension of high-frequency sensation also plays a more important role. Generally, a dome is made of a material with larger hardness, or it is designed to add a dish structure on the dome.
The traditional research method of the back cavity has a relatively large limitation, so that improvement of design and adjustment of the back cavity to the product performance as defaulted by the mechanical engineers is concentrated in a low-frequency region while having no influence on other frequency band. Of course, the design of adding the sound-absorbing cotton can effectively alleviate valleys and peaks in the curve of the intermediate-frequency band, but on the other hand, it is unavoidable that addition of the sound-absorbing cotton affects other acoustic performances of the product, e.g., quality factor, resonant frequency, and amplitude. The dome extends the high-frequency sensation using the material with larger hardness and the design of the dish structure, which often allows the quality to become larger correspondingly, and lowers intermediate-frequency and low-frequency sensations.
In the prior art, the speaker box provided in the Chinese patent for utility model No. 201620769574.X, entitled “Speaker box” comprises an upper housing, a lower housing cooperating with the upper housing to form an accommodating space, a speaker unit accommodated in the accommodating space, and a cover plate covering over the upper housing and spaced apart from the speaker unit to form a back cavity; the speaker box further comprises a sound passageway communicating with the back cavity and exporting sound produced by the speaker unit outside the speaker box; the speaker unit includes a basin stand, a magnetic circuit system accommodated in the basin stand, and a vibrating system disposed below the magnetic circuit system and connected to the basin stand, a rear cavity formed between the magnetic circuit system and the vibrating system; the speaker unit further includes air holes penetrating the magnetic circuit system, the air holes communicating the rear cavity with the back cavity. The speaker box may improve high-frequency sensation of the speaker to a certain extent, but there is still no scheme to improve intermediate-frequency sensation. Moreover, the speaker box is complicated in structure.
In summary, the current speaker structure obviously has inconveniences and deficiencies in practical use, so it is necessary to make improvement.
With respect to the above deficiencies, an object of the invention is to provide a speaker, an audio device thereof, and a method of regulating frequency response, so as to improve intermediate-frequency sensation and high-frequency sensation of the speaker.
In order to achieve the above object, the invention provides a speaker, comprising a back cavity and a magnetic circuit system connected to the back cavity, and further comprising:
an intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module disposed in the back cavity for regulating a length of a first effective air passage of the back cavity where an air flow passes, such that a resonant frequency of the back cavity is equivalent to a frequency of intermediate-frequency frequency response of the speaker to be improved; and/or
a high-frequency frequency response regulation module disposed in the back cavity for regulating a length of a second effective air passage of the back cavity where the air flow passes, such that the resonant frequency of the back cavity is equivalent to a frequency of high-frequency frequency response of the speaker to be improved.
In order to achieve another object of the invention, the invention further provides an audio device comprising the speaker.
In order to achieve still another object of the invention, the invention further provides a method of regulating frequency response for the speaker, comprising:
providing the intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module in the back cavity to regulate a length of a first effective air passage of the back cavity where an air flow passes, such that a resonant frequency of the back cavity is equivalent to a frequency of intermediate-frequency frequency response of the speaker to be improved; and/or
providing the high-frequency frequency response regulation module in the back cavity to regulate a length of a second effective air passage of the back cavity where the air flow passes, such that the resonant frequency of the back cavity is equivalent to a frequency of high-frequency frequency response of the speaker to be improved
The invention regulates lengths of the effective air passages in the back cavity by setting an intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module and/or a high-frequency frequency response regulation module in the back cavity of the speaker, such that the air flow forms a spiral air flow when passing through the back cavity, and intermediate-frequency sensation and high-frequency sensation of the speaker can be improved. Moreover, addition of the intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module and/or the high-frequency frequency response regulation module in the back cavity can replace the function of the sound-absorbing cotton to improve the curve of the intermediate-frequency sensation, while avoiding sacrifice of some performances, such as, side effects of the sound-absorbing cotton. In addition, speaking from production, it may reduce one workstation of sticking the sound-absorbing cotton, which saves costs. Extension of high-frequency sensation may be implemented by regulating design of the high-frequency frequency response regulation module, which avoids requirements for high performance materials (large hardness, small density), also replaces the function of dish, while also avoids adverse effect of falling of the intermediate-frequency and high-frequency sensations due to increase of weight.
To make the object, technical solution and advantage of the invention clearer, the invention is further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It shall be understood that references of “one embodiment”, “an embodiment” and “an exemplary embodiment” in the disclosure refer to that the described embodiment may comprise special features, structures or characteristics, but it is unnecessary that each embodiment must comprise these special features, structures or characteristics. In addition, such expressions do not refer to the same embodiment. Further, when describing the special features, structures or characteristics in connect with the embodiment, no matter whether it is clearly described, it has shown that it is within the knowledge range of the person skilled in the art to combine these features, structures or characteristics with other embodiment.
Some phrases are used in the disclosure and subsequent claims to refer to specific components or parts, and the ordinary persons in the art shall understand that the technology users or manufacturers may use different nouns or terms to name the same component or part. The disclosure and subsequent claims do not use difference of names as the way of distinguishing the components or parts, but use difference of functions of the components or parts as the distinguishing standard. “Comprise” and “include” mentioned in the whole disclosure and subsequent claims are open words, so they shall be understood as “include but not limited to”. In addition, the word “connect” here includes any direct or indirect electrical connection means. Indirect electrical connection means includes connection through other apparatus.
It shall be noted that in the disclosure, terms “transverse”, “longitudinal”, “up”, “down”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “in”, “out” that indicate direction or position relationship are based on direction or position relationship shown in the figures, and are merely to facilitate describing the invention and simplifying the description, instead of indicating or suggesting that the designated apparatus or element must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, so it shall not be understood as limits to the invention.
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an intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 disposed in the back cavity 10 for regulating a length of a first effective air passage of the back cavity 10 where an air flow passes, such that a resonant frequency of the back cavity 10 is equivalent to a frequency of intermediate-frequency frequency response of the speaker 100 to be improved; and/or
a high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 disposed in the back cavity 10 for regulating a length of a second effective air passage of the back cavity 10 where the air flow passes, such that the resonant frequency of the back cavity 10 is equivalent to a frequency of high-frequency frequency response of the speaker 100 to be improved.
In this embodiment, with respect to different requirements for intermediate-frequency and high-frequency sensations of the speaker 100, i.e., firstly analyzing which of the intermediate-frequency or high-frequency sensation has to be improved, a special frequency response regulation module is designed inside the back cavity 10 to produce sound field distribution of a local resonance, such that a resonant frequency of the back cavity 10 is equivalent to a frequency of intermediate-frequency frequency response of the speaker 100 to be improved, and/or the resonant frequency of the back cavity 10 is equivalent to a frequency of high-frequency frequency response of the speaker 100 to be improved, thereby improving the corresponding intermediate-frequency frequency response and high-frequency frequency response by producing a local resonant frequency in the back cavity 10. The main working principle of the scheme is based on Fabry-Perot resonance: k0leff=mπ, wherein k0 is vectors of a free wave, and leff is the length of the effective air passage, wherein m is an integer. The resonant frequency can be represented as
As can be seen, regulation of the resonant frequency f0 is mainly implemented by adjusting leff (the length of the effective air passage). When the intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 and/or the high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 are not disposed in the original back cavity 10, the length of the effective air passage of the back cavity 10 where the air flow passes is relatively fixed. The length of the effective air passage of the air flow in the back cavity 10 is adjusted to regulate intermediate-frequency frequency response and high-frequency frequency response by setting different intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 and high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 in the back cavity 10. The intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 is a spiral structure of the intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 that regulates the air flow passing through the back cavity 10 to be an ascending spiral structure to improve an intermediate-frequency sensation of the speaker 100, and the high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 is a spiral structure of the high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 that regulates the air flow passing through the back cavity 10 to be an ascending spiral structure to improve a high-frequency sensation of the speaker 100. The air flow in the back cavity 10 is formed to be an ascending spiral structure to improve acoustic performance of the speaker 100. When the intermediate-frequency or high-frequency sensation is regulated, addition of the frequency response regulation modules almost has no influence on other performance of the speaker 100.
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the high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 is disposed in the lower portion of the back cavity 10 and/or on one side close to a frame 11 of the back cavity 10, and the high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 comprises a plurality of module plates arranged horizontally or at a preset angle. These module plates serve as tuning partition plates for improving intermediate-frequency and high-frequency sensations. In order to be adapted to other internal components of the speaker 100, the module plates are ring-shaped, and disposed in a periphery of the magnetic circuit system 20. Setting of these module plates can adjust the length of the second effective air passage of the back cavity 10 where the air flow passes, and these module plates may be arranged in a horizontal or inclined way. The module plates are ring-shaped, and adapted to the magnetic circuit system 20 and the back cavity 10. The back cavity 10 is disposed in the periphery of the magnetic circuit system 20, and a material of the module plates is metallic copper, metallic iron or polymethyl methacrylate.
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The intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 comprises at least two first module plates 31, and at least comprises at least one second module plate 32, gaps between a plurality of the first module plates 31 and the frame 11 are equal or unequal, and gaps between a plurality of the first module plates 31 and the second module plates 32 are equal or unequal. A length of the first effective air passage is regulated by adjusting number of the first module plates 31 and the second module plates 32 and sizes of the gaps. For example, increasing or decreasing the number of the first module plates 31 and the second module plates 32, and narrowing or widening the gaps between the plurality of first module plates 31 and the frame 11 change the length of the first effective air passage. For example, after experiments, in a structure of the speaker 100 without the intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30, when the intermediate-frequency frequency of the speaker 100 is 3,665 HZ, peaks are produced. After the intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 is added, different experiments on the intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 of the speaker 100 are made, such as, narrowing the gaps between the first module plates 31 and the second module plates 32, narrowing the gaps between the first module plates 31 and the frame 11, moving the produced peaks to the left, and reducing peak values to improve intermediate-frequency sensation.
As for improvement of the intermediate-frequency sensation, the design of adding the intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 in the back cavity 10 is illustrated in
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Preferably, the high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 comprises at least four third module plates 41, and at least comprises at least three fourth module plates 42, gaps between a plurality of the third module plates 41 and the frame 11 are equal or unequal, gaps between the plurality of the third module plates 41 and the magnetic circuit system 20 are equal or unequal, gaps between a plurality of the fourth module plates 42 and the frame 11 are equal or unequal, gaps between the plurality of the fourth module plates 42 and the magnetic circuit system 20 are equal or unequal, and gaps between the plurality of the third module plates 41 and the fourth module plates 42 are equal or unequal. A length of the second effective air passage is regulated by adjusting number of the third module plates 41 and the fourth module plates 42 and sizes of the gaps. For example, increasing or decreasing the number of the third module plates 41 and the fourth module plates 42, and narrowing or widening the gaps between the plurality of fourth module plates 42 and the frame 11 change the length of the second effective air passage to implement adjustment to frequency sensations. For example, after experiments, in a structure of the speaker 100 without the high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40, when the high-frequency frequency of the speaker 100 is 13,433 HZ, peaks are produced. If lengths of the third module plates 41 are reduced till no longer exists, high-frequency expansibility becomes better, i.e., the peaks shown in
To correspond to extension of the high-frequency sensation, the high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 of the back cavity 10 is re-designed as shown in
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In order to achieve another object of the invention, the invention further provides an audio device comprising the speaker 100 in any one of embodiments. The audio device comprises earphones, loudspeaker boxes, CD players, recorders and mobile phones. The speaker 100 is provided in these audio devices to obtain a better intermediate-frequency sensation and high-frequency sensation.
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In step S601, providing the intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 in the back cavity 10 to regulate a length of a first effective air passage of the back cavity 10 where an air flow passes, such that a resonant frequency of the back cavity 10 is equivalent to a frequency of intermediate-frequency frequency response of the speaker 100 to be improved; and/or
In step S602, providing the high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 in the back cavity 10 to regulate a length of a second effective air passage of the back cavity 10 where the air flow passes, such that the resonant frequency of the back cavity 10 is equivalent to a frequency of high-frequency frequency response of the speaker 100 to be improved.
The method of regulating frequency response of the speaker 100 provided in this embodiment firstly analyzes which of the intermediate-frequency or high-frequency sensation of the speaker 100 has to be improved, design a special frequency response regulation module inside the back cavity 10 to produce sound field distribution of a local resonance with respect to different requirements for intermediate-frequency and high-frequency sensations of the speaker 100, such that a resonant frequency of the back cavity 10 is equivalent to a frequency of intermediate-frequency frequency response of the speaker 100 to be improved, and/or the resonant frequency of the back cavity 10 is equivalent to a frequency of high-frequency frequency response of the speaker 100 to be improved, thereby improving the corresponding intermediate-frequency frequency response and high-frequency frequency response by producing a local resonant frequency in the back cavity 10. The main working principle of the scheme is based on Fabry-Perot resonance: k0leff=mπ, wherein k0 is vectors of a free wave, and leff is the length of the effective air passage, wherein m is an integer. The resonant frequency can be represented as
As can be seen, regulation of the resonant frequency f0 is mainly implemented by adjusting leff (the length of the effective air passage). When the intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 and/or the high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 are not disposed in the original back cavity 10, the length of the effective air passage of the back cavity 10 where the air flow passes is relatively fixed. The length of the effective air passage of the back cavity 10 where the air flow passes is adjusted to regulate intermediate-frequency frequency response and high-frequency frequency response by setting different intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 and high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 in the back cavity 10. The intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 regulates the air flow passing through the back cavity 10 to be an ascending spiral structure to improve the intermediate-frequency sensation of the speaker 100, and the high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 regulates the air flow passing through the back cavity 10 to be an ascending spiral structure to improve the high-frequency sensation of the speaker 100. The air flow in the back cavity 10 is formed to be an ascending spiral structure to improve acoustic performance of the speaker 100. When the intermediate-frequency or high-frequency sensation is regulated, addition of the frequency response regulation modules almost has no influence on other performance of the speaker 100
Specifically, the intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 is disposed in a lower portion of the back cavity 10, and the intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 comprises a plurality of module plates arranged horizontally or at a preset angle. The high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 is disposed in the lower portion of the back cavity 10 and/or on one side close to a frame 11 of the back cavity 10, and the high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 comprises a plurality of module plates arranged horizontally or at a preset angle.
Preferably, the intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 comprises first module plates 31 and second module plates 32 spaced apart from each other from up to down; one end of the first module plate 31 is connected to the magnetic circuit system 20, and the other end and the frame 11 of the back cavity 10 have a gap therebetween; one end of the second module plate 32 and the magnetic circuit system 20 have a gap therebetween, and the other end is connected to the frame 11 of the back cavity 10; the first module plates 31 and the second module plates 32 have gaps therebetween. The intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module 30 comprises at least two first module plates 31, and at least comprises at least one second module plate 32, gaps between a plurality of the first module plates 31 and the frame 11 are equal or unequal, and gaps between a plurality of the first module plates 31 and the second module plates 32 are equal or unequal. A length of the first effective air passage is regulated by adjusting number of the first module plates 31 and the second module plates 32 and sizes of the gaps.
As for the high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40, it comprises third module plates 41 and fourth module plates 42 spaced apart from each other from up to down; one end of the third module plate 41 and the fourth module plate 42 and the magnetic circuit system 20 respectively have gaps therebetween; the other end of the third module plate 41 and the frame 11 of the back cavity 10 have a gap therebetween; the other end of the fourth module plate 42 is connected to the frame 11 of the back cavity 10. The third module plates 41 and the fourth module plates 42 have gaps therebetween. Preferably, the high-frequency frequency response regulation module 40 comprises at least four third module plates 41, and at least comprises at least three fourth module plates 42, gaps between a plurality of the third module plates 41 and the frame 11 are equal or unequal, gaps between the plurality of the third module plates 41 and the magnetic circuit system 20 are equal or unequal, gaps between a plurality of the fourth module plates 42 and the frame 11 are equal or unequal, gaps between the plurality of the fourth module plates 42 and the magnetic circuit system 20 are equal or unequal, and gaps between the plurality of the third module plates 41 and the fourth module plates 42 are equal or unequal. A length of the second effective air passage is regulated by adjusting number of the third module plates 41 and the fourth module plates 42 and sizes of the gaps. For example, increasing or decreasing the number of the third module plates 41 and the fourth module plates 42, and narrowing or widening the gaps between the plurality of fourth module plates 42 and the frame 11 change the length of the second effective air passage.
To sum up, the invention regulates lengths of the effective air passages in the back cavity by setting an intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module and/or a high-frequency frequency response regulation module in the back cavity of the speaker, such that the air flow forms a spiral air flow when passing through the back cavity, and intermediate-frequency sensation and high-frequency sensation of the speaker are improved. Moreover, addition of the intermediate-frequency frequency response regulation module and/or the high-frequency frequency response regulation module in the back cavity can replace the function of the sound-absorbing cotton to improve the curve of the intermediate-frequency sensation, while avoiding sacrifice of some performances, such as, side effects of the sound-absorbing cotton. In addition, speaking from production, it may reduce one workstation of sticking the sound-absorbing cotton, which saves costs. Extension of high-frequency sensation may be implemented by regulating design of the high-frequency frequency response regulation module, which avoids requirements for high performance materials (large hardness, small density), also replaces the function of dish, while also avoids adverse effect of falling of the intermediate-frequency and high-frequency sensations due to increase of weight.
Of course, the invention also may have several other embodiments, and the persons skilled in the art shall make various corresponding modifications and variations according to the invention without departing from the spirit and substance of the invention, but these corresponding modifications and variations shall belong to the protection scope of the appended claims in the invention.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 201810866656.X | Aug 2018 | CN | national |
