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40results about "Metallic diaphragms" patented technology

Composite material for acoustic transducer diaphragm

ActiveUS12520083B1Fibre diaphragmsMicrophones
There is a composite material for an acoustic transducer diaphragm comprising: a thermoplastic polymer resin, a graphitic filler, and optionally a coupling agent. The thermoplastic polymer resin is selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyethylene, poly(methyl methacrylate), polycarbonate, polyoxymethylene, cyclic olefin copolymer, polyethylene terephthalate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polybutylene terephthalate, polyamide, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, polyethylenimine, polyamide-imide, polyether ether ketone, polyolefin, polyester, polycarbonate, polysulfone, polyacetals, polyvinyl acetals, polyketone, polyamides, cyclic olefin copolymer, thermoplastic thermotropic liquid-crystal polymer, polyphenylene sulfide, polyimide and a mixture thereof. The graphitic filler is selected from the group consisting of graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, graphite, graphene and carbon nanotubes, and a mixture thereof. The coupling agent or a mixture is selected from the group consisting of titanium organometallics, aluminum organometallics, zirconium organometallics, and silicon organometallics.
Owner:ORA GRAPHENE AUDIO INC

Reinforced dome and loudspeaker

PCT designated stageWO2025260211A1Fibre diaphragmsPolymeric diaphragmsMetallic materialsLoudspeaker
Provided in the present application are an reinforced dome and a loudspeaker. Preparation raw materials for the reinforced dome comprise a main material and an reinforced material added to the main material, the particle size of the reinforced material being 1 nm-5 μm, and the mass percentage of the reinforced material added to the preparation raw materials being 1-50%. The reinforced dome of the present application comprises the main material and the reinforced material added to the main material. The reinforced material is added to the main material so as to enhance the mechanical properties of the dome, such that compared with those of domes in the prior art made of pure polymer materials or metal materials, the elastic modulus of the reinforced dome obtained in the present application is increased while the quality requirements of the dome is ensured, thus improving the high-frequency performance of loudspeaker products.
Owner:AAC MICROTECH (CHANGZHOU) CO LTD

Voice coil speaker with conductive cooling

ActiveUS12621609B1LoudspeakersMetallic diaphragmsThermal bridgeHeat conducting
Example embodiments provide a voice coil speaker that may comprise a speaker frame and a diaphragm connected to the speaker frame and configured to be capable of axial movement. A heat conducting coil former may be connected to the diaphragm. A pole piece and a back plate may form an annular gap and conduct magnetic flux from an axially polarized permanent magnet in a complete loop that includes the annular gap. A voice coil may be wound on the heat conducting coil former and residing in the annular gap, the magnetic flux passing through the voice coil in the radial direction, such that the voice coil produces an axial force to cause the diaphragm to produce sound. A thermal bridge may be configured to conduct heat from the heat conducting coil former to the back plate.
Owner:THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY

Conductive diaphragm and speaker using same

The present disclosure provides a conductive diaphragm and a speaker using same. The conductive diaphragm includes a main portion made of polymer material and a conductive portion located on the main portion. The conductive portion includes a substrate with a film layer and conductive material dispersed in the substrate, the film layer is solidified from at least one material of thermoplastic elastomer, phenyl silicone, isoprene rubber, or fluoroelastomer. Compared with the related technologies, the conductive diaphragm disclosed by the present disclosure has excellent atigue-resistant property and could maintain good adhesive strength and toughness.
Owner:AAC MICROTECH (CHANGZHOU) CO LTD

Acoustic membrane for an acoustic transducer and related acoustic transducer

PendingCN122228667Aincrease stiffnessPolymeric diaphragmsMetallic diaphragms
The present invention relates to an acoustic membrane (14a) for an acoustic transducer, the membrane comprising a substrate (21); and at least one reinforcement layer (23a-23b) of the substrate (21), the at least one reinforcement layer (23a-23b) enabling to improve the stiffness of the membrane (14a). The reinforcement layer (23a-23b) of the substrate (21) corresponds to an amorphous carbon layer belonging to the DLC family and has a stiffness greater than 300 GPa, a density lower than 3400 kg / m 3 and a thickness between 0.5 pm and 6 pm. The reinforcement layer (23a-23b) is attached to the substrate (21) with a bonding layer (22a-22b) having a thickness between 0.1 pm and 1 pm and comprising at least one metallic compound.
Owner:FOCAL JMLAB(SA) +1

Microphone array

A microphone array contains multiple microphone capsules whose outputs are electronically combined for directional recording of sound. The directivity and frequency characteristics of the microphone array depend on the number and position of the microphone capsules. In order to obtain the smallest possible microphone array with only a small number of microphone capsules, with nearly uniform directivity and frequency dependence over the audio frequency range, but which is scalable and robust to small mispositioning of the capsules. Microphone arrays with 15 or 21 microphone capsules (K 15,11 ~K 15,35 ,K 21,11 ~K 21,37 ) are arranged on a carrier (T, T') that are located on three similar branches, each branch being provided with the same number of microphone capsules, which are rotated by 120° with respect to each other. Each of the microphone capsules is located at a triangular corner of the L2 grid in a planar isometric coordinate system (forming an equilateral L2 grid) with three axes (L0, L1, L2) that are rotated by 120° with respect to each other.
Owner:SENNHEISER ELECTRONICS GMBH & CO KG

Display device and electromagnetic exciter

ActiveEP3972287B1Metallic diaphragmsLoudspeakers
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display apparatus and an electromagnetic actuator, the display apparatus includes a display structure, a sound-emitting substrate, at least one electromagnetic actuator and a stabilizer; where one side of the sound-emitting substrate is attached to the display structure, and the electromagnetic actuator is fixedly attached to the other side of the sound-emitting substrate through the stabilizer; the electromagnetic actuator includes a bracket and a plurality of flexible support feet extending away from the bracket. The electromagnetic actuator is fixedly arranged on the sound-emitting substrate through the stabilizer, and the bracket receives the electromagnetic actuator, the plurality of flexible support feet can keep the electromagnetic actuator stable during the vibration process of the electromagnetic actuator, which helps avoid position shift of the electromagnetic actuator under long-time working.
Owner:HISENSE VISUAL TECH CO LTD

Loudspeaker comprising a micro-electromechanical unit

A loudspeaker device (200) is provided. The loudspeaker device (200) comprises a micro-electromechanical unit (100). The micro-electromechanical unit (100) comprises a diaphragm (10) having a planar extension. The diaphragm (10) comprises a semiconductor structure (20) comprising a first (22) and a second (24) layer, each layer extending in the planar extension. The first layer (22) comprises Al(1-x)Ga(x)N, wherein 0.2≤x≤0.4, and the second layer (24) comprises GaN. The diaphragm (10) is arranged to oscillate in an extension transverse to the planar extension to thereby generate sound waves. A calibrating weight (17) is arranged on a surface of the diaphragm (10). The micro-electromechanical unit (214) further comprises a support structure (30) supporting the diaphragm (10), an electrode arranged (50) on a surface of the diaphragm (10), and a resonant box.
Owner:EPINOVATECH AB

Speakers and methods

A speaker and a method are disclosed, where the speaker comprises a rotary actuator comprising a wound laminate. The laminate comprises a first layer and a second layer each comprising or consisting of a dielectric elastomer, a first electrode disposed between the first layer and the second layer in direct contact therewith. The laminate also comprises a second metal layer disposed between and electrically conductively connected to a first sub-layer of the first electrode and a second sub-layer of the first electrode. The laminate also comprises a second electrode disposed on a side of the first layer distal from the first electrode and in direct contact with the first layer; a third electrode disposed on a side of the second layer distal from the first electrode and in direct contact with the second layer. The laminate also comprises a first metal layer electrically conductively connected to the third electrode.
Owner:TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DRESDEN KORPERSCHAFT DES OFFENTLICHEN RECHTS

Diaphragm for speaker, and speaker

PCT designated stageWO2026020353A1Polymeric diaphragmsMetallic diaphragmsConductive materialsLoudspeaker
The present invention provides a diaphragm for a speaker, and a speaker. The diaphragm comprises a main body portion and a conductive portion disposed at the main body portion. The conductive portion comprises a matrix and conductive materials dispersed in the matrix, and the mass percentage of the conductive materials in the conductive portion ranges from 35 wt% to 95 wt%. The conductive materials have at least one of the following shapes: spherical, flake-like, thin rod-like, and network-like. Conductive materials of a same shape have at least one size. A spherical conductive material has a particle size ranging from 0.01 μm to 20 μm; a flake-like conductive material has a thickness ranging from 0.05 μm to 5 μm and a length ranging from 0.01 μm to 20 μm; and a thin rod-like conductive material has a diameter ranging from 5 nm to 100 nm and a length ranging from 0.1 μm to 50 μm. The diaphragm for a speaker provided by the present invention has excellent electrical conductivity.
Owner:AAC MICROTECH (CHANGZHOU) CO LTD

Elastic material and preparation method therefor, loudspeaker, and electronic device

Provided are an elastic material and a preparation method therefor and a loudspeaker and an electronic device. The elastic material comprises a carrying substrate, and a nanomaterial and a molecular sieve arranged inside pores of the carrying substrate; in the elastic material, the carrying substrate has a content of 97-99 wt %; a mass ratio of the nanomaterial to the molecular sieve is 1:0.9-1.1. The elastic material provided has a large specific surface area, which can effectively absorb noise, dissipate acoustic energy, and improve the efficacy of vibration and noise reduction; and by loading the nanomaterial and the molecular sieve, the shielding performance and signal output quality of the electronic device are improved, and the problem of reduced service life caused by unefficient heat dissipation of the electronic device is solved.
Owner:MERRY ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO LTD

Ultrasonic transducer and parametric speaker including the same

An ultrasonic transducer includes a first diaphragm, one or more frame bodies, and one or more ultrasonic vibrators. The one or more frame bodies extend in a length direction and are bonded to the first diaphragm. The one or more ultrasonic vibrators are attached to the one or more frame bodies, respectively, and face the first diaphragm with a space therebetween. The first diaphragm is structured to resonate and vibrate in a direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the first diaphragm in a phase opposite to a phase of the one or more ultrasonic vibrators. A dimension in the length direction inside the one or more frame bodies is equal to or greater than four times a dimension in a width direction orthogonal to the length direction inside the one or more frame bodies.
Owner:MURATA MFG CO LTD

Transducer and associated method of operation

There is described a transducer. The transducer has: a static structure having a magnetic gap surrounding an axis, and a wall portion extending parallel to and facing the axis; a dynamic structure having a coil body surrounding the axis, a coil wrapped around the coil body, the coil body received in the magnetic gap, a diaphragm extending outwardly from the axis and secured to the coil body, the diaphragm having a peripheral edge adjacent the wall portion, the peripheral edge unattached to the wall portion; and a suspension connecting the static structure to the dynamic structure, the suspension limiting the movement freedom of the dynamic structure relative the static structure to axial movement along the axis, the suspension biasing the dynamic structure to a rest position, thereby delimiting a movement span xmax defined axially, parallel the axis, between xplus and xminus positions, the wall portion spanning the movement span xmax.
Owner:ADAMSON SYST ENG

Vibration assembly and loudspeaker

PendingUS20260129369A1LoudspeakersMetallic diaphragmsLoudspeakerVoice coil
A vibration assembly and a loudspeaker are provided. The vibration assembly includes a yoke structure, a diaphragm, a magnet member, and a voice coil. The yoke structure includes a plurality of first magnetic conductive layers and a plurality of first through holes. The diaphragm is arranged at a top end of the yoke structure. The magnet member is arranged at a bottom of a cavity formed by the diaphragm and the yoke structure, and an annular magnetic gap is between the magnet member and the yoke structure. The voice coil is arranged in the magnetic gap and connected to the diaphragm.
Owner:MERRY ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO LTD

Electroacoustic transducer

PendingJP2025520080A5Fibre diaphragmsPolymeric diaphragms
An electroacoustic transducer 1, particularly a flexural wave transducer, comprising at least one bend-resistant acoustic diaphragm 2 and a solid-state acoustic converter 3 for exciting this acoustic diaphragm 2 is described. In order to achieve an improved acoustic situation, it is proposed that this acoustic diaphragm 2 comprises a support material 4 coated with a synthetic resin, and that its acoustic output surface 5 is composed of at least two, particularly at least three, synthetic resin layers 6 which are joined to one another in a material-bonded form without joining means.
Owner:レヒライトナー·カール·マリア·イングヴァー

MEMS transducer structure

PendingCN120897154AMicrophonesMetallic diaphragmsTransducerMechanical engineering
The transducer structure has a flexible element which is fixed to a stationary holding element by means of a first region, a beam element which is movably fixed to the holding element by means of a first end via a flexible first connecting element, and a second connecting element which is movably fixed to the beam element by means of a second end via a second region. Wherein the beam element is movably fastened by means of the second end to the second region of the flexible element via a flexible second connecting element, and wherein the beam element is configured to be harder in terms of resistance to bending in the X-Y plane than the flexible element and the first and second connecting elements, wherein a first sensor element is arranged between the holding element and the first end face of the beam element and / or a second sensor element is arranged between the second region of the flexible element and the second end face of the beam element, wherein the first and / or the second sensor element is designed to vary the physical property depending on a change in mechanical stress of the first and / or the second sensor element, and wherein the first and / or the second sensor element experiences a change in mechanical stress when the flexible element is bent in the X-Y plane.
Owner:ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

Vibration device and sound device and vehicle device including the same

ActiveCN115550812BFibre diaphragmsSignal processingEngineeringSounds device
The present disclosure relates to a vibration device and a sound device and a vehicle device including the same. A vibration device can include a vibration means and an adhesive member located at a surface of the vibration means. A modulus of the vibration means can be equal to a modulus of the adhesive member, or can be greater than the modulus of the adhesive member.
Owner:LG DISPLAY CO LTD

acoustic devices

ActiveCN114025293BFibre diaphragmsPolymeric diaphragmsAudio frequencyAudio signal
An acoustic device includes: a piezoelectric element configured to vibrate based on an audio signal input to the piezoelectric element; a vibrating member; and an elastic member configured to connect at least a portion of the piezoelectric element to the vibrating member.
Owner:LG DISPLAY CO LTD

Speaker, speaker system and signal compensation method using the same

ActiveUS12627924B2Loudspeaker screensMetallic diaphragmsCapacitanceCoated surface
A speaker includes a housing including a front housing provided in a conductive material; a driver including a diaphragm; a magnetic circuit including a permanent magnet; and an electric circuit including a voice coil to which current is applied based on an input electrical signal, and a first electric circuit configured to vibrate the driver based on the voice coil and a magnetic field formed by the magnetic circuit; wherein the diaphragm include a coating that is surface-coated with a conductive material so as to have a capacitance with the front housing.
Owner:HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD +1

Nimo-based nanomaterial earphone diaphragm

The present disclosure discloses a NiMo-based nanomaterial earphone diaphragm sand a preparation method thereof. The diaphragm uses a paper base film as the basis, and a uniform distribution of a NiMo-based nanomaterial coating is formed on a surface of the base film by plasma modification and electrostatic spraying technology, forming a concentric ring structure and using the NiMo-based nanomaterial as connecting lines to enhance the stability and conductive performance of the overall structure. This design not only significantly improves the audio quality performance of the earphones, including clarity, detail restoration, and dynamic range, but also greatly improves the durability and environmental adaptability of the diaphragm. The present disclosure provides an innovative solution for high-end earphone manufacturing, and is especially suitable for music lovers who pursue the ultimate audio experience and professional audio fields.
Owner:NANKAI UNIV +2

Pressure wave generating element and method for producing the same

ActiveUS12610199B2Fibre diaphragmsElectrothermic-effect transistorMetal coatingThermodynamics
A pressure wave generating element that includes a support and a fiber layer on the support and constructed to generate heat by energization. The fiber layer is in the form of a fiber membrane having an average pore diameter in a range of 0.1 to 1.0 μm, and the fiber layer includes one or more fibers having a surface at least partly provided with a metal coating.
Owner:MURATA MFG CO LTD

Planar transducer and speaker

A planar transducer and a speaker are provided. The planar transducer includes a basket, a magnetic circuit assembly, a membrane assembly and a cover plate. An accommodation cavity is provided in the basket, and one end of the accommodation cavity is provided with an opening. The magnetic circuit assembly is disposed in the accommodation cavity. The magnetic circuit assembly includes a magnetically conductive plate, and a magnet assembly attached to the plate. The magnet assembly includes a number N of first magnets and N−1 second magnets, N being greater than or equal to 3, the first magnets and the second magnets being arranged alternately attached to each other, magnetic pole directions of the first magnets being perpendicular to magnetic pole directions of the second magnets, and magnetic pole directions of any two magnets in the magnet assembly, adjacent and arranged alternately with another type of magnet, being arranged oppositely.
Owner:SHENZHEN XINQI SCI & TECH CO LTD

ACOUSTIC MEMBRANE FOR ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER AND ASSOCIATED ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER

ActiveFR3155943B1Polymeric diaphragmsMetallic diaphragmsCarbon layerDiamond-like carbon
The invention relates to an acoustic membrane (14a) for an acoustic transducer, comprising a substrate (21); and at least one stiffening layer (23a-23b) of the substrate (21) for improving the stiffness of the membrane (14a). The stiffening layer (23a-23b) of the substrate (21) is an amorphous carbon layer belonging to the DLC family, having a stiffness greater than 300 GPa, a density less than 3400 kg / m³, and a thickness between 0.5 µm and 6 µm. The stiffening layer (23a-23b) is fixed to said substrate (21) by means of an adhesion layer (22a-22b) with a thickness between 0.1 µm and 1 µm and incorporating at least one metallic compound. (See Figure 2 for abbreviations.)
Owner:FOCAL JMLAB(SA) +1

Diaphragm and sound generating device

ActiveUS12492301B2Polymeric diaphragmsMetallic diaphragmsButadiene DioxideSound generation
Disclosed is a diaphragm and a sound generating device. The raw material of the diaphragm comprises a liquid diene-based rubber and a vulcanizing agent, and the liquid diene-based rubber comprises a liquid butadiene-based rubber or a liquid isoprene-based rubber. The diaphragm is prepared by injecting the raw material into a diaphragm forming mold and then performing a cross-linking reaction. The diaphragm has an elongation at break of more than 200%, therefore the reliability of the diaphragm is high, the diaphragm has a damping of more than 0.07, and the has higher damping in the range of the operating temperature and frequency, therefore the loudspeaker using this diaphragm may obtain lower THD, higher listening yield, better sound quality, and swing during vibration not easily occurs, the listening stability is good, and the diaphragm can also ensure that the defects such as diaphragm folding and diaphragm damage not easily occurs after low temperature reliability.
Owner:GOERTEK INC

MEMS converter structure

MEMS transducer structure with a flexible element attached at a first area to a fixed holding element, with a beam element movably attached at a first end to the holding element via a flexible first connecting element, wherein the beam element movably attached at a second end to a second area of ​​the flexible element via a flexible second connecting element, wherein the beam element is stiffer against bending in an xy-plane than the flexible element and the first and second connecting elements, wherein a first sensor element is arranged between the holding element and the first end of the beam element, and / or wherein a second sensor element is arranged between the second area of ​​the flexible element and the second end of the beam element, wherein the first and / or the second sensor element are configured as follows:to change a physical property depending on a change in mechanical stress in the first and / or second sensor element, wherein when the flexible element is bent in the xy-plane, the first and / or the second sensor element experiences a change in mechanical stress.
Owner:ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

Driver unit and headphone

Provided are a driver unit of a headphone, in which, in a case where a driver unit including a piezoelectric film having a formed curved portion is applied to the headphone, deformation of the curved portion of the piezoelectric film in a case of wearing the headphone can be suppressed, and deterioration in sound quality can be suppressed; and a headphone. The driver unit includes a piezoelectric film which has a piezoelectric layer consisting of a polymer-based piezoelectric composite material containing piezoelectric particles in a matrix containing a polymer material and electrode layers provided on both surfaces of the piezoelectric layer, and a perforated plate having at least one through-hole, in which the piezoelectric film has a curved portion which is formed to protrude to one main surface side and to be recessed to the other main surface side, the perforated plate is laminated on a concave surface side of the curved portion of the piezoelectric film, and in the through-hole, a first air chamber defined by the concave surface of the piezoelectric film and the perforated plate communicates with an outside.
Owner:FUJIFILM CORP

Loudspeaker diaphragm

ActiveEP4277298B1Fibre diaphragmsPolymeric diaphragms
A loudspeaker diaphragm (12) comprising a woven fibre body supports damping material (25), for example PVA polymer, on a rearward-facing surface (24). The woven fibre body may be formed of lengths (14) non-metallic fibre material (for example glass fibre) coating with a thin metal coating (32). The mass of the layer of damping material (25) may be significantly greater than the mass of the woven fibre body. An attractive sparkly looking loudspeaker diaphragm (12) may thus be provided which damps undesirable vibration whilst providing a flatter frequency-response curve (50).
Owner:B & W GRP LTD