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A loudspeaker for audible sound is described having a sound emitting element mounted onto a support structure and at least one actuator adapted to rotate said sound emitting element around a hinge section, wherein the actuator is made of piezoelectric material. In variants the actuator forms part of the hinge section and the loudspeaker is capable of generating vibrations through its support structure.

Piezoelectric actuator (51) includes a piezoelectric element (11) that performs expansion / contraction movement in accordance with the state of an electrical field, a base (21) with the piezoelectric element (11) adhered to one surface thereof, and a support member (46) for supporting the piezoelectric element (11) and the base (21), the piezoelectric element (11) and base (21) vibrating up and down in accordance with the expansion / contraction movement of the piezoelectric element (11). The base (21) is connected to the support member (46) by way of a vibration film (31) having less rigidity than the base (21). In addition, the piezoelectric element (11) and support member (46) have different outline shapes.

A reproduced sound of high quality is allowed to be listened to by a listener while natural sound image localization is provided. By providing a housing 4L having internal space mounted at a predetermined position of the head of the listener, a speaker unit 7L mounted on one surface of the housing 4L and positioned away from an entrance of an external acoustic meatus of the listener for a predetermined distance when the housing 4L is mounted on the head 100 of the listener, and a tubular duct 8L extended so as to allow a sound generated by the housing 4L to reach the vicinity of the entrance of the external acoustic meatus of the listener, the sound generated by the housing 4L can be directly reached to an eardrum 103L in the inside of the external acoustic meatus from the vicinity of the entrance of the external acoustic meatus of the listener via a tubular duct 8L. In this manner, a sound at an sufficient level can be listened to by the listener while the natural sound image localization is provided as an open type.

It is possible to provide a sound emission and collection device having a compact configuration and being capable of suppressing a wraparound sound from a speaker to a microphone and improving the S / N ratio. In the sound emission and collection device, a plurality of speakers (11) have a sound emission surface arranged on the side surface of a case (1) so that a sound can be emitted in all circumferential directions of the sound emission and collection device. Each of the microphones (12) is arranged with the sound collection direction set in the center direction of the case (1). The microphone (12) and the speaker (11) have directivities opposing to each other. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize a wraparound sound from the speaker (11) to the microphone (12). Moreover, since the speaker (11) and the microphone (12) are arranged on circumferences of concentric circles, it is possible to obtain a compact configuration.

A material for improving the sound pressure level at the bass reproduction limit of the present invention is composed of an activated carbon having a cumulative pore volume of 0.4 ml / g or more for the pores each having a radius of 50 angstroms or less. Preferably, this activated carbon has a cumulative pore volume of 0.1 ml / g or less for the pores each having a radius of 7 angstroms or less. In particular, when a sound pressure level improving material in which the activated carbon has a cumulative pore volume of 0.5 ml / g or more for the pores each having a radius of 18 angstroms or less is installed in a cabinet of a loudspeaker device, the material alleviates pressure fluctuations of a gas within the cabinet caused by vibration of a loudspeaker, and thus a very good bass reproduction effect is attained. Moreover, in the case where a sound pressure level improving material in which the activated carbon has a cumulative pore volume of 0.4 ml / g or more for the pores each having a radius of 18 to 50 angstroms is installed in the cabinet, a loudspeaker device having a good bass reproduction effect even in an atmosphere of high humidity is obtained.

It is possible to provide a sound emission and collection device having a compact configuration and being capable of suppressing a wraparound sound from a speaker to a microphone and improving the S / N ratio. In the sound emission and collection device, a plurality of speakers (11) have a sound emission surface arranged on the side surface of a case (1) so that a sound can be emitted in all circumferential directions of the sound emission and collection device. Each of the microphones (12) is arranged with the sound collection direction set in the center direction of the case (1). The microphone (12) and the speaker (11) have directivities opposing to each other. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize a wraparound sound from the speaker (11) to the microphone (12). Moreover, since the speaker (11) and the microphone (12) are arranged on circumferences of concentric circles, it is possible to obtain a compact configuration.

A material for improving the sound pressure level at the bass reproduction limit of the present invention is composed of an activated carbon having a cumulative pore volume of 0.4 ml / g or more for the pores each having a radius of 50 angstroms or less. Preferably, this activated carbon has a cumulative pore volume of 0.1 ml / g or less for the pores each having a radius of 7 angstroms or less. In particular, when a sound pressure level improving material in which the activated carbon has a cumulative pore volume of 0.5 ml / g or more for the pores each having a radius of 18 angstroms or less is installed in a cabinet of a loudspeaker device, the material alleviates pressure fluctuations of a gas within the cabinet caused by vibration of a loudspeaker, and thus a very good bass reproduction effect is attained. Moreover, in the case where a sound pressure level improving material in which the activated carbon has a cumulative pore volume of 0.4 ml / g or more for the pores each having a radius of 18 to 50 angstroms is installed in the cabinet, a loudspeaker device having a good bass reproduction effect even in an atmosphere of high humidity is obtained.

A subminiature microphone and speaker having a plate spring structure and a speech recognition / synthesizing device using the microphone and speaker include frames, vibration plates, plate spring structures, elastic portions connected to the frames and the vibration plates, and sensor units which are disposed at the elastic portions and sense vibration of the vibration plates transmitted to the elastic portions.

The invention discloses a measurement system and method for detecting the orientation and the size of an underwater target on the basis of a laser sound source. According to the measurement system and method, the sound source is generated through lasers, laser energy is converted into sound wave energy, an acousto-optical coupling interference type optical fiber hydrophone array serves as a receiving sensor, the defects that in the optical measurement process, optical waves which are used are large in attenuation and the measuring distance is short are overcome, the defects of a sonar sensor in traditional acoustics detection are overcome, and the advantages that mobility and flexibility are high are achieved. Meanwhile, a sound source signal is generated through a laser-induced sound system, and generated sound signals have the advantages of being high in sound pressure level, wide in frequency spectrum, capable of conducting non-contact type control, and the like. An acousto-optical coupling interference type optical fiber hydrophone is used as the acoustic signal sensor, and the acoustic signal sensor has the advantages of being capable of detecting underwater acoustic signals in the non-contact mode, high in mobility, small in size, flexible in structural design, and the like.

An apparatus for reproducing sound from original source signals, has a control device, a first speaker, and a second speaker. The control device receives first and second original source signals, and controls magnitudes and phases of the received first and second original source signals so that a sound pressure level in a pre-determined zone is higher than a sound pressure level in a zone other than the pre-determined zone, and outputs first and second controlled source signals. The first speaker receives the first controlled source signal and reproduces sound. The second speaker receives the second controlled source signal and reproduces sound. The apparatus according provides a sound environment in which only the person using the sound system enjoys the sound.

The present invention achieves the wideband operation of a bolted Langevin-type echo sounder transducer by enabling low frequency operation with securing a sound pressure level above a certain level without changing the external dimensions of the echo sounder transducer. This is an echo sounder transducer includes a Langevin-type vibrator having a front mass and a rear mass, and a cylindrical active vibrator which is sandwiched between the front mass and rear mass, a bend vibrator constituted of a diaphragm arranged in an acoustic radiation surface section of the front mass of the Langevin-type vibrator, and a disc type active vibrator fixed to the diaphragm. This has such structure that a slit, communicating from an outer peripheral side face toward an axial center, is provided on the circumference in the side of the lower portion of the front mass of the Langevin-type vibrator toward the rear mass.

An oscillation device includes: a piezoelectric vibrator (110) in which electrode layers (112, 113) are formed over top and bottom surfaces of a piezoelectric layer (111); a vibrating member (120) having at least atop surface to which the piezoelectric vibrator (110) is bonded; and a resin member (130) formed continuously in a circumferential direction over at least the outer side surface of the piezoelectric vibrator (110). Therefore, since it is possible to increase the working area of the piezoelectric vibrator, it is possible to realize both an increase in the sound pressure level of the output and miniaturization of the apparatus.

A reproduced sound of high quality is allowed to be listened to by a listener while natural sound image localization is provided. By providing a housing 4L having internal space mounted at a predetermined position of the head of the listener, a speaker unit 7L mounted on one surface of the housing 4L and positioned away from an entrance of an external acoustic meatus of the listener for a predetermined distance when the housing 4L is mounted on the head 100 of the listener, and a tubular duct 8L extended so as to allow a sound generated by the housing 4L to reach the vicinity of the entrance of the external acoustic meatus of the listener, the sound generated by the housing 4L can be directly reached to an eardrum 103L in the inside of the external acoustic meatus from the vicinity of the entrance of the external acoustic meatus of the listener via a tubular duct 8L. In this manner, a sound at an sufficient level can be listened to by the listener while the natural sound image localization is provided as an open type.

An acoustic transducer comprises one or more electromagnetic motors that drive one or more sets of multiple diaphragms to provide acoustically efficient loudspeaker systems having dimensions that allow use in applications that would be difficult or impossible with traditional transducers. The diaphragms may be driven directly, inertially or fluidically. If diaphragms are driven by rods that pass through holes in the diaphragms, noise may be generated by air that leaks through the pass-through holes. This noise may be reduced or eliminated by measures that reduce or eliminate the air leakage.

A speaker's surround to be attached to an edge of a diaphragm in a speaker system is provided, which is capable of keeping its predetermined shape while repeating elastic deformation for accommodating large amplitude vibration of the diaphragm. Further, the surround is highly durable to withstand the repeated large amplitude vibration, and which can achieve high sound pressure levels. The surround for a speaker system includes a surround piece made of a rubber mold and a base member embedded in the surround piece. The base member is obtained by soaking a cloth material made of cotton or aramid fiber with a thermosetting resin such as phenol resin, and press-formed with heat into a predetermined shape. The surround thus has enhanced its shape maintaining capability.

The invention provides a nonmetallic vibration film multilayer piezoelectric speaker, wherein a frame is provided with a nonmetallic elastic vibration film, and the nonmetallic elastic vibration film is provided with a multilayer piezoelectric ceramic sheet. The multilayer piezoelectric ceramic sheet has the structure as follows: the multilayer piezoelectric ceramic sheet is formed by sintering at least two layers of piezoelectric ceramic sheets and electrode layers, the under of which is more one layer of that of the layers of the piezoelectric ceramic sheets; one electrode layer which is connected with AC power supply is arranged between the two adjoining layer of the piezoelectric ceramic sheets; the outer side face of the at least two layers of piezoelectric ceramic sheets are provided with the electrode layers which are connected with the AC power supply; the electrode layer at one side face of each layer of the piezoelectric ceramic sheet is connected with one end of the AC power supply; and the electrode layer at the other side face of each layer of the piezoelectric ceramic sheet is connected with the other end of the AC power supply. The inventor comparatively tests the nonmetallic vibration film multilayer piezoelectric speaker with the multilayer piezoelectric speaker;, and the test result shows that compared with the multilayer piezoelectric speaker, the nonmetallic vibration film multilayer piezoelectric speaker increases the sound pressure level by 6dB, reduces the total harmonic distortion by 14%, and improves the tone quality effect of the speaker.

A speaker device has a cabinet, a speaker unit fixed to the cabinet, and powder-like gas adsorption bodies for physically adsorbing gas present in the space in the cabinet. The average particle diameter of the gas adsorption bodies is less than 0.1 mm. The speaker device is capable of reproducing rich bass sound and is small in size, and in the speaker device, the bass range is extended, lowering in a sound pressure level is prevented, and a volume expansion effect is exhibited also in a high frequency range equal to or above 100-200 Hz.

A portion of a mask or helmet covering a user's ear has an aperture covered by a sound-collecting and sound-transmissive protector swivelingly mounted thereon. The protector has a substantially parabolic reflector surface oriented substantially perpendicular to the protector's axis of rotation which magnifies sounds arriving from a particular angular direction and directs the sound through a plurality of holes axially penetrating through the protector from an outer to an inner surface. A user manipulable actuator nib extends axially outwardly from a peripheral portion of the outer surface of the protector allowing user control of swiveling movement.

A piezoelectric speaker improved in acoustic features by weight reduction of a diaphragm of the piezoelectric speaker without decreasing stiffness of the diaphragm or a coefficient of thermal expansion of surfaces of the piezoelectric speaker is provided. The diaphragm having placed thereon a piezoelectric element is made of a sandwich-laminate clad material using different materials. For example, surface materials made of 42 alloy each having a thickness of 10 μm and a core material made of aluminium having a thickness of 30 μm form a clad material having a thickness of 50 μm. The formed clad material is processed into an arbitrary shape to form the diaphragm of the piezoelectric speaker. With this diaphragm, it is possible to keep the stiffness and the coefficient of thermal expansion of the 42-alloy diaphragm having the thickness of 50 μm, and also achieve weight reduction by approximately 40%.

An ultrasonic transducer includes: a pair of fixed electrodes including a conductive member; a vibrating film having a conductive layer; and a member which holds the pair of fixed electrodes and the vibrating film. The vibrating film is formed of nonconductive bodies and has an electrode layer formed of a conductive material. The electrode layer is applied with a DC bias voltage of a single polarity by a DC bias supply, and is also applied with an AC signal output from a signal source superimposed on the DC bias voltage. The pair of fixed electrodes have a plurality of holes of the same number at positions facing each other via the vibrating film, and an AC signal is applied between the conductive members of the pair of fixed electrodes by the signal source.

Heat-sound refrigeration machine includes connected noise collector, heat exchanger in heat end, heat-sound plate pile, heat exchanger in cold end, resonating tube and resonant cavity. There are various noise sources including electroacoustic (such as electrodynamic loudspeaker), heat-sound source (such as standing wave type and traveling wave type heat-sound driver) and pneumatic sound source. Consuming available energy is common point of these sound sources (electrical energy, heat energy and kinetic energy). Purpose of the invention is to correct ubiquity noise to drive heat-sound refrigeration machine so as to change wastes into valuables. One directional reflection type oxhorn shaped sound channel is utilized to correct and magnify noise in environment to raise sound pressure level to reach requirement of Heat-sound refrigeration system.

A piezoelectric speaker that includes a configuration in which a first piezoelectric speaker and a second piezoelectric speaker are respectively arranged adjacent primary surfaces of a plate-shaped base member. The first piezoelectric speaker and the second piezoelectric speaker have the same arrangement, and respective individual piezoelectric elements thereof are arranged so as to correspond to each other when viewed from the direction orthogonal to the primary surfaces of the base member. The first and second piezoelectric speakers include a piezoelectric polymer sheet and electrode patterns of substantially the same shape on both surfaces of the polymer sheet. According to this arrangement, plural individual piezoelectric elements are aligned with each other. A single type of acoustic driving signal is supplied to these plural individual piezoelectric elements in a synchronized manner.

To provide a speaker for reproducing ultrahigh frequencies which outputs ultrahigh frequencies up to 100 kHz with stable sound pressure. A speaker for reproducing ultrahigh frequencies of the present invention comprises a schematically disk-shaped piezoelectric ceramic vibrator wherein a piezoelectric ceramic and a metal substrate are bonded; a dome-shaped diaphragm attached to said piezoelectric ceramic vibrator; and a panel which fixes an outer peripheral part of said piezoelectric ceramic vibrator and has an opening part in a front face of said dome-shaped diaphragm, wherein the diameter of the dome part of said dome-shaped diaphragm is made to be 0.5 to 0.8 times the effective. movable diameter of said piezoelectric ceramic vibrator.

The invention discloses a double-diaphragm loudspeaker module, which comprises two loudspeaker monomers, wherein each loudspeaker monomer comprises a magnetic circuit system, a diaphragm and a voice coil; each voice coil is connected to the corresponding diaphragm, each voice coil is contained in a magnetic gap of the corresponding magnetic circuit system, and openings of the magnetic gaps of the two magnetic circuit systems are oppositely arranged. The invention also provides a loudspeaker device provided with the double-diaphragm loudspeaker module. According to the scheme, the higher sound pressure level can be provided to help improve the loudspeaker volume.

Provided are a polymer composite piezoelectric body in which the conversion efficiency between electricity and sound is increased and thus the sound pressure level is improved, an electroacoustic transduction film, and an electroacoustic transducer. The polymer composite piezoelectric body includes a viscoelastic matrix formed of a polymer material having a cyanoethyl group, piezoelectric body particles which are dispersed in the viscoelastic matrix and have an average particle diameter of more than or equal to 2.5 μm, and dielectric particles dispersed in the viscoelastic matrix, in which the dielectric particles are formed of a material different from that of the piezoelectric body particles and have an average particle diameter of less than or equal to 0.5 μm and a relative permittivity of more than or equal to 80.

Low frequency alarm tones emitted by life safety devices are more like to notify sleeping children and the elderly. Disclosed herein is a life safety device equipped with a novel, compact, quarter-wave, folded resonant cavity which significantly increases the low frequency (400-700 Hz square wave) acoustic efficiency of an audio output transducer when the folded resonant cavity is acoustically coupled to the transducer forming an audio output apparatus. The folded resonant cavity is comprised of undulating, annular, acoustic passages to significantly reduce the length of the resonant cavity, thereby permitting the audio output apparatus to fit within the housing of conventional size life safety devices such as, but not limited to, residential and commercial smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms. Battery powered embodiments of the audio output apparatus comprising a folded resonant cavity passed audibility tests for low frequency alarm tones in smoke alarms specified by UL217.

A membrane for an electroacoustic transducer is disclosed, wherein said membrane (201) comprises a rigid membrane portion (202) having an edge (203); a flexible membrane portion (204) being connected to the rigid membrane portion (202) along the edge (203); wherein an exterior surface (205) of the flexible membrane portion (204) is concave in an idle state of the membrane (201) and shaped such that a change of the curvature of said exterior surface (205) contributes to an air volume shifted by the rigid membrane portion (202) when membrane (201) is excited.

A method (900) for processing an audio signal includes: decomposing (901) an audio signal (602a, 602b) comprising spatial information into a set of audio signal components; and processing (902) a first subset (606a) of the set of audio signal components according to a first processing scheme (603) and processing a second subset (606) of the set of audio signal components according to a second processing scheme (609) different from the first processing scheme (603), wherein the first subset (606a) comprises audio signal components corresponding to at least one frontal signal source (M) and the second subset (606) comprises audio signal components corresponding to at least one ambient signal source (SL, SR); and wherein the second processing scheme (609) is based on crosstalk cancellation.