Multi-function sound generator
The multifunctional sounding device addresses space constraints by integrating a sound production unit and vibrator with a shared magnetic circuit system, achieving a compact design with improved vibration performance.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2022576882
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2022-09-08
- Filing Date
- 2022-09-26
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-08
- Estimated Expiration
- 2042-09-26
AI Technical Summary
The challenge is to provide a multifunctional sounding device that occupies a smaller space while maintaining or enhancing vibration function, as space constraints in electronic devices limit the size and performance of speaker modules and motors.
A multifunctional sounding device is designed with a housing containing a sound production unit and a vibrator suspended within a magnetic circuit system, allowing the vibrator to vibrate in two perpendicular directions, utilizing a shared magnetic circuit system to reduce space occupancy and enhance vibration effect.
The device achieves space-saving design by integrating the sounding unit and vibrator with a shared magnetic circuit, enhancing vibration performance through bidirectional vibration.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical field]
[0001] The present invention relates to the field of electroacoustic conversion, and in particular to a multi-function sound generating device. [Background technology]
[0002] With the rapid development of the consumer electronics industry, centered on smartphones, end consumers are becoming more demanding in terms of their device usage experience, and the need for audio and tactile experiences is gradually increasing in addition to visual experiences.
[0003] In the prior art, the performance improvement of speaker modules and motors is generally realized by increasing the size of the product, but as the space inside electronic devices becomes more and more compact, batteries, motherboards, cameras, etc. occupy more and more space, so the size of speaker modules and vibration motors cannot be increased, and must be reduced, which contradicts the demand for improved performance. As a result, mobile phone manufacturers continue to demand smaller sizes for speakers and motors and higher vibration functions for motors.
[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a technical solution that takes up less space for the speaker and motor and has a stronger vibration function. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0005] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENT The present invention aims to provide a multi-function sound generating device that occupies less space and has higher vibration capabilities. [Means for solving the problem]
[0006] The technical solution of the present invention is as follows:
[0007] A multi-function sound-producing device comprising: a housing having an accommodating cavity; and a sound-producing unit accommodated in the accommodating cavity and fixedly connected to the housing, the sound-producing unit comprising: a frame; a vibration system provided in the frame; and a magnetic circuit system that drives the vibration system to vibrate back and forth along a first direction to generate sound and has a magnetic gap, the multi-function sound-producing device further comprising: a vibrator suspended in the accommodating cavity and located on a side of the magnetic circuit system away from the vibration system; and a coil assembled to the vibrator, the magnetic circuit system interacting with the coil to drive the vibrator to vibrate along a second direction and a third direction, the second direction and the third direction being perpendicular to each other and both perpendicular to the first direction.
[0008] Preferably, the multi-function sound generating device further includes an elastic member connected to the vibrator and the housing, respectively, the elastic member includes a bearer part that carries the vibrator, and an elastic part fixedly connected to the bearer part, two elastic parts are provided and distributed on both opposing ends of the vibrator, and elastic deformation occurs in the elastic part when the vibrator vibrates.
[0009] Preferably, the elastic portion includes a first connecting arm fixedly connected to the housing, a second connecting arm fixedly connected to the vibrator, and a third connecting arm having both ends fixedly connected to the first connecting arm and the second connecting arm, respectively, and the first connecting arm, the second connecting arm and the third connecting arm surround the periphery of the vibrator.
[0010] Preferably, the elastic portion is provided with an escape hole, and the vibrator is provided with a collision portion that is aligned with the escape hole, and the collision portion is capable of passing through the escape hole when the vibrator vibrates.
[0011] Preferably, a first evacuation hole is provided in the bearer portion, a second evacuation hole 321 is provided in the vibrator and is arranged directly opposite the first evacuation hole, and a support portion is formed protruding in the direction in which the housing faces the vibrator, and the support portion is fixed to the magnetic circuit system by passing through the first evacuation hole and the second evacuation hole in order.
[0012] Preferably, the multifunction sound generating device further includes a fixing member housed in the second retraction hole, and the support portion is fixed to the magnetic circuit system via the fixing member.
[0013] Preferably, two of the coils are provided, and the vibrator includes a main body portion assembled to the bearer portion, two side wall portions fixed to opposite ends of the main body portion, and two mass blocks fixedly connected to the main body portion, the two mass blocks being positioned at an interval between the two side wall portions, the main body portion being provided with two mounting grooves spaced apart on opposite sides of the second evacuation hole, the coils corresponding one-to-one to the mounting grooves, and the coils being mounted in the corresponding mounting grooves.
[0014] Preferably, the coil is a track-shaped coil, and an included angle is formed between an extension direction of a long side of the coil and the second direction and between the coil and the third direction.
[0015] Preferably, the coil is spaced apart from and directly opposite the magnetic gap along the first direction.
[0016] Preferably, the magnetic circuit system includes a main magnet steel and a sub magnet steel that is installed at a distance from the main magnet steel to form the magnetic gap, the main magnet steel includes an upper magnet steel and a lower magnet steel that have the same magnetic poles facing each other, the magnetic circuit system further includes a main pole core whose both sides are fixedly connected between the upper magnet steel and the lower magnet steel, respectively, and a sub magnet steel whose both sides are fixedly connected to the frame and the sub magnet steel, respectively, and the magnetic pole direction of the sub magnet steel is opposite to the magnetic pole direction of the lower magnet steel, and the magnetic pole direction of the sub magnet steel is the same as the magnetic pole direction of the upper magnet steel. Effect of the Invention
[0017] The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the sound generating unit and the vibrator are assembled into one housing and share one magnetic circuit system, thereby saving space and reducing the space occupation; and the magnetic circuit system interacts with the coil to drive the vibrator to vibrate along the second and third directions, thereby enhancing the vibration effect. [Brief description of the drawings]
[0018] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a multifunctional sound generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the multi-function sound generating device according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an assembly diagram of the elastic member, the vibrator and the housing of the multi-function sound generating device according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of a vibrator of a multifunctional sound generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the structure of the elastic member of the multifunctional sound generating device according to the embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0019] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
[0020] 1 to 6, an embodiment of the present invention provides a multi-function sound generating device, which includes a housing 1 having an accommodating cavity 11, and a sound generating unit 2 accommodated in the accommodating cavity 11 and fixedly connected to the housing 1, the sound generating unit 2 includes a frame 21, a vibration system 22 provided in the frame 21, and a magnetic circuit system 23 for driving the vibration system 22 to vibrate back and forth along a first direction to generate sound, the multi-function sound generating device further includes a vibrator 3 suspended in the accommodating cavity 11 and located on a side of the magnetic circuit system 23 away from the vibration system 22, and a coil 4 assembled to the vibrator 3, the magnetic circuit system 23 interacting with the coil 4 to drive the vibrator 3 to vibrate along a second direction and a third direction, the second direction and the third direction being perpendicular to each other and both perpendicular to the first direction. The sound generating unit 2 and the vibrator 3 are assembled into one housing 1 and share one magnetic circuit system 23, thereby saving space and reducing space occupation, and the magnetic circuit system 23 interacts with the coil 4 to drive the vibrator 3 to vibrate in the second and third directions, thereby enhancing the vibration effect.
[0021] 2, 4 and 6, the multi-function sound generating device further includes an elastic member 5 connected to the vibrator 3 and the housing 1, respectively, and the elastic member 5 includes a bearing part 51 that carries the vibrator 3 and an elastic part 52 fixedly connected to the bearing part 51, two elastic parts 52 are provided and distributed on both opposing ends of the vibrator 3, and when the vibrator 3 vibrates, the elastic parts 52 undergo elastic deformation. Here, the bearer part 51 carries the vibrator 3 and suspends the vibrator 3 in the housing 1, and two elastic parts 52 are provided and are provided symmetrically at both ends of the vibrator 3, so that the elastic parts 52 are elastically deformed when the vibrator 3 vibrates in both the second direction and the third direction, and the two elastic parts 52 may be axially symmetric or centrosymmetric, and preferably, the two elastic parts 52 are distributed centrosymmetrically at both ends of the vibrator 3, which can reduce the torsional force received by the elastic member 5 and reduce the resistance to vibration compared with the case where the elastic parts 52 are distributed axially symmetrically. According to actual needs, the elastic member 5 may be a compression spring, an elastic sheet, etc.
[0022] 4 and 6, in one embodiment, the elastic part 52 includes a first connecting arm 521 fixedly connected to the housing 1, a second connecting arm 523 fixedly connected to the vibrator 3, and a third connecting arm 522 having both ends fixedly connected to the first connecting arm 521 and the second connecting arm 523, respectively, and the first connecting arm 521, the second connecting arm 523 and the third connecting arm 522 surround the periphery of the vibrator 3. The third connecting arm 522 is disposed obliquely in the gap between the vibrator 3 and the housing 1.
[0023] 3 and 6, the elastic part 52 is further provided with an escape hole 524, and the vibrator 3 is provided with a collision part 31 that is aligned with the escape hole 524, so that the collision part 31 can pass through the escape hole 524. Specifically, the escape hole 524 is provided on the third connecting arm 522, i.e., on one end of the third connecting arm 522 close to the first connecting arm 521, and when the amplitude of the vibrator 3 is large, the collision part 31 passes through the escape hole 524 and collides with the housing 1, thereby realizing the limit of the amplitude of the vibrator.
[0024] Referring to Figures 2 to 5, in one embodiment, a first evacuation hole 511 is opened in the bearer section 51, a second evacuation hole 321 is opened in the vibrator 3 and installed directly opposite the first evacuation hole 511, and the magnetic circuit system 23 includes a main magnet steel 231 connected to the vibration system 22 and a sub-magnet steel 232 installed at a distance from the main magnet steel 231 to form a magnetic gap 234, and has a magnetic gap 234 between the main magnet steel 231 and the sub-magnet steel 232.
[0025] The support part 12 is formed to protrude in the direction of the housing 1 toward the vibrator 3, and the support part 12 passes through the first escape hole 511 and the second escape hole 321 in this order and is fixed to the magnetic circuit system 23. Furthermore, the multifunction sound generating device has a fixing member 233 housed in the second escape hole 321, and the support part 12 is fixed to the side of the main magnet steel 231 close to the vibrator 3 via the fixing member 233, whereby the magnetic circuit system 23 is fixed to the housing 1.
[0026] 4 and 5, in one embodiment, two coils 4 are provided, and the vibrator 3 includes a main body portion 32 assembled to the bearer portion 51, two side wall portions 33 fixed to opposite ends of the main body portion 32, and two mass blocks 34 fixedly connected to the main body portion 32, the two mass blocks 34 are spaced apart and located between the two side wall portions 33, the collision portion 31 is fixed to a side edge of the main body portion 32 adjacent to the side wall portion 33, the main body portion 32 has two mounting grooves 322 spaced apart on both opposite sides of the second escape hole 321, the coils 4 correspond to the mounting grooves 322 one-to-one, and the coils 4 are mounted in the corresponding mounting grooves 322. Specifically, the main body 32 may be a flat plate, and the two mass blocks 34 and the two side wall portions 33 are symmetrically arranged with the central axis of the main body 32 as the axis of symmetry, thereby enhancing the vibration effect of the vibrator 3; the mass blocks 34 increase the motion inertia of the vibrator 3 to improve the vibration effect; and the mounting groove 322 restricts the movement of the coil 4 relative to the main body 32, thereby reducing the space occupied by the vibrator 3.
[0027] 2, 3 and 4, preferably, the coil 4 is a track-shaped coil 4, and an included angle is formed between the extending direction of the long side of the coil 4 and the second and third directions, and the coil 4 is installed opposite the magnetic gap 234 at a distance along the first direction. The coil 4 is installed obliquely, so that it interacts with the magnetic circuit system 23 to drive the vibrator 3 to vibrate along the second and third directions, thereby realizing bidirectional vibration of the vibrator 3.
[0028] 2 and 3, in one embodiment, the main magnet steel 231 includes an upper magnet steel 2311 and a lower magnet steel 2312 with the same magnetic poles facing each other, and the magnetic circuit system 23 further includes a main magnetic pole core 235, both sides of which are fixedly connected between the upper magnet steel 2311 and the lower magnet steel 2312, respectively, and a sub magnetic pole core 236, both sides of which are fixedly connected to the frame 21 and the sub magnetic steel 232, respectively, and the magnetic pole direction of the sub magnetic steel 232 is opposite to that of the lower magnet steel 2312. The magnetic pole direction of the sub magnetic steel 232 is the same as that of the upper magnet steel 2311. Specifically, the upper magnet steel 2311 has an N pole at the upper end and an S pole at the lower end, the lower magnet steel 2312 has an S pole at the upper end and an N pole at the lower end, the sub magnet steel 232 has an S pole at the upper end and an N pole at the lower end, the upper magnet steel 2311 and the lower magnet steel 2312 are fixedly connected by the main pole core 235, the lower magnet steel 2312 is fixedly connected to the fixing member 233, the sub magnet steel 232 is fixedly connected to the sub magnet pole core 236, and the sub magnet pole core 236 is fixedly connected to the frame 21. Preferably, the heights of the sub magnet steel 232 and the lower magnet steel 2312 are the same.
[0029] 1, 2 and 3, in one embodiment, the vibration system 22 includes a diaphragm 221 connected to the frame 21, a dome bobbin 222 connected to the diaphragm 221, and a voice coil 223 inserted in the magnetic gap 234 and connected to the dome bobbin 222. Here, the diaphragm 221 includes a dome, a first surround connected to the inside of the dome and bent in a direction away from the magnetic circuit system 23, and a second surround connected to the outside of the dome and bent in a direction approaching the magnetic circuit system 23, both of the first surround and the second surround are annular, the inner edge of the first surround is fixed to the main magnet steel 231, and the outer edge of the second surround is fixed to the frame 21.
[0030] 1, 2 and 3, the sound generating unit 2 further includes an upper cover 24 provided on the side of the frame 21 away from the magnetic circuit system 23, and a flexible circuit board 224 with both ends fixedly connected to the frame 21 and the dome bobbin 222, the upper cover 24 is fitted to the frame 21, the second surround is provided between the frame 21 and the upper cover 24, the diaphragm 221 is clamped and fixed between the frame 21 and the upper cover 24, the flexible circuit board 224 is provided on the side of the frame 21 away from the upper cover 24, and two flexible circuit boards 224 are provided and distributed on both sides of the magnetic circuit system 23, which can facilitate the symmetrical installation of the vibration system 22 and improve the vibration effect of the vibration system 22. It should be understood that the circuits for positioning the voice coil 223 and the coil 4 are installed independently of each other, and the voice coil 223 and the coil 4 can operate separately or simultaneously, which can easily meet the demand for whether the coil 4 and the voice coil 223 operate in various application scenarios.
[0031] The above is merely an embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted here that those skilled in the art may make modifications without departing from the creative idea of the present invention, and all such modifications are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
Claims
1. A multi-function sound generating device comprising: a housing having an accommodation cavity; and a sound generating unit accommodated in the accommodation cavity and fixedly connected to the housing, the sound generating unit including a frame, a vibration system provided in the frame, and a magnetic circuit system having a magnetic gap, the magnetic circuit system driving the vibration system to vibrate back and forth along a first direction to generate sound, The multi-function sound generating device further includes a vibrator suspended within the receiving cavity and located on a side of the magnetic circuit system away from the vibration system, and a coil assembled to the vibrator, the magnetic circuit system interacting with the coil to drive the vibrator to vibrate along a second direction and a third direction, the second direction and the third direction being perpendicular to each other and both perpendicular to the first direction; The multi-function sound generating device further includes an elastic member connected to the vibrator and the housing, respectively, the elastic member includes a bearing part that supports the vibrator, and an elastic part fixedly connected to the bearing part, two elastic parts are provided and distributed on both opposing ends of the vibrator, and when the vibrator vibrates, elastic deformation occurs in the elastic part, the elastic portion includes a first connecting arm fixedly connected to the housing, a second connecting arm fixedly connected to the vibrator, and a third connecting arm having both ends fixedly connected to the first connecting arm and the second connecting arm, respectively, the first connecting arm, the second connecting arm and the third connecting arm surrounding the periphery of the vibrator; A multi-function sound generating device.
2. The elastic portion is provided with an escape hole, and the vibrator is provided with a collision portion that is aligned with the escape hole, and the collision portion is capable of passing through the escape hole when the vibrator vibrates.
2. The multi-function sound generating device according to claim 1 .
3. A first evacuation hole is provided in the bearer portion, a second evacuation hole is provided in the vibrator and is disposed directly opposite the first evacuation hole, and a support portion is formed by protruding in a direction in which the housing faces the vibrator, and the support portion is fixed to the magnetic circuit system by passing through the first evacuation hole and the second evacuation hole in order.
2. The multi-function sound generating device according to claim 1 .
4. The multifunction sound generating device further includes a fixing member accommodated in the second retraction hole, and the support portion is fixed to the magnetic circuit system via the fixing member.
4. The multi-function sound generating device according to claim 3.
5. Two of the coils are provided, and the vibrator includes a main body portion assembled to the bearer portion, two side wall portions fixed to opposite ends of the main body portion, and two mass blocks fixedly connected to the main body portion, the two mass blocks being positioned at an interval between the two side wall portions, the main body portion being provided with two mounting grooves spaced apart on both opposite sides of the second escape hole, the coils being in one-to-one correspondence with the mounting grooves, and the coils being mounted in the corresponding mounting grooves.
4. The multi-function sound generating device according to claim 3.
6. The coil is a track-shaped coil, and an included angle is formed between an extension direction of a long side of the coil and the second direction and between the coil and the third direction.
2. The multi-function sound generating device according to claim 1 .
7. The coil is disposed across and spaced from the magnetic gap along the first direction.
7. The multi-function sound generating device according to claim 6.
8. The magnetic circuit system includes a main magnet steel and a sub magnet steel that is spaced apart from the main magnet steel to form the magnetic gap, the main magnet steel includes an upper magnet steel and a lower magnet steel that have the same magnetic poles facing each other, the magnetic circuit system further includes a main pole core that is fixedly connected between the upper magnet steel and the lower magnet steel at both sides, and a sub magnet steel core that is fixedly connected to the frame and the sub magnet steel, respectively, the magnetic pole direction of the sub magnet steel is opposite to the magnetic pole direction of the lower magnet steel, and the magnetic pole direction of the sub magnet steel is the same as the magnetic pole direction of the upper magnet steel.
4. The multi-function sound generating device according to claim 3.
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