Multi-Patterned Voice Coil Plate for Slim Flat Panel Speaker

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing voice coil plates in speakers face challenges with increased weight, impedance, and reduced efficiency due to unnecessary patterns and electromotive force induction, which hinder sound pressure and vibration efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A voice coil plate with a multi-patterned coil structure, featuring a base substrate with a voice coil comprising parallel first and second pattern parts on different surfaces or layers, reducing weight and impedance while enhancing inductance by connecting second patterns in parallel to first patterns.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If unnecessary patterns are formed on the base substrate, then the voice coil plate can be manufactured with standard patterns, but the weight of the vibration part increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovemanufacturabilityVSAvoidweight of vibration part
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts and removes unnecessary patterns from the base substrate, keeping only the essential voice coil patterns. This extraction principle eliminates harmful patterns that increase weight while maintaining manufacturability through selective pattern retention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention applies local quality by differentiating between necessary and unnecessary patterns in different regions of the base substrate. Essential voice coil patterns are retained in specific locations while unnecessary patterns are removed, optimizing weight without compromising manufacturing capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Ease of manufacture

If unnecessary patterns are formed on the base substrate, then the voice coil plate can be manufactured with standard patterns, but the impedance of the speaker increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovemanufacturabilityVSAvoidimpedance
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts and removes unnecessary patterns that contribute to increased impedance. By eliminating these redundant conductive paths, the overall impedance of the speaker is reduced while maintaining standard manufacturing processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention applies local quality by selectively removing unnecessary patterns in specific regions, optimizing the electrical characteristics. This localized pattern removal reduces impedance in critical areas while preserving manufacturability through standardized production methods.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Ease of manufacture

If unnecessary patterns are formed on the base substrate, then the voice coil plate can be manufactured with standard patterns, but the efficiency of the speaker deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovemanufacturabilityVSAvoidefficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts and removes unnecessary patterns that deteriorate speaker efficiency. By eliminating these redundant patterns, the efficiency is improved while maintaining compatibility with standard manufacturing processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention applies local quality by differentiating between necessary and unnecessary patterns in different regions. Essential patterns are retained to maintain efficiency, while unnecessary patterns are removed, optimizing speaker performance without compromising manufacturability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

4Ease of manufacture

If vertical patterns are formed in the upward and downward vibration direction, then the voice coil plate can be manufactured with standard patterns, but induced electromotive force is generated in the left and right direction

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovemanufacturabilityVSAvoidinduced electromotive force
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts and removes vertical patterns that generate harmful induced electromotive force. By eliminating these patterns, the induced EMF is reduced while maintaining manufacturability through standard production methods.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention applies local quality by selectively removing vertical patterns in regions where they generate harmful induced electromotive force. This localized removal eliminates the harmful effect while preserving manufacturability through standardized processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The multi-patterned coil structure significantly reduces weight and impedance, enhances inductance, and improves sound pressure and vibration efficiency by optimizing the voice coil's magnetic circuit and vibration performance.

Implementation Method 1

when electric current flows through a voice coil, the flowing electric current generates, around a moving coil, a magnetic field that expands and contracts at the same frequency as an audio signal

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic field generation: Electromagnetic Induction

Implementation Method 2

the voice coil is subject to the magnetic field generated by a magnet inside a speaker unit, the voice coil plate moves upward and downward in response to the magnetic field while interacting with the magnetic field generated in the voice coil

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLorentz force interaction: Lorentz Force

Data Source

PatentUS11337007B2Voice coil plate having multi-patterned coil, and flat panel speaker comprising voice coil plate having multi-layered structure
Publication Date: 2022.05.17 IMUSIK CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a voice coil plate having a multi-patterned coil for a slim speaker, the voice coil plate enabling weight reduction, impedance value reduction and inductance value enhancement; and a slim flat speaker enabling weight reduction, impedance value reduction and inductance value enhancement. In one embodiment, the voice coil plate comprises: a base substrate; and a voice coil formed on one surface of the base substrate comprising: a first pattern part arranged along a first direction; and a second pattern part arranged along a second direction different from the first direction. The first pattern part comprises a plurality of first patterns spaced apart at predetermined intervals, and the second pattern part comprises a plurality of second patterns spaced apart at predetermined intervals. At least two of the second patterns, among the plurality of second patterns, are connected in parallel to one of the first patterns.