US5703337A
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System for cancelling sound waves
Assignee: Harman Audio Electronic Systems GmbH
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Filing: 1996-07-18
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Granted: 1997-12-30
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Expires: 2016-07-18
Abstract
Abstract An area between a gas exhaust pipe (23) and the front side (26) of a diaphragm (14) near the magnet system (11) is closed off by means of a corrugated cover (27). The presence of the cover (27) prevents acoustic short circuits between the front side (26) and a rear side (28) of the diaphragm (14). Since furthermore the end of the gas exhaust pipe (23, 23'), which protrudes into a space (25), does not reach the end of the diaphragm (14) which is connected with a bead (31), such a loudspeaker (10) can operate at very low continuous output.
Inventors
- 👤 Stefan Geisenberger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:20
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L55/00; F16L55/02; F16L55/033; F16L55/0333; F01; F01N; F01N1/00; F01N1/06; F01N1/065; G; G10; G10K; G10K11/00; G10K11/16; G10K11/161
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A system for cancelling sound waves in gas exhaust streams, comprising: a loudspeaker (10) that comprises a magnet system (11), an oscillating system (12) formed of a diaphragm (14) and an oscillator coil (15) for oscillating with respect to the magnet system, and to a frame (13) attached to the magnet system and the diaphragm, where the magnet system (11) includes a channel (22) along an axis of symmetry of the loudspeaker (10), and a gas exhaust pipe, having an end from where sound-affected exhaust gases exit from the gas exhaust pipe that pass through the channel (22), the pipe situated in the channel, at least in part, in such a way that it emerges into and terminates at an end thereof within a cone-shaped space (25) formed by the diaphragm (14), wherein a gas impermeable cover (27) is connected to the diaphragm (14) and to the end of the gas exhaust pipe to form a gastight barrier across a space between the diaphragm and the end of the gas exhaust pipe.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
172 words
A system for cancelling sound waves in gas exhaust streams, comprising: a loudspeaker (10) that comprises a magnet system (11), an oscillating system (12) formed of a diaphragm (14) and an oscillator coil (15) for oscillating with respect to the magnet system, and to a frame (13) attached to the magnet system and the diaphragm, where the magnet system (11) includes a channel (22) along an axis of symmetry of the loudspeaker (10), and a gas exhaust pipe, having an end from where sound-affected exhaust gases exit from the gas exhaust pipe that pass through the channel (22), the pipe situated in the channel, at least in part, in such a way that it emerges into and terminates at an end thereof within a cone-shaped space (25) formed by the diaphragm (14), wherein a gas impermeable cover (27) is connected to the diaphragm (14) and to the end of the gas exhaust pipe to form a gastight barrier across a space between the diaphragm and the end of the gas exhaust pipe.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover (27) is corrugated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover (27) is made of an injection moldable elastomer, and that at least the cover is connected to the diaphragm (14) by injection molding.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the cover (27) comprises several layers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
77 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one opening is present in the diaphragm for connecting a first space (R1) formed by the cover (27), the end of the gas exhaust pipe and the magnet system (11), with a second space (R2), which is bounded by a surface (28) of the diaphragm (14) that faces away from the gas exhaust pipe for permitting an exchange of air between the first and the second space.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein an outside surface of the gas exhaust pipe is spaced at a radial distance A from an inner surface (29) of the channel (22) for forming an annular space of width A through which air is pumped by excursions of the diaphragm for cooling the system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the diaphragm (14) is cone-shaped and that a space exists between a distal termination of the end of the gas exhaust pipe and a plane formed by a largest diameter of the diaphragm cone.
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