Speaker

A speaker, comprising:

• a frame;
• a magnetic circuit fixed to the frame;
• a diaphragm fixed to the frame so as to be capable of vibrating in a predetermined direction;
• a driving force transmitting member connected to the diaphragm;
• and
• a damper for supporting the driving force transmitting member,
• wherein the magnetic circuit is positioned between a first plane and a second plane, the first plane being parallel to the diaphragm and defined as a plane with which at least a portion of the magnetic circuit is in contact, and the second plane being parallel to the diaphragm and defined as a plane with which at least a portion of the magnetic circuit is in contact,
• the driving force transmitting member has a region in which a voice coil is formed,
• the driving force transmitting member is structured so as to transmit to the diaphragm, a driving force, in the predetermined direction, caused by an effect of an electric current flowing through the voice coil and a magnetic flux generated from the magnetic circuit,
• the magnetic circuit includes a first magnetic circuit portion, a second magnetic circuit portion, and a magnetic gap defined by the first and second magnetic circuit portions,
• the first magnetic circuit portion includes a magnet having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a first plate fixed onto an upper surface of the magnet, and a second plate fixed onto a lower surface of the magnet,
• the second magnetic circuit portion includes a yoke,
• a side surface of the first magnetic circuit portion is connected onto the frame, a side surface of the second magnetic circuit portion is connected onto the frame, the magnet and the yoke face each other, and
• the magnetic gap includes a first magnetic gap, which is defined by the first plate and the yoke and through which the magnetic flux generated by the magnet passes, and a second magnetic gap, which is defined by the second plate and the yoke and through which the magnetic flux generated by the magnet passes.

A speaker, comprising:

• a frame;
• a magnetic circuit fixed to the frame;
• a diaphragm fixed to the frame so as to be capable of vibrating in a predetermined direction;
• a driving force transmitting member connected to the diaphragm;
• and
• a damper for supporting the driving force transmitting member,
• wherein the magnetic circuit is positioned between a first plane and a second plane, the first plane being parallel to the diaphragm and defined as a plane with which at least a portion of the magnetic circuit is in contact, and the second plane being parallel to the diaphragm and defined as a plane with which at least a portion of the magnetic circuit is in contact,
• the driving force transmitting member has a region in which a voice coil is formed,
• the driving force transmitting member is structured so as to transmit to the diaphragm, a driving force, in the predetermined direction, caused by an effect of an electric current flowing through the voice coil and a magnetic flux generated from the magnetic circuit,
• the magnetic circuit includes a first magnetic circuit portion, a second magnetic circuit portion, and a magnetic gap defined by the first and second magnetic circuit portions,
• the first magnetic circuit portion includes a first magnet having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a second magnet having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a first plate, and a second plate,
• the second magnetic circuit portion includes a yoke,
• a side surface of the first plate is connected onto the frame, the opposite side surface of the first plate is connected onto the first magnet, a side surface of the second plate is connected onto the frame, the opposite side surface of the second plate is connected onto the second magnet, the first magnet and the yoke face each other, and the second magnet and the yoke face each other,
• the first and second magnets are aligned along a predetermined direction such that facing sides thereof have opposite polarities, and
• the magnetic gap includes a first magnetic gap, which is defined by the first plate and the yoke and through which the magnetic flux generated by the first magnet passes, and a second magnetic gap, which is defined by the second plate and the yoke and through which the magnetic flux generated by the second magnet passes.