Broad band dynamic loudspeaker
AssigneeBabbco, Ltd.
InventorBurton A. Babb
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Abstract
A dynamic loudspeaker which operates over a wide band of audio frequencies is disclosed. The speaker includes a speaker cone and voice coil structure of very low mass. A configuration of ribs on the cone and dust cap is important to both high and low frequency performance. The rear suspension for the speaker is a bearing on the voice coil structure. The bearing encircles and slides on the magnetic center pole of the speaker. A method of fabricating the low mass coil structure is disclosed, including forming the bearing surface by heat shrinkage of a low friction tape.
Claims4
A loudspeaker coil assembly adapted for reciprocal movement in a magnetic flux gap to acoustically excite a speaker cone, the coil structure comprising:
- a first generally cylindrical member formed of a thin flexible material and having a thin adhesive layer on the outer cylindrical surface thereof,
- a second generally cylindrical member having an edge overlapping one edge of the first cylindrical member and secured thereto by the adhesive layer, the second cylindrical member having sufficient axial rigidity to efficiently transmit acoustic energy in the audio frequency range from a voice coil to the speaker cone,
- a voice coil wound substantially on the first cylindrical member including portions thereof proximate to the overlapped edges of the cylindrical members, and
- a rigid adhesive coating disposed over the exterior surfaces of the voice coil and continuously extending beyond the voice coil on to at least a portion of the adjacent exterior surface of the second cylindrical member,
- whereby the rigid adhesive coating transmits high frequency acoustic vibrations from the voice coil, when energized, to the second cylindrical member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.