Flexible, shapeable free-form electrostatic speakers
AssigneeDisney Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsIvan Poupyrev, Yoshio Ishiguro
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Abstract
An embodiment provides a free-form electrostatic speaker, including: a three dimensional object body; at least a portion of the three dimensional object body having a free-form electrode layer disposed thereon; the free-form electrode layer being shaped to substantially match the at least a portion of the three dimensional object body; a free-form diaphragm positioned proximate to, and being shaped to substantially match, the free-form electrode layer; and an input element coupled to the free-form electrode layer that accepts input from an external source. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Claims11
A free-form electrostatic speaker, comprising:
- a three dimensional object body with at least a portion of the three dimensional object body having a free-form electrode layer disposed thereon, wherein the free-form electrode layer is shaped to substantially match the portion of the three dimensional object body;
- a free-form diaphragm positioned proximate to, and being shaped to substantially match, the free-form electrode layer;
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- an input element coupled to the free-form electrode layer that is configured to accept input from an external source;
- wherein the three dimensional object body is a three dimensional printed object;
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- wherein the free-form diaphragm is selected from the group of materials consisting of a three dimensional printed material and a conductive material sprayed onto the three dimensional object body.
A free-form electrostatic speaker, comprising:
- a three dimensional object body with at least a portion of the three dimensional object body having a free-form electrode layer disposed thereon, wherein the free-form electrode layer is shaped to substantially match the portion of the three dimensional object body;
- a free-form diaphragm positioned proximate to, and being shaped to substantially match, the free-form electrode layer;
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- an input element coupled to the free-form electrode layer that is configured to accept input from an external source;
- wherein the free-form diaphragm is a substantially continuous layer disposed on an outer surface of the three dimensional object body;
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- wherein the free-form diaphragm is a conductive material sprayed onto the three dimensional object body.
A free-form electrostatic speaker, comprising:
- a three dimensional object body having a conductive layer disposed on at least a portion thereof;
- a three dimensional printed diaphragm having a conductive layer disposed on at least a portion thereof;
- the three dimensional printed diaphragm having an insulating layer disposed on the conductive layer;
- a connecting element fixing the three dimensional printed diaphragm with respect to the conductive layer disposed on at least a portion of the three dimensional object body;
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- an input element coupled to the conductive layer of the three dimensional object body that accepts input from an external source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.