EP0714590A1 - Lautsprecher - Google Patents
LautsprecherInfo
- Publication number
- EP0714590A1 EP0714590A1 EP94923018A EP94923018A EP0714590A1 EP 0714590 A1 EP0714590 A1 EP 0714590A1 EP 94923018 A EP94923018 A EP 94923018A EP 94923018 A EP94923018 A EP 94923018A EP 0714590 A1 EP0714590 A1 EP 0714590A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- baffle
- enclosure
- drive unit
- loudspeaker according
- loudspeaker
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R1/20—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics
- H04R1/22—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired frequency characteristic only
- H04R1/26—Spatial arrangements of separate transducers responsive to two or more frequency ranges
Definitions
- the invention relates to loudspeakers and more particularly to loudspeakers of the kind comprising a box ⁇ like enclosure, which may be cuboid in shape or otherwise, housing one or more loudspeaker drive units.
- Such de-coupling is desirable to prevent audible distortions due to unintended exitation of the baffle or due to unintended exitation of one drive unit, e.g. a tweeter, by another drive unit e.g. a mid/bass range drive unit, mounted on the same baffle.
- De-coupling should not, however, be such as to hinder the direct coupling of the drive units via the enclosure to the stand, shelf or floor on which the loudspeaker is supported.
- the present invention provides a loudspeaker enclosure having a baffle surrounding a drive unit, comprising means mounting the drive unit in the enclosure remote from the baffle.
- the baffle may have a drive unit, e.g. a tweeter, directly mounted thereon, with the associated mid range and/or base drive unit(s) mounted remotely from the baffle.
- the sole connection between one drive unit and the baffle is by way of resilient sealing means, e.g. a gasket.
- one of the drive units may be mounted on the rear surface of the enclosure.
- the said remotely mounted drive unit may be mounted on one or more, preferably several, pillars or columns projecting across the enclosure from its rear.
- the pillars or columns are tapered so that they have the effect of assisting in breaking up standing waves within the enclosure.
- the pillars or columns may be integral with the rear wall of the enclosure and may, for example, be moulded from a plastics material e.g. mica-filled polypropylene.
- the tweeter may be mounted in position in the enclosure by trapping it between the baffle and one or more columns or pillars so that no separate fasteners are used.
- At least one of the pillars or columns may also be used to support the baffle.
- Figure 1 is an exploded sectional side view of a loudspeaker made in accordance with the present invention
- Figure 2 is a sectional side view of the loudspeaker of Figure 1
- Figure 3 shows, to a large scale, detail A of Figure 2.
- a loudspeaker comprises an enclosure consisting of a cuboid box-like cabinet 2 closed by a baffle 7, both of which are moulded from a plastics material such as mica-filled polypropylene.
- the cabinet is formed internally with a series, e.g. four, of integral tapered pillars or columns 3 which project across the enclosure from its rear 9 and so that their free ends 12 are disposed in the vicinity of the front edge 11 of the enclosure 2.
- the tapered shape of the pillars or columns 3 is useful in tending to break-up standing waves in the enclosure.
- a low frequency drive unit 4 is mounted on the columns 3 by fasteners, e.g. screws 16 so as to be surrounded by, but spaced from, an aperture 13 in the baffle 7.
- a resilient seal 5 is interposed between the drive unit 4 and the aperture 13 in the baffle 7 so that the drive unit 4 is decoupled from the baffle.
- a resilient de-coupling seal 6 Between the respective edges 10,11 of the baffle 7 and the cabinet 2 is interposed a resilient de-coupling seal 6 so that the baffle is decoupled from the enclosure.
- a high frequency drive unit 8 is directly mounted to close an aperture 14 in the baffle 7 by means of fasteners, e.g. screws 15.
- An electronic cross-over network 1 is mounted on the rear face 9 of the enclosure.
- the arrangement described above not only produces a loudspeaker in which the main drive unit is acoustically de-coupled from the baffle but also has the advantage of easy assembly.
- the speaker components can be dropped into place, perhaps robotically. Also some testing of the loudspeaker can be carried out before the baffle is attached.
- the high frequency drive unit mounted on the front baffle ensures a rigid coupling to the stand or shelf. Also the fact that the paths for the two drive units are somewhat independent ensures ' at least one order of isolation between the high frequency and low frequency units while each is rigidly coupled to the floor.
- the isolation of the low frequency drive unit from the front baffle reduces box colouration due to acoustic radiation from the baffle board.
- the loudspeaker described above can thus be of improved performance compared to a speaker in which all of the drive units are mounted on a common baffle.
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- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Otolaryngology (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Details Of Audible-Bandwidth Transducers (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB939317345A GB9317345D0 (en) | 1993-08-20 | 1993-08-20 | Loudspeaker |
GB9317345 | 1993-08-20 | ||
PCT/GB1994/001734 WO1995006397A1 (en) | 1993-08-20 | 1994-08-08 | Loudspeaker |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0714590A1 true EP0714590A1 (de) | 1996-06-05 |
EP0714590B1 EP0714590B1 (de) | 1997-01-22 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP94923018A Expired - Lifetime EP0714590B1 (de) | 1993-08-20 | 1994-08-08 | Lautsprecher |
Country Status (9)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP0714590B1 (de) |
CN (1) | CN1129510A (de) |
AU (1) | AU7272694A (de) |
CA (1) | CA2165327A1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE69401593T2 (de) |
DK (1) | DK0714590T3 (de) |
GB (1) | GB9317345D0 (de) |
HK (1) | HK1000991A1 (de) |
WO (1) | WO1995006397A1 (de) |
Families Citing this family (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5822443A (en) * | 1996-04-22 | 1998-10-13 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Speaker system for a television |
PL191378B1 (pl) | 1998-06-22 | 2006-05-31 | Slab Technology Ltd | Głośnik |
JP2014078935A (ja) * | 2012-09-18 | 2014-05-01 | Yamaha Corp | スピーカ装置 |
Family Cites Families (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2417909A1 (fr) * | 1978-02-17 | 1979-09-14 | Thaille Jean Louis | Regulateur de pression (ou charge) acoustique |
US4214645A (en) * | 1978-11-09 | 1980-07-29 | Avid Corporation | Method of and means for loudspeaker sound wave distribution |
JPS5910867Y2 (ja) * | 1980-01-07 | 1984-04-04 | パイオニア株式会社 | 車載用スピ−カユニツト |
DE3201455C2 (de) * | 1982-01-19 | 1985-09-19 | Dieter 7447 Aichtal Wagner | Lautsprecherbox |
IT1187062B (it) * | 1985-09-02 | 1987-12-16 | S I P E Soc Italiana Prodotti | Altoparlante multiplo,con "tweeter" piezoelettrico supportato con mezzi che consentono lo sfruttamento della membrana dell'altoparlante principale quale superficie riflettente della radiazione emessa posteriormente dal disco ceramico e dalla membrana dell"tweeter" piezoelettrico |
FR2609853B1 (fr) * | 1987-04-23 | 1989-04-21 | Pillerault Clement Eloise | Transducteur electroacoustique de puissance, a haute fidelite, a systeme de diffusion etage |
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1993
- 1993-08-20 GB GB939317345A patent/GB9317345D0/en active Pending
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1994
- 1994-08-08 CN CN 94193083 patent/CN1129510A/zh active Pending
- 1994-08-08 AU AU72726/94A patent/AU7272694A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-08-08 WO PCT/GB1994/001734 patent/WO1995006397A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1994-08-08 DK DK94923018T patent/DK0714590T3/da active
- 1994-08-08 EP EP94923018A patent/EP0714590B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-08-08 DE DE69401593T patent/DE69401593T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-08-08 CA CA002165327A patent/CA2165327A1/en not_active Abandoned
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1997
- 1997-12-31 HK HK97102703A patent/HK1000991A1/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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DE69401593D1 (de) | 1997-03-06 |
AU7272694A (en) | 1995-03-21 |
HK1000991A1 (en) | 1998-05-15 |
CN1129510A (zh) | 1996-08-21 |
EP0714590B1 (de) | 1997-01-22 |
GB9317345D0 (en) | 1993-10-06 |
DE69401593T2 (de) | 1997-05-15 |
WO1995006397A1 (en) | 1995-03-02 |
DK0714590T3 (da) | 1997-08-04 |
CA2165327A1 (en) | 1995-03-02 |
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