(19)
(11) EP 2 056 623 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/27

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.05.2009 Bulletin 2009/19

(21) Application number: 09153772.0

(22) Date of filing: 19.04.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04R 9/02(2006.01)
H04R 9/04(2006.01)
H04R 31/00(2006.01)
H04R 7/22(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 30.05.2003 JP 2003154744
07.07.2003 JP 2003192968

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
04252290.4 / 1482762

(71) Applicants:
  • Pioneer Corporation
    Tokyo 153-8654 (JP)
  • Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Tendo-shi, Yamagata 994-8585 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • MAEKAWA, Koji c/o Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Oaza Kunomoto Tendo-shi Yamagata 994-858 (JP)

(74) Representative: Haley, Stephen 
Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH
London EC2M 7LH (GB)

   


(54) Speaker and method of manufacturing the same


(57) A speaker (100, 700, 100A, 100B) includes a magnet main body (210, 810, 210A, 210B) and a yoke (220, 230, 820, 830, 220A, 220B, 230A, 230B) magnetically linked to a first magnetic pole of the magnet main body. The speaker also includes a diaphragm (400, 400A, 400B) having a vibratory section (410, 410A, 410B), an edge section (430, 430A, 430B), and a rising section (420, 420A, 420B) between the vibratory section and the edge section. A magnetic body (300, 900, 300A, 300B) of the speaker is magnetically linked to the yoke, facing the magnet main body and a voice coil (500, 500A, 500B) is wound around the rising section of the diaphragm. The magnetic body includes an inner shell (330, 330A, 330B), an outer shell (310, 310A, 310B) and a bridge section (320, 320A, 320B) between the inner shell and the outer shell to cover the edge section of the diaphragm. The inner shell of the magnetic body extends from the bridge section along the rising section and the vibratory section of the diaphragm within the inner shell. A magnetic gap (G) is formed between the inner shell of the magnetic body and the magnet main body and the rising section passes through the magnetic gap.







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