EP1417859B1 - Lautsprecher mit direktemission und optimierter abstrahlung - Google Patents

Lautsprecher mit direktemission und optimierter abstrahlung Download PDF

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EP1417859B1
EP1417859B1 EP02790209A EP02790209A EP1417859B1 EP 1417859 B1 EP1417859 B1 EP 1417859B1 EP 02790209 A EP02790209 A EP 02790209A EP 02790209 A EP02790209 A EP 02790209A EP 1417859 B1 EP1417859 B1 EP 1417859B1
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    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
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    • H04R1/20—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics
    • H04R1/32—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only
    • H04R1/34—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by using a single transducer with sound reflecting, diffracting, directing or guiding means
    • H04R1/345—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by using a single transducer with sound reflecting, diffracting, directing or guiding means for loudspeakers

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  • the invention relates to a direct radiation speaker of the type conventionally comprising a movable membrane attached by its outer periphery to a rigid frame frame. It relates more particularly to improvement to adapt the directivity of such a speaker and more particularly to reproduce the directivity of a rectangular piston.
  • An advantage of the invention lies in the fact that the directivity adaptation of such a loudspeaker makes it possible to couple several loudspeakers in direct radiation, by eliminating interference over an extended frequency range.
  • the invention proposes an accessory intended to be fixed to such a loudspeaker to modify its characteristics, according to specific needs related to the design of the loudspeaker, at least for a certain frequency range.
  • the invention relates to a direct-radiation loudspeaker comprising a movable membrane attached by its outer periphery to a rigid chassis forming a frame, this frame defining an acoustic emission plane, characterized in that it also comprises a shutter of only a central zone of said emission plane, inside said frame.
  • the shutter is positioned in front of a portion of the front face of the speaker. It is mechanically fixed on the frame or on a part of it.
  • the fastening means are conventional, screw-nut or other.
  • the shape of the shutter usually depends on the desired results. Overall, however, the shutter is placed according to a diameter or an axis of symmetry of the frame and typically covers between one-third and one-half of the front surface of said frame, leaving two equal parts of said acoustic emission plane open, symmetrical with respect to to an axis of symmetry of the shutter.
  • the shutter is defined in a sufficiently rigid material, possibly composite, not to be the seat of vibrations. It may for example be plastic or wood. It generally has at least one plane of symmetry containing an axis of the membrane which will be called the first plane of symmetry and, preferably, a second plane of symmetry containing the axis of the membrane and perpendicular to said first plane of symmetry. Its rear face, that is to say the one facing the membrane of the speaker, will preferably be profiled. Said rear face may for example be generally convex so as to engage in the space defined between the membrane and the acoustic emission plane.
  • a conventional direct radiation speaker 11 adapted to receive a shutter 25 constituting a directivity adapter.
  • the loudspeaker comprises a rigid chassis 15 carrying, at the rear, a permanent magnet 17 provided with a cylindrical gap inside which moves a moving coil integral with a movable membrane 19.
  • the outer periphery of the membrane is attached to the rigid frame and more particularly to a frame 21 thereof, circular inner contour.
  • the frame conventionally comprises holes 23 for fixing the loudspeaker to an acoustic enclosure or similar structure.
  • acoustic emission plane is here referred to as the plane P containing the contour of the attachment of the membrane to the frame of the chassis. It is from this plane that the sound radiates normally in the air.
  • the loudspeaker is further provided with the shutter 25 already mentioned, shaped to close only a central band of said limited emission plane inside said frame.
  • the shutter 25 is shaped to allow two large openings to remain ( figure 2 ) in the acoustic emission plane P inside the frame on either side of a first plane of symmetry P1 containing the main axis x'x of the membrane, which is also the axis of displacement of his reel.
  • the shape of these two conjugate apertures and the shape of the rear face of the shutter 25 make it possible to redefine or adapt the dispersion characteristics of this loudspeaker in direct radiation.
  • the shutter 25 is of rigid structure. As indicated above, it may be plastic, wood, or other material, possibly composite. The material is chosen to be as inert as possible, that is to say, not to be the seat of parasitic vibrations.
  • said first plane of symmetry P1 containing the axis x'x is oriented in one direction parallel to the largest dimension of the closed central strip.
  • the shutter also has a second plane of symmetry P2 containing the axis x'x of the membrane and perpendicular to the first plane of symmetry P1.
  • it comprises a front face 27 substantially flat.
  • its rear face 29, that is to say that which faces the diaphragm 19 of the loudspeaker is preferably profiled.
  • said rear face is generally convex and engages in the space defined between the membrane 19 and the acoustic emission plane P. More precisely, it is defined by the intersection of a curved convex surface 31 and two lateral notches 33 curves and concaves extending on either side of the first plane of symmetry P1.
  • the two curved lateral indentations are symmetrical with respect to said first plane of symmetry. Each of them is symmetrical with respect to said second plane of symmetry.
  • the convex surface 31 has substantially the same shape as the part of the membrane opposite which it is located.
  • the curved surface is substantially in all points, at the same distance from the membrane.
  • the front face 27 is generally rectangular although the two indentations 33 define a narrowing in its middle part.
  • the shutter has four spaced fixing holes 35 for matching four holes 23 of the frame of the frame.
  • the loudspeaker In normal operation, the loudspeaker is arranged as shown in FIG. figure 2 , that is to say so that the central strip covered by the shutter 25 is substantially vertical. In this configuration, the shutter widens the dispersion in the vertical plane and reduces it in the horizontal plane. It has been found that the form described above makes it possible to favorably adapt the dispersion characteristics of the loudspeaker without appreciably affecting its other intrinsic performances, in particular as regards the efficiency, the permissible power and the distortion.
  • this shutter because it reduces the coverage in the horizontal plane, allows to couple horizontally several direct radiation speakers, removing interference over an extended frequency range.
  • the figure 8 shows how one can include such a loudspeaker 11 provided with its shutter 25 in a specific acoustic chamber 40.
  • Each speaker has a trapezoidal horizontal section.
  • the speakers are joined by their side faces. This type of assembly makes it possible to couple the loudspeakers 11 without causing interference between them.
  • the shutter 25a is reduced to a very simple form, it is a rectangular plate covering only a central strip of the emission plane.
  • the front face consists of the combination of two rectangular portions 37 located on either side of a disk portion 39.
  • the rear face 29 may be flat or, preferably , profiled in a manner comparable to that described with reference to Figures 3 to 5 .

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  1. Direktstrahlungs-Lautsprecher, mit einer beweglichen Membran (19), die an ihrem äußeren Umfang an eine einen Rahmen bildende starre Fassung (15) angefügt ist, wobei dieser Rahmen eine Schallemissionsebene (P) definiert, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er außerdem einen Verschluss (25) lediglich für eine Mittelzone der Emissionsebene innerhalb des Rahmens aufweist.
  2. Lautsprecher nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Verschluss (25) mit starrer Struktur eine erste Symmetrieebene (P1) besitzt, die die Achse (x'x) der Membran enthält.
  3. Lautsprecher nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Verschluss eine zweite Symmetrieebene (P2) besitzt, die die Achse der Membran enthält und zu der ersten Symmetrieebene senkrecht ist.
  4. Lautsprecher nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Verschluss eine im Wesentlichen ebene vordere Fläche (27) enthält.
  5. Lautsprecher nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Verschluss eine ein Profil aufweisende hintere Fläche (29) besitzt.
  6. Lautsprecher nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die vordere Fläche insgesamt rechtwinklig ist.
  7. Lautsprecher nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die hintere Fläche (29) insgesamt konvex ist und sich in dem Raum befindet, der zwischen der Membran (19) und der Schallemissionsebene (P) definiert ist.
  8. Lautsprecher nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die hintere Fläche durch den Schnitt einer gewölbten Oberfläche (31) mit zwei gekrümmten seitlichen bogenförmigen Schlitzen (33), die sich beiderseits einer der Symmetrieebenen erstrecken, definiert ist.
  9. Lautsprecher nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die gewölbte Oberfläche (31) im Wesentlichen die gleiche Form hat wie jener Teil der Membran, gegenüber dem sie sich befindet.
  10. Lautsprecher nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Verschluss im Wesentlichen vertikal angeordnet ist, derart, dass die Verbreiterung in der vertikalen Ebene vergrößert ist und in der horizontalen Ebene verkleinert ist.
  11. Mehrzahl von Lautsprechern nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Lautsprecher horizontal gekoppelt sind.
  12. Mehrzahl von Lautsprechern nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Lautsprecher in Behältern angebracht sind, wobei die Seitenflächen der Behälter zusammengefügt sind.
  13. Mehrzahl von Lautsprechern nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Behälter einen trapezförmigen horizontalen Querschnitt haben.
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