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CANTILEVER VIBRATING ELEMENT FOR LOUDSPEAKER BREAKUP MODES CONTROL

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 Dario Cinanni
Convention e-Brief 606 ASK Industries Spa
Presented at the 148th Online Convention CANTILEVER VIBRATING ELEMENT FOR LOUDSPEAKER BREAKUP MODES CONTROL subject to direction and coordination of JVCKENWOOD Corporation
2020 June 2-5 via Dell’Industria, 12/14/16 - 60037 Monte San Vito (An) – Italy
Correspondence should be addressed to Author (CinanniD@askgroup.it)

INTRODUCTION
Full-range driver units may be found today in applications as multimedia loudspeakers, sound bars or in the automotive market. We know that the limiting factor in all piston-based designs is the ka= 2 relationship between wave-number and radius. A flat membrane has a minor
geometrical stiffness if compared to standard shapes, bringing some vibration problems. On the contrary flat membranes have an interesting potential, which is a wide dispersion characteristic in the high-frequency range. Some interesting solutions for vibration modes control have
been given, but all passive systems we know have a common feature, which is an added mass on the loudspeaker diaphragm. A new mechanical device (PCT WO2018224616) is presented to control loudspeaker flat membrane vibrations and it relies on both mechanical driving and
damping. A physical loudspeaker prototype has been assembled then its digital twin has been developed matching simulations to the real measurements. The loudspeaker digital twin has been used to integrate and optimize the new mechanical device.

2 Acoustic measurement SPL frequency response at 1m distance and 1W input power

WITHOUT CANTILEVER

The SPL frequency response (blue) and Total Harmonic

1 Standard loudspeaker prototype Distortion (THD) shifted +20dB (grey) are measured on a baffle
along the speaker axis, at 1m distance and 1W input power.
A Ø100mm full-range loudspeaker prototype is developed using a
neodymium magnet, a rubber surround, a double spider and a flat
4 Digital twin
membrane. A sandwich structure composed by a hexagonal aramid Both acoustic measurements and
fibre honeycomb core between two paper skins is used for the mechanical analysis of the physical
membrane. prototype are used for the loudspeaker
digital twin validation.
5 SPL distribution
Simulated loudspeaker SPL distribution at
10 kHz, 14 kHz and 17 kHz.

3 Mechanical analysis
This kind of transducer, using a flat
membrane, creates a typical vibration
mode plotted using a laser scanning
vibrometer analysis.

Full-range loudspeaker 11.2 kHz (physical loudspeaker) 11.2 kHz (digital twin) 15 kHz (digital twin) Average RMS displacement on half membrane surface 10 kHz 14 kHz 17 kHz

6 Cantilever element
WITH CANTILEVER

A plastic element, called cantilever, is then added on the standard

loudspeaker membrane of the digital twin.

SPL frequency response at 1m distance and 1W input power

Damping
8 Conclusions
Driving
Stage Stage Using the cantilever, loudspeaker shows an improved
frequency response and on the SPL distribution it shows also
a reduction of side lobes artefacts.

7 Digital twin optimization Video contributions links:

https://youtu.be/jwG0Pc4Vjek
The cantilever controls membrane RMS velocity
https://youtu.be/BqPDCUIyP0I
at two main frequencies, with a damping stage
and a driving stage. https://youtu.be/qvpIy5Ntc3U

https://youtu.be/JF70snjdbeE

https://youtu.be/gO_WWRZQiAg

https://youtu.be/g-b7GlLrt1k

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