Patent Application: US-88654978-A

Abstract:
according to the invention , the electrodynamic transducer comprises a coil with a pair of sections wound in opposite directions . placed inside the coil is a magnet capable of moving in a longitudinal direction . the unlike poles of the magnet are located in different sections of the coil . the magnet is mechanically coupled to an actuator . the stereophonic and monophonic pickup heads and the electrodynamic microphone are built around said electrodynamic transducer .

Description:
the electrodynamic transducer 1 converting mechanical oscillations into electric signals and vice versa includes a coil of two sections 2 , 3 ( fig1 ) wound in opposite directions . installed inside the coil is a magnet 4 whose one pole n is in the area of the section 2 , while the pole s in in the area of the section 3 . the magnet 4 is connected to an actuator 5 through a rod 6 . in this case the actuator 5 is a transmitter or receiver of mechanical oscillations . the drawing shows the lines of force 7 of the magnetic field produced by the magnet 4 . in order to improve the astatic properties of the system , i . e . to reduce the influence of external magnetic fields , the transducer 1 is provided with a hollow magnetic circuit 8 ( fig2 ) encompassing the framework 9 of the coil . the magnet 4 is centred by means of a washer 10 made of microporous material . in order to reduce the size of the transducer 1 and for further improvement of the static properties of the same , the coil is made of n pairs of sections 2 , 3 ( fig3 ). each section 2 or 3 is wound in a direction opposite to that in which are wound its two adjacent sections 3 or 2 . in this case the magnet 4 is subdivided into separate parts 11 . the like poles n or s of the two adjacent parts 11 of the magnet 4 are arranged in opposition to each other and are located in the area of one section 2 or 3 . for example , the poles n are in the area of the sections 2 while the poles s are in the area of the sections 3 . one of the example of utilization of the electrodynamic transducer 1 is its use in heads of stereophonic pickups . in one design the stereophonic pickup head has two playback channels , each channel being provided with a single electrodynamic transducer 1 . the magnets 4 ( fig4 ) of the two playback channels are arranged on a stylus holder 12 at an angle α with respect to each other , said angle being equal to the standard recording angle . mounted at the same angle α are magnetic circuits 8 accommodating sections 2 , 3 of the coil . a stylus 13 ( fig5 ) is secured in the stylus holder 12 , the latter being fixed by means of a damper gasket 14 . the magnets 4 are installed on the stylus holder so that they extend through the stylus holder 12 and unlike poles n and s protrude above the surface of the stylus holder 12 . for assembly of the stereophonic pickup head , each section 2 , 3 ( fig6 ) of the coil has its own framework 15 and 16 respectively , which are drawn apart in the magnetic yoke 8 during the assembly of the head . after the stylus holder 12 has been installed , the frameworks 15 and 16 with the coil sections 2 and 3 return to their initial position which is fixed by a stop 17 preventing the stylus holder from contacting the frameworks 15 and 16 . another version of the stereophonic pickup head differs in that the magnets 4 ( fig7 ) of the electrodynamic transducer are removed from the stylus holder 12 for a certain distance and are connected therewith through flexible rods 18 in different ways so that the rods 18 are located in planes intersecting at an angle α ( fig7 a ). the rods 18 are secured on the stylus holder 12 at points f located between the stylus 13 ( fig7 b ) and the points d of fixing the stylus holder 12 . another version provides mounting of the stylus holder 12 at the point d ( fig7 c ) occuring between the stylus 13 and the points f of fixing the rods 18 . the points f of fixing the rods 18 ( fig7 d ) may be located at both sides from the point d of fixing the stylus holder 12 . furthermore , the points f of fixing the rods 18 ( fig7 e ) may be located above the point d of fixing the stylus holder 12 . in a stereophonic pickup head of another design each playback channel has an additional electrodynamic transducer 19 ( fig8 ). in each playback channel the transducers 1 and 19 are located in the same plane extending through the longitudinal axis cc ( fig9 ) of the stylus holder 12 . the stylus holder 12 is secured to the housing ( not shown ) by means of a flat band 20 made of a resilient material and twisted along its length . the rods 18 are also made in the form of a flat band twisted along its length . the rods 18 are secured on the stylus holder 12 by means of a clamp ring 21 . the flat band 20 , which is used for securing the stylus holder 12 to the housing , is fixed in the stylus holder 12 by means of a sleeve 22 ( fig1 ). in the monophonic pickup head , in which the proposed electrodynamic transducer 1 is used ( fig1 ), the magnet 4 is secured directly to the stylus holder 12 with a stylus 13 . the pole n of the magnet 4 is in the area of the coil section 2 , while the pole s is in the area of the coil section 3 . the frameworks 15 and 16 of the coil sections 2 and 3 are mounted in the magnetic circuit 8 having openings 23 for mounting the stylus holder 12 with the magnet 4 . another example of application of the electrodynamic transducer 1 ( fig1 ) is its use in microphones . the transducer 1 is secured in a housing 24 of a microphone . secured to one pole of the magnet of the transducer 1 through a rod 26 is a diaphragm 25 , while a centring element 27 is secured to the other pole of the magnet through a rod 28 . the centring element 27 can be used as a diaphragm . the electrodynamic transducer operates as follows . the magnet 4 is moved along the longitudinal axis of the coil at the expense of the energy of mechanical oscillations transmitted to the transducer 1 ( fig1 ) through the rod 6 from the actuator 5 , which in this case is a source of mechanical oscillations . an e . m . f . is induced in the sections 2 , 3 of the coil . the magnetic lines of force 7 piercing the turns of the section 2 near the pole n go outwards , while the lines of force near the pole s pierce the turns of the section 3 inwards . since the sections 2 and 3 are wound in different directions , the e . m . f . induced therein are added , while the magnetic flux is not changed . this provides operation of the device as an electrodynamic system . external magnetic fields crossing the turns of the sections 2 , 3 induce a noise e . m . f . however , these e . m . f . are mutually cancelled thus providing the astatic operation of the transducer . the presence of a great number of turns in the coils makes it possible to obtain a considerable e . m . f . commensurable with the e . m . f . of ordinary magnitoelectric transducers . this , as well as a high internal resistance of the proposed transducer , makes it possible to eliminate the use of a transformer in the electrical circuit thus increasing the efficiency of the transducer 1 . since the coil is stationary and has no movable leads , the reliability of the transducer 1 is increased . a high factor of utilization of the magnetic lines of force 7 allows the magnetic system to be less heavy and of lower dimensions . the manufacturing technology of the transducer 1 is simplified due to a decrease in the number of components and their simpler configuration . the use of the hollow external magnetic circuit 8 ( fig2 ) makes it possible to change the direction of the lines of force 7 by directing the majority of them through the turns of the sections 2 , 3 , thus increasing the efficiency of the transducer 1 . furthermore , the magnetic circuit 8 attenuates the external magnetic fields in the transducer . in order to reduce the overall dimensions of the transducer 1 , particularly its transverse size , the coil is made multisectional , while the magnet 4 ( fig3 ) is separated into several parts 11 . in this case the coupling between all sections 2 , 3 rises up and this improves the astatic properties of the transducer 1 . furthermore , such a transducer 1 can be used for conversion of electric signals into high - power mechanical oscillation with high efficiency of the conversion . the use of the electrodynamic transducer 1 according to the present invention can be effected in various design versions . on of them is shown in fig4 , 6 . the head has two playback channels , each of which is provided with one electrodynamic transducer 1 . since the magnets 4 ( fig5 ) of the transducers are separated from each other , the magnetic coupling between the channels is eliminated . the dynamic properties of the stylus holder 12 are also improved , since the magnets 4 are located at both sides from the damping gasket 14 . the heads of this type are light and compact but the coils in them have a limited size and require a fine winding wire . another version of the head with a larger size of coils for winding a wire of a larger diameter differs from the above - described device in that the magnets 4 ( fig7 a ) are secured through the rods 18 . the rods 18 made of a flat band twisted alont its length damp the lateral vibration of the stylus holder 12 and transmit to the magnets 4 only longitudinal oscillations . the mounting of the rods 18 shown in fig7 b , c is characterized by a simple design , while the mounting shown in fig7 d improves the dynamic properties . the mounting of the rods 18 ( fig7 e ) on the projections of the stylus holder 12 improves the kinematics and transfers the motion to the magnets 4 without lateral deflections . the use of two electrodynamic transducers 1 , 19 ( fig8 ) in each playback channel increases the noise immunity of the head to the longitudinal oscillations of the pickup arm . in the microphone the electrodynamic diaphragm 25 ( fig1 ) transmits the oscillations to the transducer 1 . the centring element can play a role of an additional diaphragm depending on its area and rigidity . a model of a sterephonic head provided with two transducers 1 , 19 ( fig8 ) in each playback channel is characterized by the following data : ______________________________________head weight 3 . 2 goverall dimensions 25 × 10 × 10 mmfrequency response 20 t0 20 , 000 hz or highersensitivity 0 . 71 and 0 . 76 mv / cm / secmagnetic shield not 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