EP1405545A2 - Sound transmitter and speaker - Google Patents
Sound transmitter and speakerInfo
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- EP1405545A2 EP1405545A2 EP02730402A EP02730402A EP1405545A2 EP 1405545 A2 EP1405545 A2 EP 1405545A2 EP 02730402 A EP02730402 A EP 02730402A EP 02730402 A EP02730402 A EP 02730402A EP 1405545 A2 EP1405545 A2 EP 1405545A2
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a sound transmitter of the type converting an electrical signal into an audible signal, that is to say into a pressure wave radiating in the atmosphere.
- Transmitters of the type comprising at least one loudspeaker mounted on the wall of an enclosure, one face of the membrane radiating in the outside air, while the other face radiates in the enclosure.
- the enclosure is generally provided with a vent putting the interior of the enclosure in communication with the outside and allowing the radiation towards the outside of pressure waves generated by the radiating membrane in the enclosure.
- the vent forms the neck of a Helmholtz resonator, the reservoir of which is formed by the enclosure.
- the pressure wave radiated at the outlet of the vent is in phase opposition with the pressure wave radiated by the membrane in the enclosure.
- the pressure wave radiated at the outlet of 1 ′ (vent is therefore in phase with the pressure wave radiated by the face of the membrane turned towards the outside of the enclosure, so that the effects of the two waves of pressure are added to increase the sound power restored.
- a resonator has a characteristic frequency representing a low limit for the frequency of the sounds transmitted by the resonator. This characteristic frequency varies due to the cross section of the vent and inversely due to the volume of the enclosure and the length of the vent
- An object of one invention is to provide a sound transmitter having better performance than known sound transmitters, especially in the low frequencies.
- a sound transmitter comprising at least one speaker provided with a vibrating membrane and mounted on the wall of an enclosure so that one face of the speaker membrane radiates into the enclosure.
- the enclosure being provided with a vent forming a conduit between an outlet inside the enclosure and an outlet outside the enclosure, the vent according to the invention comprising means for attenuating turbulence aerodynamics at at least one of the outlets, this turbulence being consecutive to an air flow in one vent caused by displacements of the membrane of great amplitude.
- large amplitude is meant a displacement of the membrane sufficient to cause a displacement of the air in the vent which is not insignificant with respect to the dimensions of the vent.
- the flow out of the vent at the level of the outlets is essentially turbulent, which on the one hand unnecessarily dissipates energy and on the other hand deteriorates the performance of the sound transmitter.
- the vent according to the invention makes it possible to minimize the production of turbulence at the level of outlets, so that the efficiency of the sound emitter is thereby improved.
- the vent according to the invention allows a spectacular improvement in the reproduction of sound in the low frequencies, even allowing one to go against what is usually experienced. in acoustics, to obtain an excellent efficiency for frequencies lower than the characteristic frequency of the Helmholtz resonator formed by the enclosure and the vent.
- the means for reducing turbulence advantageously consist of internal shapes of the pipe and / or outlets, arranged to allow a regular flow of air in the vent.
- At least one of the outlets has a shape which widens towards its end.
- the outlet tieur presents a convergent shape which allows the progressive setting in speed of the air of the enclosure in the vicinity of the vent so that it can flow there in a regular way, without formation of turbulence, and thus by minimizing the losses energy.
- a flaring external outlet makes it possible to slow down the air escaping from the vent, and therefore to reduce turbulence at the outlet. It is thus possible to throttle the conduit in order to reduce the characteristic frequency of the resonator while providing at the output an appreciable radiation surface to the pressure wave, not limited to the section of the conduit
- the slowing down of the air obtained by the divergent form of the external outlet makes it possible to convert the corresponding kinetic energy variation of the air into an additional pressure.
- a kinetic energy which has no acoustic utility is thus transformed into a pressure which has an acoustic effect, which makes it possible to further improve the performance of the sound emitter.
- interior and exterior relate to the enclosure, while converging and diverging relate to a direction of air flow from the interior to the exterior of the enclosure, it being understood that the 'air flows alternately in one direction then' in the other at the rate of the alternating movements of the membrane.
- the flaring outlet has a sectional profile having a terminal concavity turned towards the interior of the outlet.
- the outlet forms a nozzle allowing an outlet of the channeled air, without detaching the threads air from the outlet wall.
- the vent is equipped between the interior and exterior outlets with a tranquilization chamber.
- This chamber makes it possible to further decrease the turbulence of the flow, and thus further increase the efficiency of the sound emitter.
- the stilling chamber forms a bevel gear between the interior outlet and the exterior outlet. This arrangement allows for compact vents.
- At least one of the outlets has a diameter suitable for making the flow of laminar air at the outlet.
- the invention therefore also relates to a new type of sound emitter comprising at least one vibrating membrane mounted in a body comprising a conduit in communication with the outside by an end portion and in which one face of the membrane radiates, the duct comprising means for attenuating aerodynamic turbulence at the level of the terminal part during an air flow in the duct caused by displacements of the membrane of great amplitude.
- the inventor no longer seeks only to create pressure waves by playing on the elasticity of the air in the body, but also to guide a flow of air set in motion by the membrane towards the outside with as little turbulence as possible so that this flow acts as a piston at the outlet of the body and creates a pressure wave in the ambient air under the effect of the macroscopic displacements of this air piston, by the phenomenon of convective radiation.
- the means for attenuating the turbulence are constituted by internal shapes of the duct, these shapes being arranged to allow a regular flow of air in the duct.
- the conduit has a flaring end portion.
- This divergent part makes it possible, like what has been explained for the vent, to transform into pressure a month part of the kinetic energy of the air set in motion by the membrane.
- the sound transmitter comprises two speakers each having a vibrating membrane, and mounted in a body so that the membranes face each other and are electrically connected in phase opposition, the faces of the membranes being radiating face in the internal duct.
- the membranes combine their effect on the movement of air in the duct. For a displacement of air and therefore for a given acoustic power, the membranes have a reduced displacement, which makes it possible to move back the power threshold beyond which the membranes or the associated mobile organs come into abutment.
- the present loudspeakers have a shape which is hardly adapted to allow a laminar flow of air, especially on the side of the diaphragm cooperating with the motor.
- the invention also relates to a loudspeaker comprising a vibrating membrane mounted on a support and actuated by a motor linked to the support, the motor and the support having aerodynamic shapes capable of causing the least tur- possible bubbles in the air flow generated by the displacement of the membrane and bathing the motor and the support.
- the subject of the invention is a method for producing sound, consisting in causing an internal and convective displacement of air contained in a duct having an outlet to the outside and at least partially transforming the kinetic energy thus communicated to pressurized air at the outlet of the duct.
- convective displacement is meant an overall displacement of the air of non-negligible amplitude relative to the dimensions of the duct.
- alternating we mean a displacement in one direction then in the other, at the rhythm imposed by the organ causing the displacement of air.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a sound transmitter according to the invention.
- Figure 2 is an enlarged partial view of Figure 1 illustrating a vent fitted to the sound transmitter according to the invention
- FIG. 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 of a second embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 of a variant of the embodiment illustrated in Figure 3;
- FIG. 5 is a view similar to Figure 2 of a third embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 6 is an axial sectional view of a sound transmitter 1 according to the invention.
- - Figure 7 is an axial sectional view of a sound transmitter according to the invention
- - Figure 8 is an axial sectional view of a sound transmitter according to the invention
- FIG. 9 is an axial sectional view of a loudspeaker according to the invention.
- a sound transmitter comprises, in a manner known per se, a loudspeaker 1, here of the electrodynamic type with a vibrating membrane mounted on the wall of an enclosure 2 so that a face of its membrane radiates to the outside, while another face radiates to the interior of the enclosure 2.
- the enclosure comprises a vent 3 of tubular shape with an axis X and having an outlet 4 inside of the enclosure 2, a conduit 5 here reduced to a simple neck or constriction, and an outlet 6 outside the enclosure 2.
- the interior outlet 4 forms a converging manifold guiding the air from the enclosure 2 forced to escape from the latter due to the displacement of the diaphragm of the speaker 1 towards the interior of the enclosure 2.
- the conduit 5 forms a neck limiting the passage section of the vent 3 and playing the role of the neck of a Helmholtz resonator whose enclosure 2 constitutes the reservoir.
- the external outlet 6 constitutes a divergent diffuser.
- the operation of the sound transmitter is as follows.
- the pressure waves are generated mainly due to the compressibility of the air in the enclosure.
- the movement of the air in the vent 3 is not significant with respect to the internal dimensions of the vent 3.
- the assembly behaves like a conventional resonator.
- the pressure in the enclosure varies in great proportions and the air then undergoes displacements in the vent 3 which are no longer negligible compared to the dimensions of the vent 3.
- the internal forms of the vent 3 allow a setting in motion of the air in a regular flow substantially one-dimensional.
- the air is first set in speed by the internal outlet 4, then passes through the central duct 5 in a regular flow, and is channeled in a jet towards the outside by the external outlet 6.
- the regular flow thus produced makes it possible on the one hand to minimize the energy losses in the form of turbulence and internal friction. It also makes it possible to avoid excessive turbulence at the outlet of the external outlet 6, which in conventional vents is responsible for background noise deteriorating the reproduction of sounds. It can thus be seen that the presence of a vent 3 according to the invention has a regularizing effect over the entire operating frequency range of the sound transmitter, and thus overall increases the performance of the sound transmitter.
- the internal shapes of the vent 3 will follow a slowly evolving profile, the wall of the vent 3 being as free of asperities as possible which can cause turbulence.
- the inlet edges of the outlets will have a softened profile, to avoid whistle effects.
- the external outlet 6 has a divergent shape.
- This shape allows a slowing down of the air at the outlet of the vent 3 in accordance with the principle of conservation of the flow rate, and therefore a reduction in jet turbulence in the outside.
- This characteristic makes it possible to reduce the diameter of the conduit 5 in order to tune the Helmholtz resonator at very low frequencies, while ensuring a low speed of air flow towards the outside and keeping the volume of the enclosure in reasonable dimensions.
- the outlet section of the external outlet 6 may thus exceed half the surface of the diaphragm of the loudspeaker 2, while the diameter of the conduit 5 may be reduced in considerable proportions.
- the divergent shape also makes it possible to convert the kinetic energy corresponding to the slowing down of the air into pressure.
- This characteristic is particularly interesting during the emission of low frequency sounds, for which it is known that a significant part of the energy supplied to the membrane of the loudspeaker is transformed into kinetic energy of the whole. air in the vent. However, this kinetic energy does not participate in any way in acoustic phenomena. Thanks to this conversion, part of the kinetic energy of the air is thus recovered to convert it into pressure which interests the acoustic phenomena.
- the exterior outlet 6 has an end portion having a concave profile, of concavity turned towards the interior of the outlet.
- the outlet thus acts like a diffuser or a nozzle, channeling air without violent detachment of the air streams from the wall when leaving the vent.
- vent 3 makes it possible to significantly improve the sound efficiency for all the frequencies beyond the characteristic frequency of the Helmholtz resonator. Dramatically, the vent also makes it possible to obtain a transmission of sounds of frequency lower than the characteristic frequency of the resonator, with excellent efficiency. This effect seems to be explained by the convective radiation, as detailed in the introductory part of the request.
- FIG. 3 relates to a second embodiment of the invention, in which the sound transmitter is equipped with a vent with a stilling chamber.
- the vent 13 has a converging internal outlet 14 and a divergent external outlet 16.
- a tranquilization chamber 15 is disposed between the outlets 14, 16 and communicates with the internal outlet 14 by a neck 17 and with the outside outlet by a neck 18.
- the stilling chamber 15 allows on the one hand to regularize the air flow by slowing it down after the passage of the neck 17 in order to dampen any turbulence which could have arisen upstream from the neck 17.
- the air is again ac ⁇ celerated at the outlet of the tranquilization chamber 15 by the neck 18 then slowed down by the divergent external outlet 16.
- the air in the latter may be more or less accentuated.
- the stilling chamber 15 also forms with the neck 18 a second Helmholtz resonator in series with the first resonator formed by the enclosure 2 and the neck 17.
- a resonator of this type has the property of reverse the phase of the pressure wave with respect to the movement of the diaphragm of the loudspeaker 1.
- the second resonator makes it possible to reverse this phase again to make the pressure wave in phase with the movements of the membrane.
- the second resonator radiates not only outwards via the neck 18, but also inside the enclosure 2 via the neck 17.
- This reflected radiation has the property of regulating the movements of the membrane of the loudspeaker 1, and thus makes it possible to increase the power threshold beyond which the movable members of the loudspeaker abut, which is particularly advantageous at low frequencies.
- the stilling chamber 15 stiffens the membrane.
- vents of symmetrical shape will be produced between upstream and downstream, although non-symmetrical shapes produced according to the invention also work.
- vents having a curved mean line, the curvature being nevertheless small enough to guarantee the most laminar flow possible.
- a vent with a tranquilization chamber will preferably be used, from which the upstream and downstream parts will leave in arbitrary directions.
- the upstream 14 and downstream 16 parts come from the stilling chamber 15 in directions that are substantially normal to each other.
- the stilling chamber is thus used as a shock absorber allowing the angular gear while minimizing aerodynamic losses.
- vent has been illustrated as being placed essentially outside the enclosure, the invention still applies to a vent placed essentially in 1 enclosure.
- vent 23 is composed of a tubular outer part 21 and an inner core 22 connected to the outer part by connection means not shown and defining an annular channel for the flow of air.
- the vent 23 is composed of a tubular outer part 21 and an inner core 22 connected to the outer part by connection means not shown and defining an annular channel for the flow of air.
- it will preferably be ensured that the flow is laminar at least at the level of the outlets, including for large amplitudes of membrane displacement.
- a diameter of the outlet section of the outlet large enough to obtain this laminar flow will be used.
- a sound transmitter according to the invention comprises a loudspeaker 30 placed in a body 31, the body 31 having internal shapes capable of conducting in a laminar manner a flow of air generated by the movement of the diaphragm of the loudspeaker 30.
- the body 31 comprises on one side of the diaphragm of the loudspeaker 30 a divergent conduit 32.
- the duct 32 guides the air pushed or sucked in by the diaphragm of the loudspeaker in a substantially one-dimensional flow, the speed of the air varying with respect to the speed of movement of the diaphragm in the inverse ratio of the sections as and as one moves away from the membrane.
- the pressure increases at the right of the outlet section in relation to the decrease in speed. Part of the kinetic energy is thus recovered from the air which is converted into pressure, while turbulence is avoided. these which generally arise at the edge of the membrane when the latter radiates directly into the air.
- outlet sections of the duct 32 so large that the speed of exit of the air vanishes and is entirely converted into pressure.
- the body 31 comprises a conduit 33 of the convergent / divergent type.
- the duct 33 also provides a function for guiding the air flow generated by the other face of the membrane during the movement of the latter.
- the convergent / divergent shape with an intermediate throttle 34 makes it possible to create an internal volume delimited on the one hand by the membrane of the loudspeaker 30 and on the other hand by the throttle 34 separating the convergent part from the diverging part of the conduit 33 This volume constitutes, with the constriction 34, a Helmholtz resonator.
- the resonator plays its role of wave generator and reverses the phase of the wave which is radiated at the outlet of the conduit 33, so that the wave radiated at the outlet of the conduit 33 is in phase with the radiated wave at the outlet of the conduit 32.
- the tapered internal shape of the body allows a gain greater than 7 decibels.
- the conduit 33 acts as a guide for the air flow.
- the pressure wave is then not created by the resonator, but by the alternating movement of the air present in the duct so as to create a convective radiation in the ambient air.
- it will preferably be given a form of diffuser or nozzle, that is to say with a sectional profile having a concavity facing inward. of the duct.
- the edge of the terminal part of the duct 33 will be softened to avoid any turbulence generating noises during a flow of incoming air.
- the sound transmitter this time comprises an exciter consisting of two speakers 40.1 and 40.2 mounted so that their membranes face each other, the speakers being preferably electrically connected in phase opposition to impose on the membranes an alternating movement of distance and reconciliation.
- the sound transmitter comprises a first conduit 41 of axisymmetric shape extending around an axis X normal to the membranes in which radiates the rear face of the membrane of the speaker 40.2, and having two successive throttles 42 and 43 as well as 'a divergent outlet 44.
- the portion of conduit located between the throttles 42 and 43 forms a tranquilization chamber, like the chamber 15 fitted to the vent according to the invention.
- the sound emitter also comprises a second duct 45 of annular shape extending around the first duct 41 and in which the facing faces of the two membranes radiate.
- the duct 45 has a throttle 46 and a divergent outlet 47.
- the rear face of the diaphragm of the speaker 40.1 radiates in the air, but the power that it radiates is negligible compared to that radiated via the conduits 41 and 45.
- the line 41 forms a double Helmholtz resonator, while line 45 forms a single Helmhotlz resonator.
- the pressure waves leaving the conduits 41 and 45 are in phase.
- two macroscopic air flows are created which generate pressure waves at the output of the divergent parts 44 and 47.
- the transmissible power before saturation of the loudspeakers (that is to say before reaching the mechanical stop of the moving parts of the loudspeakers) is significantly increased compared to an operation. outdoors. Furthermore, the gain of the transmitter is significantly improved compared to a conventional transmitter, and dramatically increased in the low frequencies.
- the sound transmitter comprises two speakers 50.1 and 50.2 mounted similarly to loudspeakers 40.1 and 40.2 of the previous embodiment.
- the faces of the membranes radiating outwards are each associated with a divergent duct in the form of a diffuser 51.1 and 51.2 extending along an axis X normal to the membranes, the faces of the membranes facing each other being associated with a duct of the convergent type.
- / divergent 52 remarkable in that it has a symmetry of revolution around the axis X.
- the duct 52 thus has an annular constriction 53 forming the neck of a Helmholtz resonator.
- the invention finally relates to a loudspeaker, which, with reference to FIG. 9, comprises a membrane 60 mounted on a support 61 of tubular shape with a smooth internal wall, the support comprising arms 62 for retaining an installed motor in a streamlined 63 fairing.
- the motor has an actuating member 64 cooperating with the membrane to impose alternating movements on it, and thus cause the macroscopic movement of the air located on either side of the membrane.
- the internal face is intended to be connected to a tapered body in order to channel the air flow thus produced.
- the shapes of the sections 62 and of the fairing 63 are chosen to cause the minimum of turbulence in the air flow bathing them.
- the means for attenuating turbulence has been described as being essentially constituted by aerodynamic internal shapes allowing a smooth flow, any device allowing for example a bonding of the boundary layer such as a flap or a parietal suction device, or still a device for damping turbulence such as a powerful wall form attenuation means according to the invention.
- the invention encompasses any means of adapting the shape of the conduit or the vent according to the operating regime of the sound transmitter (power, frequency), and / or the ambient conditions (temperature, noise of background).
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Emetteur de son et haut-parleur. Sound transmitter and speaker.
L'invention concerne un émetteur de son du type convertissant un signal électrique en un signal audible, c'est à dire en une onde de pression rayonnant dans 1 ' atmosphère . On connaît des émetteurs du type comprenant au moins un haut-parleur monté sur la paroi d'une enceinte, une face de la membrane rayonnant dans l'air extérieur, tandis que l'autre face rayonne dans l'enceinte.The invention relates to a sound transmitter of the type converting an electrical signal into an audible signal, that is to say into a pressure wave radiating in the atmosphere. Transmitters of the type are known comprising at least one loudspeaker mounted on the wall of an enclosure, one face of the membrane radiating in the outside air, while the other face radiates in the enclosure.
L'enceinte est en général pourvue d'un évent met- tant l'intérieur de l'enceinte en communication avec 1 ' extérieur et permettant le rayonnement vers 1 ' extérieur d'ondes de pression générées par la membrane rayonnant dans 1 ' enceinte .The enclosure is generally provided with a vent putting the interior of the enclosure in communication with the outside and allowing the radiation towards the outside of pressure waves generated by the radiating membrane in the enclosure.
L'évent forme le goulot d'un résonateur de Helmholtz, dont le réservoir est constitué par l'enceinte. Selon une propriété bien connue de ce type de résonateur, l'onde de pression rayonnée à la sortie de l'évent est en opposition de phase avec l'onde de pression rayonnée par la membrane dans l'enceinte. L'onde de pression rayonnée à la sortie de 1 '(évent est donc en phase avec l'onde de pression rayonnée par la face de la membrane tournée vers l'extérieur de l'enceinte, de sorte que les effets des deux ondes de pression s'ajoutent pour augmenter la puissance acoustique restituée. On sait qu'un tel résonateur possède une fréquence caractéristique représentant une limite basse pour la fréquence des sons transmissibles par le résonateur. Cette fréquence caractéristique varie en raison de la section de l'évent et en raison inverse du volume de l'enceinte et de la longueur de l'éventThe vent forms the neck of a Helmholtz resonator, the reservoir of which is formed by the enclosure. According to a well-known property of this type of resonator, the pressure wave radiated at the outlet of the vent is in phase opposition with the pressure wave radiated by the membrane in the enclosure. The pressure wave radiated at the outlet of 1 ′ (vent is therefore in phase with the pressure wave radiated by the face of the membrane turned towards the outside of the enclosure, so that the effects of the two waves of pressure are added to increase the sound power restored. We know that such a resonator has a characteristic frequency representing a low limit for the frequency of the sounds transmitted by the resonator. This characteristic frequency varies due to the cross section of the vent and inversely due to the volume of the enclosure and the length of the vent
Pour baisser la fréquence caractéristique du résonateur et ainsi permettre la transmission de sons de fréquence très basse, il faudrait augmenter le volume de l'enceinte, ce qui se révèle encombrant, ou augmenter la longueur de l'évent, ce qui rend compliqué son positionne- ment dans l'enceinte, ou encore diminuer la section de l'évent. Dans ce dernier cas, on constate que la puissance sonore de 1 ' émetteur diminue .To lower the characteristic frequency of the resonator and thus allow the transmission of sounds of very low frequency, it would be necessary to increase the volume of the enclosure, which turns out to be bulky, or to increase the length of the vent, which makes it difficult to position it. - ment in the enclosure, or reduce the section of the vent. In the latter case, it can be seen that the sound power of the transmitter decreases.
Un but de 1 ' invention est de proposer un émetteur de son disposant d'un meilleur rendement que les émetteurs de son connus, notamment dans les basses fréquences.An object of one invention is to provide a sound transmitter having better performance than known sound transmitters, especially in the low frequencies.
A cet effet, on propose un émetteur de son comprenant au moins un haut-parleur pourvu d'une membrane vibrante et monté sur la paroi d'une enceinte de sorte qu'une face de la membrane du haut-parleur rayonne dans l'enceinte, l'enceinte étant pourvue d'un évent formant conduit entre un débouché dans l'intérieur de l'enceinte et un débouché à l'extérieur de l'enceinte, l'évent comportant selon l'invention des moyens d'atténuation de turbulence aérodynamique au niveau d'au moins un des débouchés, cette turbulence étant consécutive à un écoulement d'air dans 1 ' évent provoqué par des déplacements de la membrane de grande amplitude.To this end, a sound transmitter is proposed comprising at least one speaker provided with a vibrating membrane and mounted on the wall of an enclosure so that one face of the speaker membrane radiates into the enclosure. , the enclosure being provided with a vent forming a conduit between an outlet inside the enclosure and an outlet outside the enclosure, the vent according to the invention comprising means for attenuating turbulence aerodynamics at at least one of the outlets, this turbulence being consecutive to an air flow in one vent caused by displacements of the membrane of great amplitude.
Par grande amplitude, on entend un déplacement de la membrane suffisant pour provoquer un déplacement de l'air dans l'évent non négligeable par rapport aux dimensions de 1 ' évent .By large amplitude is meant a displacement of the membrane sufficient to cause a displacement of the air in the vent which is not insignificant with respect to the dimensions of the vent.
Dans de telles conditions, et en l'absence des adaptations apportées par l'invention, l'écoulement en sor- tie de l'évent au niveau des débouchés est essentiellement turbulent, ce qui d'une part dissipe inutilement de l'énergie et d'autre part détériore le rendement de l'émetteur de son.Under such conditions, and in the absence of the adaptations provided by the invention, the flow out of the vent at the level of the outlets is essentially turbulent, which on the one hand unnecessarily dissipates energy and on the other hand deteriorates the performance of the sound transmitter.
L'évent selon l'invention permet de minimiser la production de turbulences au niveau des débouchés, de sorte que le rendement de l'émetteur de son s'en trouve amélioré.The vent according to the invention makes it possible to minimize the production of turbulence at the level of outlets, so that the efficiency of the sound emitter is thereby improved.
Il a été ainsi constaté que l'évent selon l'invention permet une amélioration spectaculaire de la restitution du son dans les basses fréquences, permettant même, à 1 ' encontre de ce qui est habituellement expérimenté en acoustique, d'obtenir un excellent rendement pour des fréquences inférieures à la fréquence caractéristique du résonateur de Helmholtz formé par l'enceinte et l'évent.It has thus been found that the vent according to the invention allows a spectacular improvement in the reproduction of sound in the low frequencies, even allowing one to go against what is usually experienced. in acoustics, to obtain an excellent efficiency for frequencies lower than the characteristic frequency of the Helmholtz resonator formed by the enclosure and the vent.
Une analyse attentive de ce phénomène a conduit 1 ' inventeur à émettre 1 ' hypothèse que 1 ' onde de pression obtenue en sortie de l'évent dans ces conditions n'est plus une onde obtenue de manière classique, c'est à dire en mettant en vibration le ressort formé par l'air de l'enceinte et la masse que forme l'air dans l'évent. Aux basses fré- quences, l'air dans le résonateur se comporte plutôt comme un fluide incompressible. Il semble alors que l'onde de pression générée par un émetteur selon l'invention est le résultat de déplacements macroscopiques de l'air quasi incompressible dans l'évent qui crée un rayonnement dans l'air extérieur.Careful analysis of this phenomenon has led the inventor to hypothesize that the pressure wave obtained at the outlet of the vent under these conditions is no longer a wave obtained in a conventional manner, that is to say by putting in vibration the spring formed by the air in the enclosure and the mass formed by the air in the vent. At low frequencies, the air in the resonator rather behaves like an incompressible fluid. It then seems that the pressure wave generated by a transmitter according to the invention is the result of macroscopic displacements of the air almost incompressible in the vent which creates radiation in the outside air.
L'adaptation des formes de l'évent selon l'invention a ainsi permis de mettre à jour un nouveau mode de création d'ondes acoustiques ne dépendant pas de l'élasticité de l'air, ce nouveau mode étant particulière- ment adapté à la transmission des basses fréquences. Pour la suite, on donnera à ce phénomène le nom de rayonnement convectif .The adaptation of the shapes of the vent according to the invention has thus made it possible to update a new mode of creation of acoustic waves not dependent on the elasticity of the air, this new mode being particularly suitable for transmission of low frequencies. For the rest, we will give this phenomenon the name of convective radiation.
Les moyens d'atténuation de la turbulence sont avantageusement constitués par des formes internes du con- duit et/ou des débouchés, agencées pour permettre un écoulement régulier de l'air dans l'évent.The means for reducing turbulence advantageously consist of internal shapes of the pipe and / or outlets, arranged to allow a regular flow of air in the vent.
Par régulier, on entend que l'écoulement tend vers un écoulement de type monodimensionnel dans la section de sortie de l'écoulement. On s'attachera à rendre cet écpule- ment aussi laminaire que possible, en prévoyant des sections de passage évoluant progressivement, sans aspérités.By regular, it is meant that the flow tends towards a flow of one-dimensional type in the outlet section of the flow. We will endeavor to make this discharge as laminar as possible, by providing passage sections that progressively evolve, without roughness.
Selon une version préférée de l'invention, au moins un des débouchés a une forme s ' évasant vers son extrémité . Ainsi, dans le cas d'un écoulement allant de l'intérieur de l'enceinte vers l'extérieur, le débouché in- térieur présente une forme convergente qui permet la mise en vitesse progressive de l'air de l'enceinte au voisinage de l'évent afin qu'il puisse s'y écouler de façon régulière, sans formation de turbulence, et donc en minimisant les pertes d'énergie.According to a preferred version of the invention, at least one of the outlets has a shape which widens towards its end. Thus, in the case of a flow going from the interior of the enclosure towards the exterior, the outlet tieur presents a convergent shape which allows the progressive setting in speed of the air of the enclosure in the vicinity of the vent so that it can flow there in a regular way, without formation of turbulence, and thus by minimizing the losses energy.
Pour le même sens d'écoulement, un débouché extérieur s ' évasant permet de ralentir 1 ' air s ' échappant de l'évent, et donc de diminuer les turbulences en sortie. On peut ainsi étrangler le conduit pour diminuer la fréquence caractéristique du résonateur tout en offrant en sortie une surface de rayonnement appréciable à l'onde de pression, non limitée à la section du conduitFor the same flow direction, a flaring external outlet makes it possible to slow down the air escaping from the vent, and therefore to reduce turbulence at the outlet. It is thus possible to throttle the conduit in order to reduce the characteristic frequency of the resonator while providing at the output an appreciable radiation surface to the pressure wave, not limited to the section of the conduit
Cette possibilité d'étranglement permet, pour une même fréquence caractéristique, de donner au volume de l'enceinte des dimensions bien plus compactes que celle des émetteurs actuels.This possibility of throttling makes it possible, for the same characteristic frequency, to give the volume of the enclosure dimensions that are much more compact than that of current transmitters.
Par ailleurs, selon un phénomène bien connu en mécanique des fluides, le ralentissement de l'air obtenu par la forme divergente du débouché extérieur permet de trans- former la variation énergie cinétique correspondante de l'air en un supplément de pression. On transforme ainsi une énergie cinétique qui n'a aucune utilité acoustique en une pression qui elle a un effet acoustique, ce qui permet d'améliorer encore le rendement de l'émetteur de son. Dans tout ce document, intérieur et extérieur sont relatifs à l'enceinte, tandis, que convergent et divergent sont relatifs à un sens d'écoulement de l'air de l'intérieur vers l'extérieur de l'enceinte, étant entendu que l'air s'écoule alternativement dans un sens puis ' dans l'autre au rythme des déplacements alternés de la membrane.Furthermore, according to a phenomenon well known in fluid mechanics, the slowing down of the air obtained by the divergent form of the external outlet makes it possible to convert the corresponding kinetic energy variation of the air into an additional pressure. A kinetic energy which has no acoustic utility is thus transformed into a pressure which has an acoustic effect, which makes it possible to further improve the performance of the sound emitter. Throughout this document, interior and exterior relate to the enclosure, while converging and diverging relate to a direction of air flow from the interior to the exterior of the enclosure, it being understood that the 'air flows alternately in one direction then' in the other at the rate of the alternating movements of the membrane.
Selon un aspect avantageux de l'invention, le débouché s 'évasant a un profil en section présentant une concavité terminale tournée vers 1 ' intérieur du débouché .According to an advantageous aspect of the invention, the flaring outlet has a sectional profile having a terminal concavity turned towards the interior of the outlet.
Ainsi, le débouché forme une tuyère permettant une sortie de l'air canalisée, sans décrochement des filets d'air de la paroi du débouché.Thus, the outlet forms a nozzle allowing an outlet of the channeled air, without detaching the threads air from the outlet wall.
Selon un agencement particulier, l'évent est équipé entre les débouchés intérieur et extérieur d'une chambre de tranquilisation. Cette chambre permet de diminuer encore plus les turbulences de l'écoulement, et ainsi encore augmenter le rendement de l'émetteur de son.According to a particular arrangement, the vent is equipped between the interior and exterior outlets with a tranquilization chamber. This chamber makes it possible to further decrease the turbulence of the flow, and thus further increase the efficiency of the sound emitter.
Selon un aspect avantageux, la chambre de tranquilisation forme un renvoi d'angle entre le débouché inté- rieur et le débouché extérieur. Cette disposition permet de réaliser des évents compacts.According to an advantageous aspect, the stilling chamber forms a bevel gear between the interior outlet and the exterior outlet. This arrangement allows for compact vents.
De préférence, au moins l'un des débouchés a un diamètre adapté pour rendre l'écoulement d'air laminaire au niveau du débouché . Pour exploiter au mieux ces phénomènes nouvellement mis en évidence, l'inventeur en est venu à la conclusion qu'au lieu de chercher à canaliser le flux uniquement dans l'évent, il serait bien plus profitable de canaliser le flux dès 1 ' abord immédiat de la membrane . L'invention a en conséquence également trait à un nouveau type d'émetteur de son comportant au moins une membrane vibrante montée dans un corps comportant un conduit en communication avec 1 ' extérieur par une partie terminale et dans lequel une face de la membrane rayonne, le conduit comportant des moyens d'atténuation de turbulence aérodynamique au niveau de la partie terminale lors d'un écoulement d'air dans le conduit provoqué par des déplacements de la membrane de grande amplitude.Preferably, at least one of the outlets has a diameter suitable for making the flow of laminar air at the outlet. To make the most of these newly highlighted phenomena, the inventor came to the conclusion that instead of trying to channel the flow only in the vent, it would be much more profitable to channel the flow from the immediate start. of the membrane. The invention therefore also relates to a new type of sound emitter comprising at least one vibrating membrane mounted in a body comprising a conduit in communication with the outside by an end portion and in which one face of the membrane radiates, the duct comprising means for attenuating aerodynamic turbulence at the level of the terminal part during an air flow in the duct caused by displacements of the membrane of great amplitude.
Ainsi, contrairement aux habitudes universellement établies dans le domaine de l'acoustique, l'inventeur ne cherche plus seulement à créer des ondes de pression en jouant sur l'élasticité de l'air dans le corps, mais également à guider un flux d'air mis en mouvement par la membrane vers l'extérieur avec le moins de turbulence possible de sorte que ce flux agisse en piston en sortie du corps et crée une onde de pression dans l'air ambiant sous l'effet des déplacements macroscopiques de ce piston d'air, par le phénomène de rayonnement convectif.Thus, contrary to the universally established habits in the field of acoustics, the inventor no longer seeks only to create pressure waves by playing on the elasticity of the air in the body, but also to guide a flow of air set in motion by the membrane towards the outside with as little turbulence as possible so that this flow acts as a piston at the outlet of the body and creates a pressure wave in the ambient air under the effect of the macroscopic displacements of this air piston, by the phenomenon of convective radiation.
De préférence, les moyens d'atténuation de la tur- bulence sont constitués par des formes internes du conduit, ces formes étant agencées pour permettre un écoulement régulier de 1 ' air dans le conduitPreferably, the means for attenuating the turbulence are constituted by internal shapes of the duct, these shapes being arranged to allow a regular flow of air in the duct.
Selon une première variante de réalisation, le conduit possède une partie terminale s 'évasant. Cette partie divergente permet, à l'instar de ce qui a été expliqué pour l'évent, de transformer en pression au mois une partie de l'énergie cinétique de l'air mis en mouvement par la membrane .According to a first alternative embodiment, the conduit has a flaring end portion. This divergent part makes it possible, like what has been explained for the vent, to transform into pressure a month part of the kinetic energy of the air set in motion by the membrane.
Selon une disposition préférée, l'émetteur de son comprend deux haut-parleurs ayant chacun une membrane vibrante, et montés dans un corps de telle sorte que les membranes se font face et soient électriquement reliées en opposition de phase, les faces des membranes se faisant face rayonnant dans le conduit interne. Les membranes cumulent leur effet sur le déplacement d'air dans le conduit. Pour un déplacement d'air et donc pour une puissance acoustique donnée, les membranes ont un déplacement diminué, ce qui permet de reculer le seuil de puissance au delà duquel les membranes ou les or- ganes mobiles associés arrivent en butée.According to a preferred arrangement, the sound transmitter comprises two speakers each having a vibrating membrane, and mounted in a body so that the membranes face each other and are electrically connected in phase opposition, the faces of the membranes being radiating face in the internal duct. The membranes combine their effect on the movement of air in the duct. For a displacement of air and therefore for a given acoustic power, the membranes have a reduced displacement, which makes it possible to move back the power threshold beyond which the membranes or the associated mobile organs come into abutment.
L'inventeur s'est aperçu que les haut-parleurs actuels ont une forme peu adaptée à permettre un écoulement laminaire de l'air, spécialement du côté de la membrane coopérant avec le moteur. Ainsi, dans le but de mieux contrôler les écoulements d'air générés par la membrane vibrante, l'invention a également pour objet un haut-parleur comprenant une membrane vibrante montée sur un support et actionnée par un moteur lié au support, le moteur et le support ayant des formes aérodynamiques aptes à occasionner le moins de tur- bulences possible dans le flux d'air généré par le déplacement de la membrane et baignant le moteur et le support .The inventor noticed that the present loudspeakers have a shape which is hardly adapted to allow a laminar flow of air, especially on the side of the diaphragm cooperating with the motor. Thus, in order to better control the air flows generated by the vibrating membrane, the invention also relates to a loudspeaker comprising a vibrating membrane mounted on a support and actuated by a motor linked to the support, the motor and the support having aerodynamic shapes capable of causing the least tur- possible bubbles in the air flow generated by the displacement of the membrane and bathing the motor and the support.
Enfin, l'invention a pour objet un procédé de production de son, consistant à provoquer un déplacement al- terne et convectif d'air contenu dans un conduit possédant une sortie sur l'extérieur et à transformer au moins partiellement l'énergie cinétique ainsi communiquée à l'air en pression au niveau de la sortie du conduit.Finally, the subject of the invention is a method for producing sound, consisting in causing an internal and convective displacement of air contained in a duct having an outlet to the outside and at least partially transforming the kinetic energy thus communicated to pressurized air at the outlet of the duct.
Par déplacement convectif, on entend un déplacement d'ensemble de l'air d'amplitude non négligeable par rapport aux dimensions du conduit. Par alterné, on entend un déplacement dans un sens puis dans l'autre, au rythme imposé par l'organe provoquant le déplacement d'air.By convective displacement is meant an overall displacement of the air of non-negligible amplitude relative to the dimensions of the duct. By alternating, we mean a displacement in one direction then in the other, at the rhythm imposed by the organ causing the displacement of air.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lumière de la description qui suit de modes de réalisation particuliers non limitatifs de l'invention en référence aux figures annexées parmi lesquelles :Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly in the light of the following description of particular non-limiting embodiments of the invention with reference to the appended figures among which:
- la figure 1 est une vue en coupe d'un émetteur de son selon l'invention.- Figure 1 is a sectional view of a sound transmitter according to the invention.
- la figure 2 est une vue partielle agrandie de la figure 1 illustrant un évent équipant l'émetteur de son selon l'invention ;- Figure 2 is an enlarged partial view of Figure 1 illustrating a vent fitted to the sound transmitter according to the invention;
- la figure 3 est une vue analogue à la figure 2 d'un deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention ;- Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 of a second embodiment of the invention;
- la figure 4 est une vue analogue à la figure 2 d'une variante du mode de réalisation illustré à la figure 3 ;- Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 of a variant of the embodiment illustrated in Figure 3;
- la figure 5 est une vue analogue à la figure 2 d'un troisième mode de réalisation de l'invention ;- Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 2 of a third embodiment of the invention;
- la figure 6 est une vue en coupe axiale d'un émetteur de son selon 1 ' invention ;- Figure 6 is an axial sectional view of a sound transmitter 1 according to the invention;
- la figure 7 est une vue en coupe axiale d'un émetteur de son selon l'invention ; - la figure 8 est une vue en coupe axiale d'un émetteur de son selon 1 ' invention ;- Figure 7 is an axial sectional view of a sound transmitter according to the invention; - Figure 8 is an axial sectional view of a sound transmitter according to the invention;
- la figure 9 est une vue en coupe axiale d'un haut-parleur selon l'invention.- Figure 9 is an axial sectional view of a loudspeaker according to the invention.
En référence aux figures 1 et 2 , un émetteur de son selon l'invention comporte de façon connue en soi un haut- parleur 1, ici du type électrodynamique à membrane vibrante monté sur la paroi d'une enceinte 2 de telle sorte qu'une face de sa membrane rayonne à l'extérieur, tandis qu'une autre face rayonne à 1 ' intérieur de 1 ' enceinte 2. L'enceinte comporte un évent 3 de forme tubulaire d'axe X et comportant un débouché 4 à 1 ' intérieur de 1 ' enceinte 2 , un conduit 5 ici réduit à un simple col ou étranglement, et un débouché 6 à 1 ' extérieur de 1 ' enceinte 2.With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a sound transmitter according to the invention comprises, in a manner known per se, a loudspeaker 1, here of the electrodynamic type with a vibrating membrane mounted on the wall of an enclosure 2 so that a face of its membrane radiates to the outside, while another face radiates to the interior of the enclosure 2. The enclosure comprises a vent 3 of tubular shape with an axis X and having an outlet 4 inside of the enclosure 2, a conduit 5 here reduced to a simple neck or constriction, and an outlet 6 outside the enclosure 2.
Le débouché intérieur 4 forme un collecteur conver- gent guidant l'air de l'enceinte 2 forcé à s'échapper de cette dernière du fait du déplacement de la membrane du haut-parleur 1 vers l'intérieur de l'enceinte 2. Le conduit 5 forme un col limitant la section de passage de l'évent 3 et jouant le rôle du goulot d'un résonateur de Helmholtz dont l'enceinte 2 constitue le réservoir. Le débouché extérieur 6 constitue un diffuseur divergent .The interior outlet 4 forms a converging manifold guiding the air from the enclosure 2 forced to escape from the latter due to the displacement of the diaphragm of the speaker 1 towards the interior of the enclosure 2. The conduit 5 forms a neck limiting the passage section of the vent 3 and playing the role of the neck of a Helmholtz resonator whose enclosure 2 constitutes the reservoir. The external outlet 6 constitutes a divergent diffuser.
Le fonctionnement de l'émetteur de son est le suivant .The operation of the sound transmitter is as follows.
Pour les sons de fréquence moyenne ou haute, les ondes de pression sont générées essentiellement du fait de la compressibilité de l'air dans l'enceinte. Le déplacement de l'air dans l'évent 3 n'est pas notable vis à vis des dimensions internes de l'évent 3. L'ensemble se comporte comme un résonateur classique. Pour des puissances provoquant des grands déplacements de la membrane, la pression dans l'enceinte varie dans de grandes proportions et l'air subit alors des déplacements dans 1 ' évent 3 qui ne sont plus négligeables par rapport aux dimensions de l'évent 3. Les formes internes de l'évent 3 permettent une mise en mouvement de l'air selon un écoulement régulier sensiblement monodimensionnel . L'air est d'abord mis en vitesse par le débouché intérieur 4, puis passe par le conduit central 5 en un écoulement régulier, et est canalisé en jet vers l'extérieur par le débouché extérieur 6.For medium or high frequency sounds, the pressure waves are generated mainly due to the compressibility of the air in the enclosure. The movement of the air in the vent 3 is not significant with respect to the internal dimensions of the vent 3. The assembly behaves like a conventional resonator. For powers causing large displacements of the membrane, the pressure in the enclosure varies in great proportions and the air then undergoes displacements in the vent 3 which are no longer negligible compared to the dimensions of the vent 3. The internal forms of the vent 3 allow a setting in motion of the air in a regular flow substantially one-dimensional. The air is first set in speed by the internal outlet 4, then passes through the central duct 5 in a regular flow, and is channeled in a jet towards the outside by the external outlet 6.
L'écoulement régulier ainsi réalisé permet d'une part de minimiser les pertes d'énergie sous forme de turbulences et frottements internes. Il permet d'autre part d'éviter des turbulences excessives en sortie du débouché extérieur 6, qui dans les ëvents classiques sont responsables d'un bruit de fond détériorant la restitution des sons. On constate ainsi que la présence d'un évent 3 selon 1 ' invention a un effet régularisant sur toute la plage de fréquences de fonctionnement de l'émetteur de son, et aug- mente ainsi globalement le rendement de l'émetteur de son. A cet égard, les formes internes de l'évent 3 suivront un profil lentement évolutif, la paroi de l'évent 3 étant aussi exempte que possible d'aspérités susceptibles de provoquer des turbulences. Les bords d'entrée des débou- chés auront un profil adouci, pour éviter les effets de sifflet .The regular flow thus produced makes it possible on the one hand to minimize the energy losses in the form of turbulence and internal friction. It also makes it possible to avoid excessive turbulence at the outlet of the external outlet 6, which in conventional vents is responsible for background noise deteriorating the reproduction of sounds. It can thus be seen that the presence of a vent 3 according to the invention has a regularizing effect over the entire operating frequency range of the sound transmitter, and thus overall increases the performance of the sound transmitter. In this regard, the internal shapes of the vent 3 will follow a slowly evolving profile, the wall of the vent 3 being as free of asperities as possible which can cause turbulence. The inlet edges of the outlets will have a softened profile, to avoid whistle effects.
Selon un aspect remarquable de 1 ' invention, le débouché extérieur 6 a une forme divergente . Cette forme permet un ralentissement de l'air en sortie d' évent 3 confor- mément au principe de conservation du débit de l'écoulement, et donc une diminution des turbulences de jet dans l'extérieur. Cette caractéristique permet de diminuer le diamètre du conduit 5 pour accorder le résonateur d'Helmholtz à des fréquences très basses, tout en assurant une faible vitesse d'écoulement de l'air vers l'extérieur et en gardant le volume de l'enceinte dans des dimensions raisonnables. La section de sortie du débouché extérieur 6 pourra ainsi dépasser la moitié de la surface de la membrane du haut-parleur 2, tandis que le diamètre du conduit 5 pourra être diminué dans des proportions considérables. La forme divergente permet par ailleurs de convertir en pression l'énergie cinétique correspondant au ralentissement de l'air. Cette caractéristique est spécialement intéressante lors de l'émission de sons de basses fréquen- ces, pour lesquelles on sait qu'une partie importante de l'énergie fournie à la membrane du haut-parleur est transformée en énergie cinétique d'ensemble de l'air dans l'évent. Or cette énergie cinétique ne participe aucunement aux phénomènes acoustiques. Grâce à cette conversion, on récupère ainsi une partie de l'énergie cinétique de l'air pour la convertir en pression qui elle intéresse les phénomènes acoustiques.According to a remarkable aspect of the invention, the external outlet 6 has a divergent shape. This shape allows a slowing down of the air at the outlet of the vent 3 in accordance with the principle of conservation of the flow rate, and therefore a reduction in jet turbulence in the outside. This characteristic makes it possible to reduce the diameter of the conduit 5 in order to tune the Helmholtz resonator at very low frequencies, while ensuring a low speed of air flow towards the outside and keeping the volume of the enclosure in reasonable dimensions. The outlet section of the external outlet 6 may thus exceed half the surface of the diaphragm of the loudspeaker 2, while the diameter of the conduit 5 may be reduced in considerable proportions. The divergent shape also makes it possible to convert the kinetic energy corresponding to the slowing down of the air into pressure. This characteristic is particularly interesting during the emission of low frequency sounds, for which it is known that a significant part of the energy supplied to the membrane of the loudspeaker is transformed into kinetic energy of the whole. air in the vent. However, this kinetic energy does not participate in any way in acoustic phenomena. Thanks to this conversion, part of the kinetic energy of the air is thus recovered to convert it into pressure which interests the acoustic phenomena.
De façon remarquable, le débouché extérieur 6 a une portion d'extrémité ayant un profil concave, de concavité tournée vers l'intérieur du débouché. Le débouché agit ainsi à la manière d'un diffuseur ou d'une tuyère, canalisant l'air sans décrochement violent des filets d'air de la paroi au moment de sortir de l'évent.Remarkably, the exterior outlet 6 has an end portion having a concave profile, of concavity turned towards the interior of the outlet. The outlet thus acts like a diffuser or a nozzle, channeling air without violent detachment of the air streams from the wall when leaving the vent.
On remarquera que les pavillons exponentiels par- fois utilisés comme adaptateurs d'impédance en sortie des haut-parleurs ne permettent pas d'effectuer cette conversion. En effet, les pavillons de ce type ont un profil convexe impropre à assurer un écoulement laminaire monodimen- sionnel . Aux grandes vitesses d'écoulement atteintes aux basses fréquences sous forte amplitude, l'air décroche prématurément de la surface du pavillon et part en tourbillons. Le rendement acoustique s'effondre.It will be noted that the exponential flags sometimes used as impedance adapters at the output of the loudspeakers do not allow this conversion to be carried out. Indeed, pavilions of this type have a convex profile unsuitable for ensuring a monodimensional laminar flow. At the high flow velocities reached at low frequencies under high amplitude, the air stalls prematurely from the surface of the pavilion and leaves in vortices. The acoustic performance collapses.
Il a été constaté que l'évent 3 selon l'invention permet d'améliorer sensiblement le rendement de son pour toutes les fréquences au delà de la fréquence caractéristique du résonateur de Helmholtz . De manière spectaculaire, l'évent permet également d'obtenir une transmission des sons de fréquence inférieure à la fréquence caractéristique du résonateur, avec un rendement excellent. Cet effet sem- ble pouvoir être expliqué par le rayonnement convectif, comme cela a été détaillé dans la partie introductive de la demande .It was found that the vent 3 according to the invention makes it possible to significantly improve the sound efficiency for all the frequencies beyond the characteristic frequency of the Helmholtz resonator. Dramatically, the vent also makes it possible to obtain a transmission of sounds of frequency lower than the characteristic frequency of the resonator, with excellent efficiency. This effect seems to be explained by the convective radiation, as detailed in the introductory part of the request.
La figure 3 est relative à un second mode de réalisation de l'invention, dans lequel l'émetteur de son est équipé d'un évent à chambre de tranquilisation.FIG. 3 relates to a second embodiment of the invention, in which the sound transmitter is equipped with a vent with a stilling chamber.
L'évent 13 comporte un débouché intérieur 14 convergent et un débouché extérieur 16 divergent. Une chambre de tranquilisation 15 est disposée entre les débouchés 14,16 et communique avec le débouché intérieur 14 par un col 17 et avec le débouché extérieur par un col 18.The vent 13 has a converging internal outlet 14 and a divergent external outlet 16. A tranquilization chamber 15 is disposed between the outlets 14, 16 and communicates with the internal outlet 14 by a neck 17 and with the outside outlet by a neck 18.
La chambre de tranquilisation 15 permet d'une part de régulariser le flux d'air en le ralentissant après le passage du col 17 afin d'amortir toute turbulence qui aurait pu naître en amont du col 17. L'air est de nouveau ac~ céléré en sortie de la chambre de tranquilisation 15 par le col 18 puis ralenti par le débouché extérieur divergent 16. Selon les dimensions de la chambre de tranquilisation 15, on pourra provoquer un ralentissement de l'air dans cette dernière plus ou moins accentué . La chambre de tranquilisation 15 forme d'autre part avec le col 18 un second résonateur de Helmholtz en série avec le premier résonateur formé par l'enceinte 2 et le col 17. On sait qu'un résonateur de ce type a la propriété d'inverser la phase de l'onde de pression par rapport au mouvement de la membrane du haut-parleur 1. Le deuxième résonateur permet d'inverser à nouveau cette phase pour rendre l'onde de pression en phase avec les mouvements de la membrane .The stilling chamber 15 allows on the one hand to regularize the air flow by slowing it down after the passage of the neck 17 in order to dampen any turbulence which could have arisen upstream from the neck 17. The air is again ac ~ celerated at the outlet of the tranquilization chamber 15 by the neck 18 then slowed down by the divergent external outlet 16. Depending on the dimensions of the tranquilization chamber 15, the air in the latter may be more or less accentuated. The stilling chamber 15 also forms with the neck 18 a second Helmholtz resonator in series with the first resonator formed by the enclosure 2 and the neck 17. It is known that a resonator of this type has the property of reverse the phase of the pressure wave with respect to the movement of the diaphragm of the loudspeaker 1. The second resonator makes it possible to reverse this phase again to make the pressure wave in phase with the movements of the membrane.
Le second résonateur rayonne non seulement vers l'extérieur par le col 18, mais également à l'intérieur de l'enceinte 2 via le col 17. Ce rayonnement réfléchi a pour propriété de réguler les mouvements de la membrane du haut- parleur 1, et permet ainsi d'augmenter le seuil de puissance au delà duquel les organes mobiles du haut-parleur viennent en butée, ce qui est particulièrement intéressant aux basses fréquences. En quelque sorte, la chambre de tranquilisation 15 raidit la membrane.The second resonator radiates not only outwards via the neck 18, but also inside the enclosure 2 via the neck 17. This reflected radiation has the property of regulating the movements of the membrane of the loudspeaker 1, and thus makes it possible to increase the power threshold beyond which the movable members of the loudspeaker abut, which is particularly advantageous at low frequencies. In a way, the stilling chamber 15 stiffens the membrane.
On pourra apporter toute variante à l'émetteur de son tel que décrit précédemment sans départir du cadre fixé par les revendications.Any variant may be made to the sound emitter as described above without departing from the scope fixed by the claims.
En particulier, bien que l'on ait essentiellement décrit l'écoulement d'air de l'intérieur de l'enceinte vers 1 ' extérieur correspondant à un mouvement de la membrane vers l'intérieur de l'enceinte, il est évident que pour un mouvement de la membrane vers l'extérieur de l'enceinte, l'écoulement aura lieu de l'extérieur vers l'intérieur l'enceinte. Dans ce cas, le débouché intérieur de l'évent joue le rôle du débouché extérieur, et vice-versa. On réalisera de préférence des évents de forme symétrique entre l'amont et l'aval, bien que des formes non symétriques réalisées selon l'invention fonctionnent également.In particular, although the flow of air from the interior of the enclosure to the outside has essentially been described corresponding to a movement of the membrane towards the interior of the enclosure, it is obvious that for a movement of the membrane towards the outside of the enclosure, the flow will take place from the outside towards the inside of the enclosure. In this case, the interior outlet of the vent plays the role of the exterior outlet, and vice versa. Preferably, vents of symmetrical shape will be produced between upstream and downstream, although non-symmetrical shapes produced according to the invention also work.
Bien que l'on ait décrit ici un évent tubulaire d'axe moyen rectiligne, on pense également à des évents ayant une ligne moyenne courbe, la courbure étant néanmoins assez faible pour garantir un écoulement le plus laminaire possible .Although a tubular vent with a rectilinear mean axis has been described here, we also think of vents having a curved mean line, the curvature being nevertheless small enough to guarantee the most laminar flow possible.
Si, pour des contraintes d'encombrement, on doit réaliser un évent franchement coudé, on utilisera de préférence un évent à chambre de tranquilisation de laquelle partiront les parties amont et aval selon des directions arbitraires . Ainsi que cela est illustré à la figure 4 à titre d'exemple, les parties amont 14 et aval 16 sont issues de la chambre de tranquilisation 15 selon des directions sensiblement normales entre elles . La chambre de tranquilisation est ainsi utilisée comme un amortisseur permettant le renvoi d'angle tout en minimisant les pertes aérodynamiques .If, for space constraints, a frankly bent vent has to be produced, a vent with a tranquilization chamber will preferably be used, from which the upstream and downstream parts will leave in arbitrary directions. As illustrated in FIG. 4 by way of example, the upstream 14 and downstream 16 parts come from the stilling chamber 15 in directions that are substantially normal to each other. The stilling chamber is thus used as a shock absorber allowing the angular gear while minimizing aerodynamic losses.
Bien que l'on ait illustré l'évent comme étant placé essentiellement à l'extérieur de l'enceinte, l'invention s'applique encore à un évent placé essentiellement dans 1 ' enceinte .Although the vent has been illustrated as being placed essentially outside the enclosure, the invention still applies to a vent placed essentially in 1 enclosure.
Bien que l'on ait illustré l'évent comme ayant une forme tubulaire, l'invention s'applique encore à un évent ayant une section annulaire évolutive, ainsi que cela est illustré à la figure 5 où l'évent 23 est composé d'une partie extérieure tubulaire 21 et d'un noyau intérieur 22 lié à la partie extérieure par des moyens de liaison non représentés et définissant un canal annulaire pour l'écoulement de l'air. Dans les modes de réalisation illustrés en relation avec les figures 1 à 5, on s'attachera de préférence à ce que l'écoulement soit laminaire au moins au niveau des débouchés, ce y compris pour des amplitudes importantes de déplacement de membrane. A cet effet, on retiendra un dia- mètre de la section de sortie du débouché assez important pour obtenir cet écoulement laminaire .Although the vent has been illustrated as having a tubular shape, the invention also applies to a vent having an evolving annular section, as is illustrated in FIG. 5 where the vent 23 is composed of a tubular outer part 21 and an inner core 22 connected to the outer part by connection means not shown and defining an annular channel for the flow of air. In the embodiments illustrated in relation to FIGS. 1 to 5, it will preferably be ensured that the flow is laminar at least at the level of the outlets, including for large amplitudes of membrane displacement. For this purpose, a diameter of the outlet section of the outlet large enough to obtain this laminar flow will be used.
Selon un autre aspect de l'invention, on cherche à contrôler le flux d'air non plus seulement dans l'évent, mais dans l'enceinte. En référence à la figure 6, un émetteur de son selon l'invention comporte un haut-parleur 30 placé dans un corps 31, le corps 31 ayant des formes internes aptes à conduire de façon laminaire un flux d'air généré par le mouvement de la membrane du haut-parleur 30. Le corps 31 comporte d'un côté de la membrane du haut-parleur 30 un conduit 32 divergent. Le conduit 32 guide l'air poussé ou aspiré par la membrane du haut- parleur en un flux sensiblement monodimensionnel, la vitesse de l'air variant par rapport à la vitesse de déplace- ment de la membrane dans le rapport inverse des sections au fur et à mesure de 1 ' éloignement de la membrane. Corrélativement, la pression augmente au droit de la section de sortie en relation avec la diminution de vitesse. On récupère ainsi une partie d'énergie cinétique de l'air que l'on transforme en pression, tandis que l'on évite les turbulen- ces qui naissent généralement au niveau du bord de la membrane lorsque celle-ci rayonne directement dans l'air.According to another aspect of the invention, it is sought to control the air flow not only in the vent, but in the enclosure. With reference to FIG. 6, a sound transmitter according to the invention comprises a loudspeaker 30 placed in a body 31, the body 31 having internal shapes capable of conducting in a laminar manner a flow of air generated by the movement of the diaphragm of the loudspeaker 30. The body 31 comprises on one side of the diaphragm of the loudspeaker 30 a divergent conduit 32. The duct 32 guides the air pushed or sucked in by the diaphragm of the loudspeaker in a substantially one-dimensional flow, the speed of the air varying with respect to the speed of movement of the diaphragm in the inverse ratio of the sections as and as one moves away from the membrane. Correlatively, the pressure increases at the right of the outlet section in relation to the decrease in speed. Part of the kinetic energy is thus recovered from the air which is converted into pressure, while turbulence is avoided. these which generally arise at the edge of the membrane when the latter radiates directly into the air.
On pourrait ainsi théoriquement envisager des sections de sortie du conduit 32 si importante que la vitesse de sortie de l'air s'annule et est entièrement convertie en pression. En pratique, on retiendra des sections de sortie de l'ordre d'au moins 50% de la surface de la membrane, avec lesquelles il a été mesuré des gains de plusieurs décibels aux basses fréquences. De l'autre côté, le corps 31 comporte un conduit 33 de type convergent/divergent.It would thus theoretically be possible to envisage outlet sections of the duct 32 so large that the speed of exit of the air vanishes and is entirely converted into pressure. In practice, we will use output sections of the order of at least 50% of the surface of the membrane, with which gains of several decibels at low frequencies have been measured. On the other side, the body 31 comprises a conduit 33 of the convergent / divergent type.
Le conduit 33 assure également une fonction de guidage du flux d'air généré par l'autre face de la membrane lors du déplacement de cette dernière . La forme convergente/divergente avec un étranglement intermédiaire 34 permet de créer un volume interne délimité d'une part par la membrane du haut-parleur 30 et d'autre part par l'étranglement 34 séparant la partie convergente de la partie divergente du conduit 33. Ce volume constitue avec l'étranglement 34 un résonateur de Helmholtz .The duct 33 also provides a function for guiding the air flow generated by the other face of the membrane during the movement of the latter. The convergent / divergent shape with an intermediate throttle 34 makes it possible to create an internal volume delimited on the one hand by the membrane of the loudspeaker 30 and on the other hand by the throttle 34 separating the convergent part from the diverging part of the conduit 33 This volume constitutes, with the constriction 34, a Helmholtz resonator.
Il faut alors distinguer deux modes de fonctionnement . Lorsque le son émis a une fréquence supérieure à la fréquence caractéristique du résonateur ainsi constitué, le résonateur joue son rôle de générateur d'ondes et inverse la phase de l'onde qui est rayonnée en sortie du conduit 33, de sorte que l'onde rayonnée à la sortie du conduit 33 est en phase avec l'onde rayonnée à la sortie du conduit 32. Par rapport à une enceinte de forme classique, il a été constaté que la forme interne fuselée du corps permet un gain supérieur à 7 décibels.Two modes of operation must therefore be distinguished. When the sound emitted has a frequency higher than the characteristic frequency of the resonator thus formed, the resonator plays its role of wave generator and reverses the phase of the wave which is radiated at the outlet of the conduit 33, so that the wave radiated at the outlet of the conduit 33 is in phase with the radiated wave at the outlet of the conduit 32. Compared to a conventional enclosure, it has been found that the tapered internal shape of the body allows a gain greater than 7 decibels.
Lorsque la fréquence du son émis est inférieure à la fréquence caractéristique du résonateur, le conduit 33 joue le rôle d'un guide pour l'écoulement d'air. L'onde de pression n'est alors pas créée par le résonateur, mais par le déplacement alterné de 1 ' air présent dans le conduit de façon à créer un rayonnement convectif dans l'air ambiant. Afin de limiter les turbulences au niveau de la partie terminale 35 du conduit 33, on donnera de préférence à celle- ci une forme de diffuseur ou de tuyère, c'est à dire avec un profil en section présentant une concavité tournée vers l'intérieur du conduit. De même, le bord de la partie terminale du conduit 33 seront adoucis éviter toute turbulence générant des bruits lors d'un écoulement d'air entrant. La phase de l'onde de pression ainsi créée n'est plus inversée, de sorte que l'onde sortant du conduit 33 est en opposition de phase de celle sortant du conduit 32. On peut penser alors que les deux ondes voient ainsi leurs effet s'annuler. Mais par rapport à une onde créée par une membrane rayonnant dans l'air ambiant, il a été constaté que l'onde générée à la sortie du conduit 33 est spectacu- lairement plus forte de plusieurs décibels. Il importe donc peu que les deux ondes sortant soient en opposition de phase, la différence de niveau sonore empêchant l'une d'annuler l'autre.When the frequency of the sound emitted is lower than the characteristic frequency of the resonator, the conduit 33 acts as a guide for the air flow. The pressure wave is then not created by the resonator, but by the alternating movement of the air present in the duct so as to create a convective radiation in the ambient air. In order to limit turbulence at the end part 35 of the conduit 33, it will preferably be given a form of diffuser or nozzle, that is to say with a sectional profile having a concavity facing inward. of the duct. Similarly, the edge of the terminal part of the duct 33 will be softened to avoid any turbulence generating noises during a flow of incoming air. The phase of the pressure wave thus created is no longer reversed, so that the wave leaving the conduit 33 is in phase opposition to that leaving the conduit 32. We can then think that the two waves thus see their effect cancel. But compared to a wave created by a membrane radiating in the ambient air, it has been observed that the wave generated at the outlet of the conduit 33 is spectacularly stronger by several decibels. It therefore matters little that the two outgoing waves are in phase opposition, the difference in sound level preventing one from canceling the other.
Selon un deuxième mode de réalisation illustré à la figure 7, l'émetteur de son comporte cette fois un excitateur constitué de deux haut-parleurs 40.1 et 40.2 montés de façon que leurs membranes se font face, les haut-parleurs étant de préférence électriquement branchés en opposition de phase pour imposer aux membranes un mouvement alterné d' éloignement et de rapprochement.According to a second embodiment illustrated in Figure 7, the sound transmitter this time comprises an exciter consisting of two speakers 40.1 and 40.2 mounted so that their membranes face each other, the speakers being preferably electrically connected in phase opposition to impose on the membranes an alternating movement of distance and reconciliation.
L'émetteur de son comporte un premier conduit 41 de forme axisymétrique s ' étendant autour d'un axe X normal aux membranes dans lequel rayonne la face arrière de la membrane du haut-parleur 40.2, et présentant deux étranglements successifs 42 et 43 ainsi qu'une sortie divergente 44. La partie de conduit située entre les étranglements 42 et 43 forme une chambre de tranquilisation, à l'instar de la chambre 15 équipant l'évent selon l'invention. L'émetteur de son comporte par ailleurs un second conduit 45 de forme annulaire s 'étendant autour du premier conduit 41 et dans lequel rayonnent les faces en regard des deux membranes. Le conduit 45 comporte un étranglement 46 et une sortie divergente 47.The sound transmitter comprises a first conduit 41 of axisymmetric shape extending around an axis X normal to the membranes in which radiates the rear face of the membrane of the speaker 40.2, and having two successive throttles 42 and 43 as well as 'a divergent outlet 44. The portion of conduit located between the throttles 42 and 43 forms a tranquilization chamber, like the chamber 15 fitted to the vent according to the invention. The sound emitter also comprises a second duct 45 of annular shape extending around the first duct 41 and in which the facing faces of the two membranes radiate. The duct 45 has a throttle 46 and a divergent outlet 47.
La face arrière de la membrane du haut-parleur 40.1 rayonne dans l'air, mais la puissance qu'elle rayonne est négligeable par rapport à celle rayonnée par l'intermédiaire des conduits 41 et 45. En fonctionnement en moyenne et haute fréquence, le conduit 41 forme un double résonateur de Helmholtz, tandis que le conduit 45 forme un simple résonateur de Helmhotlz. En vertu de l'excitation en opposition de phase, les ondes de pression sortant des conduits 41 et 45 sont en phase. Dans un fonctionnement à basse fréquence, en dessous des fréquences caractéristiques des résonateurs ainsi formés, on crée deux écoulements d'air macroscopiques qui génèrent des ondes de pression en sortie des parties divergentes 44 et 47. Ces ondes de pression sont en opposition de phase, mais il semble que l'un des flux, en l'occurrence celui du conduit 45, a un effet plus important que l'autre, de sorte que l'onde sortant du conduit 45 est prépondérante. L'air contenu dans l'autre flux a plutôt un effet de contre-réaction qui régule les mouvements des deux membra- nés.The rear face of the diaphragm of the speaker 40.1 radiates in the air, but the power that it radiates is negligible compared to that radiated via the conduits 41 and 45. In operation at medium and high frequency, the line 41 forms a double Helmholtz resonator, while line 45 forms a single Helmhotlz resonator. By virtue of the phase opposition excitation, the pressure waves leaving the conduits 41 and 45 are in phase. In a low frequency operation, below the characteristic frequencies of the resonators thus formed, two macroscopic air flows are created which generate pressure waves at the output of the divergent parts 44 and 47. These pressure waves are in phase opposition, but it seems that one of the flows, in this case that of the conduit 45, has a greater effect than the other, so that the wave leaving the conduit 45 is predominant. The air contained in the other flow rather has a feedback effect which regulates the movements of the two members.
Il a été ainsi constaté que la puissance transmis- sible avant saturation des haut-parleurs (c'est-à-dire avant d'atteindre la butée mécanique des organes mobiles des haut-parleurs) est augmentée de façon importante par rapport à un fonctionnement à l'air libre. Par ailleurs, le gain de 1 ' émetteur est sensiblement amélioré par rapport à un émetteur classique, et spectaculairement augmenté dans les basses fréquences .It has thus been observed that the transmissible power before saturation of the loudspeakers (that is to say before reaching the mechanical stop of the moving parts of the loudspeakers) is significantly increased compared to an operation. outdoors. Furthermore, the gain of the transmitter is significantly improved compared to a conventional transmitter, and dramatically increased in the low frequencies.
Selon un troisième mode de réalisation illustré à la figure 8, l'émetteur de son comporte deux haut-parleurs 50.1 et 50.2 montés de façon similaire aux haut-parleurs 40.1 et 40.2 du mode de réalisation précédent. Les faces des membranes rayonnant vers l'extérieur sont chacune associées à un conduit divergent en forme de diffuseur 51.1 et 51.2 s 'étendant selon un axe X normal aux membranes, les faces des membranes se faisant face étant elles associées à un conduit de type convergent/divergent 52 remarquable en ce qu'il possède une symétrie de révolution autour de l'axe X. Le conduit 52 possède ainsi un étranglement annulaire 53 formant le goulot d'un résonateur de Helmholtz.According to a third embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8, the sound transmitter comprises two speakers 50.1 and 50.2 mounted similarly to loudspeakers 40.1 and 40.2 of the previous embodiment. The faces of the membranes radiating outwards are each associated with a divergent duct in the form of a diffuser 51.1 and 51.2 extending along an axis X normal to the membranes, the faces of the membranes facing each other being associated with a duct of the convergent type. / divergent 52 remarkable in that it has a symmetry of revolution around the axis X. The duct 52 thus has an annular constriction 53 forming the neck of a Helmholtz resonator.
Dans les modes de réalisation illustrés en relation avec les figures 6 à 8, on s'attachera de préférence à ce que 1 ' écoulement soit laminaire au moins au niveau de la section de sortie du conduit, ce y compris pour des ampli- tudes importantes de déplacement de membrane. A cet effet, on retiendra un diamètre de la section de sortie assez important pour obtenir cet écoulement laminaire .In the embodiments illustrated in relation to FIGS. 6 to 8, it will preferably be ensured that the flow is laminar at least at the outlet section of the conduit, including for large amplitudes. membrane displacement. For this purpose, we will retain a diameter of the outlet section large enough to obtain this laminar flow.
L'invention a enfin trait à un haut-parleur, qui, en référence à la figure 9, comprend une membrane 60 montée sur un support 61 de forme tubulaire avec une paroi interne lisse, le support comportant des bras 62 pour retenir un moteur installé dans un carénage 63 fuselé. Le moteur possède un organe d' actionnement 64 coopérant avec la membrane pour lui imposer des déplacements alternés, et ainsi provo- quer le déplacement macroscopique de l'air situé de par et d'autre de la membrane. Ainsi que cela est illustré en pointillés sur la figure 9, la face interne est destinée à être raccordée à un corps fuselé pour canaliser l'écoulement d'air ainsi produit. Les formes des profilés 62 et du carénage 63 sont choisies pour provoquer le minimum de turbulences dans le flux d'air les baignant.The invention finally relates to a loudspeaker, which, with reference to FIG. 9, comprises a membrane 60 mounted on a support 61 of tubular shape with a smooth internal wall, the support comprising arms 62 for retaining an installed motor in a streamlined 63 fairing. The motor has an actuating member 64 cooperating with the membrane to impose alternating movements on it, and thus cause the macroscopic movement of the air located on either side of the membrane. As shown in dotted lines in FIG. 9, the internal face is intended to be connected to a tapered body in order to channel the air flow thus produced. The shapes of the sections 62 and of the fairing 63 are chosen to cause the minimum of turbulence in the air flow bathing them.
On pourra en variante non représentée séparer le moteur en deux parties installées de part et d'autre de la membrane dans des carénages fuselés . L'invention n'est pas limitée aux modes particulier de réalisation qui viennent d'être décrits, mais bien au contraire entend couvrir toute variante qui par l'utilisation de moyens équivalents, entre dans le cadre de l'invention tel que défini par les revendications. Bien que l'on ait illustré l'excitateur de l'émetteur de son comme étant constitué par la membrane d'un haut-parleur, l'invention pourra être appliquée plus généralement à tout excitateur pouvant créer un déplacement macroscopique d'air, comme un piston se déplaçant dans un cylindre.In a variant that is not shown, it will be possible to separate the engine into two parts installed on either side of the membrane in tapered fairings. The invention is not limited to particular modes of realization which have just been described, but on the contrary intends to cover any variant which by the use of equivalent means, falls within the scope of the invention as defined by the claims. Although the exciter of the sound emitter has been illustrated as being constituted by the membrane of a loudspeaker, the invention can be applied more generally to any exciter which can create a macroscopic movement of air, such as a piston moving in a cylinder.
Bien que les moyens d'atténuation de la turbulence ait été décrits comme étant essentiellement constitués de formes internes aérodynamiques permettant un écoulement régulier, tout dispositif permettant par exemple un recolle- ment de la couche limite comme un volet ou un dispositif de succion pariétale, ou encore un dispositif d'amortissement des turbulences comme une paroi puisante forment des moyens d'atténuation selon l'invention. Enfin, l'invention englobe tout moyen d'adaptation de la forme du conduit ou de l'évent en fonction du régime de fonctionnement de l'émetteur de son (puissance, fréquence), et/ou des conditions ambiantes (température, bruit de fond...). Although the means for attenuating turbulence has been described as being essentially constituted by aerodynamic internal shapes allowing a smooth flow, any device allowing for example a bonding of the boundary layer such as a flap or a parietal suction device, or still a device for damping turbulence such as a powerful wall form attenuation means according to the invention. Finally, the invention encompasses any means of adapting the shape of the conduit or the vent according to the operating regime of the sound transmitter (power, frequency), and / or the ambient conditions (temperature, noise of background...).
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