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DSR speaker elements and methods of manufacturing thereof

US10433067B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 2016
Grant dateOct 1, 2019
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2201/003
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a DSR speaker comprising at least a central moving element, a plurality of peripheral flexure benders, each flexure bender comprising at least a pair of electrodes and at least a piezoelectric material layer, the flexure benders being connected to said moving element and being configured to move said moving element along an axis perpendicular to a moving element surface, in response to an electrical stimulus applied to said electrodes, in order to produce sound, and at least a mechanical stopper which is configured to limit the motion of said moving element. Various manufacturing methods are also described.

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