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Electro-acoustic driver having compliant diaphragm with stiffening element

US10638232B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 2018
Grant dateApr 28, 2020
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R31/006
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electro-acoustic driver includes a diaphragm formed of a compliant material, a bobbin configured to hold a winding of an electrical conductor and a housing having a housing axis that is substantially coaxial with the bobbin. The diaphragm is fixed to one end of the housing and has a substantially planar shape when the diaphragm is at rest. A stiffening element is fixed to an inner region of a surface of the diaphragm. A motion of the bobbin along a bobbin axis generates a movement of the inner region of the diaphragm to thereby generate an acoustic signal that propagates from the diaphragm.

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