Thin speaker with curved or angled structure
US10999673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2400/11
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are numerous embodiments of speakers of non-conventional shape. In one set of embodiments, each speaker comprises a pair of curved magnets and a curved voice coil plate located between the magnets and parallel to the magnets. In another set of embodiments, each speaker comprises two or more segments attached at an angle to one another, where each segment comprises a pair of bar magnets and a voice coil plate located between the magnets. Optionally, the magnets and voice coil plate can be curved or angled in a third-dimension as well. The embodiments allow for a speaker to be built of almost any shape.
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