Vibration actuator for rigid structures for high-performance bass playback in automobiles

US11943599B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CONTINENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Dimitrios Patsouras · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Robert Joest · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Jens Friedrich · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Johannes Kerkmann · Hannover, DE
• Pascal Köhler · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Karsten Moritz · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Robert Wick · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Stephen Eisele · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Charalampos Ferekidis · Detmold, DE
• Philipp Neubauer · Weißenbach, AT

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 9, 2020
• Grant date: Mar 26, 2024
• Expiry date: Jun 5, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04R2499/13
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An actuator for exciting a component of a motor vehicle with vibrations. The actuator has a housing, an electrical coil and a magnet that is movable to a limited extent in the housing.