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Audio transducer improvements

US5230021A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 12, 1991
Grant dateJul 20, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R1/26
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An audio transducer having a pair of magnets supported to provide a magnet gap within which a flexible diaphragm supporting an electrical coil is received. The diaphragm is formed of a pair of flexible cylindrical webs joined at their centers to support the coil within the magnet gap. The diaphragm is provided with a row of perforations on either side of the gap to provide flexibility and is aligned centrally within the gap by flexible foam strips attaching the magnets to the diaphragm.

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