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Acoustic transducer having reduced thickness

US7190803B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 9, 2002
Grant dateMar 13, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R25/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A transducer for a hearing aid includes a housing, a relatively thin membrane having a free end suspended in the housing for vibration in response to a motor. The motor has a coil and a magnet assembly, the coil being mounted in the housing beneath the membrane; the magnet assembly being mounted in the housing coaxially with the coil and to one edge of the membrane.

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