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Transducer with motion control

US9301072B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 2013
Grant dateMar 29, 2016
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2499/11
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An audio system comprises an electro-acoustic transducer (1) with transducer connections (12, 13) to receive an audio signal (AS) in the audio frequency range from a driver circuit (14) and measure means (11) to measure the excursion of a diaphragm (3) of the electro-acoustic transducer (1), wherein a sensor signal source (16) provides a sensor signal (SS) at the transducer connections (12, 13) with a sensor frequency beyond the audio frequency range and in the range of the resonance frequency of the electro-acoustic transducer and, wherein the measure means (11) comprise a sensor circuit (18) to sense changes of the impedance of the electro-acoustic transducer (1) for the sensor signal (SS) at the transducer connections (12, 13) caused by the excursion of the diaphragm (3) due to the audio signal (AS).

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