Electro-acoustic driver having compliant diaphragm with stiffening element
US9942662B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R31/006
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electro-acoustic driver includes a diaphragm formed of a compliant material, a bobbin configured to hold a winding of an electrical conductor and a housing having a housing axis that is substantially coaxial with the bobbin. The diaphragm is fixed to one end of the housing and has a substantially planar shape when the diaphragm is at rest. A stiffening element is fixed to an inner region of a surface of the diaphragm. A motion of the bobbin along a bobbin axis generates a movement of the inner region of the diaphragm to thereby generate an acoustic signal that propagates from the diaphragm.
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