Knowles Electronics, Inc.

Paul C Dayton

Thomas E Miller

Shehab Albahri

An acoustic receiver includes a first receiver subassembly having bottom housing plate with at least a portion of a motor fastened thereto, and a second receiver subassembly having a closed-ended housing wall with at least one open end that is fastened to the bottom housing plate. A method of making and assembling the components is also described.

Acoustic receiver and method of making same

The present disclosure relates to a balanced armature receiver () including a housing having a diaphragm comprising a movable paddle () disposed in the housing and separating the housing into a back volume () and a front volume () defined partly by space between a ceiling of the housing and the diaphragm, wherein the paddle is oriented non-parallel to the ceiling. A sound port () in the housing acoustically couples the front volume to an exterior of the housing, wherein the sound port is located on an end wall between the diaphragm and the ceiling. A motor disposed in the back volume includes a coil magnetically coupled to an armature having an end portion movably disposed between magnets retained by a yoke and coupled to the paddle.

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Wayne, IL, United States of America

Paul C Dayton