Newlands Technology Limited

William John Metheringham

David Anthony Johnson

Brian Douglas Smith

Neil Munns

An acoustic transducer comprises an active element which changes in length along a first axis in response to an audiofrequency input signal, the element being mounted between an inertial mass and a foot which in use engages a surface whereby audiofrequency vibrations produced by the active element are transmitted to the surface, characterised in that the foot is hingedly connected to the inertial mass and the active element is located between the foot and the mass such that the angle between the first axis and the surface is less than 90&#xb0;, in use.

Acoustic actuators

An acoustic device has a suspended sheet of a thin flexible material having a rigid rod secured along one edge. An audio frequency actuator, which is preferably a magnetostrictive actuator, is acoustically coupled to an end face of the rod. The audiofrequency actuator is supplied with an audio signal from an audio source such as player device selected from the group which includes a recording tape player, a CD player, a DVD player, and a solid state memory device.

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William John Metheringham