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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Inventor:
Brian Sterling, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 9/06 (2006.01); H04R 7/16 (2006.01); H04R 9/02 (2006.01); H04R 9/04 (2006.01); H04R 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 7/16 (2013.01); H04R 7/20 (2013.01); H04R 9/025 (2013.01); H04R 9/04 (2013.01); H04R 9/045 (2013.01); H04R 9/06 (2013.01); H04R 9/041 (2013.01); H04R 2207/00 (2013.01); H04R 2209/041 (2013.01); H04R 2400/07 (2013.01); H04R 2400/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A loudspeaker is provided with a magnet assembly with an overall length aligned along a longitudinal axis and a frame with a wall encircled around the magnet assembly with a length aligned along the longitudinal axis, wherein the magnet assembly and the wall define a voice coil gap. The loudspeaker is also provided with a voice coil disposed in the voice coil gap; wherein the magnet assembly is symmetrically aligned with the wall such that a halfway point of the overall length of the magnet assembly coincides with a midpoint of the length of the wall.