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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander V. Salvatti, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Onur I. Ilkorur, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 7/24 (2006.01); H04R 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 9/06 (2013.01); H04R 7/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A voice coil former including a first portion having a planar region and an out-of plane region that extends outside a plane of the planar region, and wherein a length dimension of the first portion is at least two times greater than a width dimension of the first portion. The former further including a second portion extending from the first portion in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the first portion, the second portion being integrally formed with the first portion and dimensioned to support a voice coil thereon.