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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Inventor:
Paul Wayne Peace, Jr., Springfield, PA (US);
Assignee:
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/34 (2006.01); H04R 7/04 (2006.01); H04R 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/025 (2013.01); H04R 1/345 (2013.01); H04R 7/04 (2013.01); H04R 1/023 (2013.01); H04R 9/06 (2013.01); H04R 2201/02 (2013.01); H04R 2400/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments are disclosed for a loudspeaker for producing directed acoustic vibrations. In some embodiments, a loudspeaker includes an electromagnetic transducer including a diaphragm configured to generate acoustic vibrations. The loudspeaker may further include an aperture frame positioned in front of the diaphragm in a direction of propagation of the acoustic vibrations, the aperture frame covering only a portion of a radiating surface of the diaphragm and having a shape that corresponds to the contours of the diaphragm.