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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2018
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mark William Starnes, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jonathan James Barrett, Cambridge, GB;
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A system includes a panel extending in a plane, an actuator attached to a surface of the panel, and an electronic control module to activate the actuator to cause vibration of the panel. The actuator includes: a plate to create a force to cause vibration of the panel to generate sound waves, having a width, W, at a first edge; a stub extending from the first edge of the plate, having a width at a region of connection to the plate that is less than W, the stub being attached to the surface of the panel to transfer the force received from the plate to the panel and cause the panel to vibrate; and a damper supported by a surface of the plate facing the panel coupling the plate to the panel, the damper having a having a width greater than W.