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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2014
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Iman Shahosseini, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Khalil Najafi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Rebecca L. Peterson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An electromagnetic transducer includes a magnetic assembly and a coil assembly. The magnetic assembly may include an inner magnet subassembly and an outer magnet subassembly. The inner magnet subassembly and the outer magnet subassembly each have a plurality of axial magnets arranged in a stacked configuration with a spacer disposed between vertically adjacent axial magnets. The coil assembly includes an inner coil subassembly and an outer coil subassembly. The inner coil subassembly is disposed between the inner magnet subassembly and the outer magnet subassembly, and the outer coil subassembly is disposed around the outer magnet subassembly. The coil assembly and the magnetic assembly are configured to move relative to each other.