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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Alexander V. Salvatti, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 9/02 (2006.01); H04R 9/04 (2006.01); H04R 1/06 (2006.01); H04R 7/08 (2006.01); H04R 9/06 (2006.01); H04R 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 9/045 (2013.01); H04R 1/06 (2013.01); H04R 7/08 (2013.01); H04R 9/02 (2013.01); H04R 9/06 (2013.01); H04R 7/20 (2013.01); H04R 9/047 (2013.01); H04R 2307/204 (2013.01); H04R 2400/11 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A speaker including a frame, and a magnet assembly coupled to the frame. The magnet assembly forms an air gap through which a magnetic flux is directed. The speaker further including a voice coil suspended in the air gap, a diaphragm coupled to the voice coil and a compliant suspension member for suspending the voice coil within the air gap. The suspension member includes an electrically conductive member for providing an electrical connection between the voice coil and a circuit coupled to the frame.