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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2019
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Rebecca J. Mikolajczyk, San Jose, CA (US);
Onur I. Ilkorur, Campbell, CA (US);
David S. Wilkes, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher Wilk, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Michael J Newman, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A dual function transducer assembly comprising: a magnet motor assembly comprising a first magnet plate and a second magnet plate arranged in parallel to one another along a first axis; a sound output assembly coupled to the magnet motor assembly, the sound output assembly comprising a piston and a voice coil, and wherein the voice coil is arranged to cause a vibration of the piston in a direction parallel to the first axis; and a shaker assembly coupled to the magnet motor assembly, the shaker assembly comprising a first shaker coil and a second shaker coil arranged to cause a vibration of the magnet assembly in a direction parallel to a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis.