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Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021

Filed:

May. 28, 2020
Applicant:

Facebook Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Churning Zhao, Redmond, WA (US);

Scott Porter, Woodinville, WA (US);

Drew Stone Briggs, Seattle, WA (US);

Antonio John Miller, Woodinville, WA (US);

Assignee:

Facebook Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 17/02 (2013.01); H04R 2201/003 (2013.01);
Abstract

An in-ear device comprises a transducer section, a front volume section, and a rear volume section. The transducer section includes a frame and piezoelectric actuators coupled to the frame. The piezoelectric actuators are configured to generate an acoustic pressure wave. The transducer section includes a first side and a second side, the second side being opposite the first side. The front volume section is coupled to the first side to form a front cavity, the front volume section including an aperture from which the generated acoustic pressure wave exits the front volume section towards an ear drum of a user. The rear volume section is coupled to the second side to form a rear cavity. The transducer section, the front volume section, and the rear volume section are configured to fit entirely within the ear canal.


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