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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Jason C. Della Rosa, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Alexander R. Gould, Campbell, CA (US);
Ethan W. Juhnke, Mountain View, CA (US);
John H. Sheerin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Glenn K. Trainer, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ariel A. Massias, San Francisco, CA (US);
Edward V. Anderson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Pablo Seoane Vieites, San Jose, CA (US);
Junyi Yang, Fremont, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic speaker comprising: a device housing defining an interior cavity and including a sidewall extending around the interior cavity between an upper portion and a lower portion of the device housing; first and second sound channels formed at opposing locations along the sidewall, each of the first and second sound channels comprising a plurality of openings formed through the sidewall; a passive radiator array comprising first and second passive radiators disposed within the interior cavity, spaced apart from each other in an opposing relationship and aligned to project sound through the first and second sound channels; an active driver disposed in the device housing and configured to generate sound in response to an electrical signal, the active driver comprising driver housing disposed at least partially between the first and second passive radiators, a magnet disposed within the driver housing, a voice coil and a diaphragm facing downwards towards the lower surface of the device housing; and an annular sound channel disposed along the bottom portion of the device housing adjacent to the diaphragm of the active driver.