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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2021
Knowles Electronics, Llc, Itasca, IL (US);
Thomas Miller, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Paul C Dayton, Wayne, IL (US);
Knowles Electronics, LLC, Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a balanced armature receiver () including a housing having a diaphragm comprising a movable paddle () disposed in the housing and separating the housing into a back volume () and a front volume () defined partly by space between a ceiling of the housing and the diaphragm, wherein the paddle is oriented non-parallel to the ceiling. A sound port () in the housing acoustically couples the front volume to an exterior of the housing, wherein the sound port is located on an end wall between the diaphragm and the ceiling. A motor disposed in the back volume includes a coil magnetically coupled to an armature having an end portion movably disposed between magnets retained by a yoke and coupled to the paddle.