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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2021
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Wei Yang, Boston, MA (US);
Charles Lacolla, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Paul Peace, Boston, MA (US);
Ruipan Chen, Beijing, CN;
Xiaodong Zhou, Beijing, CN;
Zhi Lu, Beijing, CN;
Xingsu Zhu, Beijing, CN;
Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
An audio transducer includes a diaphragm assembly. The diaphragm assembly can include a diaphragm, an attachment portion that circumferentially surrounds the diaphragm, and a flexible surround extending between the diaphragm and the attachment portion. The audio transducer can include a voice coil coupled to the diaphragm where the voice coil has a voice coil lead. The audio transducer can include a carrier that circumferentially surrounds the voice coil. The carrier can include an annular mounting surface, with the attachment portion of the diaphragm assembly being able to attach to the mounting surface, and a channel formed in the mounting surface. The voice coil lead can extend through the channel.