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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1975
William L Hayes, Anaheim, CA (US);
Jerry A Siciliano, Anaheim, CA (US);
Altec Corporation, Anaheim, CA (US);
Abstract
A technique for accurately aligning the voice coil of a high frequency driver type loudspeaker in an annular magnetic gap formed between the top plate and the pole piece-phasing plug assembly thereof. A pair of dowels are attached to the top plate by means of screws, at positions separated from each other. The inside diameter of the dowels is greater than the diameter of the screws so as to permit radial adjustment of the position of the dowels on the screws. The screws are first left loose so that the dowels have limited freedom of radial movement. A jig member having a plurality of radial finger portions arranged in a circle is placed over the pole piece-phasing plug assembly with the ends of the finger portions lying in the magnetic gap against the side of the phasing plug. The voice coil diaphragm assembly is then placed over the jig member with the voice coil in the magnetic gap formed between the top plate and the pole piece-phasing plug, and with locating aperture portions of the assembly fitted over the dowels, the jig fingers having a thickness such as to provide proper centering of the coil. The dowels are freed to move radially on their associated screws to permit the positioning of the assembly in its centered location. In this location, the screws are tightened to lock the dowels in position. The jig member is then removed and the diaphragm voice coil assembly fixedly attached to the top plate with the apertures therein fitted over the dowels, so as to center the voice coil in the gap.