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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2002
Atsushi Kuwabara, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A speaker comprises a lower frame assembly and an upper frame assembly. The lower frame assembly comprises a lower frame provided with a yoke, a permanent magnet secured to the yoke, and a top plate secured to the permanent magnet. The upper frame assembly comprises an upper frame provided with a diaphragm secured to the upper frame, and a voice coil secured to the diaphragm and disposed in a magnetic gap between the yoke and the top plate. A plurality of axial grooves are formed in a peripheral wall of the lower frame, and a plurality of engaging portions are formed on the upper frame, corresponding to the grooves of the lower frame. Each of the engaging portions comprises an engaging plate and a hook formed at an end of the engaging plate.