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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
May. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Burleson, Goleta, CA (US);
Richard Little, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 9/06 (2006.01); H04R 1/00 (2006.01); H04R 9/04 (2006.01); H04R 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/00 (2013.01); H04R 9/04 (2013.01); H04R 31/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49575 (2015.01);
Abstract
Embodiments are provided for configurations of a loudspeaker and assembly of the loudspeaker. The loudspeaker may include a frame; a voice coil; a magnetic structure having a magnetic gap; a surround; a spider; and a staggered circumferential spacer element. The staggered circumferential spacer element may include an upper tier attached to an outer rim of the surround; and a lower tier attached to an outer rim of the spider. The staggered circumferential spacer may be coupled to the frame such that the voice coil is suspended at least partially within the magnetic gap.