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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2012
Shengbo LI, Guangdong, CN;
Shengbo Li, Guangdong, CN;
Harman International (China) Holdings Co., Ltd., Guangdong, CN;
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A speaker and a method of producing a speaker, the speaker including: an enclosure; at least one transducer mounted in the enclosure; and at least one passive radiator mounted in the enclosure, including a suspension and a center panel encircled by and adhered to the suspension, wherein the at least one transducer is combined with the at least one passive radiator, and functions as at least a part of the center panel. According to the speaker of the present disclosure, by fully or partly replacing the center panel of the at least one passive radiator by one or more transducer(s), both the internal space and the cost of the speaker are saved without sacrificing the sound quality.