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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2016
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael Asfaw, Mountain View, CA (US);
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An embodiment discloses the present disclosure includes a transducer having a yoke. The yoke includes a pair of arms. The yoke further includes a layer high permeability steel located between the pair of arms. The yoke also includes a metal coil wrapped around a post located at a central location on the layer of high permeability steel. The apparatus also includes a pair of permanent magnets attached to the single layer high permeability steel, where the permanent magnets each flank the post. The apparatus further includes a pair of springs, each includes a first end and second end, where the first end of each spring is attached to one of the respective arms. Yet further, the apparatus includes a diaphragm coupled to the second end of each spring configured to vibrate in response to a signal supplied to the metal coil.