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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Craig M. Stanley, Campbell, CA (US);
Simon K. Porter, San Jose, CA (US);
John H. Sheerin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Glenn K. Trainer, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jason C. Della Rosa, Campbell, CA (US);
Ethan L. Huwe, Davis, CA (US);
Sean T. McIntosh, Cupertino, CA (US);
Erik L. Wang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Christopher J. Stringer, Woodside, CA (US);
Molly J. Anderson, San Francisco, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to speakers and more specifically to an array speaker for distributing music uniformly across a room. A number of audio drivers can be radially distributed within a speaker housing so that an output of the drivers is distributed evenly throughout the room. In some embodiments, the exit geometry of the audio drivers can be configured to bounce off a surface supporting the array speaker to improve the distribution of music throughout the room. The array speaker can include a number of vibration isolation elements distributed within a housing of the array speaker. The vibration isolation elements can be configured reduce the strength of forces generated by a subwoofer of the array speaker.