Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Waterproof speaker module
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Application No.: US15025328Application Date: 2013-09-30
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Publication No.: US09820038B2Publication Date: 2017-11-14
- Inventor: Alexander V. Salvatti , Andrew Bright , Christopher Wilk , Justin D. Crosby , Nikolas T. Vitt , Pablo Seoane Vieites , Ruchir M. Dave , Samuel Bruce Weiss , Teemu P. Sipila
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2013/062696 WO 20130930
- International Announcement: WO2015/047410 WO 20150402
- Main IPC: H04R9/06
- IPC: H04R9/06 ; H04R1/44 ; H04R1/02

Abstract:
A waterproof speaker module may include a membrane formed from at least one waterproof and elastic material and a supporting structure. The membrane may include an outer surface, an inner surface, and at least one concave region that is indented toward the inner surface. The supporting structure may be coupled to the membrane and include a support structure that mates with the concave region of the membrane when the speaker is subjected to a hydrostatic load. When the speaker is not subjected to a hydrostatic load, the support structure may contact the concave region. In this way, the membrane may be resistant to tearing or rupture due to hydrostatic load.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160212526A1 Waterproof Speaker Module Public/Granted day:2016-07-21
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