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公开(公告)号:US10687146B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-16
申请号:US16224584
申请日:2018-12-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Anthony P. Grazian , Christopher Wilk , Hongdan Tao , Scott P Porter , Michael Asfaw
Abstract: A speaker assembly including a frame and a magnet assembly positioned within the frame. The magnet assembly may include a magnet and a top plate. The assembly further including a sound radiating surface suspended over the magnet assembly. The sound radiating surface includes a flexible circuit. A suspension suspending the sound radiating surface over the magnet assembly is further provided. The suspension may be over molded to the sound radiating surface and the frame. A voice coil extends from a bottom side of the sound radiating surface and electrically connects to the flexible circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US10194248B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-29
申请号:US15048784
申请日:2016-02-19
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Anthony P. Grazian , Christopher Wilk , Hongdan Tao , Scott P Porter , Michael Asfaw
IPC: H04R1/00 , H04R9/08 , H04R11/02 , H04R9/06 , H04R7/12 , H04R7/18 , H04R9/02 , H04R29/00 , H04R31/00 , H04R9/04
Abstract: A speaker assembly including a frame and a magnet assembly positioned within the frame. The magnet assembly may include a magnet and a top plate. The assembly further including a sound radiating surface suspended over the magnet assembly. The sound radiating surface includes a flexible circuit. A suspension suspending the sound radiating surface over the magnet assembly is further provided. The suspension may be over molded to the sound radiating surface and the frame. A voice coil extends from a bottom side of the sound radiating surface and electrically connects to the flexible circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US20180192217A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-05
申请号:US15398483
申请日:2017-01-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Roderick B. Hogan , Anthony P. Grazian , Scott P. Porter , Christopher Wilk , Hongdan Tao
CPC classification number: H04R29/003 , H04R1/023 , H04R1/06 , H04R7/125 , H04R7/127 , H04R9/045 , H04R9/06 , H04R31/003 , H04R2307/025 , H04R2400/11 , H04R2499/11 , H04R2499/15
Abstract: A speaker assembly including a sound radiating surface suspended over a magnet assembly, a suspension member for suspending the sound radiating surface over the magnet assembly, a voice coil extending from a bottom side of the sound radiating surface, and a capacitive displacement sensor for sensing a movement of the sound radiating surface. The capacitive displacement sensor including a first conductive plate fixedly positioned over the sound radiating surface and a second conductive plate coupled to the sound radiating surface and vertically aligned with the first conductive plate, and wherein the second conductive plate is confined to an area that is entirely radially inward of the voice coil.
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公开(公告)号:US20180084323A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-22
申请号:US15699064
申请日:2017-09-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Thomas R. Luce , Anthony P. Grazian , Hongdan Tao , Christopher Wilk , Daniel W. Jarvis , David A. Pakula
CPC classification number: H04R1/025 , H04R1/023 , H04R1/028 , H04R1/2811 , H04R7/18 , H04R9/025 , H04R9/06 , H04R2400/11 , H04R2499/11
Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed that includes one or more sealed audio modules that are unaffected by changes in the internal pressure within the electronic device. The audio modules can also include one or more features that increase the audible bandwidth of the electronic device.
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公开(公告)号:US20170273180A1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-21
申请号:US15157314
申请日:2016-05-17
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: David J. Drennan , Bruce Berg , Joseph Nazari , Bonnie W. Tom , Kristina A. Babiarz , Anthony P. Grazian
CPC classification number: H04R1/02 , B29C45/14311 , B29C45/14467 , B29C45/14639 , B29K2069/00 , B29K2715/006 , G06F1/1605 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/1658 , G06F1/1688 , H04R31/006 , H04R2499/11 , H05K1/05 , H05K3/202 , H05K3/205 , H05K3/28 , H05K2201/10083 , H05K2203/1327
Abstract: A method of forming an overmolded plastic structure on a metallic plate includes first bonding a component to the metallic plate. The component is bonded with an adhesive that adheres it to the metallic plate. A plastic structure is formed over at least a portion of the component and the metallic plate and the plastic structure primarily adheres to the component. The component can be a set of metallic signal conductors that are used to route electrical signals across the metallic plate and the adhesive can be used to electrically insulate the signal conductors from the metallic plate.
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公开(公告)号:US20250088791A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-13
申请号:US18464747
申请日:2023-09-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Anthony P. Grazian , Christopher Wilk , Onur I. Ilkorur , Catherine G. Waft , Daniel W. Corona
Abstract: A transducer assembly comprising: a frame positioned within an interior chamber defined by an enclosure comprising a port to an ambient environment; a surround comprising a fixed portion sealed to the frame and a movable portion dividing the interior chamber into a front volume chamber coupling a first side of the surround to the port and a back volume chamber coupled to a second side of the surround; and a barometric vent coupled to the fixed portion to vent a pressure between the front volume chamber and the back volume chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US10397693B1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-27
申请号:US15917426
申请日:2018-03-09
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Hongdan Tao , Anthony P. Grazian , Christopher Wilk , Matthew A. Donarski , Michael J. Newman , Onur I. Ilkorur
Abstract: An acoustic enclosure has a housing at least partially defining an acoustic chamber for an acoustic radiator. The housing defines an acoustic port from the acoustic chamber to a surrounding environment. An acoustic resonator has a first resonant chamber and a second resonant chamber. The acoustic resonator also has a first duct to acoustically couple the first resonant chamber with the acoustic chamber and a second duct to acoustically couple the second resonant chamber with the first resonant chamber. An electronic device can have an electro-acoustic transducer. Circuitry in the electronic device can drive the electro-acoustic transducer to emit sound over a selected frequency bandwidth. Damping provided by the first and the second resonant chambers can de-emphasize one or more frequencies and/or extend a frequency response of the acoustic enclosure to improve perceived sound quality emitted by the electronic device.
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公开(公告)号:US10299032B2
公开(公告)日:2019-05-21
申请号:US15701335
申请日:2017-09-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Anthony P. Grazian , Christopher Wilk , Claudio Notarangelo , Hongdan Tao , Michael J. Newman , Onur I. Ilkorur , Thomas H. Tsang
Abstract: A micro-speaker assembly including an enclosure having an enclosure wall separating a surrounding environment from an encased space, wherein the enclosure wall defines an acoustic port from the encased space to the surrounding environment; a sound radiating surface positioned within the encased space and dividing the encased space into a front volume chamber and a back volume chamber, wherein the front volume chamber is acoustically coupled to a first surface of the sound radiating surface and the acoustic port, and the back volume chamber acoustically coupled to a second surface of the sound radiating surface; and a resonator acoustically coupled to the front volume chamber, wherein the resonator comprises a neck acoustically coupled to an acoustic cavity, and an opening to the neck is positioned at a distance from the acoustic port that corresponds to a quarter wavelength resonance of the front volume chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US20190149925A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-16
申请号:US16224584
申请日:2018-12-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Anthony P. Grazian , Christopher Wilk , Hongdan Tao , Scott P. Porter , Michael Asfaw
Abstract: A speaker assembly including a frame and a magnet assembly positioned within the frame. The magnet assembly may include a magnet and a top plate. The assembly further including a sound radiating surface suspended over the magnet assembly. The sound radiating surface includes a flexible circuit. A suspension suspending the sound radiating surface over the magnet assembly is further provided. The suspension may be over molded to the sound radiating surface and the frame. A voice coil extends from a bottom side of the sound radiating surface and electrically connects to the flexible circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US10271127B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-23
申请号:US15648106
申请日:2017-07-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: David A. Hurrell , Tyler B. Cater , Scott P. Porter , Salome Bavetta , Anthony P. Grazian , Benjamin J. Pope , Scott A. Myers , Ashutosh Y. Shukla , Benjamin M. Russo , Christopher Wilk , David MacNeil , Eric N. Nyland , Ihtesham H. Chowdhury , Joseph F. Maldonado , Kevin M. Froese , Richard Hung Minh Dinh , Ruchir M. Dave , Teemu P. Sipila , Yang Liu
Abstract: This disclosure describes a speaker assembly suitable for use in a portable electronic device utilizing water resistant ports. The speaker assembly can have an open back that subjects a back volume of the speaker to pressure differentials within a device housing of the portable electronic device. The speaker assembly can utilize a speaker surround having a varying thickness. The varying thickness speaker surround allows the speaker to maintain an acceptable frequency response profile while limiting the travel of the diaphragm it is coupled with. The disclosure also describes how electrically conductive pathways can be integrated within a housing of the speaker assembly.
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