公开(公告)号：US20220200432A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17127977

申请日：2020-12-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Onur I. ILKORUR ,  Xin LUO ,  Christopher WILK ,  Aneesh R. KUDEKAR

IPC: H02K33/18 ,  H02P25/034

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a shaker module for an electronic device. The shaker module may include a movable component that is resiliently suspended in relation to a voice coil by one or more gap-separated pairs of the flat springs. The flat springs reduce the z-height of the shaker module for implementation in, for example, compact electronic devices. The gap-separated pairs of flat springs facilitate adjustment of the resonance frequency of the shaker module substantially independently of adjustments to drop performance, while providing stability against unwanted rocking motions of the movable component.

公开(公告)号：US20230217172A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17966755

申请日：2022-10-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel K. BOOTHE ,  Onur I. ILKORUR ,  Marty E. JOHNSON ,  Chris WILK ,  Andrea Baldioceda OREAMUNO ,  Dan W. MAIER

IPC: H04R5/04 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R3/12 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04S1/00

CPC classification number: H04R5/04 ,  H04R5/023 ,  H04R3/12 ,  H04R1/025 ,  H04S1/007 ,  H04R2499/13

Abstract: Implementations of the subject technology provide for sound stage reversal for enclosed environments. For example, various occupants within an enclosed environment and listening to the same spatially-oriented audio content may be facing in various different respective directions. Speakers within the enclosed environment may be operated to generate the spatially-oriented audio content for the various occupants, with various respective sound stage orientations corresponding to the various different respective directions in which the occupants face.

公开(公告)号：US20230199404A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US18109838

申请日：2023-02-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aneesh R. KUDEKAR ,  Onur I. ILKORUR ,  Pablo Seoane VIEITES ,  Stuart M. NEVILL

IPC: H04R17/00

CPC classification number: H04R17/00

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a device comprising a moving-coil speaker including a diaphragm to play low-frequency signals from an audio-signal source, and a piezoelectric transducer coupled to the diaphragm to play high-frequency signals from the audio-signal source. A coupler couples the diaphragm to a housing of the device.

公开(公告)号：US20230379626A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18136860

申请日：2023-04-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yang LIU ,  Ashwat Kandasamy AMIRTHALINGAM ,  Onur I. ILKORUR ,  Thomas M. JENSEN ,  Oliver LEONHARDT ,  David W. ROBISON ,  Teemu P. SIPILA

IPC: H04R3/08 ,  H04R29/00 ,  H04R9/06

CPC classification number: H04R3/08 ,  H04R29/003 ,  H04R9/06

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices having speakers. An electronic device may operate the speaker at or near one or more resonance frequencies of the speaker and/or the electronic device. This can allow the electronic device to efficiently eject an occlusion when the speaker is occluded by a fluid or other debris. For example, the electronic device may determine a resonance frequency by obtaining one or more electrical characteristics of an electronic component while the speaker is occluded, determine the resonance frequency based on the obtained electrical characteristic(s), and operate the speaker at a frequency that is based on the resonance frequency to eject the occlusion.

公开(公告)号：US20230217159A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17966758

申请日：2022-10-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel K. BOOTHE ,  Onur I. ILKORUR ,  Marty E. JOHNSON ,  Chris WILK ,  Jason T. PARKER

IPC: H04R1/34 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R3/00 ,  B60J5/04

CPC classification number: H04R1/345 ,  B60J5/0413 ,  H04R1/025 ,  H04R3/00 ,  B60J1/12 ,  H04R2499/13

Abstract: Implementations of the subject technology provide a access-feature-mounted external speaker. The access-feature-mounted external speaker may be disposed within an internal cavity in the door, and acoustically coupled to a slot in an edge of the door by an acoustic duct. In a closed position of the door, sound from the access-feature-mounted external speaker may be projected into a gap between the door and a structural interface of an enclosure, and redirected in part by the structural interface to a location external to the enclosure. In an open position of the door, sound from the speaker may be projected into an opening in the enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US20230133951A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：US17966753

申请日：2022-10-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel K. BOOTHE ,  Chris WILK ,  Onur I. ILKORUR ,  Marty E. JOHNSON ,  Jason T. PARKER ,  Andrea BALDIOCEDA OREAMUNO

IPC: H04R1/02 ,  B60R11/02 ,  H04R5/02

Abstract: Implementations of the subject technology provide directional audio for enclosed environments. In one or more implementations, an apparatus may include an enclosed environment, and one or more a dual directional speakers, one or more ringed arrays of speakers, one or more isobaric cross-firing speakers, and/or one or more door-mounted speaker arrays that are operable to direct sound to one or more desired locations within the enclosed environment.

公开(公告)号：US20240121559A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18239114

申请日：2023-08-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Onur I. ILKORUR ,  Christopher WILK ,  Gokhan HATIPOGLU ,  Peter C. HRUDEY

IPC: H04R19/02 ,  B81B3/00 ,  H04R1/02

CPC classification number: H04R19/02 ,  B81B3/0021 ,  H04R1/025 ,  B81B2201/0257 ,  H04R2201/003

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices having speakers such as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) speakers. A MEMS speaker can include cylindrical corrugated MEMS structure. The cylindrical corrugated MEMS structure may include a contiguous MEMS structure with corrugations that run around an open cylindrical core that is defined, in part, by interior folds of the corrugations. The cylindrical corrugated MEMS structure may be deformed, responsive to an applied voltage, such that a portion of the cylindrical corrugated MEMS structure bends into and/or out of the open cylindrical core to push air out of and/or pull air into the open cylindrical core. In one or more implementations, a MEMS speaker may include an array of cylindrical corrugated MEMS structures.

公开(公告)号：US20230217144A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17966754

申请日：2022-10-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel K. BOOTHE ,  Onur I. ILKORUR ,  Marty E. JOHNSON ,  Chris WILK ,  Andrea BALDIOCEDA OREAMUNO ,  Dan W. MAIER

IPC: H04R1/02 ,  B60R11/02 ,  H04R5/02

CPC classification number: H04R1/025 ,  B60R11/0217 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R2499/13

Abstract: Implementations of the subject technology provide occupant-based audio for enclosed environments. For example, an apparatus having an enclosure and one or more speakers may determine a location and/or an identity of an occupant within an enclosed environment defined by the enclosure, and operate the one or more speakers to provide audio output to the location of the occupant. The apparatus may also operate the one or more speakers to reduce the audio output to one or more other locations within the enclosure, such as to one or more non-occupant locations and/or to one or more locations of one or more other occupants. The audio output may be occupant-specific audio output, such as a personalized notifications, in one or more implementations.

公开(公告)号：US20230136545A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：US17966752

申请日：2022-10-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel K. BOOTHE ,  Onur I. ILKORUR ,  Marty E. JOHNSON ,  Chris WILK ,  Jason T. PARKER ,  Tom-Davy W. SAUX

IPC: H04R1/34 ,  H04R1/28 ,  H04R5/02

Abstract: Implementations of the subject technology provide directional acoustic devices such as directional speakers. A directional speaker may include a sound-generating component that projects sound from an acoustic port, and has a rear or interior surface that interfaces with a back volume of the speaker. The directional speaker may also include one or more acoustic ducts coupled to the back volume that direct a negative polarity version of the sound to one or more desired locations in an external environment of the speaker. The negative polarity version of the sound may cancel portions of the sound projected from the acoustic port, at one or more desired locations in the external environment that are determined by the arrangement of the acoustic duct(s).

公开(公告)号：US20230069090A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17460139

申请日：2021-08-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aneesh R. KUDEKAR ,  Onur I. ILKORUR ,  Pablo Seoane VIEITES ,  Stuart M. NEVILL

IPC: H04R17/00

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a device comprising a moving-coil speaker including a diaphragm to play low-frequency signals from an audio-signal source, and a piezoelectric transducer coupled to the diaphragm to play high-frequency signals from the audio-signal source. A coupler couples the diaphragm to a housing of the device.