Inventors:
- Framingham MA, US
Christopher A. Pare - Franklin MA, US
Brock N. Jacobites - Hopkinton MA, US
Andrew D. Munro - Arlington MA, US
Thomas Landemaine - Allston MA, US
Nicholas John Joseph - Boston MA, US
Marek Kawka - Bolton MA, US
Prateek Nath - Southborough MA, US
International Classification:
H04R 7/24
H04R 9/02
H04R 9/06
H04R 7/04
H04R 7/16
Abstract:
An electro-acoustic driver includes a diaphragm formed of a compliant material, a bobbin configured to hold a winding of an electrical conductor and a housing having a housing axis that is substantially coaxial with the bobbin. The diaphragm is fixed to one end of the housing and has a substantially planar shape when the diaphragm is at rest. A stiffening element is fixed to an inner region of a surface of the diaphragm. A motion of the bobbin along a bobbin axis generates a movement of the inner region of the diaphragm to thereby generate an acoustic signal that propagates from the diaphragm.