Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vented acoustic transducers and related methods and systems
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Application No.: US15676210Application Date: 2017-08-14
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Publication No.: US10469941B2Publication Date: 2019-11-05
- Inventor: Ruchir M. Dave , Jesse A. Lippert , Nikolas T. Vitt , Scott P. Porter , Eugene Fox
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Ganz Pollard, LLC
- Main IPC: H04R1/28
- IPC: H04R1/28 ; H04R1/02 ; H04R1/44 ; H04R7/10 ; H04R1/08 ; H04R9/06 ; H04R9/08 ; H04R31/00

Abstract:
An acoustic transducer can have an acoustic diaphragm defining a barometric vent configured to equalize a barometric pressure-gradient across the acoustic diaphragm. Such a barometric vent can be formed by an aperture through the acoustic diaphragm. A gas-permeable vent membrane can be coupled with the acoustic diaphragm and extend across the aperture. The vent membrane can inhibit movement of liquid across the vent membrane. An acoustic-transducer module can include a chassis a chassis configured to mount the acoustic-transducer module to another module, and a suspension system can movably couple the acoustic diaphragm with the chassis. Such an acoustic-transducer module can sealably couple with a housing of a water-resistant electronic device to inhibit a flow of liquid into the housing while providing a water-resistant barometric vent to the housing, as well as an acoustic diaphragm having a sufficient size to meet or exceed selected acoustic-performance targets.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180063634A1 VENTED ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2018-03-01
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