Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vented acoustic transducers, and related methods and systems
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Application No.: US16880825Application Date: 2020-05-21
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Publication No.: US11310591B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Peter C. Hrudey , Justin D. Crosby , Gokhan Hatipoglu
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Main IPC: H04R1/40
- IPC: H04R1/40 ; H04R7/16 ; H04R1/28

Abstract:
An electronic device has an acoustic transducer with an acoustic diaphragm. The diaphragm has opposed first and second major surfaces. A front volume is positioned adjacent the first major surface. A back volume is positioned adjacent the second major surface. An elongated channel defines a barometric vent and extends from a first end fluidly coupled with the front volume to a second end fluidly coupled with the back volume, fluidly coupling the front volume with the back volume. The elongated channel may have a high aspect ratio (L/D), providing the vent with a substantial air mass. The elongated channel may be segmented to define a higher-order filter. For example, a segmented channel can have a cascade of repeating acoustic-mass and acoustic-compliance units, providing the barometric vent with additional degrees-of-freedom for tuning.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200382861A1 VENTED ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS, AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2020-12-03
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