Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Annular support structure
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Application No.: US15613066Application Date: 2017-06-02
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Publication No.: US10771890B2Publication Date: 2020-09-08
- Inventor: Craig M. Stanley , Jason C. Della Rosa , Samuel G. Parker , Ethan L. Huwe , Glenn K. Trainer , Javier Mendez , Sean T. McIntosh
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kilpatrick, Townsend and Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: H04R9/06
- IPC: H04R9/06 ; H04R1/28 ; G06F3/01 ; H04R1/02 ; H04R1/26 ; H04R1/30 ; H04R5/02 ; H04R31/00 ; H03K17/96 ; H05K1/02 ; G06F3/02 ; G06F3/041 ; G06F3/0354 ; H04R3/00 ; H04R7/12 ; H04R7/18 ; H04R9/02 ; H04R1/40 ; H04R3/12 ; G06F3/16 ; F21V3/00 ; F21V5/00 ; F21V23/04 ; F21V33/00 ; G06F3/044 ; H01H13/02 ; H05K1/14

Abstract:
This disclosure relates to speakers and more specifically to an array speaker for distributing music uniformly across a room. A number of audio drivers can be radially distributed within a speaker housing so that an output of the drivers is distributed evenly throughout the room. In some embodiments, the exit geometry of the audio drivers can be configured to bounce off a surface supporting the array speaker to improve the distribution of music throughout the room. The array speaker can include a number of vibration isolation elements distributed within a housing of the array speaker. The vibration isolation elements can be configured reduce the strength of forces generated by a subwoofer of the array speaker.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180091879A1 ANNULAR SUPPORT STRUCTURE Public/Granted day:2018-03-29
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