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US 11,082,767 B1Granted
Nonlinear suspension component in a tissue conducting vibration isolation system
AssigneeFacebook Technologies, LLC
InventorScott Porter
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Abstract
A tissue conduction audio system includes a transducer that produces vibrations as it presents audio to a user. A vibration isolation system isolates the vibrations produced by the transducer. The vibration isolation system includes a suspension component with flexures that are configured to have an asymmetric spring rate when at rest and a symmetric spring rate when the transducer is in use and/or at a target position.
Claims18
A vibration isolation system comprising:
- a suspension component that includes a plurality of flexures that together are configured to isolate vibrations produced by a transducer, the plurality of flexures including at least one set of flexures that have a symmetric spring rate for a target position of the at least one set of flexures, and an asymmetric spring rate for a resting position of the at least one set of flexures.
A system comprising:
- a transducer configured to present audio, the transducer producing vibrations while presenting the audio;
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- at least one set of flexures coupled to the transducer and configured to isolate the produced vibrations, wherein the at least one set of flexures have a symmetric spring rate for a target position of the at least one set of flexures, and an asymmetric spring rate for a resting position of the at least one set of flexures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.