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US 11,582,558 B2Granted
Acoustic receiver and method of making same
AssigneeKnowles Electronics, LLC
InventorsShehab Albahri, Paul Dayton, Thomas Miller
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Abstract
An acoustic receiver includes a first receiver subassembly having bottom housing plate with at least a portion of a motor fastened thereto, and a second receiver subassembly having a closed-ended housing wall with at least one open end that is fastened to the bottom housing plate. A method of making and assembling the components is also described.
Claims8
An acoustic receiver subassembly comprising:
- a housing cover plate adapted to receive a separate subassembly comprising a closed-ended housing sidewall having a first open end and a second open end;
- a yoke fastened to the housing cover plate, the yoke retaining first and second magnets in spaced apart relation;
- an electrical coil separately fastened to the housing cover plate proximate the yoke;
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- a reed having a portion extending through the coil and between the first and second magnets,
- wherein the acoustic receiver subassembly is configured to be assembled with the separate subassembly to form at least a portion of a receiver housing.
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