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US 12,308,013 · App. 18/585,976 · Granted May 20, 2025

Electromagnetic actuator for a display with improved spring arrangement and output device with said actuator

Inventors: Friedrich Reining (Vienna, AT); Christoph Schmauder (Vienna, AT); Gustav Otto (Vienna, AT); Michael Schoffmann (Baden, AT)
Assignee: Sound Solutions International (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd.
G10K9/13F16F1/021F16F1/326G06F1/1605G06F3/16H02K41/0354H04R1/00H04R1/028H04R9/00H04R9/025H04R9/045H04R9/046H04R9/066H04R2440/01H04R2499/15
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Patent No.
US 12,308,013
App. No.
18/585,976
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an electromagnetic actuator, which is designed to be connected to a backside of a plate like structure and which comprises an annular coil arrangement and a magnet system being designed to generate a magnetic field transverse to the annular coil arrangement. The annular coil arrangement and the magnet system are connected to each other by a plurality of springs, which are arranged inside of the annular coil arrangement.

Claims (11)

1. An electromagnetic actuator, configured to be connected to a backside of a plate structure opposite to a sound emanating surface of the plate structure, the electromagnetic actuator comprising:

an annular coil arrangement comprising a first voice coil and a second voice coil arranged above the first voice coil; and

a magnet system configured to generate a magnetic field transverse to a longitudinal direction of a wire of the annular coil arrangement wound around an actuator axis,

wherein the annular coil arrangement and the magnet system are connected to each other by a plurality of springs, the plurality of springs being arranged inside of the annular coil arrangement, and

wherein the magnetic field passes the first voice coil from the inner side of the annular coil arrangement to the outer side of the annular coil arrangement, and the magnetic field passes the second voice coil from the outer side of the annular coil arrangement to the inner side of the annular coil arrangement.

2. An electromagnetic actuator, configured to be connected to a backside of a plate structure opposite to a sound emanating surface of the plate structure, the electromagnetic actuator comprising:

an annular coil arrangement;

a magnet system configured to generate a magnetic field transverse to a longitudinal direction of a wire of the annular coil arrangement wound around an actuator axis;

a plurality of springs arranged inside of the annular coil arrangement, wherein the annular coil arrangement and the magnet system are connected to each other by the plurality of springs; and

at least one spring arrangement comprising a combined holder with an annular section and an additional center section, wherein the plurality of springs extend from the center section and have a connecting section at their extending ends inside of the annular section,

wherein the annular coil arrangement and/or at least a part of the magnet system, is fixedly arranged relative to the plate structure when the electromagnetic actuator is connected to a backside of the plate structure.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Apr 23, 2024
From: SOUND SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
To: SOUND SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL (ZHENJIANG) CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 067194/0741 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2024
From: REINING, FRIEDRICH; SCHMAUDER, CHRISTOPH; OTTO, GUSTAV; SCHOFFMANN, MICHAEL
To: SOUND SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 066569/0171 →
Priority Claims (4)
AT A 50643/2019 · Jul 17, 2019 · national
AT A 50013/2020 · Jan 10, 2020 · national
AT A 50441/2020 · May 20, 2020 · national
AT A 50442/2020 · May 20, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16931355 · Jul 16, 2020
Related Publication 20240203389A1 · Jun 20, 2024
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