US 11,930,346 B2
Speaker transducer
Timothy Ruben Scheek, Rotterdam (NL); Onno Hein Steenhuis, Rotterdam (NL); and Naphur van Apeldoorn, Amsterdam (NL)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed by Mayht Holding B.V., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/309,544.
Application 18/309,544 is a continuation of application No. PCT/NL2020/050685, filed on Nov. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0345181 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. H04R 9/06 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H04R 7/06 (2006.01); H04R 7/18 (2006.01); H04R 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 9/063 (2013.01) [H04R 1/403 (2013.01); H04R 7/06 (2013.01); H04R 7/18 (2013.01); H04R 9/046 (2013.01); H04R 9/06 (2013.01); H04R 2209/026 (2013.01); H04R 2400/11 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A speaker transducer, comprising:
a speaker membrane;
two drive members connected to an outer membrane circumference of the speaker membrane for driving the speaker membrane; and
a substantially rigid support member connected to each of the two drive members and extending there between,
wherein the support member is connected to and extends along the speaker membrane,
wherein the support member comprises one or more fin portions extending between the two drive members, and
wherein each fin portion is attached to the speaker membrane and projects away therefrom substantially perpendicular.