US 12,126,950 B2
Combined seal and damper for vertically orientated woofer module
Jared M. Kole, San Jose, CA (US); Paul J. Thompson, Mountain View, CA (US); Craig M. Stanley, Campbell, CA (US); Meiting Wu, San Jose, CA (US); Jason C. Della Rosa, Morgan Hill, CA (US); and Alexander R. Gould, Campbell, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/984,112.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/368,024, filed on Jul. 8, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0015425 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/28 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/025 (2013.01) [H04R 1/026 (2013.01); H04R 1/2888 (2013.01); H04R 1/2896 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Speaker components comprising:
a unitary elastomeric structure comprising:
an annular body having an inward facing annular channel formed in an upper portion of the body and an annular sealing structure formed in a lower portion of the body, wherein the annular sealing structure has a c-shaped cross-section and is concentric with and radially within the annular channel; and
a plurality of grommets disposed radially around and integrally formed with the annular body, wherein each grommet has opposing upper and lower surfaces and a bore extending through the grommet between the upper and lower surfaces; and
a low frequency driver having a diaphragm coupled to an annular flange having an outer perimeter disposed within the annular channel.