CPC H04R 9/043 (2013.01) [H04R 7/04 (2013.01); H04R 31/003 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An acoustic transducer comprising:
a housing;
a diaphragm;
a spider; and
a motor that includes a backplate, a frontplate, a magnet, and a voice coil,
a drop ring connecting the diaphragm to the spider at a circumference of the spider, the drop ring extending parallel with respect to a central axis of the housing,
wherein the circumference of the spider is spaced away from the motor, and
wherein the drop ring is connected to the diaphragm at a resonant node of the diaphragm,.
wherein the resonant node of the diaphragm corresponds to a region of minimum movement about which the diaphragm experiences bending.
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