EP4364433A4 - Systems and methods for stabilizing a playback device - Google Patents

Systems and methods for stabilizing a playback device

Info

Publication number: EP4364433A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: stabilizing; systems; methods; playback device; playback
Prior art date: 2021-07-02
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Pending

Application number

EP22832211.1A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP4364433A1 (en

Inventor

Timothy W Sheen

Jonathan Oswaks

Linduo Liu

Minqiang Yang

Stephen Everett

Nigel Pemberton-Pigott

Michael Ahrens

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Sonos Inc

Original Assignee

Sonos Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2021-07-02

Filing date

2022-07-01

Publication date

2025-10-15

2021-12-15 Priority claimed from PCT/CN2021/138260 external-priority patent/WO2023108466A1/en

2022-07-01 Application filed by Sonos Inc filed Critical Sonos Inc

2024-05-08 Publication of EP4364433A1 publication Critical patent/EP4364433A1/en

2025-10-15 Publication of EP4364433A4 publication Critical patent/EP4364433A4/en

Status Pending legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R1/02—Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein
- H04R1/021—Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein incorporating only one transducer
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R29/00—Monitoring arrangements; Testing arrangements
- H04R29/001—Monitoring arrangements; Testing arrangements for loudspeakers
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R3/00—Circuits for transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R3/007—Protection circuits for transducers
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R1/20—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics
- H04R1/22—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired frequency characteristic only
- H04R1/24—Structural combinations of separate transducers or of two parts of the same transducer and responsive respectively to two or more frequency ranges
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R1/20—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics
- H04R1/22—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired frequency characteristic only
- H04R1/26—Spatial arrangements of separate transducers responsive to two or more frequency ranges
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R2307/00—Details of diaphragms or cones for electromechanical transducers, their suspension or their manufacture covered by H04R7/00 or H04R31/003, not provided for in any of its subgroups
- H04R2307/021—Diaphragms comprising cellulose-like materials, e.g. wood, paper, linen
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R2307/00—Details of diaphragms or cones for electromechanical transducers, their suspension or their manufacture covered by H04R7/00 or H04R31/003, not provided for in any of its subgroups
- H04R2307/025—Diaphragms comprising polymeric materials
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R2307/00—Details of diaphragms or cones for electromechanical transducers, their suspension or their manufacture covered by H04R7/00 or H04R31/003, not provided for in any of its subgroups
- H04R2307/027—Diaphragms comprising metallic materials
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R31/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of transducers or diaphragms therefor
- H04R31/006—Interconnection of transducer parts
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R7/00—Diaphragms for electromechanical transducers; Cones
- H04R7/16—Mounting or tensioning of diaphragms or cones
- H04R7/18—Mounting or tensioning of diaphragms or cones at the periphery
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R9/00—Transducers of moving-coil, moving-strip, or moving-wire type
- H04R9/02—Details
- H04R9/04—Construction, mounting, or centering of coil
- H04R9/041—Centering
- H04R9/043—Inner suspension or damper, e.g. spider

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
Signal Processing (AREA)
Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Otolaryngology (AREA)
Circuit For Audible Band Transducer (AREA)

EP22832211.1A 2021-07-02 2022-07-01 Systems and methods for stabilizing a playback device Pending EP4364433A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US202163203004P	2021-07-02	2021-07-02
US202163261898P	2021-09-30	2021-09-30
PCT/CN2021/138260 WO2023108466A1 (en)	2021-12-15	2021-12-15	Suspension elements for playback devices
US202263364324P	2022-05-06	2022-05-06
PCT/CN2022/103306 WO2023274399A1 (en)	2021-07-02	2022-07-01	Systems and methods for stabilizing playback device

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP4364433A1 EP4364433A1 (en)	2024-05-08
EP4364433A4 true EP4364433A4 (en)	2025-10-15

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP22832211.1A Pending EP4364433A4 (en)	2021-07-02	2022-07-01	Systems and methods for stabilizing a playback device

Country Status (2)

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EP (1)	EP4364433A4 (en)
WO (1)	WO2023274399A1 (en)

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WO2024259252A1 (en)	2023-06-16	2024-12-19	Sonos, Inc.	Excursion sensors for audio playback devices

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2022
- 2022-07-01 EP EP22832211.1A patent/EP4364433A4/en active Pending
- 2022-07-01 WO PCT/CN2022/103306 patent/WO2023274399A1/en not_active Ceased

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EP0123359A1 (en) *	1983-04-26	1984-10-31	Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.	Electroacoustic transducer unit with reduced resonant frequency and mechanical spring with negative stiffness, preferably used in such a transducer unit
WO1993007729A1 (en) *	1991-10-02	1993-04-15	Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc.	Vacuum speaker
EP1049353A2 (en) *	1999-04-26	2000-11-02	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.	Bass reproduction speaker apparatus

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