Speaker basket
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1. A speaker basket comprising:
- an upper surface configured to be coupled to a surround of a speaker sub-assembly;
a central opening configured for mounting a magnetic structure and a voice coil of the speaker sub-assembly; and
a rigid conductive structure comprising;
(i) a central portion molded within the speaker basket around at least a first portion of the central opening, (ii) an input terminal configured to be coupled to an output of an audio source, and (iii) an output terminal configured to be coupled to an input of the speaker sub-assembly.
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Abstract
Embodiments for a speaker basket of a speaker assembly are provided. A speaker basket may include a central opening through which a speaker sub-assembly may be mounted and a conductive material that includes: (i) a central portion molded within the speaker basket, (ii) an input portion configured to be coupled to an output of an audio source, and (iii) an output portion configured to be coupled to an input of the speaker sub-assembly.
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1. A speaker basket comprising:
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an upper surface configured to be coupled to a surround of a speaker sub-assembly; a central opening configured for mounting a magnetic structure and a voice coil of the speaker sub-assembly; and a rigid conductive structure comprising;
(i) a central portion molded within the speaker basket around at least a first portion of the central opening, (ii) an input terminal configured to be coupled to an output of an audio source, and (iii) an output terminal configured to be coupled to an input of the speaker sub-assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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forming a rigid conductive structure comprising;
(i) an input terminal, (ii) a central portion, and (iii) an output terminal; andmolding a speaker basket about the central portion of the rigid conductive structure such that the input terminal of the rigid conductive structure is positioned to be coupled to an output of an audio source and the output terminal of the rigid conductive structure is positioned to be coupled to an input of a speaker sub-assembly, wherein the speaker basket comprises (i) a central opening configured for mounting a magnetic structure and a voice coil of the speaker sub-assembly and (ii) an upper surface configured to be coupled to a surround of the speaker sub-assembly, wherein the central portion of the rigid conductive structure is molded around at least a first portion of the central opening of the speaker basket. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A speaker array comprising:
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a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising conductive routing coupling an output of an audio source to an output of the PCB; and a speaker basket comprising (i) an upper surface configured to be coupled to a surround of a speaker sub-assembly, (ii) a central opening and (iii) a rigid conductive structure, wherein the rigid conductive structure comprises;
(i) a central portion molded within the speaker basket around at least a first portion of the central opening, (ii) an input terminal conductively coupled to the output of the PCB, and (iii) an output terminal, wherein a voice coil and a magnetic structure of the speaker sub-assembly is mounted through the central opening of the speaker basket, and wherein an input to the speaker sub-assembly is conductively coupled to the output terminal of the rigid conductive structure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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