Patent ID: 7190803
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. A transducer for a hearing aid, said transducer comprising: a housing, a membrane suspended in said housing for vibration in response to a motor having a free end, said motor comprising a coil and a magnet assembly, said coil being mounted in said housing beneath said membrane; said magnet assembly being mounted in said housing coaxially with said coil and to one edge of said membrane, wherein said magnet assembly is laterally spaced from an end of said coil, and further including an armature extending through said coil and said magnet and a drive pin having one end coupled to said armature and extending through a space defined between said coil and said magnet assembly and having a second end coupled with said membrane, wherein said drive pin extends through said membrane and is bent at an acute angle relative to a surface of said membrane, and wherein a quantity of adhesive is introduced between said membrane surface and said drive pin.