Patent ID: 8811648

Claim:
A consumer electronic device, comprising: a processor, a memory, a display, and a user interface; an enclosure partially formed by an outer wall of the device and surrounding the processor, memory, display, and user interface; and an audio transducer having a stable surface being a portion of one wall of the enclosure; an electromagnetic coil that is affixed to the stable surface; a magnet in electromagnetic communication with the coil such that the magnet moves and the coil remains substantially stationary when the coil is energized; a diaphragm the entirety of which is a portion of the outer wall of the device, wherein the magnet is affixed to the diaphragm; and a first alignment element attached to the stable surface and a second alignment element attached to the diaphragm, wherein the first alignment element and the second alignment element abut each other to maintain a spatial relationship between the coil and the magnet, wherein the first alignment element is a cylindrical wall that encloses the coil.