If you think your brand new Apple iPhone 7 is not thin enough, a patent awarded to the Cupertino-based company may shed light on steps on how to make the next iPhone iteration even thinner – by using mechanically actuated speakers.
A patent that was awarded in 2014 shows a design that allows Apple to create speakers without the need to use drivers to drive the sound. Traditional speakers works by agitating magnets that moves cones, which creates sounds. This new patent instead sees small subspaces that are divided by backing frames, allowing each one to have a different resonant frequency. Voice coil motors and magnets produce the movement necessary for the sound to be generated.
The use of this system will allow the same sound space to be generated without the need of a larger speaker, which gives designers either the extra space to put in more battery, or design the phone to be thinner. Will Apple make this design a reality? We will just have to wait and see, so stay tuned to TechNave.
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