Abstract: A loudspeaker suspension comprises a body formed of a weave fabric. The body has an outer region and a central region. A warp region extends substantially from the central region to the outer region. A weft region orthogonal to the warp region extends substantially from the central region to the outer region. A region is between the warp region and weft region. At least a portion of the warp and weft regions of the weave fabric includes a stiffness-reducing treatment.

Abstract: A suspension element used in an acoustic apparatus includes a woven fabric made of warp thread and weft thread. The warp thread extends parallel to a first major axis of the woven fabric and the weft threads extend parallel to a second major axis of the woven fabric orthogonal to the first major axis. The woven fabric further includes an inner periphery and an outer periphery. At least one of the inner and outer peripheries has a shape having one of four-fold rotational symmetry and dihedral symmetry. The shape produces a shorter distance between the inner and outer peripheries along a minor axis of the woven fabric that extends radially between the first and second major axes than a distance between the inner and outer peripheries along at least one of the first and second major axes.

Abstract: A suspension element used in an acoustic apparatus includes a woven fabric made of warp thread and weft thread. The warp thread extends parallel to a first major axis of the woven fabric and the weft threads extend parallel to a second major axis of the woven fabric orthogonal to the first major axis. The woven fabric further includes an inner periphery and an outer periphery. At least one of the inner and outer peripheries has a shape having one of four-fold rotational symmetry and dihedral symmetry. The shape produces a shorter distance between the inner and outer peripheries along a minor axis of the woven fabric that extends radially between the first and second major axes than a distance between the inner and outer peripheries along at least one of the first and second major axes.

Abstract: A loudspeaker suspension comprises a body formed of a weave fabric. The body has an outer region and a central region. A warp region extends substantially from the central region to the outer region. A weft region orthogonal to the warp region extends substantially from the central region to the outer region. A region is between the warp region and weft region. At least a portion of the warp and weft regions of the weave fabric includes a stiffness-reducing treatment.