IP Library Granted Patent US 12696020
Granted Patent B2
US 12696020 · App. 18/383,345 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Speaker module and electronic device including the same

Inventors: Seongkwan Yang (Suwon-si, KR); Changtaek Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Jonghwan Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jaeha Park (Suwon-si, KR); Hochul Hwang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04R1/028H01F7/0289H04R1/105H04R9/04H04R2460/13
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12696020
App. No.
18/383,345
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A speaker module includes a yoke plate, a first speaker including a first magnet coupled to the yoke plate, a diaphragm spaced apart from the yoke plate and a first coil coupled to the diaphragm, and a second speaker including a housing coupled to the yoke plate and on a side of the first speaker, a second coil provided in the housing and coupled to the yoke plate, and a second magnet spaced apart from the second coil in the housing and coupled to the housing.

Claims (56)

1 . A speaker module comprising:

a yoke plate;

a first speaker comprising:

a first magnet coupled to the yoke plate,

a diaphragm spaced apart from the yoke plate, and

a first coil coupled to the diaphragm; and

a second speaker comprising:

a housing coupled to the diaphragm and the yoke plate, the housing being configured to transfer a vibration of the diaphragm to the yoke plate,

a second coil provided in the housing and coupled to the yoke plate, and

a second magnet spaced apart from the second coil in the housing and coupled to the housing.

2 . The speaker module of claim 1 , wherein the first speaker and the second speaker are provided along a first direction of the yoke plate and at least partially overlap along the first direction.

3 . The speaker module of claim 2 , wherein the second speaker is provided in a center portion of the yoke plate, and

wherein at least one of the first magnet, the diaphragm, or the first coil at least partially surrounds the second speaker.

4 . The speaker module of claim 3 , wherein, in the second speaker, at least one of the housing, the second coil or the second magnet has a ring-shape in a cross-sectional view,

wherein, in the first speaker, at least one of the first magnet, the diaphragm, or the first coil has a ring-shape in a cross-sectional view, and

wherein the at least one of the housing, the second coil, or the second magnet is concentric with the at least one of the first magnet, the diaphragm, or the first coil.

5 . The speaker module of claim 1 , wherein the first magnet and the first coil are between the diaphragm and the yoke plate.

6 . The speaker module of claim 1 , wherein the second coil and the second magnet are between the yoke plate and the housing.

7 . The speaker module of claim 6 , wherein the diaphragm extends in a planar direction such that at least a portion of the diaphragm overlaps the housing, and

wherein an end of the diaphragm is coupled to the housing.

8 . The speaker module of claim 7 , wherein the second magnet is coupled to the housing by an elastically deformable connection member.

9 . The speaker module of claim 7 , wherein the diaphragm is coupled to an outer surface of the housing, and

wherein the housing comprises a metal material.

10 . The speaker module of claim 1 , wherein the first speaker comprises an air conduction speaker that is configured to emit a sound to an outside by transferring a vibration of the diaphragm.

11 . The speaker module of claim 1 , wherein the second speaker comprises a bone conduction speaker that is configured to transfer a vibration to a user that contacts the yoke plate.

12 . The speaker module of claim 1 , wherein the first speaker is configured to generate a sound corresponding to a first sound range, and

wherein the second speaker is configured to generate a vibration corresponding to a second sound range that is at least partially lower than the first sound range.

13 . An electronic device comprising:

a first speaker configured to emit a sound to an outside through a vibration of a diaphragm spaced apart from a yoke plate;

a second speaker configured to transfer a vibration to a user through the yoke plate that contacts the user; and

at least one processor configured to:

control the first speaker to generate a sound corresponding to a first sound range; and

control the second speaker to generate a vibration corresponding to a second sound range that is at least partially lower than the first sound range,

wherein a housing of the second speaker is coupled to the diaphragm and the yoke plate, the housing being configured to transfer a vibration of the diaphragm to the yoke plate.

14 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

filter an audio signal obtained from an outside into the first sound range and the second sound range;

transmit the audio signal filtered into the first sound range to the first speaker; and

transmit the audio signal filtered into the second sound range to the second speaker.

15 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the first speaker and the second speaker are provided along a first direction of the yoke plate and at least partially overlap along the first direction of the yoke plate.

16 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the second speaker is provided in a center portion of the yoke plate, and

wherein the first speaker at least partially surrounds the second speaker.

17 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the first speaker comprises:

a first magnet coupled to the yoke plate; and

a first coil coupled to the diaphragm,

wherein the first magnet and the first coil are provided between the diaphragm and the yoke plate,

wherein the second speaker comprises:

a second coil coupled to the yoke plate; and

a second magnet spaced apart from the second coil in the housing and coupled to the housing, and

wherein the second coil and the second magnet are provided between the yoke plate and the housing.

18 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein, in the second speaker, at least one of the housing, the second coil, or the second magnet has a ring-shape in a cross-sectional view,

wherein, in the first speaker, at least one the first magnet, the diaphragm, or the first coil has a ring-shape in a cross-section view, and

wherein the at least one of the housing, the second coil, or the second magnet is concentric with the at least one of the first magnet, the diaphragm, or the first coil.

19 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the diaphragm extends in a planar direction such that at least a portion of the diaphragm overlaps the housing,

wherein an end of the diaphragm is coupled to the housing, and

wherein the second magnet is coupled to the housing by an elastically deformable connection member.

20 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable device configured to be worn on a head of the user with the yoke plate contacting the head of the user.