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US 12704886 · App. 18/387,735 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Electronic device including speaker module

Inventors: Taewoo Noh (Suwon-si, KR); Yongyoun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Taeeon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Dongyoung Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Joon Heo (Suwon-si, KR); Sangyun Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Isaac Jo (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

G06F1/1688 H04M1/0264 H04M1/0266 H04M1/035 H04R1/345

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Patent No.: US 12704886
App. No.: 18/387,735
Granted: Aug 11, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include a housing, a camera module disposed in the housing, a sound output module disposed in the housing to be spaced apart from the camera module, a first sound hole positioned on the front surface of the electronic device, a second sound hole which is positioned on a side surface of the electronic device and includes a dummy hole disposed to be adjacent to the sound output module and at least partially closed, and a connection hole spaced farther apart from the sound output module than the dummy hole, a sound outlet formed through the housing to allow sound generated in the sound output module to be output therethrough, and connected to the first sound hole and the second sound hole, and a sound guide part formed in the housing along a direction in which the first sound hole and the second sound hole extend, and configured to connect the sound outlet, the first sound hole, and the second sound hole.

Claims (60)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a camera module disposed on the housing; and

a sound output module disposed on the housing, the sound output module being spaced apart from the camera module,

wherein the housing comprises:

a first sound hole positioned on a front surface of the electronic device;

a second sound hole which is positioned on a side surface of the electronic device and comprises a dummy hole that is disposed adjacent to the sound output module and is at least partially closed, and a connection hole spaced farther apart from the sound output module than the dummy hole;

a sound outlet formed on a portion of the housing to allow sound generated in the sound output module to be output therethrough, the sound outlet being connected to both the first sound hole and the second sound hole;

a sound guide portion formed on a portion of the housing along a direction in which the first sound hole and the second sound hole extend, the sound guide portion being configured to connect the sound outlet to both the first sound hole and the second sound hole; and

a penetration hole formed from a rear surface of the housing that extends towards the front surface of the housing and is connected to the sound guide portion, and

wherein the electronic device further comprises a soundproof member that covers the penetration hole on the rear surface of the housing.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the sound output module and the dummy hole are positioned in a first direction with respect to a first axis, and

wherein the connection hole is positioned in a second direction opposite to the first direction with respect to the first axis.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the connection hole of the second sound hole further comprises a hole configured to connect the outside and the inside of the electronic device, and

wherein the dummy hole of the second sound hole comprises a groove concavely formed on a side surface of the housing.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a shield member disposed in the sound guide portion and configured to close the dummy hole of the second sound hole.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the shield member comprises a shield portion configured to close the dummy hole.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a lateral frame, of which at least a part constitutes a side exterior of the electronic device and through which the second sound hole is formed.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the sound guide portion is formed through the lateral frame and a support member disposed in the housing.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first sound hole and the second sound hole comprise a plurality of holes,

wherein the plurality of holes are formed to have substantially the same width.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the sound guide portion is formed by a machining tool which is inserted through the penetration hole and is moved throughout the housing in a width direction of the electronic device.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a dummy member disposed in at least a portion of the penetration hole so as to reduce a volume of the sound guide portion.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a display module disposed in the housing,

wherein the display module comprises a camera hole configured to allow light to be incident on a lens of the camera module, and

wherein a center of the second sound hole is aligned with the camera hole on an axis.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a display module disposed in the housing,

wherein the first sound hole further comprises a hole formed in a slit shape between the display module and the housing.

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first sound hole and the second sound hole comprises a plurality of holes, and

wherein the plurality of holes are arranged in a direction parallel to a width direction of the electronic device.

14 . A sound-emitting structure of an electronic device, comprising:

a sound output module disposed inside of a housing, the sound output module being spaced apart from a camera module disposed inside of the housing of the electronic device;

a first sound hole positioned on a front surface of the electronic device;

a second sound hole which is positioned on a side surface of the electronic device, and the second sound hole comprises a dummy hole that is adjacent to the sound output module and is at least partially closed, and a connection hole spaced farther apart from the sound output module than the dummy hole;

a sound outlet formed through the housing to allow sound generated in the sound output module to be output therethrough, the sound outlet being connected to both the first sound hole and the second sound hole;

a sound guide portion formed in the housing along a direction in which the first sound hole and the second sound hole extend, the sound guide portion being configured to connect the sound outlet to both the first sound hole and the second sound hole;

a penetration hole formed from a rear surface of the housing that extends towards the front surface of the housing and is connected to the sound guide portion; and

a soundproof member that covers the penetration hole on the rear surface of the housing.

15 . The sound-emitting structure of claim 14 , wherein at least a portion of the sound output module and the dummy hole are positioned in a first direction with respect to a first axis, and

wherein the connection hole is positioned in a second direction opposite to the first direction with respect to the first axis.

16 . The sound-emitting structure of claim 14 , wherein the connection hole of the second sound hole further comprises a hole configured to connect the outside and the inside of the electronic device, and

wherein the dummy hole of the second sound hole comprises a groove concavely formed on a side surface of the housing.

17 . The sound-emitting structure of claim 14 , further comprising a shield member configured to close the dummy hole of the second sound hole,

wherein the shield member comprises a shield portion configured to close the dummy hole.

18 . The sound-emitting structure of claim 14 , further comprising:

a lateral frame, of which at least a part constitutes a side exterior of the electronic device and through which the second sound hole is formed,

wherein the sound guide portion is a space formed through the lateral frame and a support member disposed in the housing.

19 . The sound-emitting structure of claim 14 , further comprising:

a dummy member disposed in at least a portion of the penetration hole so as to reduce a volume of the sound guide portion.

20 . An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a camera module disposed on the housing; and

a sound output module disposed on the housing, the sound output module being spaced apart from the camera module;

wherein the housing comprises:

a first sound hole positioned on a front surface of the electronic device;

wherein the electronic device further comprises a shield member disposed in the sound guide portion, the shield member comprising a shield portion configured to close the dummy hole of the second sound hole.