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US 8,804,989 · App. 13/105,230 · Granted Aug 12, 2014

Flexible resonance unit for a speaker

Inventors: Kyung-Yeup Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jung-Eun Han (Seoul, KR); Joon-Rae Cho (Seoul, KR); Ki-Won Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sung-Wook Kang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,804,989
App. No.
13/105,230
Granted
Aug 12, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A resonance device for a speaker is provided. The device includes a speaker unit and a resonance unit. The speaker unit outputs a sound corresponding to a signal. The resonance unit is fixed to the speaker unit to provide a space for allowing a sound to resonate. The resonance unit is flexible, and the space for allowing a sound to resonate is variable.

Claims (21)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a case frame defining an outer surface of an electronic device and including an outlet;

a main board disposed inside the case frame and including a plurality of electronic components mounted thereon; and

a speaker resonance device disposed between the case frame and the main board,

wherein the speaker resonance device comprises:

a speaker unit disposed on the outlet of the case frame and connected to the main board to output a sound corresponding to a signal from the main board; and

a flexible film fixed to the speaker unit to provide a space for allowing a sound to resonate,

wherein the flexible film occupies at least part of a space between the case frame and the main board.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible film has elasticity.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the speaker unit comprises at least one vent hole for communication between the space for allowing the sound to resonate and an external space.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the vent hole is sealed.

5. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a fixing member for coupling the speaker unit to the flexible film, wherein the fixing member is fixed on the outlet of the case frame.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the fixing member includes an opening, the speaker unit is seated on an upper portion of the opening of the fixing member, and the flexible film is attached on a lower portion of the opening of the fixing unit, so that the opening of the fixing member forms an additional space for allowing a sound to resonate.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the fixing member comprises at least one vent hole for communication between the space for allowing a sound to resonate and an external space.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the speaker unit is attached on an upper portion of the opening of the fixing member with at least one of a sealing member and a buffering member interposed.

9. The device if claim 7 , wherein the vent hole is sealed.

10. The device of claim 6 , wherein one of the speaker unit and the flexible film is attached on the opening of the fixing member using an adhesive.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the adhesive includes one of silicon, a spray adhesive, and an epoxy adhesive.

12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible film is attached on the speaker unit using an adhesive.

13. The device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible film is made of at least one material capable of blocking at least one of electricity, light, and heat.

14. The device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible film includes rubber.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2011
From: KIM, KYUNG-YEUP; HAN, JUNG-EUN; CHO, JOON-RAE; KIM, KI-WON; KANG, SUNG-WOOK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2010-0044380 · May 12, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110280430A1 · Nov 17, 2011