IP Library Granted Patent US 9,420,073
Granted Patent B2
US 9,420,073 · App. 14/160,413 · Granted Aug 16, 2016

Vibrator

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Patent No.
US 9,420,073
App. No.
14/160,413
Granted
Aug 16, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a vibrator including: a housing having an internal space and having at least one through-hole formed therein; a vibrator disposed in the housing and vibrating; and an impact damping member installed on at least one of outer surfaces of the housing and damping impact, wherein the vibrator has protrusions disposed thereon so as to correspond to the through-hole and contacting the impact damping member while penetrating the through-hole at the time of external impact.

Claims (27)

1. A vibrator, comprising:

a housing having an internal space and having at least one through-hole formed therein;

a vibrator disposed in the housing; and

an impact damping member installed on at least one of outer surfaces of the housing,

wherein the vibrator has at least one protrusion disposed thereon so as to correspond to each of the through-holes, and

wherein the protrusions are configured to contact the impact damping member while penetrating the through-holes at a time of external impact.

2. The vibrator of claim 1 , wherein the impact damping member is installed on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the housing, and

the through-holes are formed in at least one of the upper and lower surfaces of the housing, where the damping is installed.

3. The vibrator of claim 1 , wherein the impact damping member is formed of an elastic and waterproof material.

4. A vibrator comprising:

a housing having an internal space and having a plurality of through-holes formed therein;

an elastic member having both end portions fixed to the housing;

a piezoelectric element installed on the elastic member, the piezoelectric element configured to deform in the case in which power is applied thereto;

a weight body connected to the elastic member, the weight body configured to amplify vibration generated by deformation of the piezoelectric element; and

an impact damping member installed on at least one of outer surfaces of the housing, wherein at least one of the weight body and the elastic member has a plurality of protrusions disposed thereon so as to correspond to the through-holes, and

wherein the protrusions are configured to contact the impact damping member while penetrating the through-holes at a time of external impact.

5. The vibrator of claim 4 , wherein the impact damping member is installed on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the housing, and

the through-holes are formed in at least one of the upper and lower surfaces of the housing, where the damping member is installed.

6. The vibrator of claim 4 , wherein the protrusions are disposed on an upper surface of the weight body in a length direction of the housing so as to be spaced apart from each other,

the through-holes are formed in an upper surface of the housing so as to correspond to the protrusions, and

the impact damping member is installed on the upper surface of the housing and contacts the protrusions formed on the weight body at the time of the external impact.

7. The vibrator of claim 4 , wherein the protrusions are formed on a lower surface of the elastic member and are disposed adjacent to both end portions of the elastic member,

the through-holes are formed in a lower surface of the housing so as to correspond to the protrusions, and

the impact damping member is installed on the lower surface of the housing and contacts the protrusions formed on the lower surface of the elastic member at the time of the external impact.

8. The vibrator of claim 4 , wherein the impact damping member has a size at which it covers an entire region of an upper surface or a lower surface of the housing.

9. The vibrator of claim 4 , wherein each of the through-holes is larger than each of the corresponding protrusions.

10. The vibrator of claim 4 , wherein each of the protrusions has a thicknesses at which it does not contact the impact damping member when the elastic member operates normally.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2016
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
To: MPLUS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037962/0472 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2014
From: HONG, JONG WOO; PARK, YUN YEONG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032016/0181 →