IP Library Granted Patent US 9,478,208
Granted Patent B2
US 9,478,208 · App. 14/978,890 · Granted Oct 25, 2016

Acoustic device, and electronic device and image forming apparatus incorporating same

Inventors: Masahiro Ishida (Kanagawa, JP); Naoki Matsuda (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
G10K11/002G03G21/1604G10K9/02G10K11/04G10K11/172G10K15/04
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Patent No.
US 9,478,208
App. No.
14/978,890
Granted
Oct 25, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An acoustic device includes an opening; a flange forming the opening; a first member including the opening and the flange; and a second member joined to the first member, thereby forming a cavity. The second member is formed of a material with a density lower than a material of the first member.

Claims (41)

1. An electronic device comprising:

an external wall; and

an acoustic device including,

a first member having an opening therein formed by a protrusion, and

a second member joined to the first member, thereby forming a cavity therebetween, the second member being a part of the external wall, wherein

the external wall and the second member include a resin material.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first member and the protruding portion include a same material.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the first member includes a first material and the second member includes a second material, and

the second material has a lower density than the first material.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the first member is plate-shaped and includes a metal material, and

the first member has a burr thereon that forms the protruding portion.

5. The image forming apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the external wall includes an external cover configured to cover internal components of the electronic device therein, and the second member includes a plurality of ribs on the external cover, and the image forming apparatus further comprises:

a housing configured to have one or more of the internal components attached thereto, the first member including a portion of the housing such that a side of the housing corresponding to the external cover has the protrusion thereon.

6. The image forming apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the first member and the protruding portion include a same material.

7. The image forming apparatus of claim 5 , wherein

the first member includes a first material and the second member includes a second material, and

the second material has a lower density than the first material.

8. The image forming apparatus of claim 5 , wherein

the first member is plate-shaped and includes a metal material, and

the first member has a burr thereon that forms the protruding portion.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the first member includes a first material and the second member includes a second material, the second material having a lower density than the first material, and

the external wall and the second member include a resin material.

10. An electronic device comprising:

an external wall; and

an acoustic device including,

a first member having an opening therein formed by a protrusion, and

a second member joined to the first member, thereby forming a cavity therebetween, the second member being a part of the external wall, wherein

the first member and the protruding portion include a same material.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein

the first member is plate-shaped and includes a metal material,

the first member has a burr thereon that forms the protruding portion, and

the first member and the protruding portion include a same material.

12. An electronic device, comprising:

an external wall including an external cover configured to cover internal components of the electronic device therein, the external cover having a plurality of ribs on an inside surface thereof;

an acoustic device including,

a first member having an opening therein formed by a protrusion, and

a second member joined to the first member, thereby forming a cavity therebetween, the second member being a part of the external wall, the second member including the inside surface of the external cover such that the plurality of ribs define sides of the cavity when the second member joins the first member; and

a housing configured to have one or more of the internal components attached thereto, the first member including a portion of the housing such that a side of the housing corresponding to the external cover has the protrusion thereon.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-036268 · Feb 27, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14629933 · Feb 24, 2015
Related Publication 20160111075A1 · Apr 21, 2016