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Granted Patent B2
US 10,244,326 · App. 15/756,143 · Granted Mar 26, 2019

Miniature sounder

Inventors: Zedong Zheng (Shandong, CN); Zhenhua Liu (Shandong, CN); Yueguang Zhu (Shandong, CN); Hongtao Liu (Shandong, CN)
Assignee: Goertek Inc.
H04R9/06H04R9/02H04R31/00H04R31/006H04R3/00H04R9/025H04R2420/07H04R2499/11
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Patent No.
US 10,244,326
App. No.
15/756,143
Granted
Mar 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A miniature sounder is mounted in an electronic terminal and comprises a front cover and a housing that are combined together. A vibration system and a magnetic circuit system are accommodated in a space formed by the front cover and the housing in a surrounding manner. Two electrical connection members used for being electrically connected to the vibration system and the electronic terminal is disposed on the housing. An antenna of the electronic terminal is fixedly on the front cover, and the antenna is electrically connected to one of the two electrical connection members, and is electrically connected to a circuit of the electronic terminal by means of the electrical connection members. In the miniature sounder in the present invention, a wireless transceiver function is added to an original sounding function of the miniature sounder, the structure of the electronic terminal is effectively simplified, the design difficulty and the assembly difficulty of the electronic terminal are reduced, the internal space of the electronic terminal is saved, which further promoting the electronic terminal to develop towards a light, thin and compact trend.

Claims (13)

1. A miniature sounder, mounted in an electronic terminal and comprising:

a front cover and a housing which are combined together,

wherein a vibration system and a magnetic circuit system are accommodated in the space formed by the front cover and the housing, and two electrical connectors electrically connecting the vibration system and a circuit of the electronic terminal are arranged on the housing, and

wherein an antenna of the electronic terminal is (a) fixed onto the front cover, (b) electrically connected to one of the electrical connectors, and (c) thereby electrically connected to the circuit of the electronic terminal via the electrical connector.

2. The miniature sounder of claim 1 , wherein the two electrical connectors are arranged on edges of the two opposite side walls of the housing, respectively; and a positioning block is arranged on one of the two side walls, and protrudes from the side surface of the housing.

3. The miniature sounder of claim 2 , wherein (a) the positioning block and the electrical connector electrically connected to the antenna are located at the same side of the housing, (b) each of the electrical connector and the antenna is provided with a pad protruding from the side of the housing, (c) the two pads and the positioning block are located at the same side of the housing, and the two pads are fixed onto the positioning block, and (d) the antenna and the electrical connector are electrically connected via the two pads.

4. The miniature sounder of claim 3 , wherein the two pads are located at the side of the positioning block close to the front cover, and are stacked.

5. The miniature sounder of claim 4 , wherein (a) one end of each electrical connector is inserted into the housing and electrically connected to the vibration system, and the other end thereof is located at the outer side of the housing and electrically connected to the circuit of the electronic terminal, and (b) the pad electrically connecting the electrical connector and the antenna is connected to the end of the electrical connector located inside the housing.

6. The miniature sounder of claim 3 , wherein a sound hole is formed in the middle of the front cover, and the antenna is arranged around the sound hole.

7. The miniature sounder of claim 6 , wherein the antenna is arranged at the outer side of the front cover.

8. The miniature sounder of claim 7 , wherein the antenna is a non-closed ring structure with an opening, close to the pad of the antenna.

9. The miniature sounder of claim 8 , wherein the antenna and the front cover are combined by an injection molding process or a laser process.

10. The miniature sounder of claim 9 , wherein the electrical connectors are elastic sheets and combined with the housing by an injection molding process.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2018
From: ZHENG, ZEDONG; LIU, ZHENHUA; ZHU, YUEGUANG; LIU, HONGTAO
To: GOERTEK INC.
Reel/Frame 045468/0865 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 2 0669159 U · Aug 31, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180255400A1 · Sep 6, 2018