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Granted Patent B2
US 11,237,602 · App. 16/939,688 · Granted Feb 1, 2022

Electronic device having speaker

Inventors: Changshik Yoon (Suwon-si, KR); Myungcheol Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Minsu Rhee (Suwon-si, KR); Joonrae Cho (Suwon-si, KR); Choonghyo Park (Suwon-si, KR); Woojong Jeong (Suwon-si, KR); Kiwon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Taeeon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Youngbae Park (Suwon-si, KR); Woojin Cho (Suwon-si, KR); Hochul Hwang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G06F1/1688H04R1/021H04R1/025H04R15/00
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Patent No.
US 11,237,602
App. No.
16/939,688
Granted
Feb 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first plate disposed to face a first direction, a second plate disposed to face a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side member enclosing at least part of a space between the first and second plates and having at least one speaker hole constructed thereon, and a speaker device disposed between the first and second plates to emit a sound through the speaker hole. The speaker device may include: a speaker unit including a yoke disposed to a first face facing the first direction and a diaphragm disposed to a second face facing the second direction, wherein the diaphragm is disposed to face the second direction, and is disposed to face at least part of the second plate, an enclosure shaped to enclose at least part of the speaker unit and disposed between the first and second plates, an acoustic duct constructed between the enclosure and the second plate and extending towards the at least one speaker hole, and a ferromagnetic material disposed between the first plate and the yoke.

Claims (62)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing comprising:

a first plate facing a first direction,

a second plate facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and

a side member enclosing at least part of a space between the first and second plates and having at least one speaker hole constructed thereon; and

a speaker device disposed between the first and second plates and configured to emit a sound through the at least one speaker hole,

wherein the speaker device comprises:

a speaker comprising a yoke and a diaphragm, the yoke being disposed on a first face of the speaker that faces the first direction, the diaphragm being disposed on a second face of the speaker that faces the second direction, the diaphragm facing at least part of the second plate,

an enclosure enclosing at least part of the speaker and being disposed between the first and second plates,

an acoustic duct constructed between the enclosure and the second plate and extending towards the at least one speaker hole, and

a ferromagnetic material disposed on the yoke and between the first plate and the yoke.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the ferromagnetic material is disposed face-to-face in contact with a face of the yoke.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the ferromagnetic material operates as a magnetic shielding layer of the speaker device.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the ferromagnetic material is constructed of a thin plate.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the ferromagnetic material is disposed to face the first plate in a face-to-face manner to have a gap.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the ferromagnetic material comprises:

a first portion in contact with a face of the yoke; and

a second portion bent from an outer perimeter of the first portion and enclosing the face of the yoke.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the ferromagnetic material comprises an open portion which exists between surfaces of the second portion.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the open portion is open towards the at least one speaker hole.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the ferromagnetic material comprises any one of iron, permalloy, and sendust.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the enclosure comprises:

a first enclosure having a first opening; and

a second enclosure having a second opening and fused to the first enclosure, and

wherein the ferromagnetic material is disposed in the first opening and the diaphragm is disposed in the second opening.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the acoustic duct is constructed between part of the second enclosure and part of the second plate.

12. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein a sound absorbing material is further disposed between an end portion of the second enclosure and the second plate.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the acoustic duct is sealed from an inner space of the electronic device by of an elastic member, and

wherein the acoustic duct is spatially coupled to the at least one speaker hole.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 ,

wherein the elastic member is disposed between a second enclosure and the second plate, and

wherein the elastic member is disposed along a perimeter of a second opening of the second enclosure.

15. An electronic device comprising:

a housing comprising:

a first plate facing a first direction,

a second plate facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and

a side member enclosing at least part of a space between the first and second plates and having at least one speaker hole constructed thereon;

a display disposed such that displayed information is visible through at least some regions of the first plate; and

a speaker device disposed between the display and the second plate and configured to emit a sound through the at least one speaker hole,

wherein the speaker device comprises:

a speaker comprising a yoke and a diaphragm, the yoke being disposed on a first face of the speaker that faces the first direction, the diaphragm being disposed on a second face of the speaker that faces the second direction, the diaphragm facing at least part of the second plate,

an enclosure enclosing at least part of the speaker and being disposed between the display and the second plate,

an acoustic duct constructed between the enclosure and the second plate and extending towards the at least one speaker hole, and

a ferromagnetic material disposed on the yoke and between the display and the yoke.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the ferromagnetic material comprises:

a first portion in contact with one face of the yoke; and

a second portion bent from an outer perimeter of the first portion and enclosing a side face of the yoke.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , further comprising an open portion existing between surfaces of the second portion.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the second portion comprises a sidewall and is configured to improve a magnetic field concentration.

19. The electronic device of claim 15 ,

wherein the enclosure comprises:

a first enclosure having a first opening; and

a second enclosure having a second opening and fused to the first enclosure, and

wherein the ferromagnetic material is disposed in the first opening and the diaphragm is disposed in the second opening.

20. The electronic device of claim 19 ,

wherein the acoustic duct is constructed between part of the second enclosure and part of the second plate,

wherein the acoustic duct is sealed from an inner space of the electronic device by an elastic member, and

wherein the acoustic duct is spatially coupled to the at least one speaker hole.

21. The electronic device of claim 20 , wherein the acoustic duct is configured to switch a path of the sound emitted from the speaker.

22. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the ferromagnetic material is disposed face-to-face in contact with the display to have a gap.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2020
From: YOON, CHANGSHIK; LEE, MYUNGCHEOL; RHEE, MINSU; CHO, JOONRAE; PARK, CHOONGHYO; JEONG, WOOJONG; KIM, KIWON; KIM, TAEEON; PARK, YOUNGBAE; CHO, WOOJIN; HWANG, HOCHUL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0093554 · Jul 31, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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