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Granted Patent B2
US 12,219,313 · App. 17/791,158 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Electronic device

Inventors: Youngjin Ahn (Seoul, KR); Kyoungsu Nam (Seoul, KR); Donghan Kim (Seoul, KR); Sungwon Kim (Seoul, KR); Junyoung Park (Seoul, KR); Obyoung Kang (Seoul, KR); Juchul Yun (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04R1/1016H04R1/1058H04R2420/07
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Patent No.
US 12,219,313
App. No.
17/791,158
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device according to the present disclosure includes a body, a neck formed at one side of the body, and a head formed on the neck, wherein the head comprises: a circular part connected to the neck; a protrusion part protruding from one side of the circular part and having a curvature that is greater than a curvature of the circular part; a speaker hole formed at at least one of the circular part and the protrusion part; and a band part formed at the periphery of the speaker hole, and the thickness of the band part may be greater than the thickness of the circular part or the protrusion part around the band part.

Claims (48)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a container including:

an ear receiving part recessed from an upper surface of the container; and

a canal receiving part recessed from the ear receiving part;

an earphone including:

an ear part positioned on the ear receiving part;

a canal part protruding from the ear part and positioned in the canal receiving part; and

a speaker hole positioned at an end of the canal part;

a light source positioned at the canal receiving part and facing the speaker hole; and

a cover hingedly connected to the container to open or close the container,

wherein the canal receiving part includes a hole formed through an inclined portion of the canal receiving part and at which the light source is positioned.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light source provides light with a wavelength of 275 nm or 405 nm.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a center axis of the canal part is tilted with respect to a center axis of the ear part, and

wherein the speaker hole and the light source are aligned with the center axis of the canal part.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , further including an ear cap in which the canal part is positioned and that defines a space between the light source and the speaker hole,

wherein a gap surrounding the ear cap is formed between an outer surface of the ear cap and a boundary surface of the canal receiving part.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the canal part is adjacent to a lateral edge of the ear part, and

wherein a portion of the canal part positioned in the canal receiving part is exposed between the container and the cover without being covered by the ear part positioned on the ear receiving part.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the container includes:

a first ear receiving part including the ear receiving part and the canal receiving part;

a second ear receiving part including the ear receiving part and the canal receiving part, and disposed next to the first ear receiving part;

a partitioning part separating the first ear receiving part and the second ear receiving part;

a first body receiving part recessed from the upper surface of the container and connected to the ear receiving part of the first ear receiving part; and

a second body receiving part recessed from the upper surface of the container and connected to the ear receiving part of the second ear receiving part.

7. An electronic device comprising:

a container including:

an ear receiving part recessed from an upper surface of the container; and

a canal receiving part recessed from the ear receiving part;

an earphone including:

an ear part positioned on the ear receiving part;

a canal part protruding from the ear part and positioned in the canal receiving part; and

a speaker hole positioned at an end of the canal part;

a light source positioned at the canal receiving part and facing the speaker hole;

a cover hingedly connected to the container to open or close the container; and

an ear cap in which the canal part is positioned and that defines a space between the light source and the speaker hole,

wherein a gap surrounding the ear cap is formed between an outer surface of the ear cap and a boundary surface of the canal receiving part.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the light source provides light with a wavelength of 275 nm or 405 nm.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein a center axis of the canal part is tilted with respect to a center axis of the ear part, and

wherein the speaker hole and the light source are aligned with the center axis of the canal part.

10. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the canal receiving part includes a hole formed through an inclined portion of the canal receiving part and at which the light source is positioned.

11. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the canal part is adjacent to a lateral edge of the ear part, and

wherein a portion of the canal part positioned in the canal receiving part is exposed between the container and the cover without being covered by the ear part positioned on the ear receiving part.

12. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the container includes:

a first ear receiving part including the ear receiving part and the canal receiving part;

a second ear receiving part including the ear receiving part and the canal receiving part, and disposed next to the first ear receiving part;

a partitioning part separating the first ear receiving part and the second ear receiving part;

a first body receiving part recessed from the upper surface of the container and connected to the ear receiving part of the first ear receiving part; and

a second body receiving part recessed from the upper surface of the container and connected to the ear receiving part of the second ear receiving part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2024
From: AHN, YOUNGJIN; NAM, KYOUNGSU; KIM, DONGHAN; KIM, SUNGWON; PARK, JUNYOUNG; KANG, OBYOUNG; YUN, JUCHUL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 069702/0803 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0001644 · Jan 6, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230007379A1 · Jan 5, 2023
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