IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,153,477
Granted Patent B2
US 12,153,477 · App. 17/934,499 · Granted Nov 26, 2024

Electronic device

Inventors: Daniela M. Deschamps (Palo Alto, CA); Brad G. Boozer (Campbell, CA); Stephen P. Jackson (San Francisco, CA); Nikolas T. Vitt (Boulder, CO); David W. Robison (San Jose, CA); Rebecca J. Russell (Cupertino, CA); Megan L. Banh (San Francisco, CA); Ryan C. Perkins (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: APPLE INC.
G06F1/1688G06F1/163H04R1/025H04R1/2803H04R2400/11H04R2499/11
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Patent No.
US 12,153,477
App. No.
17/934,499
Granted
Nov 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing sidewall defining an opening and a display component, such as a display cover, disposed in the opening to form a gap between the housing sidewall and the display component. In at least one example, the cavity is defined by the sidewall and the display cover with the cavity in fluid communication with an external environment through the gap. In at least one example, an epoxy component at least partially defines the cavity and can be in direct contact with the housing sidewall.

Claims (43)

1. A wearable electronic device watch, comprising:

an outer housing defining an internal volume;

an inner housing disposed within an internal volume;

a first speaker and a second speaker disposed in the internal volume,

the first speaker including a frame disposed around a periphery of a diaphragm of the first speaker;

a front volume defined by the outer housing,

the first speaker, and the second speaker;

a first back volume defined by the first speaker and the inner housing; and

a second back volume defined by the second speaker and the inner housing.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the front volume the frame is isolated from the first back volume and the second back volume.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the first speaker and the second speaker are disposed between the front volume and the first and second back volumes.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the frame structurally supports the first speaker.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the frame forms a seal between the first back volume and the second back volume.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising an inner housing, wherein the first back volume is defined by the inner housing.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the frame comprises a collar and a molded seal extending from the collar toward the internal volume.

8. A wearable electronic watch, comprising:

an outer housing;

an inner housing spaced apart from the outer housing;

a speaker assembly disposed between the inner housing and the outer housing, the speaker assembly comprising: a first speaker; a second speaker; and

a speaker frame supporting the first speaker;

a first back volume defined by the inner housing and the first speaker; and

a second back volume defined by the inner housing and the second speaker,

the second back volume separated from the first back volume by the speaker frame.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the speaker frame structurally supports the second speaker.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first speaker is smaller than the second speaker.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the first back volume is smaller than the second back volume.

12. The electronic device of claim 8 , further comprising a front volume defined by the outer housing and the speaker assembly.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the front volume is isolated from the first back volume and the second back volume by the speaker assembly.

14. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the speaker frame comprises a collar seal isolating the first back volume from the second back volume.

15. A wearable electronic watch device, comprising:

an outer housing;

an inner housing;

a speaker assembly disposed between the inner housing and the outer housing and comprising a first speaker and a second speaker;

a front volume defined by the outer housing and the speaker assembly;

a back volume defined by the inner housing and the speaker assembly,

the back volume separated into a first isolated portion and a second isolated portion;

a first vent defined by the housing fluidly connecting a first end of the front volume with an external environment; and

a second vent defined by the housing fluidly connecting a second end of the front volume with the external environment.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the inner housing defines an internal volume.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , further comprising a valve disposed through the inner housing to vent air from the first isolated portion of the back volume to the internal volume.

18. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the first vent consists of a single aperture defined by the outer housing.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the second vent comprises two apertures defined by the outer housing.

20. The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein a distance between any two adjacent apertures of the second vent is less than a distance between any aperture of the second vent and the single aperture of the first vent.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2022
From: RUSSELL, REBECCA J.; DESCHAMPS, DANIELA M.; VITT, NIKOLAS T.; JACKSON, STEPHEN P.; BOOZER, BRAD G.; BANH, MEGAN L.; ROBISON, DAVID W.; PERKINS, RYAN C.
To: APPLE INC.
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Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 63374738 · Sep 6, 2022
Provisional Application 63364012 · May 2, 2022
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