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Granted Patent B2
US 12,507,002 · App. 18/105,412 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Electronic apparatus comprising sound radiation unit

Inventors: Juhee Chang (Suwon-si, KR); Jinyong Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Byeongmin Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Yonghoon Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jeock Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04R1/345H04R1/02H04R1/1016
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Patent No.
US 12,507,002
App. No.
18/105,412
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment may comprise: a housing including a first housing having a first surface facing a first direction and a second housing having a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction; a first audio port having a sound hole formed in the first surface of the housing; a speaker arranged in the housing and configured to output the sound to the outside via the sound hole of the first audio port; and a first recess formed by extending from the first audio port, wherein the first recess extends from the first audio port by a first length to have a first depth and a first width and is configured to form a passage through which the sound output from the speaker moves while the electronic apparatus is worn.

Claims (24)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a housing comprising a first housing with a first portion facing a first direction and a second housing with a second portion facing a second direction opposite to the first direction;

a first audio port comprising a sound hole formed in the first portion of the housing;

a speaker disposed inside the housing and configured to output sound to outside through the sound hole of the first audio port; and

a first recess extending from the first audio port,

wherein the first recess extends from the first audio port by a first length in a first depth and a first width and is configured to provide a path through which the sound output from the speaker moves in a state in which the electronic device is worn, wherein the first recess is configured such that the sound output through the sound hole of the first audio port propagates through the first recess in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first depth corresponds to a shortest length between a surface of the first recess parallel to the first surface and an imaginary surface extending in parallel to the surface of the first recess from the first surface.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first depth is less than or equal to a shortest length between one surface of the first audio port and an imaginary surface extending in parallel to the one surface of the first audio port from the first surface.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first width is substantially equal to a width of the audio port.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a second audio port comprising a sound hole disposed in the first surface of the housing.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising at least one microphone disposed in an area corresponding to a space between the first audio port and the second audio port in an area inside the housing.

7 . The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising a second recess extending from the second audio port.

8 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the second recess is spaced apart from the first recess.

9 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the second recess extends from the second audio port by a second length in a second depth and a second width and is configured to provide a path through which the sound output from the speaker moves in a state in which the electronic device is worn.

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the first depth is greater than or equal to the second depth, the first width is greater than or equal to the second width, and the first length is greater than or equal to the second length.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first recess extends from the first audio port such that the sound output from the speaker is directed toward a user's ear in a state in which the electronic device is worn.

12 . An electronic device comprising:

a housing comprising a first housing with a first portion facing a first direction and a second housing with a second portion facing a second direction opposite to the first direction;

a first audio port comprising a sound hole disposed in the first portion of the housing and a second audio port comprising a sound hole disposed in the second portion of the housing;

a speaker disposed inside the housing and configured to output sound to outside through the sound hole of the first audio port and the sound hole of the second audio port; and

a first recess extending from the first audio port and a second recess extending from the second audio port and connected to the first recess, wherein at least the first recess is configured such that the sound output through the sound hole of the first audio port propagates through the first recess in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

13 . The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising at least one microphone disposed in an area corresponding to a space between the first audio port and the second audio port in an area inside the housing.

14 . The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising a speaker configured to output sound to the outside through the sound hole of the first audio port and the sound hole of the second audio port.

15 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the first recess extends from the first audio port in a first depth and a first width and is connected to the second recess extending from the second audio port in the second depth and the second width.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2023
From: CHANG, JUHEE; KIM, JINYONG; LEE, BYEONGMIN; LEE, YONGHOON; LEE, JEOCK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062584/0545 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0097316 · Aug 4, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021009798 · Jul 28, 2021
Related Publication 20230179912A1 · Jun 8, 2023
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