IP Library Granted Patent US 12,634,645
Granted Patent B2
US 12,634,645 · App. 18/166,497 · Granted May 19, 2026

Bone conduction sound transmission devices

Inventors: Wenbing Zhou (Shenzhen, CN); Yongshuai Yuan (Shenzhen, CN); Wenjun Deng (Shenzhen, CN); Xin Qi (Shenzhen, CN); Fengyun Liao (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
H04R25/606H04R1/46H04R17/025H04R17/10H10N30/308H10N30/50H10N30/501H04R2460/13
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Patent No.
US 12,634,645
App. No.
18/166,497
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure is of a bone conduction sound transmission device. The bone conduction sound transmission device comprises a laminated structure and a base structure. The laminated structure is formed by a vibration unit and an acoustic transducer unit. A base structure is configured to load the laminated structure, and at least one side of the laminated structure is physically connected to the base structure. The base structure vibrates based on an external vibration signal, and the vibration unit deforms in response to the vibration of the base structure; and the acoustic transducer unit generates an electrical signal based on the deformation of the vibration unit.

Claims (18)

1 . A bone conduction sound transmission device, comprising:

a laminated structure formed by a vibration unit and an acoustic transducer unit; and

a base structure configured to load the laminated structure, at least one side of the laminated structure being physically connected to the base structure; wherein

the base structure vibrates based on an external vibration signal, and the vibration unit deforms in response to the vibration of the base structure; and the acoustic transducer unit generates an electrical signal based on the deformation of the vibration unit, wherein the vibration unit includes a suspension membrane structure, and the acoustic transducer unit includes a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode layer arranged in sequence from top to bottom, the suspension membrane structure is connected to the base structure through a peripheral side of the suspension membrane structure, and the acoustic transducer unit is located on an upper surface or a lower surface of the suspension membrane structure.

2 . The bone conduction sound transmission device of claim 1 , wherein the suspension membrane structure includes a plurality of holes, and the plurality of holes are distributed along a circumferential direction of the acoustic transducer unit.

3 . The bone conduction sound transmission device of claim 1 , wherein the acoustic transducer unit is a ring structure, a thickness of the membrane structure located in an inner region of the ring structure is greater than a thickness of the membrane structure located in an outer region of the ring structure, or a density of the suspension membrane structure located in an inner region of the ring structure is greater than a density of the membrane structure located in an outer region of the ring structure.

4 . The bone conduction sound transmission device of claim 1 , wherein the vibration unit further includes a mass element, and the mass element is located on the upper surface or the lower surface of the suspension membrane structure.

5 . The bone conduction sound transmission device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one damping layer, wherein the at least one damping layer covers the upper surface, the lower surface, or interior of the laminated structure.

6 . A bone conduction sound transmission device, comprising:

a laminated structure formed by a vibration unit and an acoustic transducer unit; and

a base structure configured to load the laminated structure, at least one side of the laminated structure being physically connected to the base structure; wherein

the base structure vibrates based on an external vibration signal, and the vibration unit deforms in response to the vibration of the base structure; and the acoustic transducer unit generates an electrical signal based on the deformation of the vibration unit, wherein the vibration unit includes at least one support arm and a mass element, and the mass element is connected to the base structure through the at least one support arm, wherein the acoustic transducer unit is located on an upper surface, a lower surface, or interior of the at least one support arm.

7 . The bone conduction sound transmission device of claim 6 , wherein the acoustic transducer unit includes a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode layer arranged in sequence from top to bottom, and the first electrode layer or the second electrode layer is connected to the upper surface or the lower surface of the at least one support arm.

8 . The bone conduction sound transmission device of claim 7 , wherein the mass element is located on an upper surface or a lower surface of the first electrode layer or an upper surface or a lower surface of the second electrode layer.

9 . The bone conduction sound transmission device of claim 8 , wherein an area of the first electrode layer, the piezoelectric layer, or the second electrode layer is less than or equal to an area of the at least one support arm, and a part or all of the first electrode layer, the piezoelectric layer, or the second electrode layer covers the upper surface or the lower surface of the at least one support arm.

10 . The bone conduction sound transmission device of claim 9 , wherein the first electrode layer, the piezoelectric layer, and the second electrode layer of the acoustic transducer unit are close to the mass element or a connection between the support arm and the base structure.

11 . The bone conduction sound transmission device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one support arm includes at least one elastic layer, and the at least one elastic layer is located on the upper surface or the lower surface of the first electrode layer or the upper surface or the lower surface of the second electrode layer.

12 . The bone conduction sound transmission device of claim 6 , further comprising a limiting structure located in a hollow part of the base structure, wherein the limiting structure is connected to the base structure, and the limiting structure is located above or below the mass element.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2023
From: ZHOU, WENBING; YUAN, YONGSHUAI; DENG, WENJUN; QI, XIN; LIAO, FENGYUN
To: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062996/0655 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 16, 2023
From: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062996/0661 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020142533 · Dec 31, 2020
Related Publication 20230188911A1 · Jun 15, 2023
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