IP Library Granted Patent US 12,356,140
Granted Patent B2
US 12,356,140 · App. 18/173,043 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Vibration sensors

Inventors: WenJun Deng (Shenzhen, CN); Yongshuai Yuan (Shenzhen, CN); Yujia Huang (Shenzhen, CN); Wenbing Zhou (Shenzhen, CN); Fengyun Liao (Shenzhen, CN); Xin Qi (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
H04R1/2807H04R1/04H04R1/08H04R1/083H04R1/46
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Patent No.
US 12,356,140
App. No.
18/173,043
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vibration sensor ( 200 ) is provided, comprising: a vibration receiver ( 210 ) including a housing ( 211 ) and a vibration unit ( 212 ), the housing ( 211 ) forming an acoustic cavity, the vibration unit ( 212 ) being located in the acoustic cavity and separating the acoustic cavity into a first acoustic cavity ( 213 ) and a second acoustic cavity ( 214 ); and an acoustic transducer ( 220 ) acoustically connected to the first acoustic cavity ( 213 ). The housing ( 211 ) is configured to generate a vibration based on an external vibration signal, the vibration unit ( 212 ) changes an acoustic pressure within the first acoustic cavity ( 213 ) in response to the vibration of the housing ( 211 ), causing the acoustic transducer ( 220 ) to generate an electrical signal. The vibration unit ( 212 ) includes a quality element ( 2121 ) and an elastic element ( 2122 ), an area of the quality element ( 2121 ) on a side away from the acoustic transducer ( 220 ) is smaller than an area of the quality element ( 2121 ) on a side close to the acoustic transducer. The elastic element ( 2122 ) is connected around a side wall of the quality element ( 2121 ).

Claims (24)

1. A vibration sensor, comprising:

a vibration receiver including a housing and a vibration unit, the housing forming an acoustic cavity, the vibration unit being located in the acoustic cavity and separating the acoustic cavity into a first acoustic cavity and a second acoustic cavity; and

an acoustic transducer acoustically connected to the first acoustic cavity, wherein

the housing is configured to generate a vibration based on an external vibration signal, and the vibration unit changes an acoustic pressure within the first acoustic cavity in response to the vibration of the housing, causing the acoustic transducer to generate an electrical signal;

the vibration unit includes a quality element and an elastic element, a cross-sectional area of the quality element perpendicular to a vibration direction of the quality element on a side away from the acoustic transducer is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the quality element perpendicular to the vibration direction of the quality element on a side close to the acoustic transducer, and the elastic element is connected around a side wall of the quality element.

2. The vibration sensor of claim 1 , wherein the quality element includes a first quality element and a second quality element, the second quality element being located close to the acoustic transducer, the first quality element being located on a side of the second quality element away from the acoustic transducer, a cross-sectional area of the first quality element perpendicular to a vibration direction of the quality element being smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second quality element perpendicular to the vibration direction of the quality element.

3. The vibration sensor of claim 2 , wherein the first quality element is located in a central region of the second quality element, and a side wall of the first quality element has a specific distance to a side wall of the second quality element.

4. The vibration sensor of claim 3 , wherein the elastic element includes a first elastic portion and a second elastic portion, two ends of the first elastic portion being connected to the side wall of the first quality element and to the second elastic portion, respectively, the second elastic portion extending toward and connected to the acoustic transducer.

5. The vibration sensor of claim 4 , wherein the first elastic portion includes a first side surface and a second side surface, the first side surface being connected to the side wall of the first quality element, and the second side surface being connected to a surface exposed to the second acoustic cavity on the second quality element.

6. The vibration sensor of claim 5 , wherein the side wall of the second quality element is connected to the second elastic portion.

7. The vibration sensor of claim 4 , wherein the acoustic transducer includes a substrate, the second elastic portion extending toward and connected to the substrate, the substrate, the second quality element and the second elastic portion forming the first acoustic cavity.

8. The vibration sensor of claim 2 , wherein in the vibration direction of the quality element, a thickness of the first quality element is from 50 μm to 1000 μm and a thickness of the second quality element is from 10 μm to 150 μm.

9. The vibration sensor of claim 8 , wherein in the vibration direction of the quality element, the thickness of the first quality element is greater than the thickness of the second quality element.

10. The vibration sensor of claim 1 , wherein in a cross section of the quality element in the vibration direction thereof, a connection line between an edge of the quality element on a side away from the acoustic transducer and an edge of the quality element on a side close to the acoustic transducer forms an angle with the vibration direction of the quality element, the angle being in a range of 10° to 80°.

11. The vibration sensor of claim 1 , wherein the quality element includes a first aperture portion, the first aperture portion connecting the first acoustic cavity and the second acoustic cavity.

12. The vibration sensor of claim 11 , wherein a radius of the first aperture portion is 4 μm to 50 μm 1 μm to 50 μm.

13. The vibration sensor of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a third aperture portion, the second acoustic cavity being connected to the exterior through the third aperture portion.

14. The vibration sensor of claim 1 , wherein a limiting member is provided between the elastic element and the housing.

15. A vibration sensor, comprising: a vibration receiver including a housing and a vibration unit, the housing forming an acoustic cavity, the vibration unit being located in the acoustic cavity and separating the acoustic cavity into a first acoustic cavity and a second acoustic cavity; and

an acoustic transducer, acoustically connected to the first acoustic cavity, wherein:

the housing is configured to generate a vibration based on an external vibration signal, the vibration unit changes an acoustic pressure within the first acoustic cavity in response to the vibration of the housing, causing the acoustic transducer to generate an electrical signal,

the vibration unit includes a quality element and an elastic element, the elastic element being connected around the side wall of the quality element and extending into the housing,

wherein a thickness of the elastic element is greater than a thickness of the quality element in the vibration direction of the quality element.

16. The vibration sensor of claim 15 , wherein the quality element or the housing is provided with an aperture portion, a radius of the aperture portion being 1 μm to 50 μm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2023
From: DENG, WENJUN; YUAN, YONGSHUAI; HUANG, YUJIA; ZHOU, WENBING; LIAO, FENGYUN; QI, XIN
To: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063181/0114 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 30, 2023
From: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063181/0120 →
Priority Claims (3)
WO PCT/CN2020/140180 · Dec 28, 2020 · international
CN 202110445739.3 · Apr 23, 2021 · national
WO PCT/CN2021/107978 · Jul 22, 2021 · international
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021129148 · Nov 5, 2021
Related Publication 20230199360A1 · Jun 22, 2023
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