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US 12,542,993 · App. 18/499,653 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Electronic device including sound module

Inventors: Youngbae Park (Suwon-si, KR); Joonrae Cho (Suwon-si, KR); Jihoon Song (Suwon-si, KR); Byounghee Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04R1/2811H04R1/025H04R2400/03H04R2499/11
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Patent No.
US 12,542,993
App. No.
18/499,653
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device including a sound module. The electronic device comprises: a housing in which at least one sound hole is formed; and a sound component mounted on the housing adjacent to the sound hole and configured to emit sound in a first direction toward the outside of the housing through the sound hole. The sound component includes: a sound frame forming a front surface open in the first direction; a center diaphragm disposed in the front space such that the front surface thereof faces the first direction; a vibration module including a loop disposed on the rear surface of the center diaphragm and configured to apply vibrations to the center diaphragm; and a sealing part including a seal that connects the center diaphragm and the sound frame along the circumference of the center diaphragm and provides a seal between the housing and the sound frame through a portion connected to the sound frame, wherein the sound frame and the center diaphragm may include the same material.

Claims (55)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a housing having at least one sound hole formed therein; and

a sound component mounted on the housing adjacent to the sound hole and configured to emit a sound in a first direction toward an outside of the housing through the sound hole,

wherein the sound component comprises:

a sound frame configured to form a front space open in the first direction;

a center diaphragm disposed in the front space such that a front surface thereof faces the first direction;

a vibration module including a loop disposed on a rear surface of the center diaphragm and configured to apply vibration to the center diaphragm; and

a sealing portion comprising a seal and configured to connect the center diaphragm and the sound frame along a circumference of the center diaphragm and seal a space between the housing and the sound frame through a portion connected to the sound frame,

wherein the sound frame and the center diaphragm comprise a same material.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

based on a state in which the front surface of the center diaphragm is viewed,

the sealing portion comprises:

a vibration part covering a space between the sound frame and the center diaphragm and acoustically coupled to the center diaphragm and configured to vibrate; and

a sealing part protruding from the sound frame in at least one direction along a circumference of the sound frame and configured to be compressed in contact with the housing.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein

the sealing portion further comprises a cover part configured to at least partially cover the front surface of the center diaphragm to block the center diaphragm from being exposed in the first direction.

4 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein

the sealing portion further comprises, based on a state in which the front surface of the center diaphragm is viewed, a center hole formed to be open such that the front surface of the center diaphragm is exposed.

5 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein

the sealing part comprises a first sealing part protruding from the sound frame in the first direction.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising:

a stopper disposed along an inner circumference of the first sealing part based on a state in which the front surface of the center diaphragm is viewed, and configured to inhibit the first sealing part from being deformed in a direction of the center diaphragm.

7 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein

the sealing part comprises a second sealing part protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the sound frame in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

8 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein

the sealing part has a cross-sectional shape decreasing in a direction away from the sound frame.

9 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein

the sealing portion further comprises a connection part configured to connect the sealing part and the vibration part by passing through the sound frame.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the sound frame and the center diaphragm are simultaneously formed through an injection process.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the sealing portion is integrally connected to the center diaphragm and the sound frame.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the sound component further comprises a reinforcing member comprising a reinforcement material disposed on at least one of a front surface or a rear surface of the center diaphragm.

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the sound component further comprises a protective grille connected to the sealing portion to cover the front space and exposed in the first direction.

14 . A sound module manufacturing method of molding a sound module through double injection, the sound module comprising a sound frame configured to form a front space that is open in a first direction, a center diaphragm disposed in the front space such that a front surface thereof faces the first direction, and a vibration portion configured to connect the center diaphragm and the sound frame, the sound module manufacturing method comprising:

a first injection operation of integrally molding the sound frame and the center diaphragm by injecting a first material for primary molding, in a state in which a first moving mold is coupled to a fixed mold; and

a second injection operation of molding the vibration portion integrally connected to the sound frame and the center diaphragm by injecting a second material for secondary molding, in a state in which the first moving mold is decoupled from the fixed mold and a second moving mold is coupled to the fixed mold,

wherein in the second injection operation, the vibration portion is formed to comprise a vibration part configured to connect the sound frame and the center diaphragm along a circumference of the center diaphragm, and a sealing part configured to protrude in at least one direction along a circumference of the sound frame.

15 . The sound module manufacturing method of claim 14 , further comprising:

after the second injection operation, a third injection operation of attaching a reinforcing member formed of a third material to one of a front surface or a rear surface of the center diaphragm.

16 . A sound component mounted on an electronic device comprising:

a sound frame forming a front surface open in a first direction toward a sound hole formed in a housing of the electronic device, the sound frame including a first material;

a center diaphragm comprising the first material, disposed in the front space such that a front surface thereof may face the first direction, and spaced apart from the sound frame;

a sealing portion comprising a seal and including a vibration part configured to connect the center diaphragm and the sound frame along a circumference of the center diaphragm and acoustically coupled to the center diaphragm to vibrate, and a sealing part protruding from the sound frame and configured to seal a space between the housing and the sound frame; and

a vibration module comprising a loop disposed on a rear surface of the center diaphragm and configured to apply vibration to the center diaphragm.

17 . The sound component of claim 16 , wherein

the sealing portion further includes a connection part configured to connect the sealing part and the vibration part by passing through the sound frame.

18 . The sound component of claim 17 , wherein

the sealing portion may be integrally connected to the sound frame and the center diaphragm.

19 . The sound component of claim 16 , wherein

the sealing part including at least one of a first sealing part protruding from the sound frame in the first direction, and a second sealing part protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the sound frame in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

20 . The sound component of claim 16 , wherein

the sealing portion further including a cover part connected to cover the center diaphragm to block the front surface of the center diaphragm from being exposed in the first direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2023
From: PARK, YOUNGBAE; CHO, JOONRAE; SONG, JIHOON; LEE, BYOUNGHEE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065422/0829 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0058336 · May 6, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022005593 · Apr 19, 2022
Related Publication 20240064457A1 · Feb 22, 2024
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