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Granted Patent B2
US 10,602,249 · App. 16/403,139 · Granted Mar 24, 2020

Electronic device conduit structure and electronic device including same

Inventors: Minsu Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Younsung Park (Suwon-si, KR); Seunghak Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Wonsun Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Juhyun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jongkyun Im (Suwon-si, KR); Taewon Park (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04R1/025H04M1/0249H05K5/0217H04R2499/11H05K5/0017H05K5/0086
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Patent No.
US 10,602,249
App. No.
16/403,139
Granted
Mar 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device including: a display, a speaker, an inner structure including a front surface on which the display is seated, a rear surface having a seating portion for the speaker formed thereon, and a side surface connecting the front surface and the rear surface, and a housing in which the inner structure is seated. The inner structure includes: a first space formed by indentation of a part of the bottom surface of the seating portion toward the front surface of the inner structure, a second space formed to be open toward the front surface of the inner structure such that the second space is connected to and partially overlaps with the first space in a direction defined toward the front surface of the inner structure, and a duct formed to be open toward the side surface of the inner structure such that the duct is connected to and partially overlaps with the second space in a direction defined toward the rear surface of the inner structure.

Claims (34)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a speaker;

an inner structure comprising a front surface on which the display is seated, a rear surface having a seating portion for the speaker formed thereon, and a side surface connecting the front surface and the rear surface; and

a housing in which the inner structure is seated, wherein

the inner structure comprises:

a first space formed by indentation of a part of a bottom surface of the seating portion toward the front surface of the inner structure;

a second space formed to be open toward the front surface of the inner structure such that the second space is connected to and partially overlaps with the first space in a direction defined toward the front surface of the inner structure; and

a duct formed to be open toward the side surface of the inner structure such that the duct is connected to and partially overlaps with the second space in a direction defined toward the rear surface of the inner structure.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing has an opening formed in a position corresponding to the position of the duct of the inner structure.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an open area of a part of the duct, which is connected to the second space, differs from an open area of a part of the duct, which is open to the side surface of the inner structure.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein open areas of both ends of the opening differ from each other.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a first sealing member arranged between the speaker and the bottom surface of the seating portion.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a sealing plate positioned between the front surface of the inner structure and the display so as to seal a part of the second space, which is open toward the front surface of the inner structure.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising a second sealing member arranged between the sealing plate and the inner structure.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an upward sloping surface is formed on the side surface of the inner structure in a direction defined from the front surface toward the rear surface.

9. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising a third sealing member arranged between the duct of the inner structure and the opening of the housing.

10. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the seating portion is connected to an outside of the housing through the first space, the second space, the duct, and the opening.

11. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the sealing plate is formed such that a length of a corner positioned near a side connecting the second space and the first space is larger than a length of a corner positioned near a side connecting the second space and the duct.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a support rib formed on a boundary part that distinguishes between the first space and the duct so as to protrude toward the second space.

13. A conduit structure comprising:

an inner structure comprising a front surface on which a display is seated, a rear surface having a seating portion for a speaker formed thereon, and a side surface connecting the front surface and the rear surface; and

a housing in which the inner structure is seated, wherein

the inner structure comprises:

a first space formed by indentation of a part of a bottom surface of the seating portion toward the front surface of the inner structure;

a second space formed to be open toward the front surface of the inner structure such that the second space is connected to and partially overlaps with the first space in a direction defined toward the front surface of the inner structure; and

a duct formed to be open toward the side surface of the inner structure such that the duct is connected to and partially overlaps with the second space in a direction defined toward the rear surface of the inner structure.

14. The conduit structure of claim 13 , wherein the housing has an opening formed in a position corresponding to the position of the duct of the inner structure.

15. The conduit structure of claim 13 , wherein an open area of a part of the duct, which is connected to the second space, differs from an open area of a part of the duct, which is open to the side surface of the inner structure.

16. The conduit structure of claim 14 , wherein open areas of both ends of the opening differ from each other.

17. The conduit structure of claim 13 , further comprising a sealing plate positioned between the front surface of the inner structure and the display so as to seal a part of the second space, which is open toward the front surface of the inner structure.

18. The conduit structure of claim 17 , further comprising a second sealing member arranged between the sealing plate and the inner structure.

19. The conduit structure of claim 13 , wherein an upward sloping surface is formed on the side surface of the inner structure in a direction defined from the front surface toward the rear surface.

20. The conduit structure of claim 14 , further comprising a third sealing member arranged between the duct of the inner structure and the opening of the housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2019
From: JUNG, MINSU; PARK, YOUNSUNG; LEE, SEUNGHAK; LEE, WONSUN; KIM, JUHYUN; IM, JONGKYUN; PARK, TAEWON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 049076/0932 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0051447 · May 3, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190342645A1 · Nov 7, 2019
Cited By (1)
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