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Granted Patent B2
US 11,483,637 · App. 16/861,703 · Granted Oct 25, 2022

Electronic device including acoustic module

Inventors: Heecheul Moon (Suwon-si, KR); Sangyoup Seok (Suwon-si, KR); Kwonho Son (Suwon-si, KR); Jongchul Choi (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04R1/02G06F1/1637H04N5/2257H04R2499/11H04R2499/15
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Patent No.
US 11,483,637
App. No.
16/861,703
Granted
Oct 25, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device may include: a housing including a cover and at least one first opening; a first acoustic module comprising a speaker disposed in an internal space of the housing; and at least one path configured to guide sound signals generated by the first acoustic module to an outside, the at least one path including: a first space defined by the first acoustic module and at least a portion of the housing; a second space connecting the first space to the first opening and configured to guide a sound signal having a first frequency band toward the first opening; and a third space connecting the first space to a second opening at least partially provided between the housing and the cover and configured to guide a sound signal having a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band toward the second opening.

Claims (47)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing including at least one first opening;

a cover at least partially disposed on the housing;

a first acoustic module disposed in an internal space of the housing; and

at least one path configured to guide sound signals generated by the first acoustic module to the outside, the at least one path including:

a first space defined by the first acoustic module and at least a portion of the housing;

a second space connecting the first space to the at least one first opening and configured to guide a sound signal having a first frequency band toward the at least one first opening; and

a third space connecting the first space to a second opening at least partially provided between the housing and the cover and configured to guide a sound signal having a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band toward the second opening,

wherein the device is configured so that the sound signal corresponding to the first frequency band is to be emitted to outside of the electronic device through the at least one first opening, and

wherein the device is configured so that the sound signal corresponding to the second frequency band is to be emitted to outside of the electronic device through the second opening spaced apart from the at least one first opening.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one first opening is disposed in a direction facing a side of the housing; and

the second opening is disposed in a direction that the cover faces.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a display disposed at the back of the cover and at least partially visible from the outside through the cover.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , comprising at least one electronic component disposed adjacent to the first acoustic module at a back of the display.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the second space and the third space are arranged adjacent to the at least one electronic component.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the at least one electronic component includes a camera module and/or at least one sensor module including a sensor.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the housing includes a side portion, and a support extending from the side portion to the internal space; and

the first space is defined by a plate-shaped first cover coupled to at least a portion of the support.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein:

the at least one first opening penetrating the side portion from an outer surface of the side portion to the internal space; and

the second space is connected to the at least one first opening through a configuration of the side portion and the support.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein:

the third space is disposed to cover the first cover to the side portion and is defined by a second cover coupled to the support; and

the third space is connected to the second opening comprising a gap between the side portion and the cover spaced apart from the side portion.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the second cover includes at least one sound emission hole configured to transmit sounds from the third space toward the second opening.

11. The electronic device of claim 7 , further comprising a display disposed at the back of the cover and at least partially visible from the outside through the cover, wherein the side portion further includes a protruding dummy projection projecting toward the display.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the protruding dummy projection protrudes to at least partially overlap the cover and to have a preset gap with the cover when the cover member is viewed from above.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the third space is provided at a preset depth under the protruding dummy projection and is diagonally inclined through the side portion.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a second acoustic module disposed at a position opposite the first acoustic module in the internal space of the housing, wherein sound signals of the first acoustic module and the second acoustic module are configured to be emitted in opposite directions.

15. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a cover at least partially disposed on the housing;

a display disposed in an internal space of the housing to be at least partially visible from outside through the cover;

an acoustic module disposed in the internal space;

at least one path configured to guide sound signals generated by the acoustic module to the outside, the at least one path including:

a first space defined by at least the acoustic module and at least a portion of the housing; and

a second space connecting the first space to an opening at least partially provided between the housing and the cover; and

a protruding dummy projection projecting from the housing toward the display in the second space,

wherein the protruding dummy projection is arranged to at least partially overlap the cover when the cover is viewed from above, and

wherein the device is configured so that sound signals generated by the acoustic module are to be emitted through the opening defined by a space between the housing and the cover.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the second space is provided at a preset depth under the protruding dummy projection and is diagonally inclined through the housing.

17. The electronic device of claim 15 , further comprising a cover disposed in the second space to at least partially seal the second space from the opening, wherein the cover is at least partially disposed under the display.

18. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein a corresponding edge portion of the protruding dummy projection facing an edge portion of the cover member is a flat or curved surface.

19. The electronic device of claim 15 , further comprising an antireflective coating layer disposed in a region of the protruding dummy projection visible through the opening.

20. The electronic device of claim 15 , further comprising at least one electronic component disposed around the acoustic module, wherein the first space and/or the second space are arranged adjacent to the at least one electronic component.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2020
From: MOON, HEECHEUL; SEOK, SANGYOUP; SON, KWONHO; CHOI, JONGCHUL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052525/0693 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0079447 · Jul 2, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210006876A1 · Jan 7, 2021
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