IP Library Granted Patent US 11,622,211
Granted Patent B2
US 11,622,211 · App. 17/455,927 · Granted Apr 4, 2023

Systems and methods for suppressing sound leakage

Inventors: Xin Qi (Shenzhen, CN); Fengyun Liao (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
H04R25/505G10K9/13G10K9/22G10K11/175G10K11/178G10K11/26H04R1/2811H04R9/066G10K2210/3216H04R1/2876H04R17/00H04R2460/13
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Patent No.
US 11,622,211
App. No.
17/455,927
Granted
Apr 4, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A speaker comprises a housing, a transducer residing inside the housing, and at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing. The transducer generates vibrations. The vibrations produce a sound wave inside the housing and cause a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing. The at least one sound guiding hole guides the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interferes with the leaked sound wave in a target region. The interference at a specific frequency relates to a distance between the at least one sound guiding hole and the portion of the housing.

Claims (27)

1. A speaker, comprising:

a housing;

a transducer residing inside the housing and configured to generate vibrations, the vibrations producing a sound wave inside the housing and causing a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing; and

at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing and configured to guide the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing, the guided sound wave having a phase different from a phase of the leaked sound wave, the guided sound wave interfering with the leaked sound wave in a target region, and the interference changing an amplitude of the leaked sound wave in the target region, wherein

the at least one sound guiding hole includes a damping layer which is configured to adjust a phase and amplitude of the guided sound wave.

2. The speaker of claim 1 , wherein the damping layer includes at least one of a tuning paper, a tuning cotton, a nonwoven fabric, a silk, a cotton, a sponge, or a rubber.

3. The speaker of claim 1 , wherein the interference reduces the amplitude of the leaked sound wave.

4. The speaker of claim 3 , wherein a location of the at least one sound guiding hole is determined based on at least one of: a vibration frequency of the transducer, a shape of the at least one sound guiding hole, a number of the at least one sound guiding hole, a target region where the amplitude of the leaked sound wave is to be reduced, or a frequency range within which the amplitude of the leaked sound wave is to be reduced.

5. The speaker of claim 3 , wherein the at least one sound guiding hole includes at least two sound guiding holes located on the housing.

6. The speaker of claim 5 , wherein the guided sound wave includes at least two sound waves having a same phase.

7. The speaker of claim 6 , wherein the at least two guided sound waves having the same phase are configured to reduce the amplitude of the leaked sound wave having a same wavelength.

8. The speaker of claim 5 , wherein the guided sound wave includes at least two sound waves having different phases.

9. The speaker of claim 6 , wherein the at least two sound guiding holes are arranged to generate the at least two sound waves having different phases to reduce the sound pressure level of the amplitude of the leaked sound wave having different wavelengths.

10. The speaker of claim 1 , wherein the interference reduces a sound pressure level of at least a portion of the leaked sound wave.

11. The speaker of claim 10 , wherein a frequency of the at least a portion of the leaked sound wave being lower than 4000 Hz.

12. The speaker of claim 11 , wherein the frequency of the at least a portion of the leaked sound wave is within a range of 1000 Hz to 4000 Hz.

13. The speaker of claim 11 , wherein the frequency of the at least a portion of the leaked sound wave is within a range of 1500 Hz to 3000 Hz.

14. The speaker of claim 13 , wherein the sound pressure level of the at least a portion of the leaked sound wave is reduced by 10 dB or more than 10 dB on average.

15. The speaker of claim 11 , wherein the frequency of the at least a portion of the leaked sound wave is within a range of 2000 Hz to 2500 Hz.

16. The speaker of claim 15 , wherein the sound pressure level of the at least a portion of the leaked sound wave is reduced by 20 dB or more than 20 dB on average.

17. The speaker of claim 1 , wherein:

the housing includes an opening, and a vibration board stretches out from the opening of the housing.

18. The speaker of claim 1 , further comprises a linking component residing between the transducer and the housing, the linking component being configured to fix the transducer inside the housing.

19. The speaker of claim 1 , wherein:

the housing includes a bottom or a sidewall; and

the at least one sound guiding hole is located on the bottom or the sidewall of the housing.

20. The speaker of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sound guiding hole includes a perforative hole.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 20, 2022
From: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058785/0552 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: QI, XIN; LIAO, FENGYUN
To: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058486/0321 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201410005804.0 · Jan 6, 2014 · national
Continuity (7)
Continuation 17074762 · Oct 20, 2020
Continuation In Part 16813915 · Mar 10, 2020
Continuation 16419049 · May 22, 2019
Continuation 16180020 · Nov 5, 2018
Continuation 15650909 · Jul 16, 2017
Continuation 15109831
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