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Granted Patent B2
US 12,549,878 · App. 18/188,810 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Electronic device including speaker

Inventors: Joonrae Cho (Suwon-si, KR); Kiwon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jihoon Song (Suwon-si, KR); Myoungsung Sim (Suwon-si, KR); Hunki Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04R1/025H04R1/288H05K5/04
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Patent No.
US 12,549,878
App. No.
18/188,810
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device including a speaker is provided. The electronic device includes a main housing, a cover housing connected to the main housing, a speaker provided inside the main housing and the cover housing, and a guide including a guide base seated on the main housing to support the speaker and a guide body extending from the guide base in a first direction and overlapping the speaker in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

Claims (65)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a main housing;

a cover housing connected to the main housing;

a speaker provided inside the main housing and the cover housing; and

a guide including a guide base and a guide body, the guide base being seated on the main housing to support the speaker and the guide body extending from the guide base in a first direction and overlapping the speaker in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,

wherein the speaker comprises:

a speaker body of which at least a portion is provided inside the guide body; and

a protective plate connected to the speaker body, at least a portion of the protective plate being provided inside the guide base, and

wherein the protective plate is spaced apart from the guide base in the second direction.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the main housing comprises a stainless-steel material.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the guide body is in contact with the speaker.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a seal provided in a state of being compressed between the protective plate and the guide base.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a first distance from a bottom surface of the cover housing to the protective plate is less than a second distance from a bottom surface of the cover housing to the guide base.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a seal provided in a state of being compressed between the speaker body and the guide body.

7 . An electronic device comprising:

a main housing;

a cover housing connected to the main housing;

a speaker provided inside the main housing and the cover housing; and

a guide comprising:

a guide base seated on the main housing to support the speaker;

a guide body extending from the guide base in a first direction and overlapping the speaker in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and

a guide accommodating portion recessed on the guide base,

wherein at least a portion of the main housing is accommodated in the guide accommodating portion of the guide.

8 . The electronic device of claim 7 ,

wherein the main housing includes a main body, a main base, and a main rib,

wherein the main rib extends from an inner edge of the main base and includes a curved shape, and

wherein the guide accommodating portion accommodates the main rib of the main housing.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the main housing comprises:

a main base in contact with the guide base in the first direction; and

a main body extending from an outer edge of the main base to be in contact with the guide base and the guide body in the second direction.

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the main housing further comprises:

a main rib extending from an inner edge of the main base and inserted into the guide.

11 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the main body is spaced apart from the guide in the second direction.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the speaker is exposed to an outside of the main housing and the cover housing.

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of porous capsules provided inside the main housing and the cover housing.

14 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a detachable cover detachably connected to the main housing.

15 . An electronic device comprising:

a main housing comprising a main base and a main body extending from the main base;

a cover housing connected to the main body; and

a speaker comprising a speaker body and a protective plate connected to the speaker body, the speaker body being provided inside the main housing and the cover housing and at least a portion of the protective plate is exposed to an outside of the main housing,

wherein the main housing further comprises:

a first rib extending parallel to the main body from the main base; and

a second rib extending toward the main body from the first rib.

16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , further comprising:

a guide comprising a guide body extending from a guide base in a first direction and overlapping the speaker in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein at least a portion of the main housing is provided in a state of being inserted into the guide.

18 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the main housing comprises a stainless-steel material.

19 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein at least a portion of the speaker body is exposed to an outside of the cover housing.

20 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the main housing is attached to the cover housing.

21 . An electronic device comprising:

a main housing comprising a stainless-steel material;

a cover housing connected to the main housing and comprising the stainless-steel material;

a speaker provided inside the main housing and the cover housing; and

a guide comprising a guide base and a guide body, the guide base being seated on the main housing to support the speaker and the guide body extending from the guide base in a first direction and overlapping the speaker in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,

wherein the main housing comprises:

a main base in contact with the guide base in the first direction, and

a main body extending from an outer edge of the main base to be in contact with the guide base and the guide body in the second direction,

wherein the speaker comprises:

a speaker body of which at least a portion is provided inside the guide body; and

a protective plate connected to the speaker body, at least a portion of the protective plate being provided inside the guide base, and

wherein the protective plate is spaced apart from the guide base in the second direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2023
From: CHO, JOONRAE; KIM, KIWON; SONG, JIHOON; SIM, MYOUNGSUNG; LEE, HUNKI
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063078/0204 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2021-0158765 · Nov 17, 2021 · national
KR 10-2021-0192966 · Dec 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022017183 · Nov 4, 2022
Related Publication 20230232141A1 · Jul 20, 2023
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