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Granted Patent B2
US 12,659,640 · App. 18/527,924 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Electronic device having structure for generating sound through vibration of display

Inventors: Seunghoon Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Youngsik Choi (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04R1/028H04R2499/11H04R2499/15
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Patent No.
US 12,659,640
App. No.
18/527,924
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a housing including a first housing oriented in a first direction and a second housing oriented in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction; a display disposed on the surface of the first housing oriented in the first direction; a window disposed on the surface of the display oriented in the first direction; a first adhesive member disposed along the edge of the surface of the display oriented in the second direction, such that the edge of the surface of the display oriented in the second direction is adhered to the surface of the first housing oriented in the first direction; and an actuator which is to positioned in the inner space of the housing so as to be positioned more on the second direction side than the display, and which generates sound by vibrating the display.

Claims (38)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a housing comprising a first housing facing a first direction and a second housing facing a second direction opposite to the first direction;

a display disposed on a surface of the first housing facing the first direction;

a window disposed on a surface of the display facing the first direction;

a first adhesive member disposed along an edge of a surface of the display facing the second direction and configured to adhere the edge of the surface of the display facing the second direction to the surface of the first housing facing the first direction; and

an actuator located in an inner space of the housing and configured to generate sound by vibrating the display, wherein the actuator is located in the second direction relative to the display,

wherein the first housing comprises:

an arrangement portion in which the actuator is disposed on a surface of the first housing facing the second direction; and

at least one cut portion formed by cutting a portion of the first housing from an outside of the arrangement portion, and

wherein the at least one cut portion is formed along an outer circumference of the arrangement portion.

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

a support structure coupled to the first housing and configured to support the actuator disposed in the arrangement portion from the second direction.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the support structure is spaced apart from the second housing in the first direction.

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

a second adhesive member interposed between a surface of the arrangement portion facing the first direction and the surface of the display facing the second direction and configured to adhere the surface of the arrangement portion facing the first direction and the surface of the display facing the second direction to each other.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein vibration generated by the actuator is transmitted to the display via the arrangement portion and the second adhesive member.

6 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein a modulus of the first adhesive member is less than a modulus of the second adhesive member.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a modulus of the first adhesive member is equal to or less than 0.05 mega pascals (MPa).

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an edge of the window is spaced apart from the housing such that the edge of the window does not contact the housing.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein a coating layer is formed on the edge of the window.

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the coating layer comprises:

a first coating layer formed on a side edge of the window; and

a second coating layer formed on an edge of a surface of the window facing the second direction.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the actuator is located between a ⅓ point and a ⅔ point based on a width direction of the electronic device.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the actuator is spaced apart from an edge of the electronic device by at least 10 millimeters (mm).

13 . An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a display disposed on a front surface of the housing;

a window disposed on a front surface of the display;

a first adhesive member disposed along a rear edge of the display and configured to adhere the rear edge of the display to the front surface of the housing; and

an actuator disposed in the housing from a rear side of the display and configured to generate sound by vibrating the display,

wherein the housing comprises:

an arrangement portion in which the actuator is disposed on a rear surface of the housing; and

at least one cut portion formed by cutting a portion of the housing from an outside of the arrangement portion, and

wherein the at least one cut portion is formed along an outer circumference of the arrangement portion.

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

a support structure located in an inner space of the housing, coupled to the housing and configured to support a rear side of the actuator, and spaced apart from a rear surface of the housing.

15 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein an edge of the window is spaced apart from the housing such that the edge of the window does not contact the housing, and a coating layer is formed on the edge of the window.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2023
From: LEE, SEUNGHOON; CHOI, YOUNGSIK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0081452 · Jun 23, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022005007 · Apr 7, 2022
Related Publication 20240107213A1 · Mar 28, 2024
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