Hydrophobic and oleophobic membrane, and waterproof sound device using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10477305-B2
Application number	US-201715622567-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 14, 2017
Priority date	Dec 19, 2014
Publication date	Nov 12, 2019
Grant date	Nov 12, 2019

Abstract

Provided is a waterproof sound device including: an acoustic unit that emits or receives sound; and a membrane that vibrates to transmit the sound emitted from the acoustic unit to the outside or to transmit sound from the outside to the acoustic unit, wherein a distance from the membrane to the acoustic unit is determined to be greater than the maximum vibration width of the width of the vibration of the membrane that vibrates toward the acoustic unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A waterproof sound device comprising:
an acoustic unit;
a pass unit having at least one pass hole;
a waterproof membrane positioned between the acoustic unit and the pass unit, the waterproof membrane vibrating to transmit first sound emitted from the acoustic unit to outside of a waterproof sound device through the at least one pass hole or to transmit second sound received through the at least one pass hole from the outside to the acoustic unit,
a first fixing unit interposed between the waterproof membrane and the acoustic unit, directly attached to the waterproof membrane and the acoustic unit, and having a first thickness to provide a first distance from the waterproof membrane to the acoustic unit, the first thickness being greater than a first maximum vibration width of the waterproof membrane toward the acoustic unit, and
a second fixing unit interposed between the waterproof membrane and the pass unit, directly attached to the waterproof membrane and the pass unit, and having a second thickness to provide a second distance from the waterproof membrane to the pass unit, the second thickness being greater than a second maximum vibration width of the waterproof membrane toward the pass unit.

2. The waterproof sound device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second fixing units are a single-layer structure or a lamination structure.

3. The waterproof sound device of claim 1 , wherein the waterproof membrane is a membrane having a plurality of pores or no pore, and having a dustproof function.

4. The waterproof sound device of claim 1 , wherein the waterproof membrane is a hydrophobic and oleophobic membrane having a plurality of pores or no pore.

5. The waterproof sound device of claim 4 , wherein the hydrophobic and oleophobic membrane is formed by accumulating nanofibers obtained by electrospinning a spinning solution containing a mixture of a water-repellent and oil-repellent agent, a solvent, and a polymer material.

6. The waterproof sound device of claim 1 , wherein the waterproof membrane is a non-pore membrane.

Assignees

• Amogreentech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Yong Sik

Classifications

• H04R1/02

  Casings; Cabinets {; Supports therefor;} Mountings therein (H04R1/28 takes precedence {; attachments for microphones H04R1/08; mounting of transducers in earpieces H04R1/1075}) · CPC title

• H04R1/44 Primary

  Special adaptations for subaqueous use, e.g. for hydrophone · CPC title

• H04R7/04

  Plane diaphragms · CPC title

• H04R19/00 Primary

  Electrostatic transducers · CPC title

• H04R19/02

  Loudspeakers (H04R19/01 takes precedence) · CPC title