Mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10503221-B2
Application number	US-201816055816-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 6, 2018
Priority date	Dec 22, 2017
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

A mobile terminal includes a front case accommodating a display on a front surface and having a receiver for outputting a sound, a rear case coupled to one side of the front case, a rear cover covering a rear portion of the rear case to form an appearance and having an air vent hole allowing air to flow in and out to maintain predetermined pressure, and a circuit board installed been the front case and the rear case, wherein an air flow port is formed on an inner side surface of the rear cover and protrudes from the rear cover toward the rear portion of the case to guide movement of air formed by an external force acting on the rear cover.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a front case accommodating a display on a front surface and having a receiver for outputting a sound;
a rear case coupled to one side of the front case;
a rear cover covering a rear portion of the rear case to form an appearance and having an air vent hole allowing air to flow in and out to maintain a predetermined pressure; and
a circuit board installed between the front case and the rear case,
wherein an air flow port is formed on an inner side surface of the rear cover and protrudes from the rear cover toward the rear portion of the rear case to guide movement of air formed by an external force acting on the rear cover,
wherein the air flow port has bent portions having a predetermined curvature on a same plane to reduce a movement speed of air moving toward the receiver, and
wherein a plurality of protrusions are formed on an inner surface portion of the air flow port to increase a frictional force with moving air.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the bent portions are formed in a plurality of locations of the air flow port.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the air flow port extends to a position adjacent to the air vent hole.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3 , wherein movement of air is guided along the inside of the air flow port, and the air flow port extends on an inner side surface of the rear cover so as to be radially disposed.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein a concavo-convex portion is formed on an inner surface portion of the air flow port to increase a contact area with air.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the air flow port is formed of a flexible material.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the air flow port has a height greater than a space between the rear portion of the rear case and the inner side surface of the rear cover.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7 , wherein the air flow port is disposed to be tightly attached between the rear portion of the rear case and the inner side surface of the rear cover.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8 , wherein the air flow port is formed of a rubber material.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the air flow port is integrally formed with the rear cover.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the air flow port extends from a central portion of the inner side surface of the rear cover toward a corner of the rear cover.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the air moving along the air flow port is discharged to the outside through the air vent hole.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the air flow port is protruded from the inner surface of the rear cover toward the rear portion of the rear case.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the air flow port is formed in an area defined by an inner surface of the rear cover and a rear surface of the rear case.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein a movement of air is formed along the air flow port by a force applied to the rear cover.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the air moving along an inside of the air flow port moves toward the receiver in a state where the air is reduced in speed, so that a pressure applied to the receiver is reduced.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the air flow port serves to guide the movement of the air.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the protrusions are formed on an inner surface of the air flow port as well as on an inner surface of the rear cover.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Cha Youngdo
• Kim Insoo
• Han Dongwon

Classifications

• H04M1/035

  Improving the acoustic characteristics by means of constructional features of the housing, e.g. ribs, walls, resonating chambers or cavities · CPC title

• H04M1/18

  Telephone sets specially adapted for use in ships, mines, or other places exposed to adverse environment (H04M1/19 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04M1/0279

  Improving the user comfort or ergonomics · CPC title

• H05K5/0213

  Venting apertures; Constructional details thereof · CPC title

• H04M1/0277

  for a printed circuit board assembly · CPC title