Electronic device conduit structure and electronic device including same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10602249-B2
Application number	US-201916403139-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2019
Priority date	May 3, 2018
Publication date	Mar 24, 2020
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device including: a display, a speaker, an inner structure including a front surface on which the display is seated, a rear surface having a seating portion for the speaker formed thereon, and a side surface connecting the front surface and the rear surface, and a housing in which the inner structure is seated. The inner structure includes: a first space formed by indentation of a part of the bottom surface of the seating portion toward the front surface of the inner structure, a second space formed to be open toward the front surface of the inner structure such that the second space is connected to and partially overlaps with the first space in a direction defined toward the front surface of the inner structure, and a duct formed to be open toward the side surface of the inner structure such that the duct is connected to and partially overlaps with the second space in a direction defined toward the rear surface of the inner structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
a speaker;
an inner structure comprising a front surface on which the display is seated, a rear surface having a seating portion for the speaker formed thereon, and a side surface connecting the front surface and the rear surface; and
a housing in which the inner structure is seated, wherein
the inner structure comprises:
a first space formed by indentation of a part of a bottom surface of the seating portion toward the front surface of the inner structure;
a second space formed to be open toward the front surface of the inner structure such that the second space is connected to and partially overlaps with the first space in a direction defined toward the front surface of the inner structure; and
a duct formed to be open toward the side surface of the inner structure such that the duct is connected to and partially overlaps with the second space in a direction defined toward the rear surface of the inner structure.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing has an opening formed in a position corresponding to the position of the duct of the inner structure.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an open area of a part of the duct, which is connected to the second space, differs from an open area of a part of the duct, which is open to the side surface of the inner structure.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein open areas of both ends of the opening differ from each other.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a first sealing member arranged between the speaker and the bottom surface of the seating portion.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a sealing plate positioned between the front surface of the inner structure and the display so as to seal a part of the second space, which is open toward the front surface of the inner structure.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising a second sealing member arranged between the sealing plate and the inner structure.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an upward sloping surface is formed on the side surface of the inner structure in a direction defined from the front surface toward the rear surface.

9. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising a third sealing member arranged between the duct of the inner structure and the opening of the housing.

10. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the seating portion is connected to an outside of the housing through the first space, the second space, the duct, and the opening.

11. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the sealing plate is formed such that a length of a corner positioned near a side connecting the second space and the first space is larger than a length of a corner positioned near a side connecting the second space and the duct.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a support rib formed on a boundary part that distinguishes between the first space and the duct so as to protrude toward the second space.

13. A conduit structure comprising:
an inner structure comprising a front surface on which a display is seated, a rear surface having a seating portion for a speaker formed thereon, and a side surface connecting the front surface and the rear surface; and
a housing in which the inner structure is seated, wherein
the inner structure comprises:
a first space formed by indentation of a part of a bottom surface of the seating portion toward the front surface of the inner structure;
a second space formed to be open toward the front surface of the inner structure such that the second space is connected to and partially overlaps with the first space in a direction defined toward the front surface of the inner structure; and
a duct formed to be open toward the side surface of the inner structure such that the duct is connected to and partially overlaps with the second space in a direction defined toward the rear surface of the inner structure.

14. The conduit structure of claim 13 , wherein the housing has an opening formed in a position corresponding to the position of the duct of the inner structure.

15. The conduit structure of claim 13 , wherein an open area of a part of the duct, which is connected to the second space, differs from an open area of a part of the duct, which is open to the side surface of the inner structure.

16. The conduit structure of claim 14 , wherein open areas of both ends of the opening differ from each other.

17. The conduit structure of claim 13 , further comprising a sealing plate positioned between the front surface of the inner structure and the display so as to seal a part of the second space, which is open toward the front surface of the inner structure.

18. The conduit structure of claim 17 , further comprising a second sealing member arranged between the sealing plate and the inner structure.

19. The conduit structure of claim 13 , wherein an upward sloping surface is formed on the side surface of the inner structure in a direction defined from the front surface toward the rear surface.

20. The conduit structure of claim 14 , further comprising a third sealing member arranged between the duct of the inner structure and the opening of the housing.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Minsu
• Park Younsung
• Lee Seunghak
• Lee Wonsun
• Kim Juhyun
• Im Jongkyun
• Park Taewon

Classifications

• H04R2499/11

  Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's · CPC title

• H05K5/0217

  Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03) · CPC title

• H04R1/021 Primary

  incorporating only one transducer · CPC title

• H04R1/025 Primary

  Arrangements for fixing loudspeaker transducers, e.g. in a box, furniture · CPC title

• H05K5/0086

  portable, e.g. battery operated apparatus (casings for switching devices H01H9/02) · CPC title