Terminal device and sound-emitting apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11528543-B2
Application number	US-201816652124-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2018
Priority date	Sep 30, 2017
Publication date	Dec 13, 2022
Grant date	Dec 13, 2022

Abstract

A terminal device and a sound-emitting apparatus arranged in the terminal device, where the terminal device includes a housing, a display is arranged on a surface of the housing, a notch is formed at an end of the display, and a camera system is arranged inside the housing. The camera system is arranged opposite to the notch in a direction perpendicular to the display, and a camera of the camera system is located inside the notch. A through-hole is arranged opposite to an opening of the notch in the housing in a direction parallel to the display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A terminal device, comprising:
a housing comprising a surface;
a display disposed on the surface and comprising an end;
a notch in the end;
a camera system disposed inside the housing opposite the notch, wherein the camera system comprises a camera located inside the notch and oriented in a first direction perpendicular to the display;
a through-hole in the housing opposite an opening of the notch in a second direction parallel to the display;
a sound-emitting device inside the housing and below the display, and configured to emit a sound; and
a sound cavity coupled to the sound-emitting device and the through-hole, wherein the sound cavity is configured to guide the sound to the through-hole, wherein the through hole is configured to guide the sound through the notch, and wherein an overlapping area of the sound-emitting device and the through-hole is equal to a preset value in the first direction, and wherein the preset value is greater than zero.

2. The terminal device of claim 1 , further comprising a sound-emitting apparatus disposed inside the housing and comprising a first accommodation cavity configured to accommodate the sound-emitting device, wherein the sound cavity is arranged inside the sound-emitting apparatus.

3. The terminal device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a first sound cavity positioned between the sound-emitting device and the sound-emitting apparatus positioned above the sound-emitting device and configured to guide sound; and
a second sound cavity opposite the through-hole in the first direction and configured to guide the sound guided by the first sound cavity to the through-hole.

4. The terminal device of claim 3 , wherein the first sound cavity is coupled to the second sound cavity.

5. The terminal device of claim 3 , further comprising a third sound cavity between the first sound cavity and the second sound cavity and coupled to both the first sound cavity and the second sound cavity, wherein the third sound cavity is configured to guide the sound guided by the first sound cavity to the second sound cavity.

6. The terminal device of claim 3 , further comprising:
a fourth sound cavity inside the sound-emitting apparatus coupled to both the first sound cavity and the second sound cavity, and configured to guide the sound guided by the first sound cavity to the second sound cavity; and
a second accommodation concave cavity recessed in an outer peripheral wall of the fourth sound cavity, wherein the second accommodation concave cavity is configured to fasten the camera system.

7. The terminal device of claim 3 , further comprising:
a third accommodation cavity inside the sound-emitting apparatus, wherein the third accommodation cavity is configured to accommodate the camera system;
a fifth sound cavity at a bottom of the sound-emitting apparatus; and
a sixth sound cavity between the fifth sound cavity and the third accommodation cavity, wherein the fifth sound cavity is coupled to both the first sound cavity and the sixth sound cavity.

8. The terminal device of claim 7 , further comprising a seventh sound cavity between the third accommodation cavity and the sound-emitting apparatus and coupled to the second sound cavity, the fifth sound cavity, and the sixth sound cavity, wherein the seventh sound cavity is configured to guide sound guided by the fifth sound cavity and the sixth sound cavity to the second sound cavity.

9. The terminal device of claim 2 , further comprising a sealing member providing an interference fit between the sound-emitting device and the first accommodation cavity.

10. The terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the terminal device is a smartphone, a mobile computer, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart band, a smart watch, a media player, or a smart TV.

11. A sound-emitting apparatus inside a terminal device having a terminal housing and a display disposed on a surface of the housing, wherein the surface comprises a notch, and wherein the sound-emitting apparatus comprises:
a through-hole in the terminal housing, wherein the through-hole is opposite to the notch, and wherein the through-hole is coplanar with the display;
a sound-emitting device inside the terminal housing and below the display and configured to emit sound; and
a sound cavity coupled to the sound-emitting device and the through-hole, wherein the sound cavity is configured to guide the sound through the through-hole, wherein the through-hole is configured to guide the sound through the notch, and wherein an overlapping area of the sound-emitting device and the through-hole is equal to a preset value in a first direction perpendicular to the display, and wherein the preset value is greater than zero.

12. The sound-emitting apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a first accommodation cavity configured to accommodate the sound-emitting device.

13. The sound-emitting apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:
a first sound cavity is positioned between the sound-emitting device and the sound-emitting apparatus positioned above the sound-emitting device and configured to guide the sound; and
a second sound cavity opposite the through-hole in a first direction perpendicular to the display, and configured to guide the sound guided by the first sound cavity to the through-hole.

14. The sound-emitting apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first sound cavity is coupled to the second sound cavity.

15. The sound-emitting apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising a third sound cavity between the first sound cavity and the second sound cavity and coupled to both the first sound cavity and the second sound cavity, wherein the third sound cavity is configured to guide the sound guided by the first sound cavity to the second sound cavity.

16. The sound-emitting apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:
a fourth sound cavity disposed inside the sound-emitting apparatus and coupled to both the first sound cavity and the second sound cavity, wherein the fourth sound cavity is configured to guide the sound guided by the first sound cavity to the second sound cavity; and
a second accommodation concave cavity recessed in an outer peripheral wall of the fourth sound cavity wherein the second accommodation concave cavity is configured to fasten a camera system.

17. The sound-emitting apparatus of claim 13 further comprising:
a third accommodation cavity disposed inside the sound-emitting apparatus, wherein the third accommodation cavity is configured to accommodate a camera system;
a fifth sound cavity at a bottom of the sound-emitting apparatus; and
a sixth sound cavity disposed between the fifth sound cavity and the third accommodation cavity, wherein the fifth sound cavity is coupled in a configuration to guide the sound to both the first sound cavity and the sixth sound cavity.

18. The sound-emitting apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising a seventh sound cavity between the third accommodation cavity and the sound-emitting apparatus and coupled to the second sound cavity, the fifth sound cavity, and the sixth sound cavity, wherein the seventh sound cavity is configured to guide sound guided by the fifth sound cavity and the sixth sound cavity to the second sound cavity.

19. The sound-emitting apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising a sealing member providing an interference fit between the sound-emitting device and the first accommodation cavity.

20. The sound-emitting apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:
a notch at an end of th

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yin Bangshi
• Yang Fan
• Ma Dong
• Xue Kangle
• Yan Bin

Classifications

• H04N23/57

  Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices · CPC title

• H04N23/54

  Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils · CPC title

• H04R2499/15

  Transducers incorporated in visual displaying devices, e.g. televisions, computer displays, laptops · CPC title

• H04R2499/11

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

• G06F1/1626

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title