Speaker and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11871200-B2
Application number	US-202217975593-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 27, 2022
Priority date	Apr 30, 2020
Publication date	Jan 9, 2024
Grant date	Jan 9, 2024

Abstract

A speaker and an electronic device are provided. The speaker includes a counterweight body, and a lower shell, a middle shell, an electric vibration plate, and a dome where the lower shell, the middle shell, and the electric vibration plate are matched to form an accommodating cavity, and the counterweight body is disposed in the accommodating cavity and is connected to a first surface of the electric vibration plate; the dome is disposed on a second surface of the electric vibration plate away from the counterweight body; and when a voltage is applied to the electric vibration plate, the electric vibration plate drives the dome to move.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A speaker, comprising:
a counterweight body;
a lower shell;
a middle shell;
an electric vibration plate; and
a dome, wherein
the lower shell, the middle shell, and the electric vibration plate are matched to form an accommodating cavity, and the counterweight body is disposed in the accommodating cavity and is connected to a first surface of the electric vibration plate;
the dome is disposed on a second surface of the electric vibration plate away from the counterweight body; and
when a voltage is applied to the electric vibration plate, the electric vibration plate drives the dome to move.

2. The speaker according to claim 1 , wherein the electric vibration plate is an annular structural member provided with a first through hole, and the dome covers the first through hole.

3. The speaker according to claim 2 , wherein the counterweight body is an annular structural member provided with a second through hole, and the first through hole and the second through hole are distributed opposite to each other.

4. The speaker according to claim 1 , wherein the electric vibration plate is an ion-conductive vibration plate;
when a voltage applied to the ion-conductive vibration plate is a first voltage, the ion-conductive vibration plate drives the dome to move along a first direction; or
when a voltage applied to the ion-conductive vibration plate is a second voltage, the ion-conductive vibration plate drives the dome to move along a second direction, wherein
polarities of the first voltage and the second voltage are opposite, and the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

5. The speaker according to claim 4 , wherein when the voltage applied to the ion-conductive vibration plate is the first voltage, the ion-conductive vibration plate drives the dome to move a first distance along the first direction; or
when the voltage applied to the ion-conductive vibration plate is a third voltage, the ion-conductive vibration plate drives the dome to move a second distance along the first direction, wherein polarities of the first voltage and the third voltage are the same, the third voltage is greater than the first voltage, and the first distance is different from the second distance.

6. The speaker according to claim 4 , wherein when the voltage applied to the ion-conductive vibration plate is the first voltage, the ion-conductive vibration plate drives the dome at a first rate to move along the first direction; or
when the voltage applied to the ion-conductive vibration plate is a third voltage, the ion-conductive vibration plate drives the dome at a second rate to move along the first direction, wherein polarities of the first voltage and the third voltage are the same, the third voltage is greater than the first voltage, and the first rate is different from the second rate.

7. The speaker according to claim 1 , wherein the electric vibration plate has a first region, a second region, and a third region;
the counterweight body is disposed in the first region of the electric vibration plate, the electric vibration plate is connected to the middle shell through the second region, and the third region is located between the first region and the second region; and
the third region of the electric vibration plate is recessed along a direction toward the lower shell, or the third region of the electric vibration plate is recessed along a direction away from the lower shell.

8. The speaker according to claim 1 , wherein a third through hole is provided in the middle shell, and a gap is formed between the counterweight body and the middle shell.

9. The speaker according to claim 8 , wherein the third through hole is a counterbore, and a countersunk head of the counterbore is located at an end of the middle shell away from the dome, and in a movement direction of the dome, projections of the dome and the counterweight body are both located within a projection of the counterbore.

10. The speaker according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a vibration plate bracket, wherein the vibration plate bracket is disposed around the electric vibration plate, and the electric vibration plate is fixedly connected to the middle shell through the vibration plate bracket.

11. An electronic device, comprising a speaker, wherein the speaker comprises:
a counterweight body;
a lower shell;
a middle shell;
an electric vibration plate; and
a dome, wherein
the lower shell, the middle shell, and the electric vibration plate are matched to form an accommodating cavity, and the counterweight body is disposed in the accommodating cavity and is connected to a first surface of the electric vibration plate;
the dome is disposed on a second surface of the electric vibration plate away from the counterweight body; and
when a voltage is applied to the electric vibration plate, the electric vibration plate drives the dome to move.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the electric vibration plate is an annular structural member provided with a first through hole, and the dome covers the first through hole.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the counterweight body is an annular structural member provided with a second through hole, and the first through hole and the second through hole are distributed opposite to each other.

14. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the electric vibration plate is an ion-conductive vibration plate;
when a voltage applied to the ion-conductive vibration plate is a first voltage, the ion-conductive vibration plate drives the dome to move along a first direction; or
when a voltage applied to the ion-conductive vibration plate is a second voltage, the ion-conductive vibration plate drives the dome to move along a second direction, wherein
polarities of the first voltage and the second voltage are opposite, and the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein when the voltage applied to the ion-conductive vibration plate is the first voltage, the ion-conductive vibration plate drives the dome to move a first distance along the first direction; or
when the voltage applied to the ion-conductive vibration plate is a third voltage, the ion-conductive vibration plate drives the dome to move a second distance along the first direction, wherein polarities of the first voltage and the third voltage are the same, the third voltage is greater than the first voltage, and the first distance is different from the second distance.

16. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein when the voltage applied to the ion-conductive vibration plate is the first voltage, the ion-conductive vibration plate drives the dome at a first rate to move along the first direction; or
when the voltage applied to the ion-conductive vibration plate is a third voltage, the ion-conductive vibration plate drives the dome at a second rate to move along the first direction, wherein polarities of the first voltage and the third voltage are the same, the third voltage is greater than the first voltage, and the first rate is different from the second rate.

17. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the electric vibration plate has a first region, a second region, and a third region;
the counterweight body is disposed in the first region of the electric vibration plate, the electric vibration plate is connected to the middle shell through the second region, and the third region is located between the first region and the seco

Assignees

• Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Xu
• Luo Bin

Classifications

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• H04R1/2853

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