Electronic device comprising speaker structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11940764-B2
Application number	US-201917054199-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2019
Priority date	Jul 19, 2018
Publication date	Mar 26, 2024
Grant date	Mar 26, 2024

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a housing comprising a first plate comprising an inner surface defining a part of a space inside the housing and an outer surface forming a part of the exterior of the housing, and a side member formed integrally with the edge of the inner surface and formed substantially perpendicular to the inner surface so as to form a recess together with the inner surface, the side member comprising an opening; a speaker structure arranged adjacent to the opening inside the recess, the speaker structure comprising a first surface comprising a speaker vibration plate facing the opening, and a second surface facing away from the first surface; an engaging member mounted substantially perpendicularly to the inner surface so as to fix the speaker structure to the housing; and a fixing member fixed to the housing so as to contact at least a part of the second surface and arranged so as to pressurize the second surface. The electronic device described above may be varied according to embodiments.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing comprising:
a first plate comprising an inner surface defining a portion of a space within the housing and an outer surface forming a portion of an exterior of the housing, and
a side member integrally formed with an edge of the inner surface to be substantially perpendicular to the inner surface so as to form a recess with the inner surface, the side member comprising an opening;

a speaker structure disposed in the recess adjacent to the opening, the speaker structure comprising:
a first surface comprising a speaker diaphragm facing the opening, and
a second surface facing away from the first surface;
a fastening member mounted substantially perpendicular to the inner surface so as to fix the speaker structure to the housing; and

a fixing member fixed to the housing and disposed to be in contact with at least a portion of the second surface so as to press the second surface,
wherein the side member further comprises an assembly hole formed in the inner surface thereof to accommodate at least a portion of the speaker structure, and
wherein the opening extends from the assembly hole towards an outer surface of the side member along a sound output direction of the speaker structure.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the speaker structure further comprises a third surface facing the inner surface while being perpendicular to the first surface and the second surface and a fourth surface facing away from the third surface while being perpendicular to the first surface and the second surface, and
the fixing member comprises a first portion that is in contact with at least a portion of the fourth surface, a second portion extending from at least a portion of the first portion and coupled to the side member, a third portion that comes into contact with at least a portion of the second surface, and a fourth portion extending from the third portion to come into contact with the inner surface while being perpendicular to the third portion.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the inner surface comprises a support groove that accommodates the fourth portion.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the speaker structure further comprises a waterproof member disposed between an edge of the first surface and the side member.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the waterproofing member is in close contact with an inner surface of the side member around the opening.

6. An electronic device comprising:
a housing comprising a first plate forming a rear surface of the electronic device, a side member extending from the first plate towards a front surface of the electronic device, and an opening formed to penetrate the side member;
a speaker structure mounted adjacent to the opening in a recess at least partially defined by the first plate and the side member; and
a fixing member configured to support a rear surface of the speaker structure so as to fix the speaker structure to an inner surface of the side member,
wherein the fixing member comprises:
a first portion that comes into contact with a portion of a side surface of the speaker structure,
a second portion extending from the first portion and bound to the side member,
a third portion extending from the first portion to come into contact with the rear surface of the speaker structure, and
a fourth portion extending from the third portion and at least partially supported on an inner surface of the first plate, and

wherein the fixing member further comprises a first support protruding from the third portion to come into contact with the rear surface of the speaker structure.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising:
a support groove formed in the inner surface of the first plate,
wherein the fourth portion is bent to be inclined with respect to or to be perpendicular to the third portion so as to be at least partially accommodated in the support groove.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising:
a binding protrusion formed on a top surface of the side member, which is inclined with respect to or is perpendicular to the inner surface of the side member; and
a binding hole formed in the second portion,
wherein the second portion at least partially comes into contact with the top surface in a state in which the binding hole is engaged with the binding protrusion.

9. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the speaker structure further comprises a first waterproof protrusion protruding from an edge of a front surface of the speaker structure facing away from the rear surface of the speaker structure towards an outer surface of the side member.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the speaker structure further comprises a second waterproof protrusion formed adjacent to the first waterproof protrusion on a side surface between the rear surface of the speaker structure and the front surface of the speaker structure, and
the second waterproof protrusion protrudes from the side surface and forms a closed curve.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the side member further comprises an assembly hole formed in the inner surface thereof to accommodate at least a portion of the speaker structure, and
the opening extends from the assembly hole towards the outer surface of the side member along a sound output direction of the speaker structure.

12. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the first waterproof protrusion comprises an outer surface, which is at least partially curved, and the second waterproof protrusion comprises an outer surface, which is at least partially flat.

13. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising:
at least one first fastening boss protruding from the inner surface of the first plate and extending parallel to the side member;
a second fastening boss disposed at one side of the speaker structure;
a fastening piece extending from a first portion of the fixing member; and
a fastening member sequentially penetrating the fastening piece and the second fastening boss and fastened to the first fastening boss.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the opening has a cross-sectional area that gradually decreases from the assembly hole towards an outer surface of the side member.

15. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the side member further comprises an assembly hole formed in the inner surface thereof to accommodate at least a portion of the speaker structure, and
the opening extends from the assembly hole towards an outer surface of the side member along a sound output direction of the speaker structure.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Son Kwonho
• Seok Sangyoup

Classifications

• G04G17/08 Primary

  Housings · CPC title

• G04G17/02

  Component assemblies · CPC title

• H04R1/025

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

• H04R1/026

  Supports for loudspeaker casings · CPC title

• H04R1/028 Primary

  associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles · CPC title