Speaker module and electronic device including speaker module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12401940-B2
Application number	US-202318164057-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2023
Priority date	Aug 4, 2020
Publication date	Aug 26, 2025
Grant date	Aug 26, 2025

Abstract

An electronic device comprises a speaker module which includes a speaker unit and a first speaker housing that is coupled to the speaker unit in a first direction. The first speaker housing accommodates the speaker unit, and is arranged in the inner space of the electronic device. An opening for radiating sound allows the inner space of the electronic device to communicate with the outside, and an acoustic passage connects the opening for radiating sound and a portion from which a sound is radiated by the speaker unit of the speaker module. The speaker module can further include an airtight member for sealing a gap between the speaker module and the acoustic passage so that the sound radiated from the speaker unit is transmitted to the acoustic passage.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a speaker module disposed in an inner space of the electronic device and including a speaker unit and a first speaker housing coupled to a first surface of the speaker unit;
an opening for radiating sound connecting the inner space of the electronic device with an outside area external to the electronic device;
an acoustic passage connecting the opening for radiating sound and a portion of a second surface of the speaker unit from which sound is radiated, the second surface being opposite to the first surface; and
a resonance space formed by the first surface of the speaker unit and the first housing,
wherein the speaker module further includes an airtight member which seals a gap between the speaker module and the acoustic passage so that the sound radiated from the second surface of the speaker unit is transmitted to the acoustic passage.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the airtight member of the speaker module is disposed at the speaker unit.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the speaker module comprises further a conduit member forming the acoustic passage, and the airtight member of the speaker module is disposed on the conduit member.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the speaker module comprises further a second speaker housing coupled to the first speaker housing, at least a portion of the second speaker housing facing the first surface of the speaker unit, and
wherein the resonance space is formed by the first surface of the speaker unit, the first speaker housing, and the second speaker housing.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein at least one electronic component is disposed at the second speaker housing of the speaker module.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein an antenna of the electronic device is disposed at the second speaker housing of the speaker module.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the airtight member of the speaker module comprises:
an airtight frame corresponding to an outer periphery of the speaker unit and disposed at the speaker unit; and
an airtight part disposed at the airtight frame to seal a gap between the airtight frame and the acoustic passage, the airtight part formed of a material having an elastic force.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the airtight frame is a single airtight frame having an opening configured to radiate the sound therethrough and towards the acoustic passage.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the airtight frame includes:
a first airtight frame accommodating an outer periphery of the speaker unit; and
a second airtight frame coupled in the first airtight frame portion, each of the first and second airtight frames having an opening configured to radiate the sound therethrough and towards the acoustic passage.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the speaker unit of the speaker module comprises:
a unit frame;
a diaphragm at least partially fixed to the unit frame;
a voice coil coupled to the diaphragm;
a magnet disposed adjacent to the voice coil; and
a yoke accommodating the magnet.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the yoke of the speaker unit of the speaker module comprises:
a first yoke part having a first thickness; and
a second yoke part having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness of the first yoke part, wherein
at least a portion of the first speaker housing of the speaker module is disposed on the second yoke part of the yoke of the speaker unit.

12. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the first speaker housing of the speaker module is disposed on the unit frame of the speaker unit.

13. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the first speaker housing of the speaker module is disposed on the magnet of the speaker unit, at least a portion of which protrudes toward an outer surface of the speaker unit.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display module covering the speaker housing.

15. A speaker module comprising:
a speaker unit;
a first speaker housing coupled to a first surface of the speaker unit; and
an acoustic passage extending from the speaker unit to radiate sound from a second surface of the speaker unit, the second surface being opposite to the first surface;
a resonance space formed by the first surface of the speaker unit and the first housing; and
an airtight member sealing a gap between the speaker unit and the acoustic passage so that the sound radiated from the second surface of the speaker unit is transmitted to the acoustic passage.

16. The speaker module of claim 15 , wherein the airtight member comprises an airtight frame formed to correspond to an outer periphery of the speaker unit and disposed on the speaker unit.

17. The speaker module of claim 15 , wherein the airtight member is disposed at the first speaker housing.

18. The speaker module of claim 15 , further comprising a conduit member forming the acoustic passage, wherein the airtight member is disposed on the conduit member.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Youngbae
• Yoon Changshik
• Kim Kiwon
• Kim Joohan
• Kim Taeeon
• Bae Jinju
• Baek Incheol
• LEE Myungcheol

Classifications

• H04R2499/11

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

• H04R1/44

  Special adaptations for subaqueous use, e.g. for hydrophone · CPC title

• H04R9/025

  Magnetic circuit · CPC title

• H04R1/2811

  for loudspeaker transducers · CPC title

• H04R1/403

  loud-speakers · CPC title