Electronic device including audio path for transferring audio from speaker to outside

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025274701-A1
Application number	US-202519206522-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 13, 2025
Priority date	Nov 18, 2022
Publication date	Aug 28, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a support member including a first region and a second region spaced apart from the first region, a speaker at least partially disposed in the first region, a first audio hole disposed on a surface of the speaker, a second audio hole, disposed on the surface of the speaker, separated from the first audio hole, a first audio path extending within the first region from the first audio hole to transmit an audio outputted from the speaker through the first audio hole to an outside of the electronic device, and a second audio path extending from the second audio hole within the first region to the second region to transmit an audio outputted from the speaker through the second audio hole to the outside of the electronic device, the second audio path separated from the first audio path.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a supporting member including a first region and a second region spaced apart from the first region; a speaker at least partially disposed in the first region; a first audio hole disposed on a surface of the speaker; a second audio hole, disposed on the surface of the speaker, separated from the first audio hole; a first audio path extending within the first region from the first audio hole to transmit an audio outputted from the speaker through the first audio hole to an outside of the electronic device; and a second audio path extending from the second audio hole within the first region to the second region to transmit an audio outputted from the speaker through the second audio hole to the outside of the electronic device, the second audio path separated from the first audio path.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the audio outputted from the speaker through the second audio hole is transmitted to the outside of the electronic device independently of the audio outputted from the speaker through the first audio hole.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first audio hole and the second audio hole penetrate a surface of the supporting member that supports a display, and wherein the first audio path and the second audio path are disposed between the display and the supporting member.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display including a notch and disposed on a surface of the supporting member, wherein the notch is disposed on an end of the first audio path and an end of the second audio path.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a sensor, disposed between the first region and the second region, surrounded by the first audio path and the second audio path; and a display disposed on a surface of the supporting member, wherein the supporting member further includes a cover portion surrounding the sensor, and wherein the cover portion separates first audio path and the second audio path by extending, from between the first audio hole and the second audio hole, on the surface of the supporting member.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising:
a display disposed on a surface of the supporting member; and a waterproof member, disposed between the display and the supporting member, surrounding the first audio path and the second audio path, wherein the second audio path is defined by the cover portion and the waterproof member.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a sensor, disposed between the first region and the second region, surrounded by the first audio path and the second audio path, wherein the supporting member including an opening penetrating the supporting member, the opening overlapping the sensor when the supporting member is viewed from above.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a partition wall disposed in at least one of the first audio path or the second audio path.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an absorption member disposed in at least one of the first audio path or the second audio path.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second audio path includes an acoustic space disposed between an end of the second audio path connected to the second audio hole and another end of the second audio path opposite to the end of the second audio path.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an enclosure accommodating the speaker and including the first audio hole and the second audio hole; a first audio duct member coupled to the enclosure and surrounding the first audio path; and a second audio duct member coupled to the enclosure and surrounding the second audio path.

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 ,
wherein the first audio duct member includes a first output hole penetrating a surface of the first audio duct member that faces a direction in which the surface of the speaker faces, and wherein the second audio duct member includes a second output hole penetrating a surface of the second audio duct member that faces a direction in which the surface of the speaker faces.

13 . The electronic device of claim 11 ,
wherein the supporting member includes:
a surface supporting a display,
another surface opposite to the surface,
a first emission hole extending from the surface to the another surface, and
a second emission hole extending from the surface to the another surface and separated from the first emission hole, and
wherein the first audio duct member and the second audio duct member are disposed on the another surface of the supporting member.

14 . The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising:
a first waterproof member disposed between the another surface of the supporting member and the first audio duct member; and a second waterproof member disposed between the another surface of the supporting member and the second audio duct member.

15 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the supporting member includes:
a first receiving hole, extending from a surface of the supporting member that supports a display to another surface of the supporting member opposite to the surface of the supporting member, and accommodating the first audio duct member; and a second receiving hole, extending from the surface of the supporting member to the another surface of the supporting member, accommodating the second audio duct member, and separated from the first receiving hole.

16 . An electronic device comprising:
a supporting member; a speaker disposed in the supporting member; a first audio hole disposed on a surface of the speaker; a second audio hole, disposed on the surface of the speaker, and separated from the first audio hole; a first audio path, wherein an end of the first audio path is connected to the first audio hole and another end of the first audio path is connected to an outside of the electronic device such that an audio outputted through the first audio hole is transmitted to the outside of the electronic device; and a second audio path separated from the first audio path, wherein an end of the second audio path is connected to the second audio hole and another end of the second audio path is connected to the outside of the electronic device such that an audio outputted through the second audio hole is transmitted to the outside of the electronic device, wherein a straight-line distance from the end of the first audio path to the another end of the first audio path is different from a straight-line distance from the end of the second audio path to the another end of the second audio path.

17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the audio outputted from the speaker through the second audio hole is transmitted to the outside of the electronic device independently of the audio outputted from the speaker through the first audio hole.

18 . The electronic device of claim 16 ,
wherein the first audio hole and the second audio hole penetrate a surface of the supporting member that supports a display, and wherein the first audio path and the second audio path are disposed between the display and the supporting member.

19 . The electronic device of claim 16 , further comprising:
a sensor disposed within the supporting member, wherein the supporting member further includes a cover portion surrounding the sensor, and wherein the cover portion separat

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cho Woojin
• Kim Kiwon
• Song Jihoon
• LEE Myungcheol
• Lee Byounghee
• Cho Joonrae
• Hwang Hochul

Classifications

• H04R1/345 Primary

  for loudspeakers · CPC title

• H04R2499/11

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

• H04M1/02

  Constructional features of telephone sets · CPC title

• H04M1/035

  Improving the acoustic characteristics by means of constructional features of the housing, e.g. ribs, walls, resonating chambers or cavities · CPC title

• G06F1/1688 Primary

  the I/O peripheral being integrated loudspeakers · CPC title