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Samsung patents waterproof seal for phone speakers

Samsung describes a method for sealing the speaker holes in an electronic device to prevent water entry. The design uses a combination of waterproof tape, a porous material with tiny openings, and a bonding agent to create a barrier. This structure sits between the outer frame and the internal speaker component.

Why it mattersThis is a routine engineering improvement that helps maintain the water resistance of smartphones without blocking sound.

In the filing’s own words

Disclosed is an electronic device including: a side member comprising a bezel at least partially surrounding a space between a front surface and a rear surface of the electronic device, a speaker hole extending through at least a portion of the side member, a module case disposed in an interior of the space and surrounding a speaker module comprising a speaker configured to emit sound through the speaker hole, and a waterproof structure disposed between the side member and the module case, wherein the waterproof structure may include a waterproof tape member comprising a waterproof tape, a porous member comprising a porous material having a plurality of openings, the openings having sizes smaller than a size of the speaker hole, and a waterproof bond member comprising a waterproof bonding material extending through the plurality of openings and coupled to the waterproof tape member and the porous member while overlapping with the waterproof tape member and the porous member.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An electronic device comprising: a housing comprising a first surface, a second surface, and a side member comprising a bezel at least partially surrounding a space between the first surface and the second surface; a speaker hole extending through at least a portion of the side member; a module case disposed in an interior of the space and surrounding a speaker module comprising a speaker configured to emit sound through the speaker hole; and a waterproof structure disposed between the side member and the module case, wherein the waterproof structure includes: a waterproof tape member comprising a waterproof tape; a porous member comprising a porous material having a plurality of openings, the openings having sizes smaller than a size of the speaker hole; and a waterproof bond member comprising a waterproof bonding material extending through the plurality of openings and coupled to the waterproof tape member and the porous member while overlapping with the waterproof tape member and the porous member.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
Electronic device comprising waterproof structure
Patent number
US12743134B2
Application number
18409700
Filed
Jan 10, 2024
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Inventors
1
Claims
20

Classified under

G06F 1/1656 Physics & computing
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