Samsung patents wearable speaker frame with vent holes for airflow
Samsung has been granted a patent for a wearable device design that integrates a specific speaker frame structure. The frame includes holes that connect the inside of the device to the sound path, allowing air to flow through to vent the internal space while sound is produced.
In the filing’s own words
An example wearable device includes a housing forming an inner space and including a speaker hole; a speaker assembly inside the housing; and a sound duct extending from the inner surface of the housing, in which the speaker hole is formed, to the speaker assembly. The speaker assembly includes a frame including at least one first opening, which is formed in a first surface facing the sound duct of the speaker assembly, at least one second opening, which is formed in a second surface, and a frame, which includes a flow path connecting the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening; a sealing member for sealing the inner space; and a vibration plate in contact with a portion of the sealing member.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A wearable device comprising: a housing defining a speaker hole; and a speaker assembly disposed in the housing, the speaker assembly including: a diaphragm, wherein the housing defines an audio duct providing a path for audio sound from the diaphragm to the speaker hole, a frame supporting the diaphragm and defining at least one through hole connecting an internal volume of the housing to the audio duct to allow airflow for ventilation of the internal volume of the housing via the audio duct and the speaker hole, which provide the audio sound, and a sealing member coupled to a periphery of the frame to seal a gap between the housing and the speaker assembly.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
- Official title
- Wearable device including speaker frame having vent hole
- Patent number
- US12745026B2
- Application number
- 18647927
- Filed
- Apr 26, 2024
- Granted
- Sep 22, 2026
- Inventors
- 9
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H04R 1/025 Electricity & electronicsG04G 17/04 Physics & computingG04G 21/00 Physics & computingH04R 2201/02 Electricity & electronicsH04R 2499/11 Electricity & electronicsH04R 2499/15 Electricity & electronicsMore from Samsung in Wearables
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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