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Google patents speaker setup that shakes water out of earbuds

Patent drawing
Patent drawing from the official filing.

Google has filed a patent for a device that uses a speaker to push water out of a small opening. The design includes a passive radiator, a part that moves with sound, which vibrates to expel liquid from the interior of the device.

Why it mattersThis could help keep water out of the internal components of earbuds or other small speakers, improving their durability if they get wet.

In the filing’s own words

An example device includes an enclosure including a port having an exterior opening and one or more interior openings. The device also includes a speaker positioned, within the enclosure and an electronic device positioned at the one or more interior openings of the port. The device further includes a passive radiator positioned at the one or more interior openings of the port, wherein the passive radiator is operable to be driven by sound emitted by the speaker to vibrate and expel liquid in the port out of the exterior opening of the ort.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1 - 15. (canceled)

Facts

Company
Google (Google LLC)
Official title
PASSIVE RADIATOR FOR LIQUID EJECTION
Publication number
US20260323201A1
Application number
18869074
Filed
Dec 19, 2023
Published
Oct 15, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
21

Classified under

H04R 1/2834 Electricity & electronicsH04R 1/025 Electricity & electronicsH04R 3/007 Electricity & electronics
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