Integrated Speaker Enclosures For Electronic Devices

• US 20150189415A1
• Filed: 12/27/2013
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kannan G. Raja
• Inventors: RAJA, Kannan G., Oakley, Nicholas W.
• Granted Patent: US 9,277,306 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/025 Arrangements for fixing loudspeaker transducers, e.g. in a box, furniture
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/28 Transducer mountings or enclosures modified by provision of mechanical or acoustic impedances, e.g. resonator, damping means combinations of transducers with horns, i.e. front-loaded horns H04R1/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/11 Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's

Abstract

Integrated speaker enclosures for electronic devices. A device chassis portion with an inner face and an outer face can be connected with a speaker enclosure portion with an inner face, an outer face, and edges. The edges match the inner face of the device chassis portion to provide an audio enclosure when the speaker enclosure portion is aligned with and in contact with the device chassis portion.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a device chassis portion having an inner face and an outer face;

a speaker enclosure portion having an inner face, an outer face, and edges, the edges to match the inner face of the device chassis portion to provide an audio enclosure when the speaker enclosure portion is aligned with and in contact with the device chassis portion.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising one or more speakers at least partially within the audio enclosure.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the device chassis portion further comprises a lip to engage the edges of the speaker enclosure portion.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an upper enclosure portion to connect with the device chassis portion that, when connected together enclose the speaker enclosure portion and one or more electronic components.

5. A tablet device comprising:

a rear chassis portion having an inner face and an outer face;

a speaker enclosure portion having an inner face, an outer face, and edges, the edges to match the inner face of the rear chassis portion to provide an audio enclosure when the speaker enclosure portion is aligned with and in contact with the rear chassis portion.

6. The tablet device of claim 5 further comprising one or more speakers at least partially within the audio enclosure.

7. The tablet device of claim 5 wherein the rear chassis portion further comprises a lip to engage the edges of the speaker enclosure portion.

8. The tablet device of claim 5 further comprising a front chassis portion to connect with the rear chassis portion that, when connected together enclose the speaker enclosure portion and one or more electronic components.

9. The tablet device of claim 8 wherein the front chassis portion comprises at least a touch screen interface.

10. The tablet device of claim 8 wherein the front chassis portion comprises at least one antenna.

11. A mobile computing device comprising:

a lower chassis portion having an inner face and an outer face;

a speaker enclosure portion having an inner face, an outer face, and edges, the edges to match the inner face of the lower chassis portion to provide an audio enclosure when the speaker enclosure portion is aligned with and in contact with the lower chassis portion.

12. The mobile computing device of claim 11 further comprising one or more speakers at least partially within the audio enclosure.

13. The mobile computing device of claim 11 wherein the lower chassis portion further comprises a lip to engage the edges of the speaker enclosure portion.

14. The mobile computing device of claim 11 further comprising an upper chassis portion to connect with the rear chassis portion that, when connected together enclose the speaker enclosure portion and one or more electronic components.

15. The mobile computing device of claim 14 wherein the upper chassis portion comprises at least a keyboard interface.

16. The mobile computing device of claim 14 wherein the upper chassis portion comprises at least a trackpad interface.

17. The mobile computing device of claim 14 wherein the front chassis portion comprises at least one antenna.