Audio port configuration for compact electronic devices
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a housing having an opening;
an intermediate structure provided internal to the housing and having an opening there through; and
an audio element, the audio element being secured to a first surface of the intermediate structure such that the audio element is acoustically coupled to the opening in the housing by way of the opening in the intermediate structure, whereinthe intermediate structure comprises a flexible electrical substrate having an opening therethrough.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device that provides compact configurations for audio elements are disclosed. The audio elements can be drivers (e.g., speakers) or receivers (e.g., microphones). In one embodiment, an audio element can be mounted on or coupled to an intermediate structure (e.g., a flexible electrical substrate) having an opening therein to allow audio sound to pass there through. In another embodiment, an audio chamber can be formed to assist in directing audio sound between an opening an outer housing and a flexible electronic substrate to which the audio element is mounted or coupled thereto. In still another embodiment, a barrier, such as a mesh barrier, can be provided in an opening of an outer housing so that undesired foreign substances can be blocked from further entry into the opening in the outer housing.
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27 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a housing having an opening; an intermediate structure provided internal to the housing and having an opening there through; and an audio element, the audio element being secured to a first surface of the intermediate structure such that the audio element is acoustically coupled to the opening in the housing by way of the opening in the intermediate structure, wherein the intermediate structure comprises a flexible electrical substrate having an opening therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a housing having an opening; a flexible electrical substrate having an opening there through; and an audio assembly, the audio assembly being secured to a first surface of the flexible electrical substrate such that the audio assembly is provided over the opening in the flexible electrical substrate. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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