Electronic device

• US 9,414,140 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2013
• Issued: 08/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Wang, Shing-Da, Wu, Yi-Chang, Chiang, Chih-Wen, Wu, Chang-Yuan, Hsiao, Hsin-Chih, Liu, Yen-Ling, Chen, Chien-Chu
• Primary Examiner(s): Joshi, Sunita
• Application Number:
  US14/101,371
• Publication Number:
  US 20140161293A1
• Time in Patent Office: 973 Days
• Field of Search: 381/332, 381/333, 381/386, 381/388, 381/306, 381/325, 381/346, 381/347
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/035 Improving the acoustic characteristics by means of constructional features of the housing, e.g. ribs, walls, resonating chambers or cavities
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/021 incorporating only one transducer
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/026 Supports for loudspeaker casings
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/44 Special adaptations for subaqueous use, e.g. for hydrophone
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/11 Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's

Abstract

An electronic device includes a case, a speaker, a supporting stand, and a waterproof breathable membrane. The case includes a first inner space and a through hole connected to the first inner space. The speaker is disposed in the first inner space, and produces sound waves outwards from the through hole. The supporting stand connects the case to cover the through hole. The supporting stand includes a sound hole and a second inner space connected to the sound hole and the through hole. The waterproof breathable membrane covers one of the sound hole and the through hole.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a case having a front surface, a rear surface being opposite to the front surface, a first inner space disposed between the front surface and the rear surface, and a through hole disposed on the rear surface and connected to the first inner space;

a speaker disposed in the first inner space, and producing sound waves outwards the case from the through hole;

a supporting foot pad convexly attached on the rear surface of the case for supporting the case standing on a placement plane, the supporting foot pad covering the rear surface of the case and the through hole, and the supporting foot pad having at least one sound hole and a second inner space connected to the at least one sound hole and the through hole; and

at least one waterproof breathable membrane covering one of the through hole and the at least one sound hole.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a penetration direction of the at least one sound hole of the supporting foot pad is as same as a penetration direction of the through hole.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one sound hole is disposed on one side of the supporting foot pad farthest away from the rear surface of the case.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one sound hole is disposed on one side of the supporting foot pad adjoined to the rear surface of the case.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one sound hole and the at least one waterproof breathable membrane respectively are plural, and the sound holes are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the supporting foot pad adjoined to the rear surface of the case and are respectively covered by the waterproof breathable membranes.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one sound hole are plural, the sound holes are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the supporting foot pad adjoined to the rear surface of the case, and the waterproof breathable membrane covers the through hole.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the waterproof breathable membrane is formed with a first fastening structure, and the case is formed with a second fastening structure,

wherein when the first fastening structure and the second fastening structure are engaged with each other, the waterproof breathable membrane fixedly covers the through hole.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the waterproof breathable membrane is formed with a first fastening structure, and the supporting foot pad is formed with a third fastening structure,

wherein when the first fastening structure and the third fastening structure are engaged with each other, the waterproof breathable membrane fixedly covers the sound hole.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

an adhesive layer enabling the waterproof breathable membrane to fixedly cover the through hole or the at least one sound hole.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the waterproof breathable membrane comprises polymer waterproof material of polytetrafluoroethene.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a thickness of the waterproof breathable membrane in a range of 0.01 mm to 0.25 mm.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the waterproof breathable membrane is a diaphragm.

14. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the speaker comprises:

a driver element; and

a diaphragm connected to the driver element, and disposed between the through hole and the driver element.

4. The electronic device of claim wherein a penetration direction of the at least one sound hole of the supporting foot pad intersects a penetration direction of the through hole.