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Sound output apparatus and hub for communication network

  • US 9,990,002 B2
  • Filed: 05/25/2017
  • Issued: 06/05/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hub comprising:

  • a main body including a communication circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate with another device;

    a cover housing coupled to a top of the main body, the cover housing including a tubular sidewall that extends in a vertical direction and a partition extending from an inner surface of the sidewall to divide an inside of the sidewall into upper and lower regions;

    a display Printed Circuit Board (PCB) positioned on an upper surface of the partition, the display PCB having at least one contact switch;

    a display panel positioned above the display PCB and configured to output a screen;

    a window support positioned over the display panel and having an opening exposing at least a section of the screen; and

    a window formed of a transparent material, the window positioned over the window support,wherein the window support includes;

    a window support plate defining the opening, the window being positioned on an upper surface of the window support plate;

    at least one manipulation protrusion extending downward from the window support plate at a position corresponding to the contact switch, the manipulation protrusion operating the contact switch in response to pressure applied to the support plate through the window; and

    a plurality of support bosses extending downward from the window support plate and coupled to the partition to space the window support plate apart from the display PCB.

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