CN103179486A - Mobile electronic device with closed sound chamber - Google Patents

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CN103179486A
CN103179486A CN2011104314339A CN201110431433A CN103179486A CN 103179486 A CN103179486 A CN 103179486A CN 2011104314339 A CN2011104314339 A CN 2011104314339A CN 201110431433 A CN201110431433 A CN 201110431433A CN 103179486 A CN103179486 A CN 103179486A
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叶长圜
徐振欣
陈姿君
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The invention relates to a mobile electronic device with a closed sound chamber. The mobile electronic device comprises a casing, a loudspeaker and a sealing film. An accommodating groove is arranged on the casing in concave mode, and a sound outlet hole is arranged in the accommodating groove. The loudspeaker can be arranged in the accommodating groove, under the condition of receiving an audio signal, the loudspeaker can transmit the audio signal towards the direction of the sound outlet hole. The shape of the sealing film is matched with that of the accommodating groove so that the sealing film can be arranged on the casing at the position corresponding to the accommodating groove, and the sound chamber is formed in the accommodating groove in closed mode. Due to the fact that the sound chamber is formed between the accommodating groove and the sealing film, a whole shape of the mobile electronic device can be reduced, and an assembling process can be simplified effectively. When the loudspeaker is required to be replaced or maintained, users only need to tear off the sealing film, and the loudspeaker can be taken out fast, and maintaining or upgrading of the mobile electronic device is convenient.

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The electronic apparatus in tool closed sound chamber
Technical field
The present invention relates to the electronic apparatus in a kind of tool closed sound chamber, espespecially be concaved with a storage tank at housing, for holding a loud speaker, and utilize a diaphragm seal to seal up this storage tank, to form the electronic apparatus in a sound chamber.
Background technology
Along with the prosperity of microelectric technique and the progress of communication science and technology, electronic apparatus miscellaneous is researched and developed one by one like the mushrooms after rain and is emerged, for example: Smartphone, panel computer, personal digital assistant ... Deng, this class electronic apparatus possesses multimedia and communication function mostly, allow people whenever and wherever possible can listoning music, ornamental film or with people's conversation, therefore become gradually important helper indispensable in modern's daily life.For this class electronic apparatus is easy to carry, industry all designs electronic apparatus towards the direction of " compact " at present, yet, due to the loud speaker in electronic apparatus when the playing audio signal, must allow the loud speaker ambient air shake in a space, beginning can promote the communication effect of audio signal, this space is namely so-called sound chamber, therefore how in electronic apparatus in limited space, cook up enough resonant spaces, to form the sound chamber and to promote the communication effect of loud speaker, namely become the difficult problem that all dealers at present face.
general speech, the mode in design sound chamber has two kinds at present, first kind of way is that sound chamber and loud speaker are directly designed in a public address system, therefore the dealer only needs this public address system is installed up in this electronic apparatus, and this public address system and internal circuit element are electrically connected mutually, can play out audio signal, yet, because this mode is designed to one with this loud speaker and sound cavity space, therefore not only need to expend more cost, and also be difficult to simplify the volume of this public address system, therefore also can't use in the light and handy electronic apparatus of volume, the second way is that loud speaker and sound chamber are separated processing, meaning namely, after in this loud speaker is installed up to this electronic apparatus, the dealer only needs the surrounding space of this loud speaker is completely cut off a confined space, can form the sound chamber, see also shown in Figure 1, it is a kind of audio cavity structure 1 that uses the electronic apparatus in aforementioned manner design sound chamber at present, this audio cavity structure 1 comprises a loud speaker 11, one circuit board 12, one Anneta module 13, one cavity 14 and a framework 15, this loud speaker 11, circuit board 12 and Anneta module 13 are installed in the inside of an electronic apparatus (not shown), and this loud speaker 11 can be electrically connected mutually with this circuit board 12 and Anneta module 13, transmit audio signal to receive this circuit board 12 or this Anneta module 13, and play back, one side of this cavity 14 be concaved with a location notch 141 and one resonance space 142, position corresponding to this resonant space 142 on this location notch 141 slightly caves inward, this location notch 141 can be connected with this resonant space 142, and the configuration of this location notch 141 and this loud speaker 11 are complementary, and this loud speaker 11 can be embedded to this location notch 141, one side of the configuration of this framework 15 and this cavity 14 is complementary, can be pasted to a side periphery of this cavity 14, and this cavity 14 can this framework 15 of mat be positioned on this circuit board 12, to pass through this circuit board 12, seal this resonant space 142 and this location notch 141, and form the sound chamber, so, this audio cavity structure 1 can in the situation that effective the saving takes up room, be installed up to this loud speaker 11 in this electronic apparatus.Yet along with the function of electronic apparatus is increasingly various, the electronic component on this circuit board 12 also becomes increasingly complex, and makes the surface of this circuit board be difficult to remain on smooth state, and is not suitable for sealing this resonant space.Therefore, audio cavity structure shown in Figure 1, also non-a kind of perfect method for designing, and this audio cavity structure also can't improve the problems such as workout cost is too high, assembly program is complicated.
From the above, though industry has the mode in various different designs sounds chamber at present, still there are many insoluble problems in universal along with electronic apparatus in actual production, wherein especially with following some be difficult to most solve:
(1) take up room excessive: because the space in sound chamber is larger, resonance effect also can correspondingly promote, therefore, in the situation that the compact main consumption tide that has become at present, how the dealer vacates enough spaces for the sound chamber in electronic apparatus inside, is dealer's sixty-four dollar question in design.
(2) application elasticity is less: general speech, due to consumer demand, like all different, so electronic apparatus of various styles, the loud speaker specification of its configuration also is not quite similar, and the dealer is when producing electronic apparatus, if the loud speaker of necessary pin all size, the corresponding housing of special production, cavity, or the element such as circuit board, its storage and cost of material will significantly increase, meaning namely, do not have at present a kind of perfect design, can be applied on the loud speaker of various different sizes, and then the production cost that makes this electronic apparatus is difficult to control.
(3) maintenance is difficult for: audio cavity structure as shown in Figure 1, because this loud speaker 11 is packaged between this cavity 14 and this circuit board 12, therefore if this loud speaker 11 damages, when maybe needing to change, this circuit board 12 of the dismounting that the dealer must make or have much ado, framework 15 and cavity 14, beginning can be taken out this loud speaker 11, in like manner, the assembling flow path of this audio cavity structure 1 requires a great deal of time equally, patience and manpower, causes trouble and the puzzlement of dealer in assembling, maintenance.
Therefore, how the audio cavity structure in known electronic apparatus is improved, to have at electronic apparatus under the prerequisite of good broadcast effect, still can keep compact configuration, the structure of being convenient to assemble and can be widely used in the advantages such as loud speaker of different size, namely become the inventor and desire most ardently the major issue of solution at this.
Summary of the invention
Because known electronic apparatus is in order to pursue better broadcast effect, must keep in inside certain resonant space formation sound chamber, the problem that causes the whole configuration of electronic apparatus to be difficult to simplify, the inventor relies on practical experience for many years, through after repeatedly studying and testing, finally design a kind of electronic apparatus that utilizes diaphragm seal to form closed sound chamber of the present invention, the phase can be improved many disappearances and the weak point of known electronic apparatus.
A purpose of the present invention is to provide the electronic apparatus in a kind of tool closed sound chamber, comprises a housing, a loud speaker and a diaphragm seal, and a side of this housing is concaved with a storage tank, offers at least one sender in this storage tank; The configuration of this loud speaker and the configuration of this storage tank are complementary, can be positioned in this storage tank, and the one side is in the face of this sender, and with in the situation that this loud speaker receives an audio signal, this loud speaker can be propagated this audio signal towards the direction of this sender; The configuration of sealing film and this storage tank are complementary, and the one side can be pasted on this housing the position corresponding to this storage tank, to form hermetically a sound chamber in this storage tank.Thus, in the situation that in this loud speaker and this electronic apparatus, a circuit element is electrically connected mutually, this loud speaker can receive the audio signal that this circuit element transmits, and by the resonant interaction in this sound chamber, with better communication effect, this audio signal is played back.In addition, form the sound chamber because this electronic apparatus utilizes storage tank that configuration mates mutually and diaphragm seal, therefore decapacitation reduces outside the integral thickness of this electronic apparatus, still can significantly simplify assembling flow path, improving cost of manufacture, and make the maintenance of this electronic apparatus, upgrading more convenient.
Another object of the present invention is to this electronic apparatus and still comprise a framework, the configuration of this framework and this storage tank are complementary, can be embedded in this storage tank, and convex with a plurality of location divisions on this framework, with in the situation that this loud speaker be positioned in this storage tank, these location divisions can closely grasp this loud speaker periphery, make this loud speaker can firmly be positioned in this storage tank position corresponding to this sender.
For ease of technological means of the present invention, architectural feature and purpose thereof being had further understanding and understanding, hereby coordinate accompanying drawing for embodiment, be described in detail as follows:
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Fig. 1 is known cavity configuration schematic diagram;
Fig. 2 is the first preferred embodiment schematic diagram of electronic apparatus of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the first preferred embodiment profile of electronic apparatus of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the second preferred embodiment schematic diagram of electronic apparatus of the present invention; And
Fig. 5 is the 3rd preferred embodiment schematic diagram of electronic apparatus of the present invention.
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Electronic apparatus ... 2,4,5
Housing ... 21,41,51
Storage tank ... 210,410,510
Sender ... 210a, 410a
The sound chamber ... 211
The location division ... 212,442
Loud speaker ... 22,42,52
Diaphragm seal ... 23,43
Framework ... 44,54
Perforate ... 441
Embodiment
The inventor is in the R﹠D process of long-term input electronic apparatus Related product, find increasingly sophisticated due to inner member of all kinds of electronic apparatus at present, cause when design sound chamber, often be difficult to take into account between the volume size of this electronic apparatus and broadcast effect, therefore, how to make breakthrough design for audio cavity structure, namely become the present Research Emphasis of each dealer.And the electronic apparatus in tool closed sound of the present invention chamber, the achievement that is namely the inventor after research test many times.
See also shown in Figure 2, it is the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, this electronic apparatus 1 comprises a housing 21, a loud speaker 22 and a diaphragm seal 23, and a side of this housing 21 is concaved with a storage tank 210, offers at least one sender 210a in this storage tank 210; The configuration of this loud speaker 22 and this storage tank 210 are complementary, can be positioned in this storage tank 210, one side of this loud speaker 22 regards to this sender 210a, with in the situation that this loud speaker 22 receives an audio signal, this loud speaker 22 can blaze abroad the direction of this audio signal towards this sender 210a; Sealing film 23 stops blanket (as: rubber, silica gel etc.) by one and consists of, see also shown in Fig. 2 and 3, and its configuration and this storage tank 210 are complementary, can be embedded on this housing 21 position corresponding to this storage tank 210, and cover this storage tank 210, to form a confined space, this loud speaker 22 is sealed in this storage tank 210, simultaneously, the spaces in this storage tank 210 will form a sound chamber 211 hermetically.
So, see also again shown in Fig. 2 and 3, this loud speaker 22 is installed up to this electronic apparatus 2, and in the situation that this loud speaker 22 and the intrinsic circuit element of this electronic apparatus are electrically connected mutually, this loud speaker 22 can receive the audio signal that is transmitted by this circuit element, and utilize the resonance effects in this sound chamber 211, with better communication effect, this audio signal is played back, and this electronic apparatus 2 mainly has following 3 advantages:
(1) take up room little: this storage tank 210 directly is located on this housing 21, therefore can effectively save taking up room of this storage tank 210, and also not can with this electronic apparatus in all the other elements inconsistent, separately, owing to only need utilizing very thin one deck diaphragm seal 23, can seal this storage tank 210 and form sound chamber 211, therefore can further simplify this sound chamber 211 required taking up room.
(2) Cost reduction expenditure: in the present embodiment, this storage tank 210 is located on this housing 21 in one piece, and forms this sound chamber by sealing film 23, therefore can effectively reject unnecessary element, make this storage tank 210 maintain the most simple succinct configuration, and then improve cost of manufacture.
(3) assembling flow path is fast: sealing film 23 can be sticked to this storage tank 210 in mode chimeric or gummed, its assembling mode is simple and clear, therefore can significantly promote the assembling flow path of this electronic apparatus 2, and in the situation that this loud speaker 22 needs replacing, the maintenance personal only need remove sealing film 23, can be promptly this loud speaker 22 be taken out, make the maintenance of this electronic apparatus 2, upgrading operation more convenient.
in the aforementioned embodiment, see also again shown in Fig. 2 and 3, this storage tank 210 is arranged with in one piece on this housing 21, and the position male corresponding to these loud speaker 22 peripheries is provided with a plurality of location divisions 212, with in the situation that this loud speaker 22 is placed in this storage tank 210, these location divisions 212 can closely grasp this loud speaker 22 peripheries, and then this loud speaker 22 firmly is positioned in this storage tank 210, in other preferred embodiments of the present invention, the locate mode of this loud speaker 22 is not limited in the mode that Fig. 2 draws, the dealer also can otherwise (as: glue together, sealed etc.) this loud speaker 22 is positioned in this storage tank 210, close first Chen Ming.
see also shown in Figure 4, it is the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, this electronic apparatus 4 is except this housing 41, outside loud speaker 42 and diaphragm seal 43, still comprise a framework 44, storage tank 410 on the configuration of this framework 44 and this housing 41 is complementary, can be embedded in this storage tank 410, and the one side opening is provided with a perforate 441 and a plurality of location division 442, sender 410a in the position of this perforate 441 and this storage tank 410 is complementary, after being embedded in this storage tank 410 at this framework 44, this framework 44 can not cover this sender 410a, the configuration of the configuration of these location divisions 442 and loud speaker 42 is complementary, can grasp the periphery of this loud speaker 42, make this loud speaker 42 can these frameworks 44 of mat be positioned in this storage tank 410 position corresponding to this sender 410a.
in the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, this electronic apparatus 4 is by these framework 44 these loud speakers 42 of location, the advantage of this design is: the dealer can be according to the size of this storage tank 410 of Demand Design of the loud speaker of different size or electronic apparatus, to reach different broadcast effects, and the dealer only need produce the framework corresponding with the loud speaker of all size 44, this loud speaker 42 can be positioned in this storage tank 410, make the installing elasticity of this electronic apparatus 4 larger, and solve that the dealer must be in response to the loud speaker of all size in the past, produce the housing of corresponding specification, cause the unmanageable difficult problem of production cost.see also shown in Figure 5, it is the 3rd preferred embodiment of the present invention, in this embodiment, the configuration of this framework 54 is less than the configuration of storage tank 510 on this housing 51, and a side of this framework 54 is provided with a depressed part 540, the height of this depressed part 540 is lower than the inwall of this storage tank 510, with in the situation that this framework 54 be embedded in this storage tank 540, the inner space of this framework 54 can be connected with this storage tank 510 by this depressed part 540, so, no matter the specification of this loud speaker 52 why, this loud speaker 52 all can be positioned in this storage tank 510 by this framework 54, and the sound chamber of enjoying formed objects, to reach better communication effect.
The above; be only some embodiment of the present invention, technical characterictic of the present invention is not limited to this, and all correlative technology field those of ordinary skill are after considering technology contents of the present invention in light of actual conditions; can think easily and equivalence change, all should not break away from protection category of the present invention.

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1. the electronic apparatus in a tool closed sound chamber comprises:
One housing, one side are concaved with a storage tank, offer at least one sender in this storage tank;
One loud speaker, its configuration and this storage tank are complementary, and can be positioned in this storage tank the position corresponding to this sender, and the one side is in the face of this sender, with in the situation that this loud speaker receives an audio signal, this loud speaker can be propagated this audio signal towards the direction of this sender; And
One diaphragm seal, its configuration and this storage tank are complementary, and can be pasted on this housing the position corresponding to this storage tank, and form hermetically a sound chamber in this storage tank.
2. the electronic apparatus in tool closed sound as claimed in claim 1 chamber, it is characterized in that, this storage tank is to be located in one piece on this housing, and the position male corresponding to this loud speaker in this storage tank is provided with a plurality of location divisions, the configuration of these location divisions and this loud speaker are complementary, in order to this loud speaker is positioned this storage tank.
3. the electronic apparatus in tool closed sound as claimed in claim 1 chamber, it is characterized in that, this electronic apparatus also comprises a framework, the configuration of this framework and this storage tank are complementary, can be embedded in this storage tank, and convex with a plurality of location divisions on this framework, in order to this loud speaker is positioned this storage tank.
4. the electronic apparatus in tool closed sound as claimed in claim 3 chamber, is characterized in that, this framework is provided with a depressed part, in the situation that this framework is embedded in this storage tank, the inner space of this framework can be connected with this storage tank by this depressed part.
5. as the electronic apparatus in claim 2,3 or 4 described tool closed sound chambeies, it is characterized in that, the material of sealing film is a blanket only.
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