Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Liquid detection for an acoustic module
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Application No.: US15245856Application Date: 2016-08-24
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Publication No.: US10209123B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Nikolas T. Vitt , Ruchir M Dave , Jesse A. Lippert , Brad G. Boozer , Neal D. Evans , David S. Wilkes, Jr.
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- Main IPC: G01H15/00
- IPC: G01H15/00 ; G01N29/028 ; G01H13/00

Abstract:
An acoustic module is coupled to an acoustic passage. The acoustic module includes an acoustic transducer coupled to a diaphragm. A controller or other circuitry measures an impedance of the acoustic transducer. Based on the impedance, the controller determines whether the impedance indicates that the acoustic passage is blocked. The controller may determine that the acoustic passage is blocked by liquid that is present in the acoustic passage. When the controller determines based on the impedance that liquid is present in the acoustic passage, the controller may drive out, purge, and/or otherwise remove the liquid, such as by using the acoustic transducer to vibrate the diaphragm.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180058918A1 Liquid Detection for an Acoustic Module Public/Granted day:2018-03-01
Information query
IPC分类:
G | 物理 |
G01 | 测量;测试 |
G01H | 机械振动或超声波、声波或次声波的测量 |
G01H15/00 | 测量力学阻抗或声阻抗 |