Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Display-based speaker structures for electronic devices
- Patent Title (中): 用于电子设备的基于显示器的扬声器结构
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Application No.: US13422724Application Date: 2012-03-16
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Publication No.: US08934228B2Publication Date: 2015-01-13
- Inventor: Jeremy C. Franklin , Fletcher R. Rothkopf , Scott A. Myers , Stephen Brian Lynch
- Applicant: Jeremy C. Franklin , Fletcher R. Rothkopf , Scott A. Myers , Stephen Brian Lynch
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Treyz Law Group
- Agent Kendall P. Woodruff
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; H05K5/00 ; H05K7/00 ; H04R1/02 ; H04R9/06

Abstract:
Electronic devices that contain flexible displays and one or more display-based speaker structures may be provided. The speaker structures may be positioned under the flexible display. Portions of the flexible display may be used as speaker membranes for the speaker structures. The speaker structures may be driven by transducers that convert electrical audio signal input into sound. Piezoelectric transducers or transducers formed from coils and magnets may be used to drive the speaker structures. Speaker membranes may be formed from active display areas of the flexible display. Some, all, or substantially all of the flexible display may be used as a speaker membrane for one or more display-based speaker structures. An optional cover layer may be provided with speaker openings so that sound may pass from the display-based speaker structures to the exterior of the device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120243719A1 Display-Based Speaker Structures for Electronic Devices Public/Granted day:2012-09-27
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