Sounding Component and Electronic Device
20220337940 · 2022-10-20
Inventors
Cpc classification
H04M1/035
ELECTRICITY
H04R1/44
ELECTRICITY
H04R2499/11
ELECTRICITY
International classification
Abstract
A sounding component in an electronic device includes a box and a sounding system disposed in the box. The sounding system includes a front cavity, a rear cavity, and a damping component adapted to slow down an airflow from the rear sound cavity to enter a cavity inside the electronic device at a low flow rate and thereby weaken impact of the airflow on a housing of the electronic device, decrease amplitude, and dampen or alleviate housing vibration.
Claims
1. A sounding component applied to an electronic device, wherein the sounding component comprises: a box comprising: a sound output hole; a leakage hole; a front sound cavity configured to couple to a sound hole of the electronic device through the sound output hole; and a rear sound cavity that is independent of the front sound cavity and configured to couple to a cavity of the electronic device through the leakage hole; a sounding system disposed in the box and comprising: a first end located in the front sound cavity; and a second end located in the rear sound cavity; and located in the rear sound cavity and disposed proximate to the leakage hole, wherein a path through the damping component from the rear sound cavity defines an airflow channel configured to couple to the cavity of the electronic device.
2. The sounding component of claim 1, wherein the damping component comprises at least one guide board, wherein at least one end of the at least one guide board is coupled to a first inner wall of the box, and wherein the at least one guide board and a partial inner wall of the box are configured to form the airflow channel.
3. The sounding component of claim 2, wherein the damping component further comprises: a first guide board proximate to the leakage hole and comprising: a third end coupled to a second inner wall of the box that is configured to be proximate to a display screen of the electronic device; and a fourth end that is suspended; and a second guide board comprising: a fifth end coupled to a third inner wall of the box that is configured to be proximate to a rear cover of the electronic device; and a sixth end that is suspended.
4. The sounding component of claim 2, wherein the damping component further comprises: a first guide board proximate to the leakage hole and comprising: a third end coupled to a second inner wall of the box that is configured to be proximate to a display screen of the electronic device; and a fourth end coupled to a third inner wall of the box that is configured to be proximate to a rear cover of the electronic device; and a second guide board comprising: a fifth end coupled to the third inner wall; and a sixth end coupled to the second inner wall; and wherein the sounding component further comprises: a circulation port disposed in the first guide board and proximate to the rear cavity; and a circulation gap disposed in the second guide board and not aligned with the circulation port.
5. The sounding component of claim 1, wherein the damping component comprises a waterproof breathable film disposed on the leakage hole.
6. The sounding component of claim 1, wherein the damping component comprises at least one mesh either disposed on the leakage hole or coupled to inner walls of the box.
7. The sounding component of claim 6, wherein the damping component further comprises: a first mesh disposed on the leakage hole; a second mesh coupled to the inner walls of the box; and a buffer space located between the first mesh and the second mesh.
8. The sounding component of claim 7, further comprising a sound absorbing material disposed in the buffer space, and wherein the sound absorbing material comprises one or more of a sound absorbing particle, a sound absorbing cotton, or a sound absorbing board.
9. The sounding component of claim 1, further comprising a partition board disposed in the box and configured to partition an inner space of the box into the front sound cavity and the rear sound cavity, wherein the sounding system is sleeved onto the partition board.
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11. An electronic device comprising: a display screen; a rear cover comprising a side bezel, wherein the side bezel comprises a sound hole, and wherein the rear cover and the display screen are configured to form a cavity; and a sounding component located in the cavity and comprising: a box comprising: a sound output hole; a leakage hole; a front sound cavity coupled to the sound hole through the sound output hole; and a rear sound cavity that is independent of the front sound cavity and coupled to the cavity through the leakage hole; a sounding system disposed in the box and comprising: a first end located in the front sound cavity; and a second end located in the rear sound cavity; and a damping component located in the rear sound cavity and disposed proximate to the leakage hole, wherein the damping component is configured to form an airflow channel coupling the rear sound cavity to the cavity of the electronic device.
12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the damping component comprises at least one guide board, wherein at least one end of the at least one guide board is coupled to a first inner wall of the box, and wherein the at least one guide board and a partial inner wall of the box are configured to form the airflow channel.
13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the damping component further comprises: a first guide board proximate to the leakage hole and comprising: a third end coupled to an a second inner wall of the box that is proximate to the display screen; and a fourth end that is suspended; and a second guide board comprising: one a fifth end coupled to a third inner wall of the box and that is proximate to the rear cover; and a sixth end that is suspended.
14. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the damping component comprises: a first guide board proximate to the leakage hole and comprising: a third end coupled to a second inner wall of the box that is proximate to the display screen; and a fourth end coupled to a third inner wall of the box that is proximate to the rear cover; and a second guide board comprising: a fifth end coupled to the third inner wall; and a sixth end coupled to the second inner wall, and wherein the sounding component further comprises: a circulation port disposed in the first guide board and proximate to the rear cavity; and a circulation gap disposed in the second guide board and not aligned with the circulation port.
15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the damping component comprises a waterproof breathable film disposed on the leakage hole.
16. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the damping component comprises at least one mesh either disposed on the leakage hole or coupled to inner walls of the box.
17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the damping component further comprises: a first mesh disposed on the leakage hole; a second mesh coupled to the inner walls of the box; and a buffer space located between the first mesh and the second mesh.
18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein sounding component further comprises a sound absorbing material disposed in the buffer space, and wherein the sound absorbing material comprises one or more of a sound absorbing particle, sound absorbing cotton, or a sound absorbing board.
19. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein sounding component further comprises a partition board disposed in the box and configured to partition inner space of the box into the front sound cavity and the rear sound cavity, and wherein the sounding system is sleeved onto the partition board.
20. An electronic device comprising: a middle frame comprising: a bezel comprising a sound hole; a first side; and a second side; a display screen located on the first side; a rear cover located on the second side, wherein the rear cover and the middle frame are configured to form a cavity; and a sounding component located in the cavity and comprising: a box comprising: a sound output hole; a leakage hole; a front sound cavity coupled to the sound hole through the sound output hole; and a rear sound cavity that is independent of the front sound cavity and coupled to the cavity of the electronic device through the leakage hole; a sounding system disposed in the box and comprising: a first end located in the front sound cavity; and a second end located in the rear sound cavity; and a damping component located in the rear sound cavity and disposed proximate to the leakage hole, wherein the damping component is configured to form an airflow channel coupling the rear sound cavity to the cavity of the electronic device.
21. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the damping component comprises at least one guide board, wherein at least one end of the at least one guide board is coupled to a first inner wall of the box, and wherein the at least one guide board and a partial inner wall of the box are configured to form the airflow channel.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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[0048] Reference numerals in the drawings are described as follows: [0049] 100—mobile phone; 101—cavity; 10—display screen; 20—middle frame; 25—middle metal plate; 21—right side bezel; 22—bottom side bezel; 221—first sound hole; 222—power interface; 223—second sound hole; 23—left side bezel; 24—top side bezel; 30—circuit board; 40—battery; 50—sounding component; 51—box; 511—front sound cavity; 5111—sound output hole; 512—rear sound cavity; 5121—leakage hole; 513—sealing member; 514—vertical partition board; 515—horizontal partition board; 52—sounding unit; 53, 54, and 55—damping components; 531—first guide board; 5311—first circulation gap; 532—second guide board; 5321—second circulation gap; 53a—upper guide board; 53b—lower guide board; 53c—circulation port; 551—first mesh; 552—second mesh; 553—buffer space; 554—sound absorbing particle; 555—sound absorbing cotton; and 60—rear cover.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0050] Terms used in implementations of this application are merely used to explain specific embodiments of this application, but are not intended to limit this application. The following describes the implementations in embodiments of this application in detail with reference to accompanying drawings.
[0051] An embodiment of this application provides an electronic device, including but not limited to a mobile or fixed terminal having a sound playing function, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, an ultra-mobile personal computer (ultra-mobile personal computer, UMPC), a handheld computer, a walkie-talkie, a netbook, a POS terminal, a personal digital assistant (personal digital assistant, PDA), an event data recorder, a wearable device, a virtual reality device, a Bluetooth speaker/headset, or a factory-installed vehicle component.
[0052] In this embodiment of this application, a mobile phone 100 is used as the electronic device as an example for description.
[0053] In this embodiment of this application, when the battery 40 is disposed on the middle frame 20, for example, a battery compartment may be disposed on the surface that is of the middle frame 20 and that faces the rear cover 60, and the battery 40 is installed in the battery compartment on the middle frame 20 (shown by a dashed box in
[0054] In this embodiment of this application, the display screen 10 may be an organic light-emitting diode (Organic Light-Emitting Diode, OLED) display, or may be a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display. LCD). It should be understood that the display screen 10 may include a display and a touch component. The display is configured to output display content to a user, and the touch component is configured to receive a touch event entered by the user on the display screen 10.
[0055] In this embodiment of this application, the rear cover 60 may be a metal cover, may be a glass cover, may be a plastic cover, or may be a ceramic cover. In this embodiment of this application, a material of the rear cover 60 is not limited.
[0056] In this embodiment of this application, as shown in
[0057] A material of the middle metal plate 25 may be aluminum or an aluminum alloy, or a material of the middle metal plate 25 may be a stainless steel material. It should be noted that the material of the middle metal plate 25 includes but is not limited to the foregoing materials.
[0058] The bezels (the top bezel 24, the bottom bezel 22, the left bezel 23, and the right bezel 21) may be metal bezels, may be glass bezels, or may be plastic bezels or ceramic bezels.
[0059] It should be noted that in some other examples, the mobile phone 100 may include the display screen 10 and a rear cover, and the rear cover may be a unibody (Unibody) rear cover formed by the rear cover 60 and the bezel (that is, a bezel formed by the top bezel 24, the bottom bezel 22, the left bezel 23, and the right bezel 21) in
[0060] It may be understood that the structure shown in this embodiment of this application does not constitute a specific limitation on the mobile phone 100. In some other embodiments of this application, the mobile phone 100 may include more or fewer components than those shown in the figure, or some components may be combined, or some components may be split, or different component arrangements may be used. For example, the mobile phone 100 may further include components such as the camera (for example, a front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera) and a flash.
[0061] The following separately describes a structure of the mobile phone 100 in a scenario 1, a scenario 2, and a scenario 3 by using the structure of the mobile phone shown in
[0062] Scenario 1
[0063] In an embodiment of this application, to implement a sound playing function of the mobile phone 100, as shown in
[0064] In this embodiment of this application, a microphone (not shown) is further disposed in the mobile phone 100. The microphone is configured to convert a sound signal into an electrical signal. When making a call or sending a voice message, a user may make a sound by closing to the microphone, to input a sound signal to the microphone. In this embodiment of this application, as shown in
[0065] It should be understood that disposition positions of the first sound hole 221, the second sound hole 223, and the power interface 222 include but are not limited to the positions in the bottom bezel 22 shown in
[0066] In this embodiment of this application, the sounding component 50 and the microphone may be electrically connected to the processor on the circuit board 30 by using an audio module, so that the sounding component 50, the microphone, the audio module, and the processor implement an audio function, such as music playing and recording. The audio module may be disposed in the processor, or some functions of the audio module may be disposed in the processor. The audio module may convert digital audio information into analog audio signal output. The audio module is also configured to convert analog audio input into a digital audio signal, and may be further configured to encode and decode an audio signal.
[0067] In this embodiment of this application,
[0068] In this embodiment of this application, as shown in
[0069] In this embodiment of this application, the sounding unit 52 may be a speaker (Speaker). For example, the sounding unit 52 may include a voice coil (namely, a coil), a magnet, and a diaphragm A sounding principle is as follows: A current flows through the voice coil, so that a magnetic field generated by the voice coil changes, a magnetic force between the magnet and the voice coil changes, and a distance between the magnet and the voice coil also changes. The diaphragm is driven to vibrate for sounding. In this embodiment of this application, a sounding unit 52 that has larger amplitude or can generate a larger driving force may be selected, to achieve a better sound playing effect. It should be noted that the sounding unit 52 includes without limiting to the voice coil, the magnet, and the diaphragm, and may further include a support component and a positioning component.
[0070] In this embodiment of this application, as shown in
[0071] In this embodiment of this application, when the sound output hole 5111 is connected to the first sound hole 221, to prevent the front sound cavity 511 from being connected to the cavity 101 inside the mobile phone 100, as shown in
[0072] In this embodiment of this application, the sealing member 513 may be a sealing ring, or the sealing member 513 may be a sealing adhesive. When the sealing adhesive is used, the sealing adhesive not only plays a sealing role, but also fastens the box 51 to the bottom bezel 22. In addition, in this embodiment of this application, w % ben the sealing member 513 is disposed between the outer edge of the sound output hole 5111 in the box 51 and the bottom bezel 22, external water vapor or an external impurity does not enter the mobile phone 100 due to impeding of the sealing member 513.
[0073] In this embodiment of this application, to increase a size of the rear sound cavity 512 to achieve a better low-frequency effect of the sounding component 50, the leakage hole 5121 that can connect the rear sound cavity 512 to the cavity 101 inside the mobile phone 100 is disposed in the box 51. The rear sound cavity 512 of the sounding component 50 is connected to the cavity 101 inside the mobile phone 100, and the cavity 101 inside the mobile phone 100 can be used as an extension of the rear sound cavity 512 of the sounding component 50, so that the size of the rear sound cavity 512 of the sounding component 50 increases. When the rear sound cavity 512 increases, acoustic impedance is smaller, and a low frequency is more prone to appear. This ensures that a low frequency of the sounding component 50 is low (<650 Hz), a low-frequency extension is large, dynamic performance is good, and power consumption is low.
[0074] In this embodiment of this application, the cavity 101 inside the mobile phone 100 is specifically a cavity jointly formed through enclosing by an internal surface of the rear cover 60, the surface that is of the middle metal plate 25 and that faces the rear cover 60, and an inner surface of a bezel located between the rear cover 60 and the middle metal plate 25. When the cavity in the box 51 is partitioned into the front sound cavity 511 and the rear sound cavity 512, specifically, the cavity of the box 51 may be partitioned into the front sound cavity 511 and the rear sound cavity 512 by using a horizontal partition board 515 and a vertical partition board 514 in
[0075] When the leakage hole 5121 is disposed in the box 51, an airflow generated due to vibration of the diaphragm of the sounding unit 52 acts on the rear cover 60 through the leakage hole 5121, and the relatively thin rear cover 60 is prone to housing vibration under the action of the airflow. Consequently, a user has a strong vibration feeling when holding the mobile phone 100 by a hand. This is not conducive to user experience.
[0076] Based on the foregoing description, in this embodiment of this application, the sounding component 50 may further include a damping component 53, to damp vibration of the rear cover 60 caused due to an action of an airflow generated by the sounding component 50 on the rear cover 60. The damping component 53 may be disposed near the leakage hole 5121. For example, the damping component 53 may be disposed in the rear sound cavity 512 and close to the leakage hole 5121, or the damping component 53 may be disposed on the leakage hole 5121. In this embodiment of this application, the damping component 53 may form an airflow channel (shown by a dashed arrow in
[0077] Therefore, according to the electronic device provided in this embodiment of this application, the sounding component 50 further includes the damping component 53, and the damping component 53 is disposed near the leakage hole 5121. The damping component 53 can slow down an airflow in the rear sound cavity 512, so that the airflow enters the cavity 101 inside the mobile phone 100 at a low flow rate through the leakage hole 5121. After the airflow enters the cavity 101 inside the mobile phone 100, impact on the relatively thin rear cover 60 weakens, and amplitude decreases, and housing vibration of the rear cover 60 is damped. A user is not prone to have a vibration feeling when holding the mobile phone 100 by a hand, and therefore user handhold experience is improved. According to the electronic device provided in this embodiment of this application, housing vibration is damped on a basis of ensuring that a low frequency extension of the sounding component 50 is large. This resolves a problem that a user has a strong vibration feeling when holding the mobile phone 100 by a hand because housing vibration occurs on a rear cover 60 of an existing mobile phone 100 due to airflow impact.
[0078] In a possible implementation, in this embodiment of this application, the damping component 53 may include at least one guide board. For example, as shown in
[0079] In this embodiment of this application, when the first guide board 531 and the second guide board 532 are disposed in the rear sound cavity 512, as shown in
[0080] In a possible implementation, as shown in
[0081] Certainly, in this embodiment of this application, two ends of the first guide board 531 may be alternatively connected to the two opposite inner walls of the box 51. For example, one end of the first guide board 531 is connected to the inner wall that is of the box 51 and that is close to the rear cover 60, and the other end of the first guide board 531 is connected to the inner wall that is of the box 51 and that is close to the display screen 10. A circulation port 53c may be disposed in the first guide board 531. The first guide board 531 is partitioned into upper and lower guide boards.
[0082] In this embodiment of this application, it should be noted that the damping component 53 may include but is not limited to the first guide board 531 and the second guide board 532, for example, may further include a third guide board or a fourth guide board. A disposition quantity of guide boards may be set based on an actual requirement. The first guide board 531 and the second guide board 532 may be vertical boards as shown in
[0083] In this embodiment of this application, the first guide board 531 and the second guide board 532 may be plastic boards. For example, the first guide board 531 and the second guide board 532 may be plastic boards. Certainly, materials of the first guide board 531 and the second guide board 532 include but are not limited to plastic. In this embodiment of this application, a width of a gap between the first guide board 531 and the second guide board 532 and thicknesses of the first guide board 531 and the second guide board 532 are set based on an actual requirement. When the first guide board 531 and the second guide board 532 are connected to the inner walls of the box 51, the first guide board 531 and the second guide board 532 may be connected to the inner walls of the box 51 through fastening in an adhesive, hot melting, or injection molding manner.
[0084] Scenario 2
[0085] In an embodiment of this application, referring to
[0086] In this embodiment of this application, a quantity of waterproof breathable films includes but is not limited to 1. Alternatively, there may be alternatively a plurality of waterproof breathable films, and the plurality of waterproof breathable films may be disposed on the leakage hole 5121 at intervals. When the waterproof breathable film is installed on the leakage hole 5121, the waterproof breathable film can be fastened to the leakage hole 5121 in an adhesive, hot melting, or injection molding manner.
[0087] Scenario 3
[0088] In an embodiment of this application, a sounding component 50 may include a damping component 55, and the damping component 55 may include at least one mesh (Mesh). For example, as shown in
[0089] Therefore, according to the first mesh 551 and the second mesh 552 provided in this embodiment of this application, an airflow can be slowed down, so that the airflow enters the cavity 101 in the mobile phone 100 at a low flow rate. Therefore, airflow impact on the rear cover 60 of the mobile phone 100 weakens, and amplitude decreases, so that vibration of the rear cover 60 is damped. In addition, the first mesh 551 and the second mesh 552 are disposed near the leakage hole 5121, so that the first mesh 551 and the second mesh 552 can play a dustproof role, to prevent foreign matter in the cavity 101 of the mobile phone 100 from entering the rear sound cavity 512.
[0090] In this embodiment of this application, the first mesh 551 and the second mesh 552 may be disposed in the rear sound cavity 512 and on the leakage hole 5121 in an adhesive, hot melting, or injection molding manner.
[0091] In a possible implementation, to further reduce a flow rate at which an airflow enters the mobile phone 100, a sound absorbing material may be disposed in the buffer space 553 between the first mesh 551 and the second mesh 552. For example, as shown in
[0092] In a possible implementation, as shown in
[0093] In some other embodiments, the sound absorbing material disposed in the buffer space 553 between the first mesh 551 and the second mesh 552 may include but is not limited to the foregoing sound absorbing particle 554 and sound absorbing cotton 555, or may be a porous wood wool sound absorbing board or an inorganic foam sound absorbing material.
[0094] In descriptions of embodiments of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, terms “assemble”, “connected”, and “connection” should be understood in a broad sense. For example, the terms may be used for a fixed connection, an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, an internal connection between two elements, or an interaction relationship between two elements. Persons of ordinary skill in the art may understand specific meanings of the terms in embodiments of this application based on specific cases.
[0095] In the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of embodiments of this application, the terms “first”, “second”, “third”, “fourth”, and the like (if any) are intended to distinguish between similar objects but do not necessarily indicate a specific order or sequence.
[0096] Finally, it should be noted that the foregoing embodiments are merely intended for describing the technical solutions in embodiments of this application rather than limiting this application. Although embodiments of this application are described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, persons of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they may still make modifications to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent replacements to some or all technical features thereof, without departing from the scope of the technical solutions of embodiments of this application.