# US 10,307,790 B2 · Vibration motor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,307,790 B2 - Document ID: US10307790B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/297,532 - Filed: 2016-10-19 - Published: 2017-07-06 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2015-12-30 - Assignees: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd. - Applicants: Yonghua Pu - Inventors: Yonghua Pu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10307790B2 ## CPC - B06B 1/045: {using vibrating magnet, armature or coil system} - H02K 33/00: Motors with reciprocating, oscillating or vibrating magnet, armature or coil system (arrangements for handling mechanical energy structurally associated with motors H02K7/00, e.g. H02K7/06) - H02K 33/16: with polarised armatures moving in alternate directions by reversal or energisation of a single coil system - B06B: METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, {e.g.} FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL (for particular applications, see the relevant subclasses, e.g. B07B1/40, B23Q17/12, B24B31/06; measurement of mechanical vibrations G01H; in direction finding, locating, distance or velocity measuring G01S; {generating seismic energy G01V1/02}; control of mechanical vibrations in general G05D; sound-producing devices, e.g. bells, sirens, whistles G10K, {e.g. methods or devices for transmitting, conducting, or directing sound in general G10K11/00}; generation of electrical oscillations H03B; electromechanical resonators in general H03H; electromechanical transducers {for communication techniques, e.g. microphones, speakers} H04R) - H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53}) ## Abstract A vibration motor is disclosed. The vibration motor includes a vibration part including a weight and a magnet accommodated in the weight; a fixation part including a housing having an accommodation space, a circuit board fixed in the housing, and a coil opposed to the magnet and connected with the circuit board electrically, the housing including an upper cover, a lower cover opposite to the upper cover, and an outer frame forming the accommodation space with the upper and lower covers; an elastic connector having for elastically suspending the vibration part in the accommodation space of the housing; and an anti-drop protective structure arranged on the outer frame and applied to protection of the elastic connector from collision with the housing when the vibration motor drops. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vibration motor comprising: a vibration part including a weight and a magnet accommodated in the weight; a fixation part including a housing having an accommodation space, a circuit board fixed in the housing, and a coil opposed to the magnet and connected with the circuit board electrically, the housing including an upper cover, a lower cover opposite to the upper cover, and an outer frame forming the accommodation space with the upper and lower covers; an elastic connector having for elastically suspending the vibration part in the accommodation space of the housing; an anti-drop protective structure arranged on the outer frame and applied to protection of the elastic connector from collision with the housing when the vibration motor drops; wherein the outer frame comprises two long side walls which are arranged oppositely and two short side walls which are connected with and opposite to the two long side walls; and the anti-drop protective structure is arranged on the short side walls; wherein a coil fixation portion for fixing the coils is also arranged on the outer frame and on the long side walls; and wherein the coil fixation portion comprises bearing walls which extend to the accommodation space in the form of zigzag from the two long side walls respectively; the circuit board comprises a first circuit board and a second circuit board which are arranged on the two bearing walls respectively; one end of the coil is provided with an anode lead, and the other end thereof is provided with a cathode lead; the anode lead is connected with the first circuit board electrically, and the cathode lead is connected with the second circuit board electrically. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vibration motor as described in claim 1, wherein the elastic connector comprises a first fixation portion which is connected with the weight, a second fixation portion which is connected with the long side walls and a middle connection portion which connects the first fixation portion with the second fixation portion; the anti-drop protective structure refers to a bended sheet extending from the short side walls to the accommodation space in the form of zigzag; and the middle connection portion abuts against the bended sheet. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vibration motor as described in claim 1, wherein bended portions which extend along the direction facing the upper cover respectively in the form of zigzag are arranged on two ends of the bearing walls; and the two ends of the first circuit board and the second circuit board are abutted against the bended portions respectively. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vibration motor as described in claim 1, wherein an extension portion which extends out from the accommodation space and is applied to electric connection with the external power supply is arranged on the first circuit board; and the bearing wall where the first circuit board is positioned is also provided with an avoiding portion for avoiding the extension portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vibration motor as described in claim 1, wherein the vibration part also comprises a first pole plate covering the surface of the weight facing the upper cover and a second pole plate covering the surface of the weight facing the lower cover. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The vibration motor as described in claim 5, wherein accommodation portions for accommodating the bearing walls are also arranged at the corresponding locations of second pole plate and the bearing walls; and bearing walls are positioned in the accommodation portions. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The vibration motor as described in claim 6, wherein the cathode lead extends towards the accommodation space; and a concave part for avoiding the cathode lead is also arranged on the surface of the second pole plate which faces the coils and corresponds to the location of the cathode lead.