Device with water drainage for a speaker
AssigneeMotorola Solutions, Inc.
InventorsKuang Eng Lim, Sze Yen Lim, Geng Xiang Lee, Ji Ying Choong
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Abstract
A device with water drainage for a speaker is provided. The device comprises: a housing having a cavity; a speaker mounted in the cavity; a hydrophobic mesh over at least a portion of the cavity, the hydrophobic mesh being air-permeable; a hydrophilic grill adjacent the hydrophobic mesh at a speaker-facing side of the hydrophilic grill, the hydrophilic grill comprising apertures therethrough, the hydrophobic mesh located at least at the apertures; and a bezel covering the hydrophilic grill, one or more of the housing and the bezel including drainage features.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a housing having a cavity;
- a speaker mounted in the cavity;
- a hydrophobic mesh over at least a portion of the cavity, the hydrophobic mesh being air-permeable;
- a hydrophilic grill adjacent the hydrophobic mesh at a speaker-facing side of the hydrophilic grill, the hydrophilic grill comprising apertures therethrough, the hydrophobic mesh located at least at the apertures;
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- a bezel covering the hydrophilic grill, one or more of the housing and the bezel including drainage features.
A portable communication device comprising:
- a housing having a cavity;
- a speaker mounted in the cavity;
- a hydrophobic mesh over at least a portion of the cavity, the hydrophobic mesh being air-permeable;
- a hydrophilic grill adjacent the hydrophobic mesh at a speaker-facing side of the, hydrophilic grill, the hydrophilic grill comprising apertures therethrough, the hydrophobic mesh located at least at the apertures;
- a bezel covering the hydrophilic grill, one or more of the housing and the bezel including drainage features;
- a microphone located in the housing, the bezel further covering the microphone;
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- a communication link to a transceiver, the speaker and the microphone connected to the transceiver via the communication link.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.