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AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsSawyer I. Cohen, Jared M. Kole, Michael B. Wittenberg, Nicholas Merz
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A portable electronic device that provides compact configurations for audio elements are disclosed. The audio elements can be drivers (e.g., speakers) or receivers (e.g., microphones). According to one aspect, mesh structures, such as mesh barriers, are formed to facilitate improved acoustic sealing in a space efficient manner. In one embodiment, a mesh barrier for an audio port can be reliably acoustically sealed (or coupled) with an audio chamber and/or outer device housing in a space efficient manner. A mesh barrier can serve to block undesired foreign substances from entry or further entry into an audio port and/or serve as a cosmetic barrier which obscures vision into an audio port. In one embodiment, a portion of a mesh structure can be provided with a substantially planar surface that facilitates improved acoustic sealing.
A mesh structure for an acoustic port opening of an outer surface of a housing of a portable electronic device, the acoustic port opening pertaining to an acoustic port provided within the housing of the portable electronic device, the mesh structure comprising:
A portable electronic device, comprising:
A mesh structure for an acoustic port opening of an outer surface of a housing of a portable electronic device, an acoustic port provided internal to the housing is acoustically coupled to the acoustic port opening, the mesh structure comprising:
A method for sealing a mesh structure within an acoustical port of an electronic product, the method comprising:
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