Speaker Enclosure for Small Form-Factor Devices
AssigneeSilverPlus, Inc.
InventorJeffrey Hsieh
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Abstract
A miniature speaker is describer including a microphone holder and a vibrator holder. A miniature speaker matching the oval shape of a sound chamber is placed face down over the sound chamber. A small slot is formed in one of the sides of the sound chamber to provide a sound portal through which the speaker generated sound is heard. The platform on which the sound chamber is formed also comprises a microphone holder and a vibrator holder. The microphone holder is positioned such that a sound receiving portal of the microphone is orthogonal to the sound portal formed in one of the side walls of the sound chamber.
Claims13
A miniature speaker enclosure, comprising:
- a) a sound chamber formed on a platform from a smooth resilient material;
- b) a miniature speaker mounted face down over said sound chamber;
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- c) sound exits the sound chamber through a small slot formed in a side wall of the sound chamber
A method for creating a miniature speaker enclosure, comprising:
- a) forming a platform comprising:
- i) a sound chamber;
- ii) a microphone enclosure;
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- iii) a vibrator enclosure;
- b) forming a small slot on a side of the sound chamber to provide an output portal;
- c) enclosing said sound chamber by placing a speaker face down over said sound chamber;
- d) positioning said microphone enclosure on said platform such that an input portal is orthogonal with said output portal;
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- e) installing an assembled miniature speaker enclosure in an electronic communication device having limited space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.