# US 2014/0193025 A1 · Speaker module and electronic device employing same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0193025 A1 - Document ID: US20140193025A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/014,647 - Filed: 2013-08-30 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-09 - Assignees: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc. - Applicants: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc. - Inventors: CHUAN-HSIEN CHENG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140193025A1 ## CPC - H04R 1/026: {Supports for loudspeaker casings} - H04R 1/2811: {for loudspeaker transducers} - H04R 2205/021: Aspects relating to docking-station type assemblies to obtain an acoustical effect, e.g. the type of connection to external loudspeakers or housings, frequency improvement - H04R 2499/11: Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's - H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K) ## Abstract An electronic device includes an internal speaker module and an external sound box detachably applied to the internal speaker module. The valve is resisted to the opening to cover the opening of the internal speaker module. When external sound box is applied to the internal speaker module, the connector is magnetically attracted with the magnetic attracter, while the valve is magnetically repelled from the connector and moves away from the opening to open the opening, thereby the external sound chamber is communicating with the internal sound chamber. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A speaker module for an electronic device, comprising: an internal speaker module, comprising: a speaker; and an internal sound chamber, the internal sound chamber receiving the speaker therein and providing a resonating space for sound generated by the speaker, the internal sound chamber including: an opening defined on one end portion of the internal sound chamber, and communicating with the resonating space; a magnetic attracter mounted to the end portion; a valve mounted in the internal sound chamber and made of magnetic material; and an external sound box detachably applied to the internal speaker module, comprising: an additional resonating space therein; a window defined on a sidewall of the external sound box, and communicating with the additional resonating space; and a connector mounted to the sidewall and made of magnetic material; wherein when the external sound box is separated from the internal speaker module, the valve is magnetically attracted with the magnetic attracter and covers the opening to form a closed resonating space for the internal sound chamber; and when the external sound box is coupled to the internal speaker module, the connector is magnetically attracted with the magnetic attractor to connect the external sound box to the internal speaker module, and the valve is magnetically repelled with the magnetic attracter and moves away from the opening to allow communication between the additional resonating space and the resonating space via the window and the opening. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The speaker module as claimed in claim 1, wherein an inner surface of the internal sound chamber is made of airtight material. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The internal speaker module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the internal speaker module further includes a receiving hole away from the opening, the receiving hole communicates between an inside of the resonating space and an outside of the speaker module. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The internal speaker module as claimed in claim 3, wherein the speaker is received in the receiving hole. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The internal speaker module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the magnetic attracter defines a hole in a central portion thereof to expose the opening. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The speaker module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the internal sound chamber further includes a flange surrounding an inner wall of the opening, when the valve is magnetically attracted with the magnetic attracter and resists to the flange, the valve covers the opening. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The speaker module as claimed in claim 6, wherein the internal sound chamber further includes a guiding portion mounted opposite to the opening in the internal sound chamber, when the valve is magnetically repelled from the magnetic attracter and the valve moves away from the opening along the guiding portion, until the valve is resisted by the guiding portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The speaker module as claimed in claim 7, wherein the guiding portion includes a resisting wall extended from an inner wall of the internal sound chamber and opposite to the opening. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The speaker module as claimed in claim 8, wherein the guiding portion further includes a guiding wall surrounding the opening and extends between the opening and the resisting wall, the valve slides along the guiding wall until resisted by the resisting wall. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The speaker module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the external sound box is hollow and forms an external sound chamber therein. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The speaker module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connector has an outer surface with a magnetic polarity same with an outer surface of the valve. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The speaker module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the external sound box further includes a seal portion mounted on the outer surface of the connector, the seal portion defines a hole in a central portion corresponding to the connecting hole, the seal portion is made of airtight material. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The speaker module as claimed in claim 12, wherein the seal portion is resisted between the connector and the magnetic attracter when the external sound box is coupled to the internal speaker module. ### Claim 14 An electronic device, comprising an internal speaker module and an external sound box detachably applied to the internal speaker module, the internal speaker module comprising: a speaker; and an internal sound chamber receiving the speaker therein and providing a resonating space for sound generated by the speaker, the internal sound chamber including: an opening defined on one end portion of the internal sound chamber, and communicating with the resonating space; a magnetic attracter mounted to the end portion; a valve mounted in the internal sound chamber and made of magnetic material; and the external sound box comprising: an additional resonating space therein; a window defined on a sidewall of the external sound box, and communicating with the additional resonating space; and a connector mounted to the sidewall and made of magnetic material; wherein when the external sound box is separated from the internal speaker module, the valve is magnetically attracted with the magnetic attracter and covers the opening to form a closed resonating space for the internal sound chamber; and when the external sound box is coupled to the internal speaker module, the connector is magnetically attracted with the magnetic attractor to connect the external sound box to the internal speaker module, and the valve is magnetically repelled with the magnetic attracter and moves away from the opening to allow communication between the additional resonating space and the resonating space via the window and the opening. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the internal sound chamber further includes a flange surrounding an inner wall of the opening, when the valve is magnetically attracted with the magnetic attracter and resists to the flange, the valve covers the opening. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The electronic device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the internal sound chamber further includes a guiding portion mounted opposite to the opening in the internal sound chamber, when the valve is magnetically repelled from the magnetic attracter and moves away from the opening along the guiding portion, until the valve is resisted by the guiding portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the guiding portion includes a resisting wall extended from an inner wall of the internal sound chamber and opposite to the opening. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The electronic device as claimed in claim 17, wherein guiding portion further includes a guiding wall surrounding the opening and extends between the opening and the resisting wall, the valve slides along the guiding wall until resisted by the resisting wall. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the connector has an outer surface with a magnetic polarity same with an outer surface of the valve. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The electronic device as claimed in claim 19, wherein the external sound box further includes a seal portion mounted on the outer surface of the connector, the seal portion defines a hole in a central portion corresponding to the connecting hole, the seal portion is made of airtight material, the seal portion is resisted between the connector and the magnetic attracter when the external sound box is coupled to the internal speaker module.