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US 8,265,329 B2Granted
Compact housing for portable electronic device with internal speaker
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsGloria Lin, Derek B. Barrentine, Michael Rosenblatt
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Abstract
Improved approaches for providing a speaker within a housing of a portable electronic device are disclosed. The housing of the portable electronic device can be compact, such as a low profile housing. In one embodiment, an acoustic chamber for a speaker can be formed internal to a housing for a portable electronic device using non-dedicated space. In another embodiment, irregular surfaces can be sealed so that an acoustic chamber for a speaker can be formed internal to a housing for a portable electronic device.
Claims30
A portable electronic device, comprising
- a printed circuit board;
- electrical components mounted on said printed circuit board;
- an EMI shielding structure attached to said printed circuit board, said EMI shielding structure be provided over one of more of said electrical components;
- a speaker attached to said EMI shielding structure;
- and
- a form-in-place seal used to at least in part form an acoustic chamber for said speaker,
- wherein said EMI shielding structure comprises a EMI shielding can, and wherein said EMI shielding can includes one or more first openings in a top surface, and includes one or more second openings in at least one side surface, and
- wherein at least one of the one or more second openings is substantially sealed with said form-in-place seal.
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A portable electronic device, comprising
- a housing;
- electrical components provided within said housing;
- an internal structure provided within said housing;
- a speaker provided within said housing and attached to said internal structure;
- and
- a form-in-place seal provided within said housing, said form-in-place seal being used to at least in part form an acoustic chamber for said speaker,
- wherein said internal structure comprises a EMI shielding structure, and wherein said EMI shielding structure includes one or more first openings in a top surface, and includes one or more second openings in at least one side surface, and
- wherein at least one of the one or more second openings is substantially sealed with said form-in-place seal.
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