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US 8,577,069 B2Granted
Attachable external acoustic chambers for a mobile device
AssigneeMotorola Mobility LLC
InventorsPatrick A. Hampton, Narendra Persaud
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Abstract
A wireless mobile electronic device includes a first housing and a first acoustic chamber disposed within the first housing. A sound generator, within said first housing, is acoustically coupled to the first acoustic chamber. Additionally, a first acoustic port defines an opening into the first acoustic chamber. The acoustic port includes a first mating structure configured for mating with a second mating structure of a second acoustic chamber, exclusive of said first housing.
Claims12
A wireless mobile electronic device, comprising:
- a first housing;
- a first acoustic chamber disposed within said first housing;
- a sound generator within said first housing acoustically coupled to said first acoustic chamber;
- at least one acoustic port defining an opening into said first acoustic chamber, said at least one acoustic port comprising a first mating structure configured for mating with a second mating structure of a second acoustic chamber;
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- a second housing defining at least said second acoustic chamber, said second housing having attachment structure configured for removable attachment of said second housing to said first housing;
- wherein said first acoustic port is configured for acoustically coupling said first acoustic chamber to said second acoustic chamber when said second housing is attached to said first housing.
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