Electronic apparatus and panel unit
AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation
InventorTakaaki Watanabe
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus that generates a vibration sound by vibrating a panel and may operate in an excellent manner is provided. An electronic apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes a housing 60, a first piezoelectric element 30, a second piezoelectric element 31, and a panel 10 that is vibrated by the first piezoelectric element 30 and the second piezoelectric element 31 and generates the vibration sound to be transmitted through a part of a human body.
Claims8
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of piezoelectric elements;
- and
- a panel to be vibrated by the plurality of piezoelectric elements that generates a vibration sound to be transmitted through a part of a human body, wherein
- the plurality of piezoelectric elements are arranged overlapping with one another in a thickness direction of the panel, wherein the panel has a first, exterior-facing surface and a second, interior-facing surface opposite the first, exterior-facing surface, and the plurality of piezoelectric elements include:
- a first piezoelectric element disposed on a portion of the panel that is enclosed by a visor portion extending from the housing and coplanar with the first, exterior-facing surface of the panel;
- and
- a second piezoelectric element disposed on the second, interior-facing surface of the panel at a position opposite to the first piezoelectric element in the thickness direction.
A panel unit for an electronic apparatus comprising the panel unit, a housing for the panel unit, and a visor portion extending from the housing, the panel unit comprising:
- a plurality of piezoelectric elements;
- and
- a panel to be vibrated by the plurality of piezoelectric elements that generates a vibration sound to be transmitted through a part of a human body, wherein
- the plurality of piezoelectric elements are arranged overlapping with one another in a thickness direction of the panel, wherein the panel has a first, exterior-facing surface and a second, interior-facing surface opposite the first, exterior-facing surface, and the plurality of piezoelectric elements include:
- a first piezoelectric element disposed on a portion of the panel that is enclosed by the visor portion and coplanar with the first, exterior-facing surface of the panel;
- and
- a second piezoelectric element disposed on the second, interior-facing surface of the panel at a position opposite to the first piezoelectric element in the thickness direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.