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Eartip including foreign matter inflow prevention portion and electronic device including the same

US11159899B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 22, 2019
Grant dateOct 26, 2021
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Expiry dateOct 22, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2225/57
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments includes a housing including an acoustic channel and a nozzle portion having an opening formed therein for connecting the acoustic channel to an outside of the electronic device, and an eartip detachably engaged with the housing through at least a portion of the nozzle portion. The eartip includes a first area, at least a portion of which is formed of an elastic material and comes into contact with an object, and a second area, at least a portion of which is formed of an elastic material and surrounds at least a portion of the nozzle portion. The second area includes a first portion having a hole having a first size and a second portion having a second size larger than the first size, and a protrusion is formed at an end of the second portion in a first direction.

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