Apparatus and method for a sound generating device combined with a display unit
US11805340B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2499/15
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an embodiment an apparatus includes a display panel and a speaker module. The panel has a display layer for displaying images and defines a plurality of apertures penetrating through at least the display layer. The speaker module includes a diaphragm arranged substantially parallel to the display layer. Sound from the speaker diaphragm is directed outside a device through the apertures and the display layer is configured for displaying at least one virtual image in relation to generated sound waves wherein the display panel is acoustically transparent.
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