Patent · US Expired

Acoustic transducer module

US7501703B2 · kind B2 · utility

70Cited by
20References
14Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 2004
Grant dateMar 10, 2009
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 8, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2499/11
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A module (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) may be electrically connected to a PCB (18) residing in a device (14) or may be joined to the device (14) to form a portion of the housing (16) of the device (14). The module includes a housing (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602) having at least one layer, a surface mountable component, such as a surface mountable acoustic transducer (110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610) having a connecting surface (114, 214, 314, 414, 514, 614) disposed within the housing (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602), and at least one acoustic port (124, 224, 324, 424, 524, 624) formed on a surface of the housing (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602). The module (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) may further include a secondary mounting structure (654) electrically connected to the connecting surface (114, 214, 314, 414, 514, 614) of the surface mountable acoustic transducer (110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610). The acoustic port (124, 224, 324, 424, 524, 624) may include a layer of an environmental barrier (450, 550).

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