Lg Electronics Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Youngbae Park

Hochul Hwang

Taeeon Kim

Dongyoon Kim

Changshik Yoon

Seongno Yoon

Byounghee Lee

Joonrae Cho

Myungcheol Lee

Kiwon Kim

Ho-Chul Hwang

Hongki Kim

Dongmin Kim

Choonghyo Park

Junhui Lee

Yongjun An

Byounguk Yoon

Youngjong Kim

Donghyun Kim

Ki-Won Kim

Seongho Cho

Woojin Cho

Min-Young Park

Kyunghee Lee

Soojin Kim

Jihun Kim

Hyuksoo Lee

Jonghwa Kim

Byoung-Hee Lee

Juhee Chang

Kichul Cho

Myoungsung Sim

Nammin Jo

Jongsung Lee

Yongwoon Jang

Ki Back Kim

Incheol Baek

Juyoung Yu

Young Kyu Choi

Joon-Rae Cho

Jae-Joon Yoo

Dong Geun Lee

Jimaeng Kim

Younggon Kim

Seogkyu Park

Sunggi Hwang

Jongdeuk Bae

Taehyeon Sim

Janghoon Kang

Dongheon Jang

Jin Pyo Kim

Chang-Youl Lee

Joohan Kim

Juhwan Woo

Youngjae Lee

Hanbom Park

Jonga Park

Hyunjong Roh

Changsik Kim

Taiyong Kim

Taehyok Kwon

Sohae Kim

Limsam Lim

Minsu Rhee

Jaeseok Lim

Kyung Yeup Kim

Minyoung Gwak

Hyeonhak Kim

Jongjin Jeong

Jinju Bae

Sungho Son

Chang-Shik Yoon

Soobong Kim

Woojong Jeong

Seungnam Kim

Daekwon Lee

Suyoung Yoon

Kwangmin Kil

Noran Jung

An electronic device comprises a speaker module which includes a speaker unit and a first speaker housing that is coupled to the speaker unit in a first direction. The first speaker housing accommodates the speaker unit, and is arranged in the inner space of the electronic device. An opening for radiating sound allows the inner space of the electronic device to communicate with the outside, and an acoustic passage connects the opening for radiating sound and a portion from which a sound is radiated by the speaker unit of the speaker module. The speaker module can further include an airtight member for sealing a gap between the speaker module and the acoustic passage so that the sound radiated from the speaker unit is transmitted to the acoustic passage.

Speaker module and electronic device including speaker module

According to certain embodiments, an apparatus comprises: an upper case facing a first direction; a lower case facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, the lower case coupled to the upper case, thereby forming an internal space; a speaker module disposed in the internal space, wherein the speaker module includes: a speaker; a bracket surrounding at least a part of the speaker, the bracket comprising: a first opening positioned to receive sound generated from the speaker; at least one first part coupled with the upper case; and at least one second part coupled with the lower case; at least one first sealing member disposed on the at least one first part of the bracket and sealing the bracket and the upper case; and a second sealing member disposed on the at least one second part of the bracket and sealing the bracket and the lower case.

Speaker module mounting structure and electronic device including the same

According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a housing including an acoustic conduit to output a sound, a sound output device disposed at least partially in the housing, and connected with an outside of the electronic device through the acoustic conduit, a memory, and a processor electrically connected with the sound output device and the memory. The processor may determine whether specified information is received in association with an output of the sound output device, output, through the sound output device, a sound including a plurality of frequency bands, based on the specified information, when the specified information is received, and maintain center frequencies of the plurality of frequency bands to be substantially fixed and change, in a specified range, sound pressures of the plurality of frequency bands, during time that the sound is output.

Electronic device for discharging liquid using sound having adjusted center frequency and sound pressure, and method therefor

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing comprising a front plate facing a first direction, a back plate facing a second direction that is opposite the first direction, and an outer wall which encompasses the space between the front plate and the back plate and in which a pipe passage extending to the outside is arranged, a speaker module positioned in the space, which is adjacent to the pipe passage, a printed circuit board arranged along at least a part of the side surface of the speaker module and formed along the periphery of the region between the outer wall, having the pipe passage, and the speaker module, and a first sealing member arranged between the back plate and a bracket and formed into a closed loop along the edge of the speaker module.

Speaker module mounting structure and electronic device comprising same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first plate disposed to face a first direction, a second plate disposed to face a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side member enclosing at least part of a space between the first and second plates and having at least one speaker hole constructed thereon, and a speaker device disposed between the first and second plates to emit a sound through the speaker hole. The speaker device may include: a speaker unit including a yoke disposed to a first face facing the first direction and a diaphragm disposed to a second face facing the second direction, wherein the diaphragm is disposed to face the second direction, and is disposed to face at least part of the second plate, an enclosure shaped to enclose at least part of the speaker unit and disposed between the first and second plates, an acoustic duct constructed between the enclosure and the second plate and extending towards the at least one speaker hole, and a ferromagnetic material disposed between the first plate and the yoke.

Electronic device having speaker

An electronic device is disclosed. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the electronic device comprises a housing including a plate defining a first face of the electronic device and a side portion extending along an edge of the plate and defining a side face of the electronic device, a speaker including a sound outlet disposed in a support portion of the housing extending from the side member to an inner space of the electronic device, the sound outlet disposed in a direction facing the first face, a sheet disposed between the plate and the speaker, and an acoustic duct defined in part by the sheet and the support portion, spaced apart from the plate, and extending from the sound outlet of the speaker to the side face.

Electronic device including acoustic duct having a vibratable sheet

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention can comprise: a housing including a first plate, a second plate, and a side member surrounding the space between the first plate and the second plate; a processor arranged in the space; a display exposed through a part of the first plate; a communication circuit arranged in the space; a piezoelectric actuator arranged in the space and providing vibration to the first plate; a speaker arranged in the space near the edge of the first plate; an audio processing circuit arranged in the space and electrically connected to the piezoelectric actuator and the speaker; and a memory arranged in the space and electrically connected to the processor. According to various embodiments, when instructions, which can be included by the memory, are executed, the processor wirelessly connects to an external device by using the communication circuit, receives an audio signal through the communication circuit, and provides the audio signal to the audio processing circuit. According to various embodiments, the side member can be separated from or integrated with the second plate. According to various embodiments, the audio processing circuit can provide, to the piezoelectric actuator, a first signal having a first frequency band and can provide, to the speaker, a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band, on the basis of at least a part of the audio signal. Additional various embodiments are possible.

Electronic device

An electronic device includes a memory, a housing, an acoustic module comprising a coil and an acoustic membrane configured to be movable based on a signal applied to the coil, the acoustic module being disposed in an internal space of the housing, an amplifier, and a processor. The memory may store instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to apply a first signal to the coil through the amplifier to move the acoustic membrane in a first direction by a first distance and applying a second signal to the coil through the amplifier to move the acoustic membrane in a second direction different from the first direction and/or to move the acoustic membrane by a second distance different from the first distance after applying the first signal to the coil.

Electronic device for forcing liquid out of space in housing to the outside using vibration plate included in speaker and control method thereof

A slim sound component with a sealing member is provided. The sound component includes: a sound component housing including: a first plate facing toward a first direction; a second plate facing toward a second direction opposite to the first direction; and a third plate facing toward a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions; a sound generator disposed in the sound component housing to generate a sound in the first direction; a protection member mounted to be exposed through the first plate in the first direction to protect the sound generator; and a sealing member disposed between the sound component housing and the protection member, and the protection member and the sealing member are integrally formed with each other.

Sound component with sealing member and electronic device with the same

There is disclosed a laundry treating apparatus comprising a cabinet having an opening; a laundry accommodating portion mounted in the cabinet and comprising an opening aperture which is communicable with the opening; a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet and provided to open and close the opening; a locking portion detachably coupled to the door; and a coupling portion provided in the cabinet to be repeatedly coupled to or decoupled from the locking portion whenever an external force is applied to the door, wherein the door comprises a first frame provided to open and close the opening; and a second frame coupled to one surface of the first frame, and the locking portion is provided in the first frame and prevented from contacting with the second frame.

Laundry treating apparatus

A top loading type washing machine including a drum, a hub coupled to the drum, the hub having a hub opening, through which wash water flows in a vertical direction, a filter secured to the hub, the filter having a filter opening, through which the wash water flows in the vertical direction, and a gap forming element formed on at least one of the filter and the hub so as to protrude the other one of the filter and the hub, the gap forming element being configured to form a gap between the filter and the hub. The washing machine provides the flow path of wash water, through which wash water flows in the transverse direction, owing to a gap between the hub and the filter via the gap forming element, and minimizes interference between the wash water and the gap forming element, thus minimizing accumulation of lint on the gap forming element.

Top loading type washing machine

The present disclosure provides an exterior cover of an electronic device including a cover that protects a display of the electronic device. The cover may include one or more speakers. The cover may be folded one or more times to support the electronic device to be inclined and the speaker may include any one of a film speaker, a vibration speaker, a piezoelectric speaker, and a thin micro speaker. In addition, the exterior cover may include a vibration plate that is arranged thereon and any electronic component may also be arranged on the exterior cover as long as the electronic component is slim.

Exterior cover with speaker

A washing machine and a method of controlling the washing machine is provided. The method may include supplying water to a tub, treating laundry by rotating a basket provided in the tub, and discharging water in the tub, wherein discharging the water includes rotating the basket during the water discharge so as to wash a filter, which may be provided between the tub and an opening formed in a lower portion of the basket, using a water stream.

Washing machine and method of controlling the same

A method of controlling a washing machine includes (a) supplying water into a tub up to a first predetermined level, (b) rotating a basket so as to wash a filter provided between the tub and an opening formed in a lower portion of the basket by a water stream, (c) supplying water to elevate a level of water in the tub from the first predetermined level to a second predetermined level, and (d) rotating the basket to raise the water between the basket and the tub above the upper end of the basket by centrifugal force and to fall into the basket.

A washing machine is provided. The washing machine may include a main body having a laundry loading hole formed therein, a door coupled to the main body to selectively open and close the laundry loading hole, a protruding part coupled to the door and selectively received in a protrusion housing coupled to the main body, a plurality of reed sensors provided in one of the door or the main body, and a magnet provided in the other of the door or the main body, outside of the protrusion housing so as react to the magnet and sense and opening/closing of the door.

Washing machine

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Seoul, South Korea

Youngbae Park