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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Seiji Horii, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 17/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/03 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04R 3/04 (2006.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 17/00 (2013.01); H04M 1/03 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); H04R 29/001 (2013.01); H04R 3/04 (2013.01); H04R 27/00 (2013.01); H04R 2400/03 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01); H04R 2499/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
An audio apparatus includes a housing, a piezoelectric vibration unit provided to the housing and having a piezoelectric element, and a communication unit for receiving an audio signal. When a received audio signal is applied to the piezoelectric element while a load of the audio apparatus is applied to the piezoelectric vibration unit, the piezoelectric element is deformed causing deformation of the piezoelectric vibration unit, whereby a contact surface in contact with the audio apparatus vibrates and generate a sound.