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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/34 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/345 (2013.01); H04R 1/023 (2013.01); H04R 1/288 (2013.01); H04R 1/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sound output device includes a speaker unit that includes a diaphragm and outputs sound in a full-range frequency band and a sound control body that includes a sound guiding portion through which sound output from the speaker unit passes, in which the sound guiding portion has an opening on the speaker unit side, the opening being provided as a sound input part, and has an opposite opening on a side opposite to the sound input part, the opposite opening being provided as a sound output part, the sound output part is formed in a shape having a width direction and a length direction, and the sound output part has a width smaller than that of the diaphragm.