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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2009
Takanobu Wada, Saitama, JP;
Atsushi Miyata, Kanagawa, JP;
Takanobu Wada, Saitama, JP;
Atsushi Miyata, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes an electronic-apparatus housing provided with a sound release hole, a speaker unit housed in the electronic-apparatus housing and facing the sound release hole, a grille body made of a conductive material, configured to allow sound to pass therethrough, and having a plate-like shape that is of sufficient size to cover the sound release hole, a frame made of an insulating material and detachably attached to the electronic-apparatus housing while supporting the grille body, such that the grille body covers the sound release hole, a cushion member provided on the frame and having elasticity and conductivity that allows the cushion member to be electrically continuous with the grille body, and a conductive member grounded inside the electronic-apparatus housing and, when the frame is attached to the electronic-apparatus housing, becoming electrically continuous with the grille body through the cushion member.