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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2006
Kenji Fukazawa, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshida, Saitama, JP;
Kenji Fukazawa, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshida, Saitama, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A portable telephone according to this invention includes a housing () which incorporates a display unit and a receiving speaker (), a first sound emission portion () and a second sound emission portion () which guide an output sound from the receiving speaker to the outside of the housing, a sound guide hole () which communicates the first sound emission portion and the second sound emission portion, and a screen () which protects the display unit. The first sound emission portion is formed at a position opposing an output sound generating main surface () of the receiving speaker, and the second sound emission portion is formed at a portion adjacent to the position opposing the output sound generating main surface. The sound guide hole is formed by covering a groove (), formed on the housing to connect the first sound emission portion to the second sound emission portion, with the screen. This arrangement enables stable emission of an output sound without sacrificing downsizing and thickness reduction of the portable telephone regardless of the position of an earpiece portion to allow a user to listen to the output sound that the user's ear pinna opposes.