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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Ashutosh Y. Shukla, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Nicholas G. L. Merz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tang Yew Tan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Pinida Jan Moolsintong, San Francisco, CA (US);
Erik Wang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ashutosh Y. Shukla, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Nicholas G. L. Merz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tang Yew Tan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Pinida Jan Moolsintong, San Francisco, CA (US);
Erik Wang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable electronic device that provides compact configurations for audio elements are disclosed. The audio elements can be drivers (e.g., speakers) or receivers (e.g., microphones). In one embodiment, a molded acoustic chamber can be formed to assist in directing audio sound between an opening an outer housing and an internal flexible electronic substrate. The audio element can be mounted on or coupled to the flexible electrical substrate over an opening therein that allows allow audio sound to pass there through. The molded acoustic chamber can also be formed such that it includes a barrier, such as a mesh barrier, so that undesired foreign substances can be blocked from entry or further entry into the audio chamber. The molded acoustic chamber can also be formed such that it includes one or more acoustic seals that can be used to provide an acoustic seal between the molded acoustic chamber and the opening in the outer housing.