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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 12, 2014
Applicant:

Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;

Inventors:

Shuichi Fukuoka, Kirishima, JP;

Noriyuki Kushima, Kirishima, JP;

Kentarou Miyazato, Kagoshima, JP;

Tooru Takahashi, Kirishima, JP;

Yutaka Makino, Kirishima, JP;

Atsushi Ishihara, Kirishima, JP;

Assignee:

Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 17/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/28 (2006.01); H04R 7/04 (2006.01); H04R 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 17/00 (2013.01); H04R 1/28 (2013.01); H04R 1/345 (2013.01); H04R 7/04 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sound generatorincludes a piezoelectric element, a vibrating body, a reflection member, a reflection member, an opening, and an opening. The vibrating bodyvibrates due to vibration of the piezoelectric elementand generates a sound. The reflection memberis disposed in a first direction from the vibrating bodyso as to be inclined with respect to the vibrating body. The reflection memberis disposed in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction, from the vibrating bodyso as to face the reflection memberwith the vibrating bodytherebetween and so as to be inclined with respect to the vibrating body. The openingfaces in a third direction. The openingfaces in a fourth direction, which is different from the third direction.


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