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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Seiji Horii, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/04 (2006.01); H04R 17/00 (2006.01); H04R 7/04 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 17/005 (2013.01); H04R 3/04 (2013.01); H04R 7/045 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H04R 17/00 (2013.01); H04R 2217/01 (2013.01); H04R 2400/03 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sound generator includes a vibration unit including a piezoelectric element having a multilayer structure. The vibration generates vibration according to a sound signal, and an object generates a sound using the vibration and acts as a speaker. The object is different from the sound generator and from a human body, and is in contact with the sound generator.