Display Cover Sound Outlet Layout for Hidden Front Openings
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge of providing a sound output channel on an electronic device without compromising its mechanical performance and aesthetic appeal, particularly due to the formation of gaps between the main body and display component, is unresolved in existing technologies.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a cover with a first and second portion, where the second portion extends from the first to connect with the main body, housing a sound output channel that is positioned to be invisible from the side view, allowing the sound outlet to be integrated into the cover or main body without increasing the size of the first portion, thus maintaining mechanical strength and enhancing space utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a sound output channel is provided on the main body, then the audio playing function is implemented, but mechanical performance of the main body is affected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the sound output channel into two separate portions: a first portion formed on the cover and a second portion formed on the main body. This segmentation allows the sound output function to be distributed across multiple components, preventing the main body from bearing the full structural load while still achieving the audio playing function.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover acts as an intermediary component that houses the first portion of the sound output channel. By placing part of the sound output structure on the cover rather than directly on the main body, the patent protects the main body's mechanical integrity while still enabling sound output through the combined channel structure.
2Strength
If the first portion of the cover is increased in size to ensure mechanical performance, then structural strength is improved, but dimensional space of the display component is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent positions the sound outlet on the side surface of the first portion rather than on the front surface that overlaps with the display component. This spatial repositioning in a different dimension (side view versus front view) allows the sound outlet to be visible from the side while maintaining full display component area on the front surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different functional qualities to different parts of the first portion: the front surface maintains a clean appearance for display component coverage, while the side surface incorporates the sound outlet for audio function. This local differentiation allows each region to optimize its specific function without compromising the other.
3Shape
If the sound outlet is positioned to be invisible from the side view, then aesthetic appeal is improved, but sound output functionality is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates an asymmetric sound outlet configuration where the outlet is visible from the side view but not from the front view. This asymmetric positioning allows the sound output channel to be strategically placed on the side surface of the first portion, achieving both aesthetic appeal from the front and functional sound output from the side.
Data Source
Figure 1
Figure 2(a)~2(b)
Figure 2(c)~4
AI summary
This application relates to the field of terminal technologies, and discloses an electronic device and a cover. The electronic device includes a cover, a display component, and a main body. The cover is configured to block a gap between the display component and the main body. The cover includes a first portion and a second portion that are connected. The first portion covers at least a part of an edge of the display component. The second portion extends from the first portion to the main body. The main body internally includes a sound cavity, and a sound output channel that connects the sound cavity and the outside of the mobile phone is provided on the cover and/or the main body. An area of an orthographic projection of a sound outlet of the sound output channel on a side projection surface is greater than 0. The side projection surface is perpendicular to a plane on which the display component is located, and is parallel to an edge that is of the display component and that corresponds to the sound output channel. Neither the sound output channel nor an internal component of the foregoing electronic device is visible from a front view, improving aesthetic appeal. In addition, dimensional space of the display component can be increased, thereby enhancing efficient space utilization of the electronic device.