Light-Emitting Speaker Housing with Integrated Light Generators
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional speakers with light-emitting capabilities are bulky, costly, and unsuitable for modern small-sized electronic devices due to the need for extra light pipes, diffusers, and reflectors, which increase thickness and production costs while compromising stability.
Innovation Solution
A speaker design utilizing a housing formed from light-transmissible materials with integrated light generators and a speaker core, where the speaker chamber serves as both a sound emitter and a light propagation path, eliminating the need for extra light pipes and reducing component count.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a light pipe with reflector and diffuser is installed on the speaker chamber opening to enable light emission, then the speaker can emit light, but the speaker thickness increases and occupies too much space
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the light propagation function into the speaker chamber housing itself. The housing is designed with a light-transmissive portion that directly conducts light from the light source to the external environment, eliminating the need for separate light pipes, reflectors, and diffusers. This integration reduces the overall thickness and space occupation while maintaining the light emission capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The speaker chamber housing is designed to serve multiple functions: it encloses the speaker components, provides structural support, and simultaneously acts as a light guide. The light-transmissive portion of the housing conducts light from the LED mounted on the housing to the external environment, making the housing a multi-functional component that eliminates the need for dedicated light conduction structures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a light pipe composed of multiple components (acrylic ring, reflector, diffuser, circuit board) is used to enable light emission, then the speaker can emit light, but the production cost increases and quality stability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention combines multiple components (light pipe, reflector, diffuser, circuit board) into a single integrated structure - the speaker chamber housing. The housing itself is designed with light-conducting properties and includes the light source mounting structure, eliminating the need for separate components. This reduction in part count simplifies manufacturing, reduces assembly steps, lowers production costs, and improves quality stability by reducing potential failure points from multiple component interfaces.
3Adaptability or versatility
If extra components (light pipe, reflector, diffuser) are added to the speaker to enable light emission, then the speaker can emit light, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the light conduction function into the existing speaker chamber housing structure. The housing is designed with a light-transmissive portion that directly conducts light from the LED to the external environment, eliminating the need for separate light pipes, reflectors, and diffusers. This integration reduces the number of components and simplifies the overall device structure while maintaining the light emission capability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design enhances light emission efficiency, reduces production costs, and fits modern small-sized electronic devices, offering a cost-effective and stable solution for multimedia devices that can both produce sound and light.
Implementation Method 1
a housing formed by material capable of propagating light comprising a first opening and a second opening, a plurality of light generators formed nearby the second opening of the housing for generating light
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AI summary
A speaker capable of emitting light includes a housing, a plurality of light generators, and a speaker core. The housing formed by material capable of conducting light, used as a speaker chamber of the speaker, has a first opening and a second opening. The plurality of light generators is formed nearby the second opening for generating light. The speaker core is set in the first opening of the housing for generating sound.