Low-Resonance Shell Structure with Damping Chambers for Turbulent Airflow

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Solution Overview

Problem

Modern electronic devices with open acoustic chamber designs experience significant resonance due to turbulent airflow, leading to perceptible vibrations and compromised user experience.

Innovation Solution

A low resonance structure is implemented in the device's shell, incorporating a damping medium within damping chambers to mitigate the impact of airflow turbulence on the shell, reducing resonance and enhancing user comfort.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If an open acoustic chamber design is adopted to achieve high-quality audio performance, then audio quality is improved, but shell resonance and vibrations are intensified

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaudio qualityVSAvoidshell resonance
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

A damping medium is introduced as an intermediary substance between the airflow and the shell structure. The damping medium absorbs and dissipates the mechanical energy from turbulent airflow, preventing it from transmitting to the shell and causing resonance, while allowing the acoustic chamber to remain open for audio performance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The physical state and properties of the chamber environment are changed by introducing a damping medium with specific damping characteristics. This modifies the energy transmission parameters within the chamber, reducing the coupling between airflow turbulence and shell vibration while preserving acoustic functionality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Object-affected harmful factors

If a damping medium is filled in the open acoustic chamber to reduce resonance, then shell resonance is reduced, but device structure becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveshell resonanceVSAvoidacoustic chamber structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A porous damping medium is used to fill the damping chamber. The porous structure provides effective damping through its internal friction and viscosity characteristics while occupying minimal space and integrating seamlessly into the existing acoustic chamber design, avoiding additional complex structural modifications

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous materials

Solution Approach 2:

The damping medium is nested within the existing acoustic chamber structure, utilizing the available internal space without requiring external additions or major structural redesigns. The damping chamber is formed by existing structural components (housing, cover, functional modules), integrating the damping function into the current device architecture

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

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

The damping medium effectively reduces resonance, improving user experience and market competitiveness by minimizing vibrations caused by airflow turbulence.

Implementation Method 1

The shell is provided with a first damping chamber in which the damping medium is located... the damping medium effectively reduces resonance, improving user experience and market competitiveness by minimizing vibrations caused by airflow turbulence

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectViscous damping: Viscous Damping

Data Source

PatentEP4598054A1Low resonance structure and electronic device
Publication Date: 2025.08.06 SSI NEW MATERIAL (ZHENJIANG) CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a low resonance structure and an electronic device. The low resonance structure is disposed in a shell (1) of an electronic device, and includes at least one functional module (7) and a damping medium (4). The shell (1) is provided with a first damping chamber (31) in which the damping medium (4) is located. The shell (1) includes a middle frame (12) and a housing (11) with an accommodating chamber (3) formed therebetween. A cover (5) is disposed in the accommodating chamber (3). The at least one functional module (7) is disposed on the middle frame (12). The first damping chamber (31) is formed between the functional module (7), the cover (5) and the housing (11). The present disclosure solves the problem of resonance of the shell (1) caused by airflow turbulence in the electronic device, reduces the impact of the airflow on the shell (1) and reduces the resonance of the electronic device, thereby optimizing the user experience.