Sound Conduit Routing in Electronic Device Camera Module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices face challenges in efficiently routing sound from a sound element to a sound output opening while avoiding interference with a camera module, leading to potential sound deflection and loss.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device incorporates a sound conduit element with a first conduit connecting the sound output surface of the sound element to a sound inlet, a second conduit connecting the sound inlet to a sound outlet, and a third conduit connecting the sound outlet to the sound output opening, ensuring sound is transmitted directly and efficiently without bypassing the camera module.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the sound conduit is routed to avoid the camera module, then the camera module is not interfered with, but sound deflection and loss occur
Solution Approach 1:
The sound conduit element is nested within the camera module assembly structure, where the first conduit is formed in the bracket and the second conduit is formed in the camera module housing. This nesting allows the sound pathway to be integrated within the existing structural envelope without requiring separate routing that would cause deflection, thereby transmitting sound directly from the sound element to the sound output opening while avoiding interference with the camera module optics.
2Loss of energy
If the sound conduit is routed directly from sound element to sound output opening, then sound transmission is efficient, but the camera module is interfered with
Solution Approach 1:
The sound conduit is segmented into multiple sections: the first conduit portion formed in the bracket and the second conduit portion formed in the camera module housing. This segmentation allows the sound pathway to navigate around the camera module components in discrete steps rather than requiring a single direct path, enabling efficient sound transmission while avoiding interference with the camera module optics and sensors.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the sound conduit bypasses the camera module, then camera interference is avoided, but sound deflection increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sound conduit element merges the bracket structure with the camera module housing structure to form a continuous, integrated sound pathway. The first conduit in the bracket connects directly to the second conduit in the camera module housing, creating a unified channel that maintains optimal sound path alignment from the sound element to the sound output opening while avoiding camera module interference through the integrated routing.
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AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a housing including an opening for sound output, a camera module including an image sensor, at least one lens, and a barrel for fixing the at least one lens, a sound conduit element surrounding at least a portion of the barrel and including a sound inlet and a sound outlet, a sound element outputting sound through the sound conduit element and the opening, and a bracket on which the camera module and the sound element are mounted, wherein the bracket may include a first conduit that spatially connects a sound output surface of the sound element and the sound inlet, wherein the sound conduit element may include a second conduit that spatially connects the sound inlet and the sound outlet, and wherein the bracket may include a third conduit that spatially connects the sound outlet and the opening of the housing.