Speaker Heat Dissipation Structure for Compact Audio Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

The compact internal space of speakers with diverse functions leads to an increase in heat-generating components, causing excessively high temperatures that negatively impact their performance, necessitating effective heat dissipation solutions.

Innovation Solution

A sound-producing structure with a hollow piece and a heat dissipation piece, where the heat dissipation piece is located outside the hollow cavity, with a first part below the hollow piece and a second part on the side wall, effectively transferring heat away from heat-generating components to improve heat dissipation efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the internal space of the speaker is made compact to accommodate diverse functions, then the device complexity and functionality are improved, but the heat dissipation capability deteriorates due to increased heat-generating components in a confined space

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefunctional diversityVSAvoidheat dissipation capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The heat dissipation piece extends in multiple spatial dimensions: vertically below the hollow piece and horizontally along the side wall. This multi-dimensional heat dissipation structure increases the heat dissipation surface area without occupying additional internal space, effectively resolving the contradiction between compact design and heat dissipation capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The heat dissipation piece is divided into two functional parts: a first part extending below the hollow piece to dissipate heat from the bottom, and a second part extending along the side wall to dissipate heat from the side. This segmentation allows heat to be dissipated through multiple pathways simultaneously, improving overall heat dissipation efficiency in the compact structure

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If heat-generating components are increased to provide diverse functions, then the functionality is improved, but the temperature rises excessively causing negative impact on performance

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidperformance stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The heat dissipation piece is strategically positioned to receive heat from heat-generating components and convert this harmful thermal energy into a useful heat dissipation resource. By providing dedicated heat dissipation pathways, the structure transforms the harmful effect of heat generation into a controlled heat transfer process, maintaining component temperatures within safe operating ranges and ensuring performance stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

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 configuration reduces the influence of high temperatures on the speaker's performance by increasing the heat dissipation space and improving heat dissipation efficiency, ensuring the speaker operates effectively.

Implementation Method 1

a heat dissipation piece located outside the hollow cavity... effectively transferring heat away from heat-generating components

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermal conduction: Conduction (thermal)

Data Source

PatentUS11778381B2Sound-producing structure and playback device
Publication Date: 2023.10.03 BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD
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  • US11778381B2 patent drawing
  • US11778381B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A sound-producing structure includes: a hollow piece; a sound-producing piece located in a hollow cavity of the hollow piece; and a heat dissipation piece located outside the hollow cavity, a first part of the heat dissipation piece being located below the hollow piece and a second part of the heat dissipation piece being on a side wall of the hollow piece.