Invention Publication
- Patent Title: COMPACT HOME ASSISTANT HAVING A CONTROLLED SOUND PATH
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Application No.: US18092708Application Date: 2023-01-03
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Publication No.: US20230141824A1Publication Date: 2023-05-11
- Inventor: Justin Richard Wodrich , Timothy Michael Vanderet , Daniel David Sachs , Jung Geun Tak , Laurie Kwan
- Applicant: Google LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Main IPC: H04R1/04
- IPC: H04R1/04

Abstract:
A compact electronic device has a touch sensor and/or a microphone that are concealed within a housing at least partially wrapped by an acoustically porous cover. In some implementations, the touch sensor includes a sensing portion and a contact portion extending from the sensing portion. While the sensing portion is placed in proximity to an interior surface of the housing to detect a touch on the housing, the contact portion is bent to electrically couple the sensing portion to a circuit board via two distinct electrical paths. In some implementations, an exterior surface of the housing includes a sealing area surrounding an aperture on the housing, and the acoustically porous cover is affixed to the sealing area via an adhesive. The adhesive covers the sealing area and permeates a thickness of the acoustically porous cover, thereby enabling formation of a controlled sound path to access the microphone via the aperture.
Public/Granted literature
- US11902729B2 Compact home assistant having a controlled sound path Public/Granted day:2024-02-13
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