公开(公告)号：WO2020069374A1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-02

申请号：PCT/US2019/053547

申请日：2019-09-27

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： MCINTOSH, Sean T. ,  DELLA ROSA, Jason C. ,  PARKER, Samuel G. ,  COUSINS, Benjamin A. ,  HUWE, Ethan L. ,  STANLEY, Craig M. ,  TWEHUES, Brian R. ,  GHAHRI SARABI, Mohammad Soroush ,  GRINKER, Scott C. ,  ANDERSEN, Esge ,  SIAHAAN, Edward ,  JUHNKE, Ethan W. ,  ZHANG, Mei ,  HUA, Thanh P. ,  JI, Qigen ,  ZHU, Hao ,  SANG, Haochuan ,  CHAWAN, Arun D. ,  PANECKI, Lee M. ,  LEBLANC, Jason J. ,  WU, Meiting

IPC: H04R1/08 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: Embodiments describe an eartip including an eartip body having an attachment end and an interfacing end opposite from the attachment end. The eartip body can include an inner eartip body having a sidewall extending between the interfacing end and the attachment end, the sidewall defining a channel and having a first thickness near the attachment end and a second thickness different from the first thickness at the interfacing end. The eartip can also include an attachment structure coupled to the inner eartip body at the attachment end, the attachment structure having an inner surface and an outer surface. The attachment structure can include an upper region interfacing with the sidewall and defining discrete through-holes, a lower region below the upper region where the inner surface defines a plurality of recesses positioned around the lower region, and a mesh extending across the channel and into the upper region.

公开(公告)号：EP3952327A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-09

申请号：EP21189852.3

申请日：2021-08-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： LIU, Rong ,  BAEK, Andrew ,  JUHNKE, Ethan W. ,  WHANG, Eugene A. ,  ROPER, Gemma A. ,  TRAINER, Glenn K. ,  PANG, Jia Chen ,  QI, Jun ,  POON, Ka Ho ,  SULKIS, Michael C. ,  MARI, Pedro ,  MOHIUDDIN, Syed F. ,  YIN, Victor H. ,  SUN, Yu P.

IPC: H04R1/02 ,  H04R3/00

Abstract: An electronic device such as a voice-controlled speaker device may have a housing. A speaker and other input-output components and control circuitry may be mounted within the housing. Light-emitting components may emit light that passes through a curved upper top cap portion or other housing structure. The light-emitting components may be interconnected using a flex circuit on a curved substrate or may be mounted on a planar circuit board. A subset of the light-emitting components may be rotated to improve color balance. Optical structures such as light guides, lens, microlenses, and/or a diffuser layer may be disposed over the light-emitting components to promote light mixing, to reduce hotspots, and to improve contrast on the top cap. The diffuser layer may be suspended using a support structure having baffle members to constraint the angular spread of the emitted light. Illuminated or persistently visible glyphs may be displayed in or near the top cap portion.

公开(公告)号：EP3965433A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-09

申请号：EP21161376.5

申请日：2021-03-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： DELLA ROSA, Jason C. ,  GOULD, Alexander R. ,  JUHNKE, Ethan W. ,  SHEERIN, John H. ,  TRAINER, Glenn K. ,  MASSIAS, Ariel A. ,  ANDERSON, Edward V. ,  SEOANE VIEITES, Pablo ,  YANG, Junyi

IPC: H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/28 ,  H04R7/04 ,  H04R7/20 ,  H04R7/24

Abstract: An electronic speaker (200) comprising: a device housing (210, 220, 230) defining an interior cavity (205) and including a sidewall (222) extending around the interior cavity (205) between an upper portion (214) and a lower portion (232) of the device housing; first and second sound channels (730) formed at opposing locations along the sidewall, each of the first and second sound channels comprising a plurality of openings formed through the sidewall; a passive radiator array (228) comprising first and second passive radiators disposed within the interior cavity (205), spaced apart from each other in an opposing relationship and aligned to project sound through the first and second sound channels; an active driver (234) disposed in the device housing and configured to generate sound in response to an electrical signal, the active driver comprising driver housing (237) disposed at least partially between the first and second passive radiators, a magnet disposed within the driver housing, a voice coil and a diaphragm facing downwards towards the lower surface of the device housing; and an annular sound channel (238) disposed along the bottom portion of the device housing adjacent to the diaphragm of the active driver.

公开(公告)号：EP3629592A1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-01

申请号：EP19200551.0

申请日：2019-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： JI, Qigen ,  ZHU, Hao ,  SANG, Haochuan ,  COUSINS, Benjamin A ,  WU, Meiting ,  MCINTOSH, Sean T. ,  DELLA ROSA, Jason C. ,  HUWE, Ethan ,  STANLEY, Craig M. ,  TWEHUES, Brian R. ,  GRINKER, Scott ,  ANDERSEN, Esge ,  PARKER, Samuel ,  SIAHAAN, Edward ,  JUHNKE, Ethan W. ,  ZHANG, Mei ,  HUA, Thanh P ,  CHAWAN, Arun D ,  PANECKI, Lee M ,  LEBLANC, Jason J. ,  GHAHRI SARABI, Mohammad Soroush

IPC: H04R1/08 ,  H04R1/10 ,  A45C13/10 ,  A45C11/00

Abstract: Embodiments describe a magnetic securing component including a set of magnets positioned laterally adjacent to one another and having a curved top surface defined by individual curved top surfaces of each magnet in the set of magnets. The set of magnets includes: first and second magnets positioned laterally adjacent to one another, where the first and second magnets each have a polarity that is oriented parallel to a vertical dimension; and third and fourth magnets laterally positioned from the first and second magnets, where the third magnet is positioned adjacent to the first magnet and the fourth magnet is positioned adjacent to the second magnet, the third and fourth magnets each having a magnetic polarity that is oriented at an angle with respect to the vertical dimension.