The present application claims the benefit of priority to Chinese Application No. 202121852648.3, filed on Aug. 9, 2021, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties for all purposes.
A speaker is an instance of playback devices. At present, speakers are developed towards a direction of design with exquisite appearance and diversified functions. While functional diversity leads to a compact internal space of the speaker, it also results in an increase of heat-generating components.
The disclosure relates to the technical field of electronics, in particular to a sound-producing structure and a playback device.
According an embodiment of a first aspect of the disclosure, a sound-producing structure is provided and 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 is located below the hollow piece and a second part of the heat dissipation piece is installed on a side wall of the hollow piece.
According an embodiment of a second aspect of the disclosure, a playback device is provided and includes: the sound-producing structure according to the embodiment of the first aspect; and a bracket, located below a heat dissipation piece of the sound-producing structure. A hollow piece of the sound-producing structure is installed on the bracket.
It can be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are explanatory, and are not intended to limit the disclosure.
The accompanying drawings herein, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the disclosure and together with the specification serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.
The embodiments will be described in detail herein, instances of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the disclosure. On the contrary, they are merely instances of an apparatus and a method consistent with some aspects of the disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.
It should be understood that the term “one element (structure or component) is on another element (structure or component)” should be construed in a broad sense, for example, the one element may by directly disposed on the another element or indirectly disposed on the another element through an Intermediate element, and the one element may be right above the another element or obliquely above the another element, and the two elements may be in contact, connected or integrated.
At present, speakers are developed towards a direction of design with exquisite appearance and diversified functions. While functional diversity leads to a compact internal space of the speaker, it also results in an increase of heat-generating components. The increased heat-generating components cause an excessively high temperature of a whole machine and hence an influence on performance of the speaker. Therefore, heat dissipation needs to be performed on heat-generating components with relatively high power consumption, so as to reduce the influence of the heat-generating components on performance of the speaker caused by the excessively high temperature.
In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first part 151 of the heat dissipation piece 150 can transfer the heat generated by the heat-generating components 250 to the second part 152 of the heat dissipation piece 150 for heat dissipation. Therefore the influence of the heat-generating components 250 on the performance of the sound-producing structure due to excessive temperature is reduced. The second part 152 of the heat dissipation piece 150 is located outside the side wall of the hollow piece 131, so that the heat dissipation piece 150 can transfer the heat generated by the heat-generating components 250 to the side of the side wall of the hollow piece 131. Therefore, gathering of the heat below the heat dissipation piece 150 is reduced and a heat dissipation space of the heat dissipation piece 150 is increased, thus further improving heat dissipation efficiency.
Without limitation, the sound-producing piece includes a loudspeaker.
In general, heat-generating components 250 are located below the first part 151 of the heat dissipation piece 150. Normally a plurality of heat-generating components 250 are included, so a space below the heat dissipation piece 150 is relatively congested. As shown in
Without limitation, the heat dissipation piece 150 may be in a sheet shape formed by bending. For instance: the first part 151 and the second part 152 are roughly perpendicular to each other. As shown in
A material of the heat dissipation piece 150 may be a metal or alloy material with a relatively good heat dissipation effect.
In some other embodiments, as shown in
In general, the plurality of heat-generating components 250 are included, so the space below the heat source seat 140 is relatively congested. As shown in
Without limitation, as shown in
In some embodiments, as shown in
The material of the heat dissipation piece 150 may be a metal or alloy material with the relatively good heat dissipation effect.
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In practical application, the sound-producing structure further includes shielding cases. The shielding cases cover outside the heat-generating components 250, so as to perform electromagnetic shielding on the heat-generating components 250, thus ensuring performance of the heat-generating components 250.
In some other embodiments, the heat dissipation piece 150 has bosses 153 protruding towards the heat-generating components 250.
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For the plurality of heat-generating components 250 distributed at interval, the quantity of the bosses 153 is equal to the quantity of the heat-generating components 250, and a protruding height of each boss 153 may be determined according to a distance between a corresponding position of the heat dissipation piece 150 and the corresponding heat-generating component 250, so as to further ensure the heat dissipation effect to each heat-generating component 250.
In some other embodiments, the structure further includes heat conducting glue 230, the heat conducting glue is located between the bosses 153 and the heat source seat 140.
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The heat conducting glue 230 may be heat conducting silica gel, which is an example that is not intended to limit the disclosure.
It can be understood that, when the heat conducting glue 230 is arranged, the bosses 153 may make contact with the heat-generating components 250 indirectly through the heat conducting glue 230; and when the heat conducting glue 230 is not arranged, the bosses 153 may make contact with the heat-generating components 250 directly.
When the shielding cases are arranged outside the heat-generating components 250, the heat conducting glue 230 is located between the shielding cases and the bosses 153. The heat is transferred to the shielding cases by the heat-generating components 250, is then transferred to the heat conducting glue 230, and is further transferred to the heat dissipation piece 150 through the heat conducting glue 230 for dissipation.
In some other embodiments, the structure further includes a top cover 132. The top cover 132 is installed above the hollow piece 131 and covers the hollow cavity 130.
With reference to
Without limitation, a sound emitting hole 1321 may be formed in the top cover 132, and a sound emitted by the sound-producing piece is transmitted through the sound emitting hole 1321.
An embodiment of a second aspect of the disclosure provides a playback device. As shown in
The playback device includes but is not limited to a speaker, a projector, an intelligent service robot, etc.
As shown in
In some other embodiments, the device further includes a shell 120 installed on the bracket 110, where the shell 120 has a cavity 122. The hollow piece 131 is located in the cavity 122. A second part 152 of the heat dissipation piece 150 is located between the hollow piece 131 and an inner wall of the shell 120.
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A sectional shape of the shell 120 may be at least one of the following: circular, square, oval, semicircular, etc., and are examples that are not intended to limit the disclosure.
In other optional embodiments, the device further includes a bottom cover 160, the bottom cover 160 and the bracket 110 are located on both sides of the heat source seat 140 respectively. A side face of the bottom cover 160 has a sound reception hole.
The heat-generating component at least includes an audio collecting module configured to collect the sound passing the sound reception hole.
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The bottom cover 160 is connected with the bracket 110. Without limitation, the bottom cover 160 may realize a physical connection with the bracket 110 through a bolt, thus ensuring stability of the integral structure of the playback device.
The audio collecting module may be located between the bottom cover 160 and the heat source seat 140, so the bottom cover 160 also has a protective effect on the audio collecting module.
The sound reception hole is formed in the side face of the bottom cover 160, which does not affect collection of the sound and is conducive to hiding of the sound reception hole, thus improving compactness of an appearance of the device.
The audio collecting module includes but is not limited to an audio collecting control circuit.
The sound reception hole and the audio collecting module are located at a bottom of the device, so the audio collecting module as one of heat-generating components is gathered at the heat source seat 140. Therefore, separation of the heat-generating components is avoided, which is conducive to further reducing an influence of heat generated by a heat source on the device.
A plurality of sound reception holes are arranged, and the plurality of sound reception holes are evenly distributed along a circumferential direction of the bottom cover 160, so as to ensure an effect of sound collecting. In one specific instance, six sound reception holes are arranged.
In other optional embodiments, the device further includes: a base 170 having elasticity and connected with the bottom cover 160; and a back glue 180 located between the base 170 and the bottom cover 160 and reinforcing a connection between the base 170 and the bottom cover 160. An example is shown in
In practical application, the base 170 is located at a lowest side of the device, has a supporting effect for the bottom cover 160, the shell 120 and the hollow piece 131, and is used for making contact with supporting faces such as a tabletop. The base 170 with elasticity is located at a bottom of the bottom cover 160, has an antiskid effect, and is good in wear-resisting effect. In addition, the base 170 can reduce vibration of the device generated in a using process, and reduce an influence of a vibration sound.
The back glue 180 includes solid double-faced adhesive tape, or a colloid formed by solidifying a liquid bonding agent. The back glue 180 is used for fixing the base 170 on the bottom cover 160.
In other optional embodiments, the device further includes: a touch control bracket 190 connected with a top cover 132 of the sound-producing structure and located above the hollow piece 131, including a touch control region; and a touch control module 210 installed on the touch control bracket 190 and configured to detect a touch control operation acting on the touch control region and form an electrical signal corresponding to the touch control operation. The heat-generating component 250 at least includes: a processing module. The processing module is electrically connected with the touch control module 210, and is configured to control, according to the electrical signal, a sound-producing piece to play an audio.
Without limitation, the touch control module 210 includes a touch control circuit.
Without limitation, as shown in
The touch control bracket 190 is arranged above the top cover 132, so as to facilitate operation.
In other optional embodiments, the device further includes: a light source 260 installed on the touch control bracket 190; and a light emitting module 221 electrically connected to the light source 260 and the processing module respectively and configured to control the light source 260 to emit light.
The light emitting module 221 can improve a light effect of the device, and enrich functions of the device. For instance: the processing module may control the light emitting module 221 to emit light while controlling the sound-producing piece to play the audio, so as to improve a using experience of the device.
Without limitation, the light emitting module 221 includes a light emitting control circuit.
In other optional embodiments, the touch control bracket 190 includes: a touch control upper cover 191 having the touch control region; and a touch control lower cover 192 located below the touch control upper cover 191, installed on the top cover 132, and forming an accommodating cavity with the touch control upper cover 191. The accommodating cavity accommodates the light source 260, the light emitting module 221 and the touch control module 210. A side face of a cavity wall of the accommodating cavity is a light transmitting face.
The touch control upper cover 191 and the touch control lower cover 192 jointly form the sealed accommodating cavity, which has a protective effect on the light source 260, the light emitting module 221 and the touch control module 210. The light transmitting face enables light to diverge along a preset direction, thus improving the using experience.
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Without limitation, as shown in
In other optional embodiments, as shown in
The colloid 200 is used for connecting the touch control upper cover 191 and the touch control lower cover 192, so as to ensure firmness of a connection between the touch control upper cover 191 and the touch control lower cover 192. The colloid 200 can also seal the seam between the touch control upper cover 191 and the touch control lower cover 192, so as to ensure a liquid sealing effect of a first accommodating cavity, thus improving the protective effect on the light source 260, the light emitting module 221 and the touch control module 210.
The colloid 200 may be double faced adhesive tape, which is an example and not intended to be limiting.
In other optional embodiments, the top cover 132 of the sound-producing structure is located between the shell 120 and the touch control lower cover 192, and an interval exists between the top cover 132 and the touch control lower cover 192.
Due to the interval between the top cover 132 and the touch control lower cover 192, an effect of the touch control bracket 190 being “floated” above the shell 120 is achieved, as shown in
In other optional embodiments, as shown in
The limiting protrusion 121 is located between the bottom cover 160 and the bracket 110 of the sound-producing structure and limits the shell 120 from separating from the bracket 110.
As shown in
In practical application, the bottom cover 160 may be in sleeve connection with the limiting protrusion 121. As shown in
In one specific instance, the playback device is a speaker. As shown in
Features disclosed in the several device embodiments provided by the disclosure can be arbitrarily combined under the condition of no conflict to obtain a new device embodiment.
After considering the specification and practicing the disclosure disclosed herein, those of skill in the art will easily think of other implementation schemes of the disclosure. The disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptive changes of the disclosure. These variations, uses, or adaptive changes follow the general principles of the disclosure and include common knowledge or conventional technical means in the technical field that are not disclosed in the disclosure.
It can be understood that the disclosure is not limited to the precise structure that has been described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of the present disclosure is only limited by the appended claims.
Additional non-limiting embodiments of the disclosure include:
1. A sound-producing structure, including: 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.
2. The structure of embodiment 1, where the structure further includes: a heat source seat located below the hollow piece; and a heat-generating component located on the heat source seat; where the first part of the heat dissipation piece is located on the heat source seat.
3. The structure of embodiment 2, where the heat dissipation piece has a boss protruding towards the heat-generating component.
4. The structure of embodiment 3, where the structure further includes: heat conducting glue located between the boss and the heat source seat.
5. The structure of any of embodiments 1 to 4, where the structure further includes: a top cover located above the hollow piece and covering the hollow cavity.
6. A playback device, including: a sound-producing structure including: 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 located on a side wall of the hollow piece; and a bracket located below the heat dissipation piece of the sound-producing structure, the hollow piece of the sound-producing structure being located on the bracket.
7. The device of embodiment 6, where the device further includes: a shell located on the bracket; where the shell has a cavity, the hollow piece is located in the cavity, and a second part of the heat dissipation piece is located between the hollow piece and an inner wall of the shell.
8. The device of embodiment 7, where the device further includes: a heat source seat located below the hollow piece; a heat-generating component located on the heat source seat, the first part of the heat dissipation piece being located on the heat source seat; and a bottom cover, the bottom cover and the bracket being located on two sides of a heat source seat of the sound-producing structure respectively, a side face of the bottom cover having a sound reception hole; and the heat-generating component at least includes: an audio collecting module configured to collect a sound passing the sound reception hole.
9. The device of embodiment 8, where the device further includes: a base having elasticity and connected with the bottom cover; and back glue located between the base and the bottom cover and reinforcing a connection between the base and the bottom cover.
10. The device of embodiments 8 or 9, where the device further includes: a touch control bracket, connected with a top cover of the sound-producing structure, located above the hollow piece, and including a touch control region; and a touch control module, installed on the touch control bracket, and configured to detect a touch control operation acting on the touch control region and form an electrical signal corresponding to the touch control operation; where the heat-generating component at least comprises a processing module, the processing module is electrically connected with the touch control module, and is configured to control, according to the electrical signal, a sound-producing piece to play an audio.
11. The device of embodiment 10, where the device further includes: a light source installed on the touch control bracket; and a light emitting module, electrically connected to the light source and the processing module respectively, and configured to control the light source to emit light.
12. The device of embodiment 11, where the touch control bracket includes: a touch control upper cover having the touch control region; and a touch control lower cover, located below the touch control upper cover, installed on the top cover, and forming an accommodating cavity with the touch control upper cover; where the accommodating cavity accommodates the light source, the light emitting module and the touch control module; and a side face of a cavity wall of the accommodating cavity is a light transmitting face.
13. The device of embodiment 12, where the touch control bracket further includes: a colloid, located between the touch control upper cover and the touch control lower cover, fixing the touch control upper cover and the touch control lower cover, and sealing a seam between the touch control upper cover and the touch control lower cover.
14. The device of embodiments 12 or 13, where the top cover of the sound-producing structure is located between the shell and the touch control lower cover, and an interval exists between the top cover and the touch control lower cover.
15. The device of any of embodiments 8 to 14, where the shell includes: a limiting protrusion protruding towards a direction of the bottom cover; where the limiting protrusion is located between the bottom cover and the bracket of the sound-producing structure and limits the shell from separating from the bracket.
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