US 11,950,068 B2
Panel vibration type sound generating display device
YeongRak Choi, Gyeonggi-do (KR); KwanHo Park, Incheon (KR); and Sungtae Lee, Incheon (KR)
Assigned to LG DISPLAY CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG DISPLAY CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jan. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/581,703.
Application 17/581,703 is a continuation of application No. 16/703,719, filed on Dec. 4, 2019, granted, now 11,265,655.
Application 16/703,719 is a continuation of application No. 16/038,075, filed on Jul. 17, 2018, granted, now 10,547,945, issued on Jan. 28, 2020.
Application 16/038,075 is a continuation of application No. 15/471,458, filed on Mar. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,129,646, issued on Nov. 13, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2016-0037118 (KR), filed on Mar. 28, 2016; application No. 10-2016-0040885 (KR), filed on Apr. 4, 2016; application No. 10-2016-0041384 (KR), filed on Apr. 5, 2016; application No. 10-2016-0066455 (KR), filed on May 30, 2016; application No. 10-2016-0067431 (KR), filed on May 31, 2016; application No. 10-2016-0083122 (KR), filed on Jun. 30, 2016; application No. 10-2016-0161789 (KR), filed on Nov. 30, 2016; application No. 10-2016-0162189 (KR), filed on Nov. 30, 2016; and application No. 10-2016-0183867 (KR), filed on Dec. 30, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0150629 A1, May 12, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04N 5/64 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/26 (2006.01); H04R 1/28 (2006.01); H04R 3/14 (2006.01); H04R 7/04 (2006.01); H04R 9/02 (2006.01); H04R 9/06 (2006.01); H04R 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 5/02 (2013.01) [H04N 5/642 (2013.01); H04R 1/025 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); H04R 1/26 (2013.01); H04R 1/288 (2013.01); H04R 3/14 (2013.01); H04R 7/045 (2013.01); H04R 9/025 (2013.01); H04R 9/06 (2013.01); H04R 9/066 (2013.01); H04R 11/02 (2013.01); H04R 5/023 (2013.01); H04R 2307/023 (2013.01); H04R 2307/025 (2013.01); H04R 2400/03 (2013.01); H04R 2440/05 (2013.01); H04R 2499/15 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A sound generating apparatus, comprising:
a vibration plate;
sound generating actuators including:
a first sound generating actuator in a first area of the vibration plate, and
a second sound generating actuator in a second area of the vibration plate, the first and second sound generating actuators configured to vibrate the vibration plate to generate sound;
a partition between the first sound generating actuator and the second sound generating actuator,
a support structure at a rear portion of the vibration plate; and
a baffle between the vibration plate and the support structure, the baffle and the partition configured to form a first air gap space and a second air gap space,
wherein the support structure includes a support hole, and the first or second sound generating actuator is in the support hole.