US 12,407,965 B2
Sound generating apparatus
Sungtae Lee, Bucheon-si (KR); Seyoung Kim, Bucheon-si (KR); Kwanho Park, Bucheon-si (KR); Yeongrak Choi, Bucheon-si (KR); Kwangho Kim, Bucheon-si (KR); and Sungsu Ham, Bucheon-si (KR)
Assigned to LG DISPLAY CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Display Co., Ltd., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/627,455.
Application 18/627,455 is a continuation of application No. 18/114,899, filed on Feb. 27, 2023, granted, now 11,985,444.
Application 18/114,899 is a continuation of application No. 17/244,823, filed on Apr. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,616,928, issued on Mar. 28, 2023.
Application 17/244,823 is a continuation of application No. 16/941,184, filed on Jul. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,032,509, issued on Jun. 8, 2021.
Application 16/941,184 is a continuation of application No. 16/042,043, filed on Jul. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,771,730, issued on Sep. 8, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2017-0096536 (KR), filed on Jul. 28, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0259520 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 5/64 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/26 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H10K 59/00 (2023.01); H10K 99/00 (2023.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G02F 1/1362 (2006.01); H10K 59/80 (2023.01)
CPC H04R 1/025 (2013.01) [H04N 5/642 (2013.01); H04R 1/26 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H10K 59/00 (2023.02); H10K 99/00 (2023.02); G02F 1/133394 (2021.01); G02F 1/1362 (2013.01); H04R 2499/15 (2013.01); H10K 59/8722 (2023.02)] 36 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a vibration plate comprising:
an area; and
a bezel area surrounding the area;
at least one vibration generator overlapping the area; and
at least one exciter overlapping the bezel area,
wherein the at least one vibration generator does not overlap the bezel area,
wherein the at least one exciter comprises a piezoelectric element, and
wherein each of the at least one vibration generator and the at least one exciter is configured to vibrate the vibration plate to generate sound.