US 12,436,578 B2
Information handling system speaker magnet to hold housing portions in a closed position
Jace W. Files, Round Rock, TX (US); John Trevor Morrison, Round Rock, TX (US); Chiu-Jung Tsen, Zhubei (TW); and Shawn Paul Hoss, Georgetown, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/384,456.
Prior Publication US 2025/0138595 A1, May 1, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G01R 33/07 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1688 (2013.01) [G01R 33/07 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information handling system comprising:
a housing having a main portion and lid portion rotationally coupled by a hinge to rotate between a closed position and an open position;
a processor disposed in the housing and operable to execute instructions to process information;
a memory disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor, the memory operable to store the instructions and information;
an embedded controller disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor;
a speaker coupled in the housing main portion and interfaced with the processor, the speaker having a coil, a magnet and a diaphragm that cooperate to generate audible sounds from the information; and
a Hall sensor coupled to the housing lid portion and interfaced with the embedded controller, the Hall sensor communicating an open signal when the housing lid portion is distal the speaker and a closed signal when the housing lid portion is proximate the speaker.