US 12,143,779 B2
Airflow sensors for speakers
Daniel W. Maier, San Jose, CA (US); Justin D. Crosby, Cupertino, CA (US); and Thomas Møller Jensen, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/383,396.
Prior Publication US 2023/0024087 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 9/02 (2006.01); H10N 30/30 (2023.01)
CPC H04R 29/001 (2013.01) [H04R 1/023 (2013.01); H04R 9/022 (2013.01); H10N 30/30 (2023.02); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a housing having an opening;
a mesh structure spanning the opening;
a speaker disposed within the housing and having an output port aligned with the opening in the housing;
an airflow sensor formed at least in part by the mesh structure; and
one or more processors configured to modify an output of the speaker responsive to a determination that an airflow, measured by the airflow sensor and generated by the speaker, is above an airflow threshold.