Patent ID: 8718316
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A computing device comprising: a housing; a platform provided between a front façade of the housing and a back façade of the housing; an audio receiver component provided on a front side of the platform, the audio receiver component being oriented to emit sound out of the front façade of the housing; a first gap volume and a second gap volume, each of the first gap volume and the second gap volume being adjacent to a different lateral side the audio receiver component and being defined by the front side of the platform and the front façade of the housing, each of the first gap volume and the second gap volume supporting audio output from the audio receiver component, wherein the first gap volume and the second gap volume are sealed from one another; and a first air channel and a second air channel, each of the first air channel and the second air channel being formed by a combination of (i) a through-hole in the platform at the corresponding first or second gap volume, and (ii) an opening in the back façade of the housing.