| US 7,576,983 B2 | ||
| Portable electronic apparatus with improved audio quality through a curved and sloped surface of a housing | ||
| Koichi Yamaguchi, Kanagawa (Japan); and Toshiharu Tajiri, Kanagawa (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 21, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/842,591. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2006-247234 (JP), filed on Sep. 12, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0062633 A1, Mar. 13, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H05K 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 361—683 [181/150; 381/333] | 9 Claims |
| 1. A portable electronic apparatus, comprising:
a housing including
an upper surface;
a flat lower surface substantially parallel to a mounting surface whereon the housing is placed and substantially parallel
to the upper surface; and
a sloped surface extending between the flat lower surface and the upper surface; and
an output device configured to output sound, the output device being disposed on the sloped surface, and the sloped surface
forming a space between the housing and the mounting surface,
wherein the sloped surface includes a curved surface, and
the curved surface includes one or more openings for transmitting sound outputted by the output device.
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