CA2079062A1 - Telephone handset - Google Patents
Telephone handsetInfo
- Publication number
- CA2079062A1 CA2079062A1 CA002079062A CA2079062A CA2079062A1 CA 2079062 A1 CA2079062 A1 CA 2079062A1 CA 002079062 A CA002079062 A CA 002079062A CA 2079062 A CA2079062 A CA 2079062A CA 2079062 A1 CA2079062 A1 CA 2079062A1
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- Prior art keywords
- receiver
- microphone
- mounting plate
- housing
- telephone handset
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
- H04M1/03—Constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. telephone hand-sets
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- Transceivers (AREA)
Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A telephone handset comprises an elongate housing with a shallow central recess and a pair of opposed deep recesses at opposite ends thereof for receiving respectively a microphone and a receiver, an elastomeric mounting plate snugly fitted within the elongate body, and a cover plate for closing the elongate body to retain the microphone and receiver in clamping engagement in the respective recesses between the cover plate and said housing.
A telephone handset comprises an elongate housing with a shallow central recess and a pair of opposed deep recesses at opposite ends thereof for receiving respectively a microphone and a receiver, an elastomeric mounting plate snugly fitted within the elongate body, and a cover plate for closing the elongate body to retain the microphone and receiver in clamping engagement in the respective recesses between the cover plate and said housing.
Description
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This invention relates to a telephone handset, and a method of construction thereof.
' A typical telephone set consists of a main body incorporating the telephone circuitry and a separate handset which may be connected to the main body of the telephone either by a cord or wireless communication. This invention is concerned with the construction of the handset.
Prior art handsets generally consist of a shallow elongate housing with a pair of opposed deep recesses for receiving respectively a receiver and microphone. Such a handset consists of a substantial number of parts with a consequential effect on the complexity of assembly. The handset usually consists of the main housing with a shallow central recess and a pair of opposed deep recesses for receiving the microphone and receiver. The microphone has to be held in place by a corresponding retaining bracket, and the same is true for the receiver. A balance weight has to be fitted in the shallow recess between the microphone and receiver.
An object of the invention is to simplify the constructlon of the handset.
Accordingly the present invention provides a telephone handset comprising an elongate housing with a shallow ; ~ central recess and a pair of opposed deep recesses at opposite ends thereof for receiving respectively a microphone and a receiver, an elastomeric mounting plate ;~
snugly fitted within said elongate body, and a cover plate ~ -for closing said elongate body to retain said microphone and receiver in clamping engagement in said respective recesses between said cover plate and said housing.
Preferably a balance weight is molded integrally with ~: :-- - :
the elastomeric mounting plate. ~-2~7~2 `` ~
By using the elastomeric mounting plate to resillently ~
retain the microphone and receiver in situ, the respective ~;
mounting brackets can be eliminated and the construction of the handset considerably simplified. The incorporation of `
the weight into the mounting place further simplifies the construction of the handset.
The invention also provides a method of making a telephone handset comprising forming an elongate housing with a shallow central recess and a pair of opposed deep recesses at opposite ends thereof for receiving respectively ~ ~-a microphone and a receiver, fitting an elastomeric mounting plate snugly within said elongate body, closing said elongate body with a cover plate to resiliently retain said ~
microphone and receiver in clamping engagement in said ~ `
respective recesses between said cover plate and said housing.
The invention will now be described in more detail, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which~
Figure 1 is an exploded view of a prior art handset;
and Figure 2 is an exploded view of a handset in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. :
In the drawings, like parts bear like reference numerals.
'',' ~ :~''""'.''-' Referring now to Figure 1, the telephone handset comprises a main elongate housing 1 with a central shallow recess la, a receiver recess lb, and a microphone recess lc at opposite ends thereof. A balance weight 2 is located in -~
the shallow recess la between screw posts 3.
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In receiver recess lb are located a rubber seal 4 and a receiver 5, retained in place by receiver mounting bracket 6, which is screwed by means of three screws 7 into corresponding holes 8 in the receiver recess lb.
A similar arrangement, consisting of rubber seal 9 and microphone mounting bracket 10, contains the microphone 11 in the microphone recess lc.
A telephone jack 12 and corresponding grommet 13 are located in a molded recess 14 formed in the end of the housing 1. Once all the parts have been assembled, cover plate 15 is applied to close the housing 1. The cover plate and housing are either screwed, snappedj or ultrasonically welded together.
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Referring now to Figure 2, the elongate housing 1 and cover plate 15 have the same configuration as in Figure 1.
However, the mounting plate 6 and 10 are eliminated.
Instead, a mounting plate 20 made of elastomeric rubber with a balance weight 21 integrally molded therein and having a shape complementary to the interior of the housing 1 is snugly inserted therein. The mounting plate 20 has opposed apertures 22, 23 so that the material of the plate can be elastomerically stretched around the receiver 5 and microphone 11, which accordingly become resiliently retained in the respective apertures 22 and 23. Aperture 22 has a cylindrical protrusion 24 with an inturned lip (not shown) ~ --on the underside of the mounting plate 20 so as to completely capture and seal the receiver 5. In a preferred embodiment the elastomeric mounting plate 20 also has a recess at one end to receive the telephone jack 12 and rubber grommet 13.
Prior to final assembly, the telephone receiver 5, microphone 11, grommet 13, and telephone jack 12 are all ~`
retained by the elastomeric mounting plate 20, which also :: :
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incorporates the balance weight 2. The latter is provided for ergonomic reasons. The wires from the jack 12 can be connected to the receiver 5 and microphone 11.
On final assembly, the mounting plate complete with all ~ -the accessory components of the handset is inserted into the main housing 1 and the cover plates 15 are screwed in place.
Alternatively, other attachment techniques can be used, for example snapping in place or ultrasonic welding.
The cover plate 15 slightly compresses the resilient mounting plate 20 so that the microphone and receiver are resiliently and clampingly retained in place in their respective recesses.
It will be seen that the use of the resilient mounting ~ ~ ;
plate considerably reduces the number of components required to manufacture the handset and thereby substantially ~ ~;
simplifies manufacture. The mounting brackets are entirely ;~
eliminated. Furthermore, the resilience of the mounting plate enhances the ruggedness of the final assembly by absorbing and distributing the energy of the internal -components during abusive treatment.
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The rubber mounting plate also acts as a barrier to enhance the acoustic separation between the microphone and receiver transducers, which is a further advantage of the described construction.
The microphone and receiver have been illustrated as being captured in apertures in the mounting plate 20. In an alternative arrangement, the microphone and receiver transducers are placed over the elastomeric rubber holder.
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This invention relates to a telephone handset, and a method of construction thereof.
' A typical telephone set consists of a main body incorporating the telephone circuitry and a separate handset which may be connected to the main body of the telephone either by a cord or wireless communication. This invention is concerned with the construction of the handset.
Prior art handsets generally consist of a shallow elongate housing with a pair of opposed deep recesses for receiving respectively a receiver and microphone. Such a handset consists of a substantial number of parts with a consequential effect on the complexity of assembly. The handset usually consists of the main housing with a shallow central recess and a pair of opposed deep recesses for receiving the microphone and receiver. The microphone has to be held in place by a corresponding retaining bracket, and the same is true for the receiver. A balance weight has to be fitted in the shallow recess between the microphone and receiver.
An object of the invention is to simplify the constructlon of the handset.
Accordingly the present invention provides a telephone handset comprising an elongate housing with a shallow ; ~ central recess and a pair of opposed deep recesses at opposite ends thereof for receiving respectively a microphone and a receiver, an elastomeric mounting plate ;~
snugly fitted within said elongate body, and a cover plate ~ -for closing said elongate body to retain said microphone and receiver in clamping engagement in said respective recesses between said cover plate and said housing.
Preferably a balance weight is molded integrally with ~: :-- - :
the elastomeric mounting plate. ~-2~7~2 `` ~
By using the elastomeric mounting plate to resillently ~
retain the microphone and receiver in situ, the respective ~;
mounting brackets can be eliminated and the construction of the handset considerably simplified. The incorporation of `
the weight into the mounting place further simplifies the construction of the handset.
The invention also provides a method of making a telephone handset comprising forming an elongate housing with a shallow central recess and a pair of opposed deep recesses at opposite ends thereof for receiving respectively ~ ~-a microphone and a receiver, fitting an elastomeric mounting plate snugly within said elongate body, closing said elongate body with a cover plate to resiliently retain said ~
microphone and receiver in clamping engagement in said ~ `
respective recesses between said cover plate and said housing.
The invention will now be described in more detail, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which~
Figure 1 is an exploded view of a prior art handset;
and Figure 2 is an exploded view of a handset in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. :
In the drawings, like parts bear like reference numerals.
'',' ~ :~''""'.''-' Referring now to Figure 1, the telephone handset comprises a main elongate housing 1 with a central shallow recess la, a receiver recess lb, and a microphone recess lc at opposite ends thereof. A balance weight 2 is located in -~
the shallow recess la between screw posts 3.
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In receiver recess lb are located a rubber seal 4 and a receiver 5, retained in place by receiver mounting bracket 6, which is screwed by means of three screws 7 into corresponding holes 8 in the receiver recess lb.
A similar arrangement, consisting of rubber seal 9 and microphone mounting bracket 10, contains the microphone 11 in the microphone recess lc.
A telephone jack 12 and corresponding grommet 13 are located in a molded recess 14 formed in the end of the housing 1. Once all the parts have been assembled, cover plate 15 is applied to close the housing 1. The cover plate and housing are either screwed, snappedj or ultrasonically welded together.
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Referring now to Figure 2, the elongate housing 1 and cover plate 15 have the same configuration as in Figure 1.
However, the mounting plate 6 and 10 are eliminated.
Instead, a mounting plate 20 made of elastomeric rubber with a balance weight 21 integrally molded therein and having a shape complementary to the interior of the housing 1 is snugly inserted therein. The mounting plate 20 has opposed apertures 22, 23 so that the material of the plate can be elastomerically stretched around the receiver 5 and microphone 11, which accordingly become resiliently retained in the respective apertures 22 and 23. Aperture 22 has a cylindrical protrusion 24 with an inturned lip (not shown) ~ --on the underside of the mounting plate 20 so as to completely capture and seal the receiver 5. In a preferred embodiment the elastomeric mounting plate 20 also has a recess at one end to receive the telephone jack 12 and rubber grommet 13.
Prior to final assembly, the telephone receiver 5, microphone 11, grommet 13, and telephone jack 12 are all ~`
retained by the elastomeric mounting plate 20, which also :: :
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incorporates the balance weight 2. The latter is provided for ergonomic reasons. The wires from the jack 12 can be connected to the receiver 5 and microphone 11.
On final assembly, the mounting plate complete with all ~ -the accessory components of the handset is inserted into the main housing 1 and the cover plates 15 are screwed in place.
Alternatively, other attachment techniques can be used, for example snapping in place or ultrasonic welding.
The cover plate 15 slightly compresses the resilient mounting plate 20 so that the microphone and receiver are resiliently and clampingly retained in place in their respective recesses.
It will be seen that the use of the resilient mounting ~ ~ ;
plate considerably reduces the number of components required to manufacture the handset and thereby substantially ~ ~;
simplifies manufacture. The mounting brackets are entirely ;~
eliminated. Furthermore, the resilience of the mounting plate enhances the ruggedness of the final assembly by absorbing and distributing the energy of the internal -components during abusive treatment.
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The rubber mounting plate also acts as a barrier to enhance the acoustic separation between the microphone and receiver transducers, which is a further advantage of the described construction.
The microphone and receiver have been illustrated as being captured in apertures in the mounting plate 20. In an alternative arrangement, the microphone and receiver transducers are placed over the elastomeric rubber holder.
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Claims (7)
1. A telephone handset comprising an elongate housing with a shallow central recess and a pair of opposed deep recesses at opposite ends thereof for receiving respectively a microphone and a receiver, an elastomeric mounting plate snugly fitted within said elongate body, and a cover plate for closing said elongate body to retain said microphone and receiver in clamping engagement in said respective recesses between said cover plate and said housing.
2. A telephone handset as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mounting plate has a central weight integral therewith.
3. A telephone handset as claimed in claim 1, wherein said weight is integrally molded with said mounting plate.
4. A telephone handset as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mounting plate has apertures at opposite ends thereof, and said mounting plate is resiliently stretched to capture said microphone and receiver in said respective apertures.
5. A telephone handset as claimed in claim 1, wherein the a telephone jack is mounted at one end of the mounting plate and protrudes through a corresponding recess in the end of the housing.
6. A method of making a telephone handset comprising forming an elongate housing with a shallow central recess and a pair of opposed deep recesses at opposite ends thereof for receiving respectively a microphone and a receiver, fitting an elastomeric mounting plate snugly within said elongate body, closing said elongate body with a cover plate to resiliently retain said microphone and receiver in clamping engagement in said respective recesses between said cover plate and said housing.
7. A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein a weight to balance said handset is integrally molded into said mounting plate during manufacture thereof.
Priority Applications (5)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002079062A CA2079062A1 (en) | 1992-09-24 | 1992-09-24 | Telephone handset |
| GB9319293A GB2271038A (en) | 1992-09-24 | 1993-09-17 | A telephone handset |
| DE4331669A DE4331669A1 (en) | 1992-09-24 | 1993-09-17 | Construction for a telephone handset |
| IT93MI002023A IT1280635B1 (en) | 1992-09-24 | 1993-09-21 | PORTABLE TELEPHONE ELEMENT STRUCTURE |
| MX9305924A MX9305924A (en) | 1992-09-24 | 1993-09-24 | TELEPHONE HEADSET AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOF. |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002079062A CA2079062A1 (en) | 1992-09-24 | 1992-09-24 | Telephone handset |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2079062A1 true CA2079062A1 (en) | 1994-03-25 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002079062A Abandoned CA2079062A1 (en) | 1992-09-24 | 1992-09-24 | Telephone handset |
Country Status (5)
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| CA (1) | CA2079062A1 (en) |
| DE (1) | DE4331669A1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2271038A (en) |
| IT (1) | IT1280635B1 (en) |
| MX (1) | MX9305924A (en) |
Families Citing this family (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0625864A1 (en) * | 1993-05-18 | 1994-11-23 | Nec Corporation | Differential microphone on a portable radio telephone |
| FI106826B (en) * | 1994-09-16 | 2001-04-12 | Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd | Carpet installation |
| DE4445840A1 (en) * | 1994-12-22 | 1996-06-27 | Telefunken Microelectron | Handset for telephone and radio communication systems |
| DE19816769A1 (en) * | 1998-04-16 | 1999-10-21 | Deutsche Telephonwerk Kabel | Telephone handset |
| DE10053281C2 (en) * | 2000-10-27 | 2002-11-07 | Fhf Funke & Huster Fernsig Gmb | Telephone receivers, in particular for telephone sets on telephone columns |
| DE10053286C2 (en) * | 2000-10-27 | 2002-10-17 | Fhf Funke & Huster Fernsig Gmb | Telephone receivers, in particular for telephone sets on telephone columns |
| KR100393617B1 (en) * | 2001-07-11 | 2003-08-02 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Telephone with cantilever beam type cradle and cradled handset therein |
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1992
- 1992-09-24 CA CA002079062A patent/CA2079062A1/en not_active Abandoned
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1993
- 1993-09-17 DE DE4331669A patent/DE4331669A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1993-09-17 GB GB9319293A patent/GB2271038A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1993-09-21 IT IT93MI002023A patent/IT1280635B1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1993-09-24 MX MX9305924A patent/MX9305924A/en unknown
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| IT1280635B1 (en) | 1998-01-23 |
| DE4331669A1 (en) | 1994-03-31 |
| ITMI932023A0 (en) | 1993-09-21 |
| GB9319293D0 (en) | 1993-11-03 |
| GB2271038A (en) | 1994-03-30 |
| ITMI932023A1 (en) | 1995-03-21 |
| MX9305924A (en) | 1994-05-31 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| FZDE | Discontinued |