CN1126936A

CN1126936A - Ergonomic ear mounted headset

Info

Publication number: CN1126936A
Application number: CN 95107672
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蒂莫西·B·塔多
Original assignee: Peavey Electronics Corp
Current assignee: Peavey Electronics Corp
Priority date: 1994-06-30
Filing date: 1995-06-26
Publication date: 1996-07-17
Also published as: CA2151002A1; SG34229A1; JPH0833079A; BR9503025A; EP0690654A3; EP0690654A2

Abstract

A lightweight ergonomic headset that has an ear loop for conformably engaging the ear of the user which is formed of a length of relatively strong, selectively deformable, flexible material. The headset includes at least one transducer mounted to an end of the earpiece. In one embodiment, the headset has a boom microphone and a headphone.

Description

Ergonomic ear mounted headset

The present invention relates to a kind of electrophone that can comprise a microphone or earphone or both somebodies' class engineering science, specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of ergonomic ear mounted headset, this electrophone can be suitable for the user by a kind of pliable and tough selectively earrings of distortion with customizing.

Light relatively telephone headset is well-known.Some devices adopt a kind of elasticity helmet, this chin strap to have microphone or earphone are housed, the perhaps cantilever that is equipped with of both, and the user complains that this device is uncomfortable, simultaneously, wears the hair style that part upsets the user.

Some light telephone headsets adopt ear dress bearing, and with user's ear resilient engagement, bearing keeps in position device to the pressure that ear produced.Such device adapts to all use occasions with a kind of size basically.Ear is extruded basically and connects airtight in the bearing edge.Furtherly, in some cases, though diversified size can be provided, these sizes are not to be fit to the user like the customization.Some devices commonly used often adopt two pressure spots that earphone is kept or tighten up in position, and it is quite uncomfortable that the user just may feel a moment later.If earphone is for the total weight of supporting microphone and earphone and reduce to slide and do enough effectively, thisly uncomfortablely feel it is tangible especially.If earphone is not to be close to very much, then device will fall.And if earphone is close to, then device can not comfortable.

Some devices cover ear in all directions, and these devices also may be very uncomfortable.The other device, the elastic reaction of dependence metal strip tightly is stuck in head to earphone.

A kind of earrings that allows to regulate cantilever is adopted in some designs, but earrings partly can not be regulated.Some designs have the molded parts that keep its common shape, and therefore, it is not that customization ground cooperates.Also have some designs to adopt a kind of earphone of insertion, these designs need to solve stability problem.

Basis of the present invention is: uses a kind of pliable and tough earrings, provides a kind of and have earphone or have microphone, and the perhaps ergonomic electrophone that has of both, this pliable and tough earrings is selectively adjusted, and cooperates with user's ear customization ground.In a concrete device, earrings has a rotary body that the cantilever of microphone is housed or earphone is housed, and perhaps the both has; Device under the earrings supports voluntarily, and is comfortable, is difficult for from ear or ear slip around or separation.Selectively the earrings of Tiao Zhenging is made with the material that intensity is enough to support whole electrophone.Flexible material comparatively is provided with elastic reaction, and has enough strength that ear is imposed less constrictive force, and ear and pliable and tough earrings material can cosily be cooperated.The user can indiscriminately ad. as one wishes adjust tense situation.Device is stable, and is simple and comfortable.

In a special concrete device, the present invention is made of light ergonomic electrophone.Device comprises the earrings that an energy and user's ear cooperate well, earrings has the selectively flexible material of distortion of intensity to make by one, earrings has relative two ends, be assemblied in user's ear after, and earrings is being fit to aspect the natural elasticity of opposing ear like customization.Earrings at least can be at transducer of its any end bearing.In a special concrete device, cantilever that microphone is housed of earrings supporting, this cantilever stretches to the user mouth along ear is downward from an end of earrings.In another concrete device, rotary body that earphone is housed of earrings supporting, this excess revolutions body is received an end of earrings, spreads all over user's ear.

Figure 1A and 1B are respectively that a kind of concrete device of the present invention is contained in side perspective view and the rear view when using on user's ear;

Fig. 2 is the plane graph of the various elements represented of Fig. 1 device;

Fig. 3 is the perspective view that the present invention represents with image form together with user's ear;

Fig. 4 A and 4B are respectively that the another kind of concrete device of the present invention is contained in side perspective view and the rearview when using on user's ear;

Fig. 5 is the plane graph of the various elements represented of Fig. 4 device; And

Fig. 6 be the present invention together with ear, the perspective view of representing with the video mode;

The present invention relates to a kind of light, ergonomic, be contained in the electrophone 10 on user's ear, in Figure 1A-3, the concrete device of a kind of simplification of the present invention has been described.Electrophone 10 comprises an earrings 12 with user's ear 13 secure fit, a connecting box 14 that is contained in earrings one end, a cantilever microphone 16 that stretches to the user mouth of supporting by connecting box 14, and an output line 18 of drawing and being connected to cantilever microphone 16 from connecting box 14.

According to characteristics of the present invention, earrings 12 by one lighter, have certain intensity, selectively the distortion flexible material make, be consistent with user's ear 13.Earrings 12 begins from the top 15 of ear 13 to extend, and 17 below ear-lobe 19 behind the ear, and can be out of shape to conform to or to resist the natural elasticity of ear 13.Like this, earrings can be suitable for any user usually, and moulding or each individual requirement of adaptation like that specially.

Fig. 2 is to more detailed description of the present invention.The earrings 12 of electrophone 10 is made of a hollow flexible pipe 30 with far-end 32 and near-end 34.In device diagram, flexible pipe 30 is spiral-shapedly to have continuous tape material inner chamber 36, that intensity (stainless steel) is arranged and make with being twisted into.One has using flexible wire 38 certain intensity, selectively distortion to be placed in the inner chamber 36 as stiffener.At the resilient topped thing 31 of the outer surface cloth of flexible pipe 30, can strengthen user's comfort.Topped thing 31 can be a kind of organic substance covering or foam sleeve.

In the time of earrings 12 distortion, ductile metal silk 38 keeps position and the shape after flexible pipe 30 distortion.Therefore, the user can make earrings 12 distortion, as shown in Figure 3, so that make its far-end 32 be fixed on the top 15 of ear, and extends along the bottom of ear-lobe 19, moves towards near-end 34.Earrings 12 can be adjusted selectively, and itself and user's ear is met.

The thin-wall hollow pipe 40 of cantilever microphone 16 usefulness relative stiffnesses constitutes.Pipe 40 has a far-end 42 that extends to user's mouth 21, and (Figure 1A-1B) and appends to the near-end 44 of connecting box 14.Pipe middle part 43 is crooked, so that make its be consistent with user's cheek 23 (Figure 1B) on spatial relationship.Microphone 46 is connected to the far-end 42 of pipe 40.

Portable microtelephone 46 comprises shell 48 and has the soniferous element 50 of acoustic shell or radome 52.In illustrated demonstration form, radome 52 is made of a foam cover.Soniferous element 50 comprises the thin wire 54 that extends to connecting box 14 by hollow pipe 40.As shown in the figure, output line 18 links to each other with lead 54 in the connecting box 14 again, and then links to each other with soniferous element 50.Output line 18 has a Connection Element 56, and in order to this device is connected with suitable input equipment, as stereo preamplifier, the end illustrates here.By suitable fastened tools, for example O type ring 58 is fixed to output line 18 on the flexible pipe 30.Utilize O type ring 58, the user can determine the position of output line 18 with respect to earrings 12, the pulling force of suffered output line 18 on the electrophone 10 when reducing to use.For example, it is desirable navigating to O type ring 58 near ear-lobe 19, so that metal wire 18 can be in the stressed motion of minuent, with the motion close cooperation of user's head.

Fig. 4 A-6 describes another concrete device of the present invention,, uses identical reference digital with the similar parts of top described concrete device here.Electrophone 100 adopts a kind of earphone 110 that is fixed in flexible earrings 12 far-ends 32, and earphone 110 comprises a miniature loudspeaker 112, and this loud speaker has an earphone axle 114, is suitable in user's ear ditch gulf mouth 115 location.For being connected with the far-end 32 of earrings 12, be provided with a rotary support 116 radially, bearing 116 has an inside opening 117, and the far-end 32 of earrings just is contained in here.Bearing 116 allows terminal shaft 118 rotations of loud speaker 112 around the far-end 32 of earrings 12.Therefore, earrings 12 and bearing 116 allow the user that miniature loudspeaker 112 is located with respect to ear ditch gulf mouth 115 at any angle, thereby the most comfortable.Loud speaker 112 has a resilient bushing 119, further improves user's comfort.

As shown in Figure 4, incoming line 120 is connected to loud speaker 112 by bearing 116.Incoming line 120 and microphone output line 18 tightly hold together together with a suitable sleeve pipe 122, as shown in the figure.As directed, because the method that employing is tightly held together

metal wire

18 and 120, the traction force on the electrophone 100 is less, and therefore, user's head may be less to the traction force of device.

The present invention provides higher level of comfort for the user, and this is because earrings 12 can be adjusted selectively around user's ear, and the counteragent of appropriateness and concrete user's responsive critical value are complementary.Similarly, microphone 16 can be adjusted selectively also as earphone.Supporting force also can be easy to be distributed near user's the ear or on the ear, this point is different with device commonly used, and device commonly used can apply bigger or concentrated pressure to ear on several (being generally two) biting point.The present invention outwards scatters power, so in continue using several hrs long-time, the user seldom has or do not have uncomfortable sensation.

Additional benefit of the present invention is, uses this device, seldom worries the whereabouts of device during the performance and loses.This is that for example, total weight is perhaps less than 1 ounce because device is very light, and most of weight is assembled or the center on earrings 12, cantilever microphone 16 weight are less than 1/3 of total weight.Like this, the barycenter of device is near ear, so during performing, the head rapid movement may seldom cause device to dish out or fall.

Should be appreciated that device can include only the earrings 12 with earphone 110, and does not have connecting box 14 and cantilever microphone 16, on the other hand, device also can include only earphone 110, connecting box 14 and cantilever microphone 16.

Although what described is preferred concrete device of the present invention,,, obviously can make various changes and modifications not departing under the situation of the present invention for the personnel that are familiar with this respect technology.The additional claim in back is intended to show that these changes and improvements all are within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims

1, a kind of light, electrophone ergonomic, that be contained on user's ear comprises: an earrings, this earrings fits on user's ear, there is the flexible material of certain intensity, selectively distortion to make by one, this earrings is consistent with user's ear back, can resist the natural elasticity of ear, thereby it is comfortable that the user is obtained, non-stimulated, the earrings that customization ground is fit to; And at least one transducer; This transducer is contained on the earrings, matches in operation with user's ear and mouth.

2, a kind of light, electrophone ergonomic, that be contained on user's ear comprises:

An earrings, this earrings fits on user's ear, there is the flexible material of certain intensity, selectively distortion to make by one, it has two opposing ends, with selectively be consistent behind user's ear, it causes earrings aspect the natural elasticity of opposing ear, is fit to user's ear customization ground; And at least one transducer, it is suitable for being bearing in an end of earrings.

3, electrophone according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: transducer comprises an earphone.

4, as electrophone as described in the claim 3, it is characterized in that: earphone is installed into can be around the terminal rotation of earrings.

5, as electrophone as described in the claim 2, it is characterized in that: transducer comprises a microphone.

6, as electrophone as described in the claim 2, it is characterized in that: transducer comprises a cantilever microphone, and electrophone also comprises a connecting box that is fixed to the earrings end, so that connect microphone.

7, as electrophone as described in the claim 6, it is characterized in that: connecting box has the parts of an inside, and the cantilever microphone comprises a soniferous element, and this soniferous element is contained in the free end of cantilever, connects microphone with metal wire, and the microphone terminals are arranged in the connecting box.

8, also comprise the cable that is used for connecting to connecting box microphone terminals as electrophone as described in the claim 7.

9, as electrophone as described in the claim 2, it is characterized in that: transducer comprises loud speaker and connects the rotary support of joining with the earrings far-end, described earrings has a terminal shaft, it and rotary support close cooperation, so that making earphone center on terminal shaft rotates, therefore allow to adjust with respect to user's ear, described terminal shaft can be adjusted by the user.

10, as electrophone as described in the claim 9, it is characterized in that: loud speaker has an adjustable earphone axle, so as with user's ear coupling.

11, as electrophone as described in the claim 2, it is characterized in that: earrings comprises by a flexible pipe and equipped within it the selectively ductile metal silk of distortion.

12, as electrophone as described in the claim 2, it is characterized in that: earrings comprises the topped thing of an elasticity.

13, as electrophone as described in the claim 12, it is characterized in that: topped thing is made of foam sleeve.

14, as electrophone as described in the claim 2, it is characterized in that: earrings is made of an extensile wire.

15, as electrophone as described in the claim 14, it is characterized in that: earrings comprises the topped thing of elasticity.

16, as electrophone as described in the claim 15, it is characterized in that: topped thing is made of foam sleeve.

17, also comprise the resilient bushing that is placed on the earphone as electrophone as described in the claim 3.

18, as electrophone as described in the claim 17, it is characterized in that: lining is made of the foam cover.

19, as electrophone as described in the claim 4, it is characterized in that: microphone also comprises the topped thing of shielding.

20, as electrophone as described in the claim 19, it is characterized in that: shield topped thing and constitute by the foam cover.

21, as electrophone as described in the claim 5, it is characterized in that: microphone comprises the cantilever section and the soniferous element that are fixed on the earphone, and this soniferous element is contained on the cantilever from earphone place far away, makes it near the mouth.

22, as electrophone as described in the claim 21, it is characterized in that: cantilever section is made of thin-walled tube.