EP1185136A3 - Circuit package for headphone - Google Patents

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EP1185136A3
EP1185136A3 EP01119401A EP01119401A EP1185136A3 EP 1185136 A3 EP1185136 A3 EP 1185136A3 EP 01119401 A EP01119401 A EP 01119401A EP 01119401 A EP01119401 A EP 01119401A EP 1185136 A3 EP1185136 A3 EP 1185136A3
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Prior art keywords
headphone
circuit package
circuit
housing includes
operational control
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French (fr)
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EP1185136A2 (en
EP1185136B1 (en
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Wolf-Dietrich Bebenroth
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Sennheiser Electronic GmbH and Co KG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1041—Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1016—Earpieces of the intra-aural type
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R5/00—Stereophonic arrangements
    • H04R5/033—Headphones for stereophonic communication
    • H04R5/0335—Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests

Abstract

The housing includes a cover designed as an operational control for the circuit.
EP01119401A 2000-08-29 2001-08-11 Circuit package for a headphone Expired - Lifetime EP1185136B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE10042453 2000-08-29
DE10042453A DE10042453C2 (en) 2000-08-29 2000-08-29 Circuit housing for a headphone

Publications (3)

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EP1185136A2 EP1185136A2 (en) 2002-03-06
EP1185136A3 true EP1185136A3 (en) 2006-11-22
EP1185136B1 EP1185136B1 (en) 2011-06-22

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EP01119401A Expired - Lifetime EP1185136B1 (en) 2000-08-29 2001-08-11 Circuit package for a headphone

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US (1) US20020048375A1 (en)
EP (1) EP1185136B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE514289T1 (en)
DE (1) DE10042453C2 (en)
DK (1) DK1185136T3 (en)

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US20030197620A1 (en) * 2002-04-23 2003-10-23 Radousky Keith H. Systems and methods for indicating headset usage
EP2574079B1 (en) * 2006-03-24 2014-06-25 Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG Headphone with a volume controller unit
EP2160046A1 (en) 2008-08-28 2010-03-03 AKG Acoustics GmbH Headphone

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US5001762A (en) * 1989-03-31 1991-03-19 Resistance Technology, Inc. Miniature modular volume control and integrated circuit assembly for use with a hearing air
DE19724667C1 (en) * 1997-06-11 1998-10-15 Knowles Electronics Inc Head phones and speaker kit e.g. for telephony or for voice communication with computer

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US5642426A (en) * 1994-06-13 1997-06-24 Neuman; Bernard Integral radio and infrared assistive listening device
US5751825A (en) * 1994-08-19 1998-05-12 Myers; Robert A. Combination electronic metronome and headphone unit
US5701356A (en) * 1995-12-05 1997-12-23 Hm Electronics Neck engageable transducer support assembly and method of using same
US20020186858A1 (en) * 2001-06-07 2002-12-12 Masahisa Masuda Loopdown and looparound headsets

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3540344A (en) * 1968-11-29 1970-11-17 Robert D Veech Miniaturized metronome with earphone and voice amplifier
DE2950594A1 (en) * 1979-12-15 1981-07-02 Preh Elektrofeinmechanische Werke Jakob Preh Nachf. GmbH & Co, 8740 Bad Neustadt Fixing system for rotary instrument knob - has spring clips and profiled bore to provide position location on shaft
US4465907A (en) * 1982-03-02 1984-08-14 Hughes Aircraft Company Headset receiver and sanitizing storage system therefor
US5001762A (en) * 1989-03-31 1991-03-19 Resistance Technology, Inc. Miniature modular volume control and integrated circuit assembly for use with a hearing air
DE19724667C1 (en) * 1997-06-11 1998-10-15 Knowles Electronics Inc Head phones and speaker kit e.g. for telephony or for voice communication with computer

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DK1185136T3 (en) 2011-09-12
EP1185136A2 (en) 2002-03-06
DE10042453A1 (en) 2002-03-14
ATE514289T1 (en) 2011-07-15
EP1185136B1 (en) 2011-06-22
DE10042453C2 (en) 2002-10-24
US20020048375A1 (en) 2002-04-25

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