EP1190471B1 - Verbindungskopf für stereofonische kopfhörer - Google Patents

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EP1190471B1
EP1190471B1 EP00912318A EP00912318A EP1190471B1 EP 1190471 B1 EP1190471 B1 EP 1190471B1 EP 00912318 A EP00912318 A EP 00912318A EP 00912318 A EP00912318 A EP 00912318A EP 1190471 B1 EP1190471 B1 EP 1190471B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/28—Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/58—Contacts spaced along longitudinal axis of engagement
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
    • H01R13/512—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by screw or screws
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/514—Bases; Cases composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2103/00—Two poles

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  • the present invention relates to a connection head for stereo headphones with two plugs connection.
  • Stereo headphones distributed to aircraft passengers have a two connection head plugs, such as the connection head shown in Figure 1 of U.S. Patent No. 4,324,951, each of plugs being intended for the transmission of signals from one of stereo channels.
  • these helmets are generally recovered by the crew, after which they are cleaned and disinfected for future use by others passengers on another flight.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a head connection for stereo headphones that can be used both on planes and with audiovisual devices most diverse stereophonic.
  • the invention relates to a connection head for stereo headphones according to claim 1.
  • It can be arranged so that it can be transformed into a headphone connection head single-plug stereo.
  • Connection plugs can be plugs of the type jack, one of the plugs with two coaxial conductors and the second comprising three coaxial conductors.
  • connection head can be arranged so that it can be cut so as to detach a part containing the card containing two coaxial conductors and keep only the plug with three coaxial conductors allowing the transmission of two stereophonic channels.
  • It may include a rupture initiator delimiting two parts, each part comprising one of the cards.
  • the file comprising two coaxial conductors is arranged so that it can be disconnected from the connection head.
  • connection head has two separate parts, each of said parts supporting one of said files, said parts comprising on the one hand, the organs intended for their joining / decoupling and secondly means for their electrical connection.
  • connection head 1 shown in Figures 1 and 2 has two connection plugs 4 and 5, the assembly being arranged so that it can be connected to an outlet stereo of an airplane seat.
  • Plug 4 is a well-known jack type plug comprising two coaxial conductors 42 and 44, the conductor central 42 being integral with an external contact 41 and the outside conductor 44 acting as contact itself outside, the two contacts 41 and 44 being separated by a insulator 43.
  • the second plug 5 is a jack type plug traditional three coaxial conductors allowing it only the transmission of the two stereo channels. To this end, it comprises a first central conductor 52 leading to an external contact 51, a second coaxial conductor intermediate 55 secured to an external contact 54 and a third outer coaxial conductor 57 in lieu of itself of external contact, external contacts 51 and 54 being separated by an insulating element 53 and the contacts 54 and 57 being separated by an insulating member 56.
  • connection head 1 works the traditional way for listening with a stereophonic headset in an airplane, that is to say that one of the stereo channels is transmitted by contact 41 of plug 4, the second channel being transmitted by contact 51 of card 5, contact 44, connected to contact 57 being connected to earth.
  • the outside diameter of the contact 54 is less than the outside diameter of contact 57 and insulating elements 53 and 56, so as to allow place a sheath around contact 54, for example a sheath heat-shrinkable, which avoids any risk of short circuit when using the headset in an airplane, if by chance the contact spring of the socket intended to receive sheet 5 is ill-suited.
  • This sheath is of course arranged so that it can be removed before to use the headphones in plug-in stereo listening mode unique.
  • connection head 1 When connection head 1 has been transformed by elimination of sheet 4 or part 3 containing the sheet 4, and if necessary after elimination of the sheath covering the contact 54, the connection head works so like a traditional plug-in connection head single stereophonic connection, contacts 51 and 54 being intended to transmit the respective signals of each of the two stereophonic channels, contact 57 being intended for to be tied to the earth.
  • connection head shown in Figure 1 is arranged so that it can be cut into two parts, the first part 2 comprising sheet 5 and the headset connection device and electrical circuit connecting plug 5 to said device, while the second part 3 contains only sheet 4.
  • the passenger can cut off the head along line 6 and eliminate part 3. There then keep the headset with only part 2 of the connection head which it can then use with any which common audiovisual device, whether it's a walkman, discman or television.
  • connection head can be made of any flexible or hard plastic material and present, as the case may be, a failure initiation along line 6 intended to be cut, for example using a pair of scissors, or broken.
  • parts 2 and 3 of the head comprising respectively the sheets 5 and 4
  • the electrical connection can be made for example by means of a male plug mounted on part 3 and intended for connection to a plug female mounted on part 2.
  • connection head sheet 4 can be produced so that it can be detached from the head, for example by screwing or by clipping.
  • connection head according to the invention is connected to two atria 20 and 21.
  • connection head according to the invention can be combined with any other type of stereo headset that is currently on the market, as is the connection head can have any shape other than that shown in the figures.

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Headphones And Earphones (AREA)
  • Stereophonic System (AREA)
  • Stereophonic Arrangements (AREA)
  • Communication Cables (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
  • Helmets And Other Head Coverings (AREA)

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  1. Anschlusskopf (1) für einen stereophonischen Kopfhörer, umfassend zwei Anschlussstecker (4, 5), die die Übertragung eines ersten Stereokanals über einen der Stecker und die Übertragung des zweiten Kanals über den anderen Stecker erlauben, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zwei Anschlussstecker Stecker vom Typ Jack sind, wobei der erste der Stecker (4) zwei koaxiale Leiter (42, 44) und der zweite Stecker (5) drei koaxiale Leiter (52, 55, 57) umfasst, und dass die elektrischen Anschlüsse des Anschlusskopfes die Übertragung eines ersten der Stereokanäle über den ersten Stecker (4) und die Übertragung der zwei Stereokanäle über den zweiten Stecker (5) erlauben.
  2. Anschlusskopf nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er in einen Kopfhörer-Anschlusskopf mit einem einzigen Stecker umgewandelt werden kann.
  3. Anschlusskopf nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er umfasst: einen ersten Teil (2), der den zweiten Stecker (5) sowie die Vorrichtung zum Anschluss an den Kopfhörer und den elektrischen Schaltkreis, der den zweiten Stecker mit dem Kopfhörer verbindet, und einen zweiten Teil (3), der den ersten Stecker (4) umfasst.
  4. Anschlusskopf nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er Mittel umfasst, die es ermöglichen, den zweiten Teil (3) vom ersten Teil (2) zu trennen.
  5. Anschlusskopf nach einem der Ansprüche 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er einen Bruchansatz umfasst, der den ersten und zweiten Teil (2, 3) begrenzt.
  6. Anschlusskopf nach einem der Ansprüche 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste und zweite Teil getrennt sind, wobei jeder der Teile einerseits Organe, die zu ihrer Befestigung/Ablösung bestimmt sind, und andererseits Mittel zu ihrem elektrischen Anschluss umfasst.
  7. Anschlusskopf nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste Stecker (4) Mittel zu seiner abnehmbaren Befestigung am Kopf umfasst.
  8. Anschlusskopf nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zweite Stecker (5) umfasst: einen ersten zentralen Leiter (52), der in einem ersten äußeren Kontakt (51) endet, einen zweiten dazwischenliegenden koaxialen Leiter (55), der fest mit einem zweiten äußeren Kontakt (54) verbunden ist, und einen dritten äußeren koaxialen Leiter (57), der selbst die Stelle eines dritten äußeren Kontaktes einnimmt, wobei der erste und zweite äußere Kontakt (51, 54) durch ein erstes isolierendes Element (53) getrennt sind und der zweite und dritte äußere Kontakt (54, 57) durch ein zweites isolierendes Element (56) getrennt sind, und dass der äußere Durchmesser des zweiten äußeren Kontaktes (54) kleiner ist als der äußere Durchmesser des dritten äußeren Kontaktes (57).
  9. Anschlusskopf nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zwei koaxialen Leiter (42, 44) des ersten Steckers (4) elektrisch mit dem dazwischenliegenden koaxialen Leiter (55) bzw. mit dem äußeren koaxialen Leiter (57) des zweiten Steckers (5) verbunden sind.
  10. Stereophonischer Kopfhörer, umfassend einen Anschlusskopfgemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche.
EP00912318A 1999-06-28 2000-04-03 Verbindungskopf für stereofonische kopfhörer Revoked EP1190471B1 (de)

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CH119599 1999-06-28
CH01195/99A CH690393A5 (fr) 1999-06-28 1999-06-28 Tête de connexion pour casque d'écoute stéréophonique.
PCT/CH2000/000191 WO2001001528A1 (fr) 1999-06-28 2000-04-03 Tete de connexion pour casque d'ecoute stereophonique

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CN1188936C (zh) 2005-02-09
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