EP1190471B1 - Connection head for stereo headphone set - 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
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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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The connection plug (1) has two pins (4, 5) of the jack type, one of the pins having two coaxial conductors (42, 44) and the second having three coaxial conductors (52, 55, 57). The head is arranged so as to be able to detach the part (3) containing the pin (4).

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La présente invention concerne une tête de connexion pour casque d'écoute stéréophonique comportant deux fiches de connexion.The present invention relates to a connection head for stereo headphones with two plugs connection.

Les casques d'écoute stéréophoniques distribués aux passagers des avions comportent une tête de connexion à deux fiches, comme par exemple la tête de connexion représentée à la figure 1 du brevet américain no 4,324,951, chacune des fiches étant destinée à la transmission des signaux d'un des canaux stéréo. A la fin du vol, ces casques sont en général récupérés par l'équipage, après quoi ils sont nettoyés et désinfectés en vue d'une utilisation future par d'autres passagers lors d'un autre vol.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. At the end of the flight, these helmets are generally recovered by the crew, after which they are cleaned and disinfected for future use by others passengers on another flight.

Toutefois, de tels dispositifs sont par nature assez fragiles et ils deviennent le plus souvent inutilisables après quelques utilisations déjà.However, such devices are inherently quite fragile and they usually become unusable after some uses already.

D'autre part, du fait qu'ils comportent deux fiches de connexion, il n'est pas envisageable de les offrir aux passagers, que ce soit à titre gracieux ou onéreux, puisque la plupart des appareils audiovisuels courants tels que walkman, discman, télévision, etc. sont agencés pour le branchement d'un casque d'écoute stéréophonique à fiche unique.On the other hand, because they include two connection, it is not possible to offer them to passengers, either free of charge or for a fee, since the most common audiovisual devices such as walkman, discman, television, etc. are arranged for connection a single plug stereo headset.

Le but de la présente invention est de proposer une tête de connexion pour casque stéréophonique pouvant être utilisée aussi bien dans les avions qu'avec les appareils audiovisuels stéréophoniques les plus divers.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.

A cet effet, l'invention concerne une tête de connexion pour casque d'écoute stéréophonique selon la revendication 1. To this end, the invention relates to a connection head for stereo headphones according to claim 1.

Elle peut être agencée de façon à pouvoir être transformée en une tête de connexion pour casque stéréophonique à fiche unique.It can be arranged so that it can be transformed into a headphone connection head single-plug stereo.

Les fiches de connexion peuvent être des fiches du type jack, l'une des fiches comportant deux conducteurs coaxiaux et la seconde comportant trois conducteurs coaxiaux.Connection plugs can be plugs of the type jack, one of the plugs with two coaxial conductors and the second comprising three coaxial conductors.

Selon un mode d'exécution, la tête de connexion peut être agencée de façon à pouvoir être découpée de façon à en détacher une partie contenant la fiche comportant deux conducteurs coaxiaux et à ne conserver que la fiche comportant trois conducteurs coaxiaux et permettant la transmission des deux canaux stéréophoniques.According to one embodiment, the 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.

Elle peut comporter une amorce de rupture délimitant deux parties, chacune des parties comportant l'une des fiches.It may include a rupture initiator delimiting two parts, each part comprising one of the cards.

Selon un autre mode d'exécution, la fiche comportant deux conducteurs coaxiaux est agencée de façon à pouvoir être désolidarisée de la tête de connexion.According to another embodiment, the file comprising two coaxial conductors is arranged so that it can be disconnected from the connection head.

Selon un autre mode d'exécution, la tête de connexion comprend deux parties distinctes, chacune des dites parties supportant une des dites fiches, les dites parties comportant d'une part des organes destinés à leur solidarisation/désolidarisation et d'autre part des moyens pour leur connexion électrique.According to another embodiment, the 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.

L'invention concerne également un casque d'écoute stéréophonique comportant une tête de connexion telle que définie ci-dessus.

  • La figure 1 est une représentation schématique, partiellement en coupe, d'un exemple de tête de connexion selon l'invention,
  • la figure 2 est une vue d'ensemble d'un casque d'écoute muni de la tête de connexion de la figure 1, et
  • la figure 3 représente le schéma électrique de connexion de la tête de connexion des figures 1 et 2.
    • The invention also relates to a stereophonic headset comprising a connection head as defined above.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic representation, partially in section, of an example of a connection head according to the invention,
  • FIG. 2 is an overall view of a headset fitted with the connection head of FIG. 1, and
  • FIG. 3 represents the electrical connection diagram of the connection head of FIGS. 1 and 2.

    • La tête de connexion 1 représentée sur les figures 1 et 2 comporte deux fiches de connexion 4 et 5, l'ensemble étant agencé de façon à pouvoir être connecté à une prise stéréophonique d'un siège d'avion.The 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.

    La fiche 4 est une fiche du type jack bien connu comportant deux conducteurs coaxiaux 42 et 44, le conducteur central 42 étant solidaire d'un contact extérieur 41 et le conducteur extérieur 44 tenant lieu lui-même de contact extérieur, les deux contacts 41 et 44 étant séparés par un isolant 43.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.

    La seconde fiche 5 est une fiche du type jack traditionnel à trois conducteurs coaxiaux permettant à elle seule la transmission des deux canaux stéréo. A cet effet, elle comporte un premier conducteur central 52 aboutissant à un contact extérieur 51, un second conducteur coaxial intermédiaire 55 solidaire d'un contact extérieur 54 et un troisième conducteur coaxial extérieur 57 tenant lieu lui-même de contact extérieur, les contacts extérieurs 51 et 54 étant séparés par un élément isolant 53 et les contacts 54 et 57 étant séparés par un élément isolant 56.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.

    Les deux conducteurs coaxiaux 42 et 44 de la fiche 4 sont respectivement reliés électriquement (au moyen de fils conducteurs 45, 46 ou de tout autre moyen adéquat) au conducteur coaxial intermédiaire 55 et au conducteur coaxial extérieur 57 de la fiche 5, de sorte que lorsque les deux fiches 4 et 5 de la tête de connexion sont connectées à la prise audio d'un siège d'avion, la tête de connexion 1 fonctionne de la façon traditionnelle pour l'écoute avec un casque stéréophonique dans un avion, c'est-à-dire que l'un des canaux stéréo est transmis par le contact 41 de la fiche 4, le second canal étant transmis par le contact 51 de la fiche 5, le contact 44, relié au contact 57 étant relié à la terre.The two coaxial conductors 42 and 44 of the plug 4 are respectively electrically connected (by means of wires conductors 45, 46 or any other suitable means) at intermediate coaxial conductor 55 and to the coaxial conductor outside 57 of plug 5, so that when both plugs 4 and 5 of the connection head are connected to the audio socket from an airplane seat, 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.

    Selon un mode d'exécution, le diamètre extérieur du contact 54 est inférieur au diamètre extérieur du contact 57 et des éléments isolants 53 et 56, de façon à permettre de placer une gaine autour du contact 54, par exemple une gaine thermorétractable, ce qui permet d'éviter tout risque de court-circuit lors de l'utilisation du casque dans un avion, si d'aventure le ressort de contact de la prise femelle destinée à recevoir la fiche 5 est mal adapté. Cette gaine est bien entendu agencée de façon à pouvoir être retirée avant d'utiliser le casque en mode d'écoute stéréophonique à fiche unique.According to one embodiment, 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.

    Lorsque la tête de connexion 1 a été transformée par élimination de la fiche 4 ou de la partie 3 comportant la fiche 4, et le cas échéant après élimination de la gaine recouvrant le contact 54, la tête de connexion fonctionne alors comme une tête de connexion traditionnelle à fiche de connexion stéréophonique unique, les contacts 51 et 54 étant destinés à transmettre les signaux respectifs de chacun des deux canaux stéréophoniques, le contact 57 étant destiné à être lié à la terre.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.

    La tête de connexion représentée à la figure 1 est agencée de façon à pouvoir être découpée en deux parties, la première partie 2 comportant la fiche 5 ainsi que le dispositif de connexion au casque et le circuit électrique reliant la fiche 5 audit dispositif, alors que la seconde partie 3 ne comporte que la fiche 4.The 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.

    Ainsi, à la fin du vol, le passager peut découper la tête de connexion le long de la ligne 6 et éliminer la partie 3. Il conserve alors le casque d'écoute muni de la seule partie 2 de la tête de connexion qu'il peut alors utiliser avec n'importe quel appareil audiovisuel courant, qu'il s'agisse d'un walkman, d'un discman ou d'une télévision. So, at the end of the flight, 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.

    La tête de connexion selon la présente invention peut être réalisée en toute matière plastique souple ou dure et présenter selon le cas une amorce de rupture selon la ligne 6, destinée à être coupée, par exemple à l'aide d'une paire de ciseaux, ou cassée.The connection head according to the present invention 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.

    Selon un mode d'exécution non représenté sur le dessin, les parties 2 et 3 de la tête, comportant respectivement les fiches 5 et 4, peuvent être réalisées de façon séparée, chacune des dites parties comportant des organes pour sa solidarisation avec l'autre partie, la connexion électrique pouvant être réalisée par exemple au moyen d'une fiche mâle montée sur la partie 3 et destinée à sa connexion à une fiche femelle montée sur la partie 2.According to an embodiment not shown in the drawing, parts 2 and 3 of the head, comprising respectively the sheets 5 and 4, can be done separately, each of said parts comprising organs for its solidarity with the other party, 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.

    Selon un autre mode d'exécution de la tête de connexion, la fiche 4 peut être réalisée de façon à pouvoir être désolidarisée de la tête, par exemple par vissage ou par clipsage.According to another embodiment of the connection head, sheet 4 can be produced so that it can be detached from the head, for example by screwing or by clipping.

    Tel que représenté à la figure 2, la tête de connexion selon l'invention est reliée à deux oreillettes 20 et 21. Bien entendu, la tête de connexion selon l'invention peut être associée à tout autre type de casque d'écoute stéréophonique que l'on trouve actuellement sur le marché, de même que la tête de connexion peut avoir toute autre forme que celle représentée sur les figures.As shown in Figure 2, the connection head according to the invention is connected to two atria 20 and 21. Although understood, the 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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    1. A connection plug (1) for stereophonic headphones, having two connection pins (4, 5), permitting the transmission of a first stereophonic channel by means of one of the pins and the transmission of the second channel by means of the other pin, characterised in that both connection pins are pins of the jack type, the first one of the pinS (4) having two coaxial conductors (42, 44) and the second pin (5) having three coaxial conductors (52, 55, 57), and in that the electric connections of the connection plug permit the transmission of a first one of the stereophonic channels by means of the first pin (4) and the transmission of the two stereophonic channels by means of the second pin (5).
    2. A connection plug according to claim 1, characterised in that it is convertible into a connection plug for stereophonic headphones with a single pin.
    3. A connection plug according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterised in that it comprises a first part (2) including the second pin (5) as well as the device for connection to the headphones and the electric circuit connecting the second pin to the headphones and a second part (3) including the first pin (4).
    4. A connection plug according to the preceding claim, characterised in that it comprises means permitting to detach the second part (3) from the first part (2).
    5. A connection plug according to one of claims 3 or 4, characterised in that it has a frangible zone delimiting said first and second parts (2 and 3).
    6. A connection plug according to one of claims 3 or 4, characterised in that said first and second parts are distinct, each of the said parts comprising on the one hand members intended for their connection/disconnection and on the other hand means for their electrical connection.
    7. A connection plug according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the first pin (4) comprises means for its removable connection on the plug.
    8. A connection plug according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the second pin (5) comprises a first central conductor (52) ending at an external contact (51), a second intermediate coaxial conductor (55) fixed on a second external contact (54) and a third external coaxial conductor (57) itself serving as a third external contact, the first and second external contacts (51, 54) being separated by a first insulating element (53) and the second and third external contacts (54, 57) being separated by a second insulating element (56), and in that the outside diameter of the second external contact (54) is less than the outside diameter of the third external contact (57).
    9. A connection plug according to claim 8, characterised in that the two coaxial conductors (42, 44) of the first pin (4) are respectively connected electrically to the intermediate coaxial conductor (55) and to the external coaxial conductor (57) of the second pin (5).
    10. Stereophonic headphones having a connection plug according to one of the preceding claims.
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