EP2012554A1 - Portable device for wireless telephone communication, such as an earpiece equipped with an articulated sound reproduction element - Google Patents
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- EP2012554A1 EP2012554A1 EP07290837A EP07290837A EP2012554A1 EP 2012554 A1 EP2012554 A1 EP 2012554A1 EP 07290837 A EP07290837 A EP 07290837A EP 07290837 A EP07290837 A EP 07290837A EP 2012554 A1 EP2012554 A1 EP 2012554A1
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- 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
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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
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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
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- the present invention relates to a portable wireless telephone communication device, such as an atrium, intended to be arranged against or in the ear of a user and comprising a sound reproduction member.
- the headset trade include a housing having fairly complex shapes, including rounded portions very ergonomic.
- a sound reproduction device such as a speaker
- This loudspeaker is either integrated in the housing or is attached to it.
- the loudspeaker is arranged in a location that is as appropriate as possible for its implantation in the ear of the user.
- this generates complex constraints for fixing the loudspeaker to the housing, constraints of size and accessibility.
- the connection between the housing and the speaker is very fragile so that the risk of destruction at the latter is frequent.
- the overall size of the headset remains quite important because of the implementation of the speaker externally to it.
- An object of the present invention is therefore to solve the problem mentioned above with a solution that is simple to implement, reliable and inexpensive.
- the figure 1 represents, in section, an atrium 10 according to the present invention arranged in a position of use.
- This atrium 10 comprises a hollow body 12 having an extension axis XX ', and a speaker 14 intended to be introduced into the ear of a user to reproduce the sounds transmitted by a cellular phone or a hand kit. free. In this position, the speaker 14 is substantially at right angles to the hollow body 12.
- the hollow body 12 contains electrical components (not shown) necessary for the operation of the atrium, such as an electronic card.
- the hollow body 12 has an end 12a at which is located a first inclined sliding plane 15. Typically, this inclined plane 15 forms an angle of approximately 45 ° with the axis of extension XX 'of the hollow body 12.
- the loudspeaker 14 has a second sloping inclined plane 16, parallel to the first plane of sliding 15 of the hollow body 12.
- the loudspeaker 14 is also articulated on a pivot axis YY 'which is intersecting with the axis of elongation XX 'of the hollow body 12. The two axes thus form an angle of approximately 45 °.
- the loudspeaker 14 can be manipulated by the user and rotate 180 ° on its axis YY 'to arrive at the storage position of the figure 4 . Simultaneously with this pivoting, the inclined planes 15 and 16 remain in contact with one another and slide on one another. Once the rotation of the loudspeaker 14 is effected in one direction or in the other, the latter is exactly in the axial extension of the hollow body 12, without projecting radially from it, so that the atrium forms a tube whose end carries the end piece 18 of the loudspeaker 14.
- the headset of the present invention is particularly ergonomic, simple to use and has a small footprint since in its storage position, the speaker 14 is completely contained in the radial space of the hollow body 12.
- the angle formed by the pivot axis of the loudspeaker and the longitudinal axis of the hollow body may be different from 45 °.
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La présente invention concerne un dispositif portable de communication téléphonique sans fil, tel qu'une oreillette, destiné à être disposé contre ou dans l'oreille d'un utilisateur et comportant un organe de reproduction sonore.The present invention relates to a portable wireless telephone communication device, such as an atrium, intended to be arranged against or in the ear of a user and comprising a sound reproduction member.
Actuellement, les oreillettes du commerce comportent un boîtier présentant des formes assez complexes, avec notamment des portions arrondies très ergonomiques. Typiquement, un organe de reproduction sonore, tel qu'un haut parleur, est prévu pour retransmettre les communications téléphoniques. Ce haut-parleur est soit intégré dans le boîtier, soit rapporté sur ce dernier. Dans ce cas, le haut-parleur est disposé dans un endroit le plus adapté possible à son implantation dans l'oreille de l'utilisateur. Or, cela engendre des contraintes complexes de fixation du haut-parleur au boîtier, des contraintes d'encombrement et d'accessibilité. Très souvent, la liaison entre le boîtier et le haut-parleur est très fragile de sorte que des risques de destruction au niveau de cette dernière sont fréquents. De plus, l'encombrement général de l'oreillette reste assez important à cause de l'implantation du haut-parleur extérieurement à celui-ci.Currently, the headset trade include a housing having fairly complex shapes, including rounded portions very ergonomic. Typically, a sound reproduction device, such as a speaker, is provided for retransmitting telephone communications. This loudspeaker is either integrated in the housing or is attached to it. In this case, the loudspeaker is arranged in a location that is as appropriate as possible for its implantation in the ear of the user. However, this generates complex constraints for fixing the loudspeaker to the housing, constraints of size and accessibility. Very often, the connection between the housing and the speaker is very fragile so that the risk of destruction at the latter is frequent. In addition, the overall size of the headset remains quite important because of the implementation of the speaker externally to it.
Un but de la présente invention est donc de résoudre le problème cité précédemment à l'aide d'une solution simple à mettre en oeuvre, fiable et peu coûteuse.An object of the present invention is therefore to solve the problem mentioned above with a solution that is simple to implement, reliable and inexpensive.
Ainsi, la présente invention a pour objet un dispositif portable de communication téléphonique sans fil, tel qu'une oreillette, destiné à être disposé contre ou dans l'oreille d'un utilisateur et comportant :
- un corps creux s'étendant selon un axe d'allongement et renfermant des composants nécessaires au fonctionnement dudit dispositif, tels qu'une carte électronique,
- un organe de reproduction sonore lié au corps creux et destiné à être introduit dans le pavillon de l'oreille de l'utilisateur,
- a hollow body extending along an axis of elongation and containing components necessary for the operation of said device, such as an electronic card,
- a sound reproduction member connected to the hollow body and intended to be introduced into the pavilion of the ear of the user,
Selon des modes de réalisation préférés, le dispositif selon la présente invention peut comprendre en outre l'une au moins des caractéristiques suivantes .
- dans la position de repos, l'organe de reproduction sonore est intégralement contenu dans l'encombrement radial du corps creux, sans déborder latéralement de celui-ci, de sorte que le dispositif forme un tube ;
- l'axe de pivotement de l'organe de reproduction sonore est incliné et sécant par rapport à l'axe d'allongement du corps creux ;
- l'axe de pivotement de l'organe de reproduction sonore et l'axe d'allongement du corps creux forme un angle d'environ 45°, et l'organe de reproduction sonore est articulée sur le corps creux de telle sorte que le passage de la position de repos à la position d'utilisation est réalisé suite à une rotation à 180° dudit organe de reproduction sonore sur son axe de pivotement ;
- l'organe de reproduction sonore comporte un plan incliné coopérant avec un plan incliné correspondant prévu à l'extrémité libre du corps creux, de sorte que, lors de la rotation de l'organe de reproduction sonore sur son axe de pivotement, lesdits plans sont continuellement en contact l'un contre l'autre et glissent l'un sur l'autre; et
- dans la position d'utilisation, l'organe de reproduction sonore est dressé sensiblement à angle droit par rapport au corps creux.
- in the rest position, the sound reproduction member is completely contained in the radial space of the hollow body, without overflowing laterally thereof, so that the device forms a tube;
- the pivot axis of the sound reproducing member is inclined and intersecting with respect to the axis of elongation of the hollow body;
- the pivot axis of the sound reproducing member and the axis of elongation of the hollow body form an angle of approximately 45 °, and the sound reproducing member is articulated on the hollow body so that the passage from the rest position to the use position is achieved following a 180 ° rotation of said sound reproducing member on its pivot axis;
- the sound reproduction member comprises an inclined plane cooperating with a corresponding inclined plane provided at the free end of the hollow body, so that, during the rotation of the sound reproduction member on its pivot axis, said planes are continually in contact with each other and glide over each other; and
- in the position of use, the sound reproduction member is erected substantially at right angles to the hollow body.
L'invention va maintenant être décrite plus en détail en référence à des modes de réalisation particuliers donnés à titre d'illustration uniquement et représentés sur les figures annexées dans lesquelles :
- la
figure 1 est une vue en coupe d'une oreillette conforme à la présente invention et comportant un haut-parleur disposé dans une position d'utilisation ; - la
figure 2 est une vue de côté de l'oreillette de lafigure 1 ; - la
figure 3 est une vue de côté d'une étape intermédiaire de passage du haut-parleur de la position d'utilisation à une position de stockage ; et - la
figure 4 est une vue de côté de l'oreillette dans sa position de stockage, après rotation du haut-parleur.
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figure 1 is a sectional view of an atrium according to the present invention and having a loudspeaker disposed in a position of use; - the
figure 2 is a side view of the atrium of thefigure 1 ; - the
figure 3 is a side view of an intermediate stage of passage of the speaker from the use position to a storage position; and - the
figure 4 is a side view of the headset in its storage position, after rotation of the speaker.
La
Le corps creux 12 présente une extrémité 12a au niveau de laquelle se situe un premier plan incliné de glissement 15. Typiquement, ce plan incliné 15 forme un angle d'environ 45° avec l'axe d'allongement XX' du corps creux 12.The
Le haut parleur 14 présente un second plan incliné de glissement 16, parallèle au premier plan de glissement 15 du corps creux 12. Le haut-parleur 14 est également articulé sur un axe de pivotement YY' qui est sécant avec l'axe d'allongement XX' du corps creux 12. Les deux axes forment ainsi un angle d'environ 45°.The
Comme cela est visible sur les
Pour repasser dans la position d'utilisation de la
Ainsi, l'oreillette de la présente invention est particulièrement ergonomique, simple à utiliser et présente un encombrement réduit puisque dans sa position de stockage, le haut-parleur 14 est intégralement contenu dans l'encombrement radial du corps creux 12.Thus, the headset of the present invention is particularly ergonomic, simple to use and has a small footprint since in its storage position, the
Il va de soi que la description détaillée de l'objet de l'Invention, donnée uniquement à titre d'illustration, ne constitue en aucune manière une limitation, les équivalents techniques étant également compris dans le champ de la présente invention.It goes without saying that the detailed description of the subject of the invention, given solely by way of illustration, does not in any way constitute a limitation, the technical equivalents also being included in the scope of the present invention.
Ainsi, l'angle que forme l'axe de pivotement du haut-parleur et l'axe longitudinal du corps creux peut être différent de 45°.Thus, the angle formed by the pivot axis of the loudspeaker and the longitudinal axis of the hollow body may be different from 45 °.
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JP2005269585A (en) * | 2004-03-18 | 2005-09-29 | Junichi Suzuki | Telephone conversation listening-in auditory meatus insertion pipe and standing-installation storage mechanism |
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EP1791335A2 (en) * | 2005-11-28 | 2007-05-30 | Simplebe Co., Ltd. | Wireless headset and control method thereof |
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