EP2332342A1 - Écouteur intra-auriculaire et adaptateur d'extension - Google Patents

Écouteur intra-auriculaire et adaptateur d'extension

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EP2332342A1
EP2332342A1 EP09783053A EP09783053A EP2332342A1 EP 2332342 A1 EP2332342 A1 EP 2332342A1 EP 09783053 A EP09783053 A EP 09783053A EP 09783053 A EP09783053 A EP 09783053A EP 2332342 A1 EP2332342 A1 EP 2332342A1
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Prior art keywords
ear
expansion adapter
extension unit
housing
unit
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EP2332342B1 (fr
Inventor
Chee Keong Tan
Yuen Shen Wong
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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
    • H04R1/105—Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks
    • 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
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1058—Manufacture or assembly
    • 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
    • H04R1/02—Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to an in-ear earpiece and an expansion adapter.
  • In-ear listeners have become very popular in recent years as they are increasingly used with MP3 players or media players. However, in-ear listeners are often not suited to be worn during sports or heavy activity, as these in-ear listeners tend to fall out of a user's concha.
  • US 5,712,453 shows an in-ear handset with an expansion adapter having an arm which can be anchored in the concha.
  • US Pat. No. 1,668,910 shows an in-ear handset with an expansion adapter, which is designed in the form of a question mark.
  • No. 6,810,987 B1 shows an in-ear handset with a support element which can be anchored in the concha of a user.
  • DE 102 27 450 A1 shows a headset with a stiff bracket for installation in the Concha. Here, only one end of the bracket is attached to the in-ear earpiece.
  • U1 shows a fixing unit for fixing otological devices in an ear of a user.
  • the attachment unit may have two stirrups, which are anchored on the one hand in the concha and on the other in the area of the antitragus.
  • US 2003/0174853 A1 shows a headset with an expansion adapter, wherein the expansion adapter is fastened with its first end to the headset and the second end is fastened in a concha. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an in-ear earphone which can be used in sports or other violent or animated activities.
  • an in-ear earphone which has a housing for receiving an electro-acoustic transducer and an expansion adapter unit which is coupled to the housing of the in-ear earphone.
  • the expansion adapter unit has an extension unit having an upper portion with a curvature that fits into the Crus Inferius Anthelicis, the anti-helix, and / or the concha of an user's ear.
  • the expansion adapter further comprises at least one coupling element for coupling the upper part to the housing of the in-ear listener.
  • the extension unit has at least two flexible legs as coupling elements. One leg is coupled to a first end of the upper part and a second leg is coupled to the second end of the upper part.
  • the invention also relates to an expansion adapter for an in-ear listener.
  • the expansion adapter has a ring unit for attachment to a housing of an in-ear earpiece.
  • the expansion adapter further includes an extension unit having an upper portion with a curvature for conforming to the Crus Inferius Anthelicis, the anti-helix and the concha of a user's ear.
  • the extension unit also has at least one coupling element for coupling the upper part to the ring.
  • the extension unit has at least two legs as coupling elements.
  • One leg is coupled to a first end of the upper part and a second leg is coupled to the second end of the lower part.
  • the invention relates to an expansion adapter with a ring for coupling with a
  • the extension unit has a curvature which turns into a crus Inferius Anthelicis, an anti-helix and / or a concha of an user's ear.
  • the invention relates to the idea to use an expansion adapter or an extension unit, which is made for example of a soft rubber, which allows bending and fitting in different ears.
  • an extension unit can be attached to the housing of the in-ear, whereby a secure and tight fit in the user's ear is made possible in particular on the Crus Inferius Anthelicis, the anti-helix and the Concha.
  • the extension unit may be interchangeable.
  • FIG. 1A and 1B show schematic representations of an expansion adapter according to a first embodiment
  • 2A to 2D show a plan view, a front view, a side view, an isometric view A, and an isometric view B of an ear listener according to a second embodiment.
  • FIG. 1A and 1B show a schematic representation of an expansion adapter according to a first embodiment.
  • the expansion adapter can be interchangeably attached to a housing of an in-ear earpiece.
  • the expansion adapter or the expansion adapter unit has a ring 10 with a hole 11 and an extension unit 20.
  • the ring 10 and the hole 11 are selected so that the ring fits securely on a housing of an in-ear earpiece.
  • the expansion adapter unit can be mounted or attached to a housing of an in-ear listener.
  • the extension unit 20 is connected to the ring 10 and serves as means for securing the expansion adapter in an ear of a user.
  • the extension The unit 10 has four legs 22, 23, 24 and 25 and an upper and a lower part 26, which has a certain curvature.
  • the upper portion 26 may be placed on the Crus Inferius Anthelicis, the anti-helix and / or the concha of an ear and has a first end 28 and a second end 29.
  • the first end 28 of the upper part 26 is coupled to the first leg 22 of the extension unit 20, while the fourth leg 25 is coupled to the second end 29 of the upper part 26.
  • the first leg 22 of the extension unit 20 is at a first connection point 22, the second leg 23 is connected to a second connection point 13, the third leg 24 is connected to a third connection point and the fourth leg 24 is coupled to a fourth connection point 15.
  • the first, second, third and fourth connection points 12, 13, 14 and 15 are provided on the ring 10.
  • the ring 10 and the extension unit 20 can be made in one piece or as a part. Alternatively, the extension unit 20 may be provided on the ring 10.
  • the ring may be configured as a closed or open ring.
  • first, second, third and fourth legs 22-25 have been shown with a particular curvature, these legs may also be implemented as straight lines. It should be noted that although four different legs 22-25 have been shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the extension unit 20 may be implemented with fewer or more than these four legs. The extension unit 20 can also be implemented without legs, for example as a solid body.
  • the curvature 27 of the upper portion 26 is selected to fit (certainly) in a Crus Inferius Anthelicis, an anti-helix, and a concha of an user's ear.
  • extension unit 20 and in particular the material of the four legs have been described above as one material, the extension unit may be implemented, wherein the upper part 26 may be made of a different material than the legs 22-25.
  • an in-ear listener can be safely and comfortably adapted to almost every ear of a user.
  • an expansion adapter may be provided which has a one-size-fits-all or fits all ears.
  • the material of the expansion adapter according to the first embodiment is preferably soft rubber. Alternatively, other materials may be used which are sufficiently flexible and which allow comfortable and safe use of the expansion adapter in the ears of the users.
  • FIGS. 1A and 1B are a plan view, a front view, a side view, an isometric view A, and an isometric view B of an in-ear listener according to a second embodiment.
  • the expansion adapter according to FIGS. 1A and 1B is a part of the housing of an in-ear listener, for example a component of the in-ear listener.
  • the housing 50 of the in-ear earpiece is connected to the expansion adapter.
  • the expansion adapter according to the second embodiment substantially corresponds to the expansion adapter according to the first embodiment.
  • the extension unit 20 has four legs 22 - 25 which are connected to the ring 10 at their first ends and which are connected at their second ends to the upper part 26.
  • the upper part 26 has first and second ends 28, 29, with the first end 28 coupled to the first leg 22 and the second end 29 to the fourth leg 25.
  • the extension unit 20 has an upper part 26 with a curvature.
  • the upper part 26 with the curvature is connected to the ring 10 by at least one leg 22-25.
  • the legs are preferably made of a soft rubber.
  • the upper portion 26 with the curvature is selected to fit within the crus inferius anthelicis, anti-helix and concha of a user, with the second ends 29 on the crus inferius anthelicis, and the first end 28 in the concha of the User can rest.
  • the upper part 26 can match the curvature in differently complex shapes of an ear of a user.
  • the upper part 26 may bend as necessary. If the curvature of the Crus Inferius Anthelicis, the anti-helix, and the concha of a user is great, then the curvature of the upper portion 26 may be adjusted to such curvature as the flexible legs 22-25 will bend accordingly.
  • the expansion adapter is configured substantially in the form of a shark fin.
  • the expansion adapter according to the first or second embodiment may for example have a spring stiffness, wherein the spring stiffness in the vertical direction (according to the arrow F1 of Fig. 2B) may have between 0.05 to 0.6 N / mm.
  • the spring stiffness here preferably has a value of 0.3 N / mm.
  • the extension adapter may further have a spring rigidity in the horizontal direction (according to the arrow F2 of FIG. 2C) of 0.02 to 0.4 N / mm.
  • this spring stiffness may have a value of 0.08 N / mm.
  • the spring stiffness F1 was determined by clamping the in-ear earpiece at the clamping points 1000 and applying a pressure from above at the location of the arrow F1 in Fig. 2B. The force was recorded at an elongation of 4 mm. In particular, five measurements were made with the measured force 0.507; 0.508; 0.514; 0.504; Reached 0.507 N.
  • the handset or extension adapter was likewise clamped or clamped at the clamping points 1000 and a force at an elongation of 4 mm was determined. Five measurements were made and pressures of 0.197; 0.195; 0.200; 0.194 and 0.201 N recorded.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Headphones And Earphones (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un écouteur intra-auriculaire qui possède un boîtier (50) destiné à recevoir un convertisseur électro-acoustique et une unité d'adaptateur d'extension (20), laquelle est couplée avec le boîtier (50) de l'écouteur intra-auriculaire. L'unité d'adaptateur d'extension (20) possède une unité d'extension (20) avec une partie supérieure (26) avec une courbure s'adaptant à un crus inferius anthelicis, à une anthélix et/ou à une conque de l'oreille d'un utilisateur. L'unité d'adaptateur d'extension (20) possède en outre au moins un élément de couplage afin de coupler la partie supérieure (26) avec le boîtier (50) de l'écouteur intra-auriculaire. L'unité d'adaptateur d'extension (20) possède au moins deux pattes flexibles (22, 25) servant d'éléments de couplage. Une patte (22) est couplée à une première extrémité (28) de la partie supérieure (26) et une deuxième patte (25) avec une deuxième extrémité (29) de la partie supérieure (26).
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