EP3834426A1 - Earphone comprising an audio transducer and an extra-auricular support - Google Patents

Earphone comprising an audio transducer and an extra-auricular support

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EP3834426A1
EP3834426A1 EP19765295.1A EP19765295A EP3834426A1 EP 3834426 A1 EP3834426 A1 EP 3834426A1 EP 19765295 A EP19765295 A EP 19765295A EP 3834426 A1 EP3834426 A1 EP 3834426A1
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Benoît VAN LANDEGHEM
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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
    • H04R1/1058—Manufacture or assembly
    • H04R1/1066—Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2460/00—Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2460/13—Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers

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  • These audio transducers use the cartilage of the ear as a medium for the propagation of acoustic waves for amplification of the sound in contact with the inner ear.
  • the transmission of acoustic waves to the ear lobe is not optimal in terms of quality and listening comfort for the user. Indeed, the frequencies between 100Hz and 5kHz (low and intermediate frequencies) are largely attenuated on the lower part of the ear.
  • the audio device protrudes here in the outer and inner face of the ear which increases the risk of the device being torn off, especially when using a headset protection (motorbike, ski, construction site, etc.) or during the practice of an intense sporting activity.
  • a headset protection motorbike, ski, construction site, etc.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to remedy the aforementioned problems.
  • the subject of the invention is a headset comprising a transducer capable of transmitting acoustic waves to the pinna and an extra-auricular support for the transducer comprising, a housing in which the transducer is housed, a body and a fixing device cooperating with the housing and the body, said fixing device being designed to couple the housing and the body to the pinna of the ear in a fixing position in which the transducer is in abutment against the internal face of the pinna of the ear and in which the body is in support against the external face of the pinna, characterized in that the body is in the shape of a rider whose legs are designed to overlap the root of the helix on the outside of the pinna in the fixing position and in that the fixing device is designed to center the transducer opposite the body on the internal face of the pinna opposite the root of the helix in the fixing position.
  • the idea behind the invention consists in providing an extra-auricular support capable of placing the audio device upside down from the root of the helix against the internal face of the pinna of the ear where there is a optimal anatomical point of the ear for quality and listening comfort, called the furrow of the helix root (sulcus cruris helicis).
  • the idea also consists in squeezing and centering the overlapping body on the root of the helix with the housing against the groove of the helix root so as to increase the resistance to tearing while limiting the space and discomfort from the device once positioned on the ear.
  • the earpiece according to the invention can also have the following particularities:
  • the fixing device comprises at least one magnet disposed in the housing and a magnet disposed in the body to effect said magnetic attraction;
  • the fixing device comprises an elastic tongue connecting the housing and the body, the fixing device operating by pinching;
  • the elastic tongue has a W shape, the ends of which connect the housing and the body so that the tongue matches the shape of the pinna;
  • the ring 13 of the housing functions in the manner of an elastic clamping ring capable of clamping a transducer at the periphery while allowing direct contact of the transducer with the groove of the helix 10.
  • the fixing device 14 comprises for example means 15 of magnetic attraction arranged in the housing 9 and in the jumper.
  • a magnet 15 at one end of at least one of the legs 5, preferably the leg arranged to be found in the Cymba Conchea 7a, or else a magnet in a central portion 18 of the jumper that extends between the legs 5 in the cavity of the pinna at the junction of the Cymba Conchea 7a and the Cavum Conchae 7b.
  • the housing 9 can in turn be composed of a magnetic part.
  • the magnetized part 15 of the housing 9 can be replaced by the magnet 15 of the transducer 19 serving to generate the acoustic waves with the coil.
  • the fixing device 14 may comprise an elastic tongue 16 connecting the housing 9 and the body 4 so as to bring the housing 9 and the body 4 together by pinching. .
  • the elastic tongue 16 can be in the form of a W, the ends of which connect the housing 9 and the body 4.
  • This W-shape is particularly well suited to conform to the shape of the pinna.
  • the earpiece 2 here comprises a housing 17, inserted and blocked in the housing.
  • An angle of about 10 to 20 ° is here well suited for positioning the magnet 15 of the housing 17 facing the magnet 15 of the central portion 18 of the jumper when the earpiece 2 is in the fixing position. on the ear, as seen in Figure 6.
  • the coupling of a headset 2 according to the invention on the ear of a user firstly requires the legs 5 of the rider of the body 4 to be moved apart substantially and then tightened on the root of the helix 6.
  • the housing 9 is placed against the inner face 3a of the ear. Thanks to the fixing device 14, the housing 4 is placed by itself in the groove of the helix 10 and brings the housing 9 and the body 4 towards one another in the fixing position.

Abstract

The invention relates to an earphone (2) comprising an audio transducer (19) and an extra-auricular support comprising a housing (9) for the transducer, a body (4) and an attachment device (14) which cooperates with the housing and the body. The attachment device is designed to couple the housing and the body to the auricle of the ear in an attachment position in which the transducer is pressed against the inner face (3b) of the auricle (3) and in which the body is pressed against the outer face (3a) of the auricle. The body forms a clip, the tabs of which are designed to overlap the root of the helix (6) on the outer face of the auricle in attachment position and the attachment device is designed to center the transducer opposite the body on the inner face of the auricle opposite the root of the helix in attachment position.

Description

ECOUTEUR COMPRENANT UN TRANSDUCTEUR AUDIO ET UN EARPHONE COMPRISING AN AUDIO TRANSDUCER AND A
SUPPORT EXTRA-AURICULAIRE EXTRA-EAR SUPPORT
Domaine technique  Technical area
Le domaine de l'invention est celui des appareils audio de type extra-auriculaire.  The field of the invention is that of audio devices of the extra-auricular type.
L' invention concerne plus particulièrement un écouteur comprenant un transducteur apte à transmettre des ondes acoustiques au pavillon de l'oreille et un support extra-auriculaire comprenant, un logement dans lequel est logé le transducteur, un corps et un dispositif de fixation coopérant avec le logement et le corps, ledit dispositif de fixation étant conçu pour coupler le logement et le corps au pavillon de l'oreille dans une position de fixation dans laquelle le transducteur est en appui contre la face interne du pavillon de l'oreille et dans laquelle le corps est en appui contre la face externe du pavillon de l'oreille.  The invention relates more particularly to an earpiece comprising a transducer capable of transmitting acoustic waves to the pinna and an extra-auricular support comprising, a housing in which the transducer is housed, a body and a fixing device cooperating with the housing and the body, said fixing device being designed to couple the housing and the body to the pinna in a fixing position in which the transducer is in abutment against the internal face of the pinna and in which the body is in abutment against the external face of the pinna.
Technique antérieure Prior art
Il existe aujourd'hui des appareils audio extra auriculaires de type écouteurs fonctionnant avec des transducteurs audio.  Today there are extra-ear headphone-type audio devices operating with audio transducers.
Ces transducteurs audio utilisent le cartilage de l'oreille comme support de propagation des ondes acoustiques pour une amplification du son au contact de l'oreille interne.  These audio transducers use the cartilage of the ear as a medium for the propagation of acoustic waves for amplification of the sound in contact with the inner ear.
Le document US2002/0039427 décrit à ce propos un appareil audio, ici un écouteur, comprenant un transducteur audio apte à être fixé au lobe de l'oreille.  Document US2002 / 0039427 describes in this connection an audio device, here an earpiece, comprising an audio transducer capable of being fixed to the ear lobe.
Toutefois, la transmission des ondes acoustiques au lobe de l'oreille n'est pas optimale en termes de qualité et de confort d'écoute pour l'utilisateur. En effet, les fréquences comprises entre 100Hz et 5kHz (fréquences basses et intermédiaires) sont largement atténuées sur la partie basse de l'oreille. However, the transmission of acoustic waves to the ear lobe is not optimal in terms of quality and listening comfort for the user. Indeed, the frequencies between 100Hz and 5kHz (low and intermediate frequencies) are largely attenuated on the lower part of the ear.
Seules les très basses fréquences en dessous de 100Hz sont transmises par une forte déformation mécanique de l'oreille.  Only very low frequencies below 100Hz are transmitted by strong mechanical deformation of the ear.
Il en ressort que le spectre sonore n'est pas équilibré et que le rendu du son n'est pas naturel.  It turns out that the sound spectrum is not balanced and that the sound is not natural.
De plus, une fois installé sur l'oreille, l'appareil audio fait ici sailli en face externe et interne de l'oreille ce qui augmente les risques d'arrachement de l'appareil, notamment lors de l'utilisation d'un casque de protection (moto, ski, chantier, etc.) ou pendant la pratique d'une activité sportive intenses.  In addition, once installed on the ear, the audio device protrudes here in the outer and inner face of the ear which increases the risk of the device being torn off, especially when using a headset protection (motorbike, ski, construction site, etc.) or during the practice of an intense sporting activity.
Le document W02004/004416 décrit lui aussi un support extra-auriculaire pour appareil audio avec une qualité et un confort d'écoute insatisfaisants.  The document WO2004 / 004416 also describes an extra-auricular support for an audio device with unsatisfactory quality and listening comfort.
Exposé de l'invention Statement of the invention
Le but de l'invention est donc de remédier aux problèmes précités.  The object of the invention is therefore to remedy the aforementioned problems.
A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un écouteur comprenant un transducteur apte à transmettre des ondes acoustiques au pavillon de l'oreille et un support extra auriculaire pour le transducteur comprenant, un logement dans lequel est logé le transducteur, un corps et un dispositif de fixation coopérant avec le logement et le corps, ledit dispositif de fixation étant conçu pour coupler le logement et le corps au pavillon de l'oreille dans une position de fixation dans laquelle le transducteur est en appui contre la face interne du pavillon de l'oreille et dans laquelle le corps est en appui contre la face externe du pavillon de l'oreille, caractérisé en ce que le corps est en forme de cavalier dont les pattes sont conçues pour chevaucher la racine de l'hélix en face externe du pavillon de l'oreille en position de fixation et en ce que le dispositif de fixation est conçu pour centrer le transducteur en face du corps sur la face interne du pavillon de l'oreille à l'opposé de la racine de l'hélix en position de fixation. To this end, the subject of the invention is a headset comprising a transducer capable of transmitting acoustic waves to the pinna and an extra-auricular support for the transducer comprising, a housing in which the transducer is housed, a body and a fixing device cooperating with the housing and the body, said fixing device being designed to couple the housing and the body to the pinna of the ear in a fixing position in which the transducer is in abutment against the internal face of the pinna of the ear and in which the body is in support against the external face of the pinna, characterized in that the body is in the shape of a rider whose legs are designed to overlap the root of the helix on the outside of the pinna in the fixing position and in that the fixing device is designed to center the transducer opposite the body on the internal face of the pinna opposite the root of the helix in the fixing position.
L'idée à la base de l'invention consiste à fournir un support extra-auriculaire apte à disposer l'appareil audio à l'envers de la racine de l'hélix contre la face interne du pavillon de l'oreille où se trouve un point anatomique optimal de l'oreille pour la qualité et le confort d'écoute, appelé sillon de la racine de l'hélix (sulcus cruris helicis) .  The idea behind the invention consists in providing an extra-auricular support capable of placing the audio device upside down from the root of the helix against the internal face of the pinna of the ear where there is a optimal anatomical point of the ear for quality and listening comfort, called the furrow of the helix root (sulcus cruris helicis).
L' idée consiste également à serrer et centrer le corps en chevauchement sur la racine de l'hélix avec le logement contre le sillon de la racine de l'hélix de sorte à augmenter la résistance à l'arrachement tout en limitant l'encombrement et la gêne de l'appareil une fois positionné sur l'oreille.  The idea also consists in squeezing and centering the overlapping body on the root of the helix with the housing against the groove of the helix root so as to increase the resistance to tearing while limiting the space and discomfort from the device once positioned on the ear.
Le chevauchement de la racine de l'hélix apporte déjà à lui seul une forte résistance à l'arrachement ce qui permet avantageusement de réduire la force de serrage nécessaire du dispositif de fixation pour rapprocher le logement avec le corps, et in fine de réduire la taille du support .  The overlap of the root of the helix alone already provides a strong resistance to tearing which advantageously makes it possible to reduce the necessary clamping force of the fixing device to bring the housing closer to the body, and ultimately reduce the support size.
L'écouteur selon l'invention peut également présenter les particularités suivantes :  The earpiece according to the invention can also have the following particularities:
- le dispositif de fixation fonctionne par attraction magnétique ;  - the fixing device works by magnetic attraction;
- le dispositif de fixation comprend au moins un aimant disposé dans le logement et un aimant disposé dans le corps pour réaliser ladite attraction magnétique ; - the fixing device comprises at least one magnet disposed in the housing and a magnet disposed in the body to effect said magnetic attraction;
- le corps comprend un aimant à l'extrémité d'au moins une des pattes ;  - The body comprises a magnet at the end of at least one of the legs;
- le dispositif de fixation comprend une languette élastique reliant le logement et le corps, le dispositif de fixation fonctionnant par pincement ;  - The fixing device comprises an elastic tongue connecting the housing and the body, the fixing device operating by pinching;
- la languette élastique a une forme de W dont les extrémités relient le logement et le corps de sorte que la languette épouse la forme du pavillon de l'oreille ;  - The elastic tongue has a W shape, the ends of which connect the housing and the body so that the tongue matches the shape of the pinna;
- le logement se présente sous la forme d'une bague élastique conçue pour bloquer l'appareil audio par pincement ;  - the housing is in the form of an elastic ring designed to block the audio device by pinching;
- le corps est constitué d'un matériau ductile de sorte que les pattes du cavalier peuvent être écartées ou resserrées l'une par rapport à l'autre.  - The body is made of a ductile material so that the legs of the rider can be spread or tightened relative to each other.
- le transducteur présente une surface de contact arrondie destinée à épouser le creux du sillon de 1' hélix .  - The transducer has a rounded contact surface intended to follow the hollow of the groove of the helix.
Présentation sommaire des dessins Brief presentation of the drawings
La présente invention sera mieux comprise et d'autres avantages apparaîtront à la lecture de la description détaillée du mode de réalisation pris à titre d'exemple nullement limitatif et illustré par les dessins annexés, dans lesquels :  The present invention will be better understood and other advantages will appear on reading the detailed description of the embodiment taken by way of nonlimiting example and illustrated by the appended drawings, in which:
les figures la et lb représentent schématiquement le pavillon d'une oreille externe respectivement en face externe et en face interne ;  FIGS. 1a and 1b schematically represent the pavilion of an external ear respectively on the external face and on the internal face;
La figure 2 est une représentation schématique d'un support extra-auriculaire selon l'invention ;  Figure 2 is a schematic representation of an extra-auricular support according to the invention;
La figure 3 est une représentation schématique d'un écouteur audio selon l'invention ; Figure 3 is a schematic representation of a audio earphone according to the invention;
La figure 4 représente schématiquement un écouteur audio selon l'invention en face externe d'une oreille ;  FIG. 4 schematically represents an audio earpiece according to the invention on the external face of an ear;
Les figures 5a à 5c sont des représentations graphiques de la réponse spectrale d'un signal audio émis par un écouteur audio selon l'invention selon différentes positions sur le pavillon de l'oreille ; la figure 6 est une représentation schématique en coupe de dessus du pavillon d'une oreille avec l'écouteur audio selon l'invention.  FIGS. 5a to 5c are graphic representations of the spectral response of an audio signal emitted by an audio earpiece according to the invention according to different positions on the pinna; Figure 6 is a schematic sectional view from above of the roof of an ear with the audio earpiece according to the invention.
Description du mode de réalisation Description of the embodiment
Le support 1 extra-auriculaire selon l'invention, représenté sur les figures 2, 3, 4 et 6 est particulièrement bien adapté pour coupler un appareil audio, un écouteur 2 à transducteur sur la figure 6, au pavillon 3 d'une oreille d'un utilisateur.  The extra-auricular support 1 according to the invention, represented in FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and 6 is particularly well suited for coupling an audio device, a transducer earpiece 2 in FIG. 6, to the pavilion 3 of an ear d 'an user.
Par support extra-auriculaire, on entend tout type de support conçu pour être fixé au pavillon de l'oreille d'un utilisateur.  By extra-auricular support is meant any type of support designed to be fixed to the pinna of a user's ear.
Le support 1 comprend pour cela un corps 4 prenant ici la forme d'un cavalier, ou d'un U, dont les pattes 5 (ou les ailes) sont conçues pour chevaucher la racine de l'hélix 6 (ou racine de l'Hélice de Crous) et placer le corps 4 dans une position de blocage.  The support 1 comprises for this a body 4 here taking the form of a rider, or a U, whose legs 5 (or the wings) are designed to overlap the root of the helix 6 (or root of the Crous propeller) and place the body 4 in a locked position.
La racine de l'hélix 6 est une partie cartilagineuse de l'oreille 3 qui forme la base de l'hélice de Crous et qui prend pied dans la conque 7 en face externe 3a du pavillon, comme représenté sur la figure la.  The root of the helix 6 is a cartilaginous part of the ear 3 which forms the base of the Crous helix and which takes root in the conch 7 on the external face 3a of the pavilion, as shown in FIG.
La racine de l'hélix 6 sépare ainsi la conque 7 en deux partie, l'une supérieure et étroite, appelé Cymba Conchea 7a, et l'autre inférieure et plus large, appelé Cavum Conchae 7b. The root of the helix 6 thus separates the conch 7 into two parts, one upper and narrow, called Cymba Conchea 7a, and the other lower and wider, called Cavum Conchae 7b.
Les pattes 5 du corps 4 s'étendent ainsi suffisamment pour atteindre le cymba conchea 7a et le cavum conchae 7b, soit approximativement 2 à 5mm.  The legs 5 of the body 4 thus extend sufficiently to reach the cymba conchea 7a and the conchae cavum 7b, ie approximately 2 to 5 mm.
De manière avantageuse, le corps 4 est constitué d'un matériau ductile, par exemple un plastique souple, permettant aux pattes 5 du cavalier d'être rabattues pour venir au contact de la conque 7 et d'ajuster le serrage contre la racine de l'hélix 6.  Advantageously, the body 4 is made of a ductile material, for example a flexible plastic, allowing the legs 5 of the rider to be folded down to come into contact with the conch 7 and to adjust the tightening against the root of the 'helix 6.
Les pattes 5 du corps 4 peuvent donc être plus ou moins pliées, ou au contraire être étendues à plat, selon la configuration de la racine de l'hélix 6 de l'oreille de l'utilisateur.  The legs 5 of the body 4 can therefore be more or less folded, or on the contrary be extended flat, depending on the configuration of the root of the helix 6 of the user's ear.
Le corps 4 peut également présenter un bosselage 8 à chaque extrémité des pattes 5 du cavalier de sorte à adoucir le contact du support avec l'oreille et à améliorer la transmission audio.  The body 4 can also have a boss 8 at each end of the legs 5 of the rider so as to soften the contact of the support with the ear and to improve the audio transmission.
Ce bosselage 8 permet également de stabiliser le corps 4 en position de blocage dans les Cymba Conchea 7a et Cavum Conchae 7b.  This boss 8 also makes it possible to stabilize the body 4 in the blocking position in the Cymba Conchea 7a and Cavum Conchae 7b.
Le support 1 comprend en outre un logement 9 destiné à recevoir un transducteur, et dont la configuration permet de disposer le transducteur directement contre la face interne 3b du pavillon 3 de l'oreille, plus précisément dans le sillon de l'hélix 10, également appelé Sulcus Cruris Helicics .  The support 1 further comprises a housing 9 intended to receive a transducer, and the configuration of which allows the transducer to be placed directly against the internal face 3b of the horn 3 of the ear, more precisely in the groove of the helix 10, also called Sulcus Cruris Helicics.
Le sillon de l'hélix 10 est une rainure sur la face interne 3b du pavillon 3 de l'oreille en dessous de l'épine de l'hélix 11, correspondant à l'envers de la racine de l'hélix 6 en face externe 3a du pavillon 3, comme représenté en figure lb. Cette partie anatomique de l'oreille est également considérée comme le point zéro en acupuncture, point le plus favorable à la transmission du signal audio pour obtenir un son naturel. The furrow of the helix 10 is a groove on the internal face 3b of the pavilion 3 of the ear below the spine of the helix 11, corresponding to the reverse of the root of the helix 6 on the external face 3a of the pavilion 3, as shown in Figure lb. This anatomical part of the ear is also considered as the zero point in acupuncture, the most favorable point for the transmission of the audio signal to obtain a natural sound.
Les figures 5a, 5b et 5c montrent d'ailleurs les différentes réponses spectrales d'un signal audio selon la position d'un transducteur sur le pavillon de 1' oreille .  FIGS. 5a, 5b and 5c moreover show the different spectral responses of an audio signal according to the position of a transducer on the pinna of the ear.
Ainsi, lorsque le transducteur ici représenté par un rond en pointillé est placé sur le haut PS ou le bas PI du pavillon de l'oreille, respectivement figure 5a et 5c, une baisse de puissance P d'environ 10 à 20 décibels db ou SPL pour Sound Pressure level, est observée dans les fréquences médiums comprises entre 100Hz et 5KHz .  Thus, when the transducer here represented by a dotted circle is placed on the top PS or the bottom PI of the pinna, respectively in FIG. 5a and 5c, a drop in power P of approximately 10 to 20 decibels db or SPL for Sound Pressure level, is observed in the mid frequencies between 100Hz and 5KHz.
Ce niveau faible de médium accentue la perception des graves qui font vibrer fortement le pavillon de l'oreille sans pour autant apporter la qualité d'écoute souhaitée.  This low level of mid-range accentuates the perception of the bass which strongly vibrates the pinna without providing the desired quality of listening.
Au contraire, on remarque que lorsque le transducteur est placé au centre PC du pavillon de l'oreille au niveau du point zéro, où se trouve le sillon de l'hélix 10, les médiums sont plus élevés, environ 35 db, que les graves, environ 27db, ce qui permet d'obtenir un son équilibré pour une qualité d'écoute optimale.  On the contrary, we note that when the transducer is placed in the center PC of the pavilion of the ear at the level of the zero point, where the groove of the helix 10 is located, the midrange is higher, about 35 db, than the bass , approximately 27db, which allows you to obtain a balanced sound for optimal listening quality.
Le logement selon l'invention se présente ici sous la forme d'une bague 13 élastique conçue pour bloquer le transducteur par pincement.  The housing according to the invention is here in the form of an elastic ring 13 designed to block the transducer by pinching.
La bague 13 du logement fonctionne à la manière d'un anneau de serrage élastique apte à serrer un transducteur en périphérie tout en permettant le contact direct du transducteur avec le sillon de l'hélix 10.  The ring 13 of the housing functions in the manner of an elastic clamping ring capable of clamping a transducer at the periphery while allowing direct contact of the transducer with the groove of the helix 10.
Le logement pourra également être adapté pour autoriser l'insertion et le blocage d'un boitier 17 d'un écouteur 2 lui-même logeant un transducteur et d'autres composants électroniques, comme représenté sur la figureThe housing can also be adapted to allow the insertion and blocking of a housing 17 of a earpiece 2 itself housing a transducer and other electronic components, as shown in the figure
6. 6.
Le support 1 comprend en outre un dispositif de fixation 14 coopérant avec le logement 9 et le corps 4 pour les coupler au pavillon de l'oreille.  The support 1 further comprises a fixing device 14 cooperating with the housing 9 and the body 4 to couple them to the pin of the ear.
Le dispositif de fixation 14 est ainsi conçu pour rapprocher le logement 9 et le corps 4 l'un vers l'autre contre le pavillon 3 de l'oreille dans une position de fixation, représentée sur la figure 6.  The fixing device 14 is thus designed to bring the housing 9 and the body 4 towards each other against the roof 3 of the ear in a fixing position, shown in FIG. 6.
Ce dispositif de fixation 14 selon l'invention présente également une autre fonctionnalité lui permettant de centrer le logement 9 sur la face interne This fixing device 14 according to the invention also has another functionality allowing it to center the housing 9 on the internal face.
3b du pavillon 3 de l'oreille à l'opposé de la racine de l'hélix 6 en face du corps 4. 3b of the pavilion 3 of the ear opposite the root of the helix 6 opposite the body 4.
Pour cela, le dispositif de fixation 14 comprend par exemple des moyens 15 d'attraction magnétique disposés dans le logement 9 et dans le cavalier.  For this, the fixing device 14 comprises for example means 15 of magnetic attraction arranged in the housing 9 and in the jumper.
Ainsi, au niveau du cavalier on peut prévoir par exemple un aimant 15 à une extrémité d'au moins une des pattes 5, de préférence la patte agencée pour se retrouver dans le Cymba Conchea 7a, ou bien un aimant dans une portion centrale 18 du cavalier qui s'étend entre les pattes 5 dans la cavité du pavillon de l'oreille à la jonction du Cymba Conchea 7a et du Cavum Conchae 7b.  Thus, at the level of the rider, it is possible, for example, to provide a magnet 15 at one end of at least one of the legs 5, preferably the leg arranged to be found in the Cymba Conchea 7a, or else a magnet in a central portion 18 of the jumper that extends between the legs 5 in the cavity of the pinna at the junction of the Cymba Conchea 7a and the Cavum Conchae 7b.
Le logement 9 peut quant à lui être composé d'une partie aimantée.  The housing 9 can in turn be composed of a magnetic part.
Selon une variante, la partie aimantée 15 du logement 9 pourra être remplacée par l'aimant 15 du transducteur 19 servant à générer les ondes acoustiques avec la bobine . Aussi, à la place ou bien en combinaison de ces moyens 15 d'attraction magnétique, le dispositif de fixation 14 peut comprendre une languette 16 élastique reliant le logement 9 et le corps 4 de sorte à rapprocher le logement 9 et le corps 4 par pincement . According to a variant, the magnetized part 15 of the housing 9 can be replaced by the magnet 15 of the transducer 19 serving to generate the acoustic waves with the coil. Also, instead of or in combination with these magnetic attraction means 15, the fixing device 14 may comprise an elastic tongue 16 connecting the housing 9 and the body 4 so as to bring the housing 9 and the body 4 together by pinching. .
La languette 16 viendra par exemple relier perpendiculairement la portion centrale 18 du cavalier.  The tongue 16 will for example connect perpendicularly the central portion 18 of the jumper.
De manière avantageuse, la languette 16 élastique peut se présenter sous la forme d'un W dont les extrémités relient le logement 9 et le corps 4. Cette forme en W est particulièrement bien adaptée pour épouser la forme du pavillon de l'oreille.  Advantageously, the elastic tongue 16 can be in the form of a W, the ends of which connect the housing 9 and the body 4. This W-shape is particularly well suited to conform to the shape of the pinna.
Le support 1 selon l'invention est ainsi particulièrement bien adapté pour de nombreux types d'appareils audio, tel qu'un écouteur 2 comprenant par exemple un transducteur audio, un appareil auditif pour mal entendant, un micro, etc.  The support 1 according to the invention is thus particularly well suited for many types of audio devices, such as an earphone 2 comprising for example an audio transducer, a hearing aid for the hearing impaired, a microphone, etc.
De manière avantageuse, l'écouteur 2 comprend ici un boitier 17, inséré et bloqué dans le logement.  Advantageously, the earpiece 2 here comprises a housing 17, inserted and blocked in the housing.
Le boîtier 17 comprend quant à lui un transducteur 19 présentant ici une surface de contact 20 de forme arrondie, représentée en figure 6, destinée à épouser le creux du sillon de l'hélix 10 pour bloquer sensiblement le logement 9 le long de la face interne du pavillon.  The housing 17 for its part comprises a transducer 19 having here a contact surface 20 of rounded shape, represented in FIG. 6, intended to follow the hollow of the groove of the helix 10 to substantially block the housing 9 along the internal face of the pavilion.
Le boîtier 17 comprend en outre un aimant 15 disposé de manière inclinée par rapport au transducteur 19.  The housing 17 further comprises a magnet 15 disposed in an inclination with respect to the transducer 19.
Un angle d'environ 10 à 20° est ici bien adapté pour positionner l'aimant 15 du boîtier 17 en vis-à-vis de l'aimant 15 de la portion centrale 18 du cavalier lorsque l'écouteur 2 est en position de fixation sur l'oreille, comme visible sur la figure 6.  An angle of about 10 to 20 ° is here well suited for positioning the magnet 15 of the housing 17 facing the magnet 15 of the central portion 18 of the jumper when the earpiece 2 is in the fixing position. on the ear, as seen in Figure 6.
Enfin, le couplage d'un écouteur 2 selon l'invention sur l'oreille d'un utilisateur, nécessite dans un premier temps d'écarter sensiblement les pattes 5 du cavalier du corps 4 pour ensuite les resserrer sur la racine de l'hélix 6. Une fois le corps 4 positionné, le logement 9 est placé contre la face interne 3a de l'oreille. Grâce au dispositif de fixation 14, le logement 4 vient se placer de lui-même dans le sillon de l'hélix 10 et rapproche le logement 9 et le corps 4 l'un vers l'autre en position de fixation. Finally, the coupling of a headset 2 according to the invention on the ear of a user, firstly requires the legs 5 of the rider of the body 4 to be moved apart substantially and then tightened on the root of the helix 6. Once the body 4 is positioned, the housing 9 is placed against the inner face 3a of the ear. Thanks to the fixing device 14, the housing 4 is placed by itself in the groove of the helix 10 and brings the housing 9 and the body 4 towards one another in the fixing position.
Pour le retrait de l'écouteur 2 du pavillon de l'oreille, il suffit d'écarter suffisamment le dispositif de fixation 14 et de desserrer si besoin le corps 4 de la racine de l'hélix 6.  To remove the earpiece 2 from the roof of the ear, it suffices to separate the fixing device 14 sufficiently and to loosen if necessary the body 4 from the root of the helix 6.

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1. Ecouteur (2) comprenant un transducteur (19) apte à transmettre des ondes acoustiques au pavillon de l'oreille et un support (1) extra-auriculaire pour le transducteur comprenant, un logement (9) dans lequel est logé le transducteur, un corps (4) et un dispositif de fixation (14) coopérant avec le logement et le corps, ledit dispositif de fixation étant conçu pour coupler le logement et le corps au pavillon de l'oreille dans une position de fixation dans laquelle le transducteur est en appui contre la face interne (3b) du pavillon (3) de l'oreille et dans laquelle le corps est en appui contre la face externe (3a) du pavillon de l'oreille, caractérisé en ce que le corps est en forme de cavalier dont les pattes sont conçues pour chevaucher la racine de l'hélix (6) en face externe du pavillon de l'oreille en position de fixation et en ce que le dispositif de fixation est conçu pour centrer le transducteur en face du corps sur la face interne du pavillon de l'oreille à l'opposé de la racine de l'hélix en position de fixation. 1. Headphone (2) comprising a transducer (19) capable of transmitting acoustic waves to the pinna and an extra-auricular support (1) for the transducer comprising, a housing (9) in which the transducer is housed, a body (4) and a fixing device (14) cooperating with the housing and the body, said fixing device being designed to couple the housing and the body to the pinna in a fixing position in which the transducer is in abutment against the internal face (3b) of the pavilion (3) of the ear and in which the body is in abutment against the external face (3a) of the pavilion of the ear, characterized in that the body is in the form of rider whose legs are designed to overlap the root of the helix (6) on the outer face of the pinna in the fixing position and in that the fixing device is designed to center the transducer in front of the body on the inner side of the pavilion from ear to oppo dried from the root of the helix in the fixing position.
2. Ecouteur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de fixation fonctionne par attraction magnétique. 2. Headphone according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixing device operates by magnetic attraction.
3. Ecouteur selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de fixation comprend au moins un aimant (15) disposé dans le logement et un aimant (15) disposé dans le corps pour réaliser ladite attraction magnétique . 3. Headphone according to claim 2, characterized in that the fixing device comprises at least one magnet (15) disposed in the housing and a magnet (15) disposed in the body to achieve said magnetic attraction.
4. Ecouteur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en le corps comprend un aimant à l'extrémité d'au moins une desdites pattes (5). 4. Headphone according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in the body comprises a magnet at the end of at least one of said tabs (5).
5. Ecouteur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de fixation comprend une languette (15) élastique reliant le logement et le corps, le dispositif de fixation fonctionnant par pincement. 5. Headphone according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fixing device comprises a tongue (15) elastic connecting the housing and the body, the fixing device operating by pinching.
6. Ecouteur selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que la languette élastique a une forme de W dont les extrémités relient le logement et le corps de sorte que la languette épouse la forme du pavillon de l'oreille. 6. Headphone according to claim 5, characterized in that the elastic tongue has a W shape, the ends of which connect the housing and the body so that the tongue matches the shape of the pinna.
7. Ecouteur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le logement se présente sous la forme d'une bague élastique conçue pour bloquer l'appareil audio par pincement. 7. Headphone according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing is in the form of an elastic ring designed to block the audio device by pinching.
8. Ecouteur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le corps est constitué d'un matériau ductile de sorte que les pattes du cavalier peuvent être écartées ou resserrées l'une par rapport à 1' autre . 8. Headphone according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the body is made of a ductile material so that the legs of the rider can be spread or tightened relative to one another.
9. Ecouteur (2) selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que le transducteur a une surface de contact (20) arrondie destinée à épouser le creux du sillon de 1' hélix . 9. Headphone (2) according to claim 8, characterized in that the transducer has a rounded contact surface (20) intended to follow the hollow of the groove of one helix.
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