JP2000201390A - Headphones - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remove a feeling of physical disorder due to the weight of a sound source part by making it lightweight and small-sized and to improve a feeling of use by properly decentralizing the constitution of a support part. SOLUTION: A ear cover part is so formed that each free end part of a head band 12 mounted over the back of the head is folded back. An abutting support part 12A supporting the majority of the weight of the headphones 10 is arranged at each ear cover part while pressed against the part corresponding to the upper side of an ear. Each sound source part 16 projected form the free end part of each ear cover part is inserted into each ear hole E to hold a specific mounting position with the abutting support part 12A.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to headphones for hanging a headband over the back of the head.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when listening to music or other audio signals with an audio device such as a tape recorder or a radio, headphones are generally used, and the headphones are placed above a human head. There are a headphone of a hanging type for hanging a band, a headphone of a hanging type for turning a headband under a head, and a headphone of a hanging type for putting a headband on an occipital region.

[0003] In addition, as an arrangement of a sound output port from a driver unit of a headphone serving as a sound source, an open air arranged so as to cover an ear hole with the sound output port portion directed vertically to the temporal region. In addition to headphones of the system, for the purpose of improving the usability, this driver unit is directly mounted in the ear canal, and the audio output port is directly output to the ear hole facing the front of the head in the human ear hole. In recent years, so-called inner ear vertical type headphones arranged so as to be used have also been used.

[0004] In such conventional headphones, when the driver unit is large and heavy, an overhang-type headband is placed on the head of the user to support its own weight, or glasses are attached to the outer ring of the outer ear. Vine (temple)
It has a configuration that supports its own weight by hooking a lock in the shape of a circle.

When the headphone driver unit is small and lightweight, the headphone is designed to be worn with the audio output port of the driver unit sandwiched between earphone openings.

[0006]

In the conventional headphones as described above, when the driver unit is large and heavy, the user often feels a great sense of discomfort when using it with the head unit. In addition, even if the driver unit is small and light, there is a sense of discomfort when it is caught in the opening of the ear canal.In addition, since the driver unit is pushed into the ear canal and sandwiched by the elasticity around the ear hole, the weight of the entire headphone is supported, so a little There has been a problem that the headphone is easily disengaged during operation, and the usability of the headphones is poor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new headphone that is lightweight and compact so as not to give a sense of incongruity and that has a good usability.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a headphone including a headband formed in an arc shape such that an elastically deformable thin rod-shaped member can be extended over the back of the head, and free ends of the headband. Abutment support portion set for abutment on a portion corresponding to an upper side of each ear in an ear circumference portion formed so as to be folded back, and a direction from the free end of the ear circumference portion of the headband to the ear hole. And a sound source section having an audio output section extending toward.

With the above-mentioned structure, when the headband is worn so as to hang over the back of the head, the respective contact supporting portions on both free ends of the headband are appropriately pressed against the upper portions of the respective ears. The headphone including the lightweight sound source section supports most of its own weight, and the sound source section is inserted into the ear canal and keeps a predetermined wearing position together with each contact support section. The feeling of use can be improved, excluding the feeling of discomfort due to its own weight.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the headphones according to the first aspect, a housing for a vertical type sound source section is provided, wherein the sound source section extends from a free end of the girth section toward an ear canal. It is characterized by being.

With the above-described structure, in addition to the function and effect of the first aspect of the present invention, the light-weight and small-sized vertical type sound source housing extends forward in the direction in which the sound is emitted. It is possible to stably set a good listening state by appropriately maintaining a state adapted to the direction of the ear canal.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a headphone according to the present invention is shown in FIGS. As shown in the drawing, a headphone 10 according to the embodiment is provided with a case 14 at each of two free ends of a headband 12 in which a vine, which is a thin rod-shaped member, is formed in an arc shape so as to hang over a human occipital region H.
Is provided.

The headband 12 is made of an elastic synthetic resin, for example, polypropylene, and has an arc-shaped elastic wire (not shown) for adjusting the elastic force acting in the direction of bringing both free ends closer to each other, and an electric signal. A transmission lead wire is provided. If the elastic force of the headband 12 can be sufficiently ensured by the elasticity of the synthetic resin, the elastic band may be omitted.

At both free ends of the headband 12, a case 14 provided continuously with the headband 12 is combined with each other to form a substantially semicircular ear circumference. Note that a part of the ear circumference may be bent so as to be angular.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a portion from the center of the curved portion of each ear around to each free end is constituted by the case 14. This case 1
Reference numeral 4 denotes a streamline shape in which the outer curved surface portion gradually becomes thicker and then tapers from the connection with the headband 12 to the free end. Further, at the tip of the case 14, a sound source section having a substantially small hemispherical shape is provided so as to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the case 14 from the side flat portion facing the head H side toward the head H side during use. The housing 16 is formed integrally.

As shown in FIG. 3, a sound output section as a sound source section is provided on the side of the free end side of the headband 12 in the direction of arrow A (the direction in which the face of the wearer faces when using headphones) in the housing 16. A cover 20 having a large number of small holes 18 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
Inside a space surrounded by the housing 16 and the housing 16, a driver unit 22 as a small sound source constituted by a coil and a diaphragm (not shown) is disposed.
It is configured to emit sound in the direction of arrow A through the like. The driver unit 22 may be provided in the case 14 so as to guide sound toward the cover 20. Further, the sound source unit is configured so that a part of the driver unit 22 enters the ear canal, or the entire driver unit 22 is configured to enter the ear canal.
May be arranged so that only the sound output portion of the tube that guides the sound that follows from the driver unit 22 enters the ear canal.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the headband 12 of the headphone 10 is provided with a housing 1 from its free end in the direction indicated by the arrow A in the drawing.
The contact support portion 12A for the head H is formed in a portion at a distance L up to 6.

The contact support portion 12A is connected to the headband 1
The side facing the head H is wider and smoother than the other parts, and is formed by rounding the corners on both sides. As shown in FIG. 1, when the headphone 10 is worn on the head, the headband 12 is entirely elastically deformed so that the contact support portions 12A are substantially orthogonal to the extending direction of the housing 16. It is configured as follows.

Each of the contact support portions 12A is provided with irregularities to prevent slippage or to cover the surface with a sponge so as to make the contact with the head H good and not to give a feeling of strangeness. It may be configured so as not to give a cold feeling.

Each case 14 is connected to each contact support 12A.
Each of the cases 14 itself may be provided with each contact support portion 12A so as to extend integrally to the position of the portion.

The headphone 10 has a cord (not shown) with a microphone jack attached to the tip thereof, which is not shown, and the microphone jack is connected to a tape recorder,
By connecting to an audio device such as a radio, an electric signal sent from the audio device via a cord can be connected to one of the cases 14.
To the driver unit 22 of the other case 14 via a lead wire in the headband 12, and to drive these two driver units 22 to generate sound. It is configured.

Next, a description will be given of how to use and operate the headphone of the present embodiment configured as described above.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
0 is applied so that the head band 12 is passed over the back of the head H, each contact support portion 12A contacts the upper side of each ear of the head H, and each housing 16 enters the hole E of each ear. Wear to be in a state.

In this wearing state, each contact supporting portion 12A is placed above each ear of the head H by the urging force due to the elastic deformation of the headband 12 from the position shown by the imaginary line to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. To elastically press with moderate pressing force. At the same time, each housing 16 is held in a state where it has entered a predetermined amount into each ear hole E. Each housing 1
6 is configured such that the length protruding toward the head H with respect to each contact support portion 12A is constant, so that the urging force when the headband 12 is elastically deformed is applied to each contact support portion 12A.
A allows each housing 16 to be received in the ear canal E
It does not work as a force to push it into the back. Therefore, the housing 16 is not strongly pushed into the ear canal E and does not cause discomfort.

The headphone 10 as a whole supports each contact supporting portion 12A appropriately against the upper part of both ears of the head H to support most of its own weight, and connects each housing 16 to both ear holes E. To keep the wearing position,
The wearer can properly maintain the worn state, and even if the wearer moves slightly, is prevented from falling off, and can be used favorably without discomfort.

Also, since the headphones 10 are configured in a vertical system, when each housing 16 emits a sound in the direction of arrow A, the sound is emitted in the direction of the ear canal E and is applied to the wall of the ear canal E or the like. It reaches the eardrum directly without reflection, and a good acoustic effect is obtained.

Further, in the present embodiment, the headphone 10 in which the housing 16 as a sound source section has a vertical system is used.
It was explained using. However, in the present invention, the present invention may be applied to an inner ear type or a conventional type headphone in which a driver unit portion or an audio output port portion is disposed toward the back side of an ear hole.

[0029]

As described above, according to the headphones of the present invention, the sound source portion can be reduced in weight and size to eliminate discomfort due to its own weight, and the support portions can be appropriately dispersed to improve the usability. Can be

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a use state of a headphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a use state of the headphones according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view showing the headphones according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the headphones according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Headphone 12 Headband 12A Contact support part 14 Case 16 Housing 22 Driver unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A headband formed in an arc shape so that an elastically deformable thin rod-shaped member can be wrapped around the back of the head, and a headband formed around each free end of the headband so as to be folded back. A sound source unit having a contact support portion set for contact with a portion corresponding to the upper side of the ear, and a sound output portion extending from the free end of the headband around the ear to the ear hole direction; A headphone comprising: 2. The headphone according to claim 1, wherein the sound source section is a vertical type sound source section housing extending from a free end of the ear circumference toward an ear canal.