JP2002125282A - Holding tool for semiconductor acoustic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means which enables a user to listen to an accompanied music, or to enjoy a music during exercise without interrupting the exercise. SOLUTION: An ear part 12 is opened, and a semiconductor audio 10 is inserted in an arrow B direction between a band body part 1a of a housing and holding band 1 and a pocket 11, and the cord of an earphone is pulled out of a cord exit 15, and a Hook-and-Loop fastener 13 of the ear part 12 is pressurized and fixed to a Hook-and-Loop fastener 14 at the main body part 1a side. Then, the housing and holding band 1 is butted to the brachial part of a human body, and arm parts 2-5 are extended so as to be wound around the brachial part, and a hook-and-loop fastener 6 is pressurized and fixed to a hook-and-loop fastener 8, and a hook-and-loop fastener 7 is pressurized and fixed to a hook-and-loop fastener 9 so that an arm part 2 can be overlapped over an arm part 4, and that an arm part 3 can be overlapped on an arm part 5. Then, the earphone is mounted on the ear.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor audio device holder for holding a semiconductor audio device on an arm for listening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable audio equipment has been actively used, first using a cassette tape, then using a compact disc, and via a mini disc.
It has transitioned to using semiconductors.

[0003] Running such portable audio equipment,
There has been a demand for using it as an accompaniment for jogging or aerobics or for listening to music.

[0004]

However, those using a cassette tape have a rotating portion, and when the device is shaken violently, wow and flutter are generated and sound quality is impaired. On the other hand, in the case of using a compact disk, a sound skip occurs due to the vibration of the optical pickup off the track of the recording medium due to vibration, which is compensated for short-time vibration, but cannot be dealt with when vibration is continuously applied for a long time. Compensation using mini-discs has become more powerful but has the same problem. Above all, these conventional devices are heavy and hinder the original exercise when held by the body.

[0005] The present invention has been developed in recent years. Audio data is recorded on a semiconductor, and a semiconductor audio device (generally called semiconductor audio) for reproducing and listening to the audio data is worn on a body and listened to during exercise. It is intended to provide a semiconductor acoustic device holder suitable for a computer.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor audio equipment holder, comprising: a storage holding band having at least a pair of arms extending from a main body; A pocket portion for holding a semiconductor audio device between the main body portion of the storage and holding band, the pocket portion having an opening attached to the main body portion of the holding band and a lid portion for closing the opening portion; The arm portion of the band can be attached to the arm of the human body by a hook-and-loop fastener fixed by mutual contact attached to the overlapping surfaces, and the pocket portion has its lid closed by an hook-and-loop fastener or a lock mechanism to close the opening. The semiconductor acoustic device inserted from the section can be held.

[0007] With this configuration, the semiconductor acoustic device can be easily worn on the human body, so that running, jogging, aerobics, etc. can be performed without obstructing the accompaniment for exercise, and music can be enjoyed during exercise.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the semiconductor audio equipment holder according to the first aspect, wherein a vibration transducer is attached to a surface of the main body of the storage and holding band which is in contact with the human body. is there.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the semiconductor acoustic device holder according to the second aspect, wherein an amplifier for amplifying an input signal to the vibrating transducer is attached to the holding band. is there.

By providing vibrations synchronized with the reproduced audio signal to the attached portion, the configuration according to the second and third aspects serves to further enhance the acoustic effect.

[0011]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a holder for a semiconductor audio device according to the present invention.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a drawing of a semiconductor audio equipment holder according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 1 (a) is a plan view, and FIG. 1 (b) is A in FIG. 1 (a). FIG. 1C is an enlarged sectional view of the cloth, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a case where the cloth is attached to a human body.

For example, a storage holding band 1 made of a cloth or a non-woven fabric made of natural fibers or synthetic fibers is shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), the body part 1a has two arms 2 and 3 to the left and two arms 4 and 5 to the right. The hook-and-loop fasteners (hook sides) 6 and 7 are attached to the back side, and the hook-and-loop fasteners (loop sides) 8 and 9 are attached to the front sides of the arms 4 and 5. At least the arms 2 to 5 are preferably made of a stretchable material.
Although four arms are shown here, for example, at least two
A book (one pair) is sufficient, and the number of arms and which surface side the loop side is attached to or the hook side is attached may be arbitrarily determined.

The hook-and-loop fastener is mainly used for fixing an opening surface of clothes or the like or for fixing accessories such as a partition in a bag to a main body. It is planted and has a structure in which both are fixed by contact with each other using entanglement between projections or entanglement with another material surface. The fixing force exhibits a particularly strong resistance to a shearing force that shifts the surface fasteners in the surface direction. Then, the two can be separated by applying a force in the surface direction from the end and pulling them apart. In addition to those in which the hook side and the loop side are entangled and fixed as described above, there are also combinations of quadrangular pyramids, etc., which are fixed by mutual contact in this way, separated by applying force and pulling apart Anything is fine.

A pocket 11 made of cloth, non-woven fabric or soft synthetic resin for accommodating the semiconductor audio 10 is attached to the center of the surface of the main body 1a of the storage band 1, and one side of the pocket 11 is an opening 11a. A hook-and-loop fastener 13 is attached to the inside of the ear 12 to be formed, and a hook-and-loop fastener 14 is attached to the surface of the main body 1a corresponding to the hook-and-loop fastener 13. One of the hook-and-loop fasteners 13 and 14 has a hook side and the other has a hook side. It should be on the loop side. A cord outlet 1 for pulling out an earphone (or headphone) cord of semiconductor audio is provided at one end of an ear 12 of the pocket 11.
5 are provided.

The opening 11a is not limited to the position shown in the figure. For example, a lid may be provided at the center of the pocket 11 so that three sides open, and the periphery of the lid may be fixed to the pocket with a hook-and-loop fastener. Alternatively, the opening may be closed with a synthetic resin lid that can be opened and closed with a hinge, and one side may be locked with a lock mechanism.

As another example of the material of the storage holding band 1, a material used for a sweat suit as shown in FIG. 1 (c) may be used. As a base material, a foamed rubber portion 21 is laminated on a stretchable fabric 20 having elasticity, and the surface is covered with a skin portion using soft rubber which does not foam.
The elastic cloth 20 may be made to have elasticity by weaving such as a knit or may be woven with rubber or the like. Since such a cloth has elasticity in the surface direction, when the arms 2 to 5 are overlapped with each other, if they are pulled and fixed together with the surface fasteners, they can be wound around the arm with an appropriate tension. Therefore, it is suitable to use the entire storage holding band or at least the arms 2 to 5.

The operation will be described below. Unlock the hook-and-loop fasteners 13 and 14, and
2, the semiconductor audio 10 is inserted between the storage holding band 1 and the pocket 11 in the direction of the arrow B, the cord of the earphone is pulled out from the cord outlet 15, and the hook-and-loop fastener 13 of the ear 12 is located on the storage holding band 1 side. Press and fix the hook-and-loop fastener 14.

Then, it is attached to the human body as shown in FIG. The storage fastener band 1 is applied to the upper arm, the arms 2 to 5 are stretched and wound around the upper arm, and the arm 2 is overlapped on the arm 4 and the arm 3 is overlapped on the arm 5 so that the hook-and-loop fastener is provided. 8, the hook-and-loop fastener 6 is pressed, and the hook-and-loop fastener 7 is pressed against the hook-and-loop fastener 9 and fixed. Then earphones (or headphones) 1
If you put 9 on your ear, you are ready. Although not shown, a hole for operating the semiconductor audio 10 may be provided in the pocket 11 as needed, and the operation may be performed using a remote control attached to the earphone cord, if necessary.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the semiconductor audio is accommodated between the main body 1a of the storage and holding band 1 and the pocket 10, and is fixed with the hook-and-loop fastener, and the arm 2 is fixed.
The hook-and-loop fastener attached to ~ 5 attaches to the upper arm of the human body, so you can listen to accompaniment for exercise or enjoy music during exercise without disturbing running, jogging or aerobics Can be.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 3 is a drawing of a semiconductor audio equipment holder according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 3 (a) is a plan view, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a distribution circuit to the vibrating transducer.

The parts having the same functions as those of the first embodiment shown in FIG. Explaining only different points, the lower surface of the storage holding band 1, that is, the surface opposite to the pocket 11, has a curved surface 16a whose surface is attached to the upper arm of the human body, and the surface vibrates according to an input electric signal. The vibration transducer 16 is attached.

A distributor 17 is attached to the base surface of the arm 4. The distributor 17 contains an earphone jack 17a for inserting the plug 19a of the earphone 19, a plug 17b with a cord for connecting to the earphone jack 10a of the semiconductor audio 10, and an amplifier 18 with a power supply for amplifying an input signal. Are connected to a vibration transducer 16. The power switch of the amplifier 18 may be provided separately, or may be turned on in conjunction with connection to the earphone jack 17a.

The operation is described above, and the operation will be described next. Plug plug 17b with cord into earphone jack 1
The semiconductor audio 10 inserted into the pocket 0a is placed in the pocket 11, and the curved surface 16a of the vibration transducer 16 is fitted to the upper arm of the human body. Thereafter, the semiconductor audio 10 is attached to the upper arm as in the first embodiment. The earphone plug 17a of the earphone 19 is connected to the earphone jack 17a of the distributor 17.
Insert it and you're ready to go. Thereafter, if the power of the amplifier 18 is turned on and the reproduction operation of the semiconductor audio 10 is performed, the program can be heard with the earphone 19 and the upper arm to which the vibration transducer 16 is attached is vibrated in synchronism with the reproduced sound to produce a low sound. If you increase the number of parts, you can feel the rhythm of music, and it works to further enhance the sound effect.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the first embodiment
In addition to the above configuration, by attaching the vibration transducer 16 inside the main body 1a of the storage holding band 1, when attached to the upper arm of the human body, vibration is given in synchronization with the reproduced sound, and the acoustic effect is further enhanced. be able to.

Although the description has been made on the assumption that the earphone or the headphone is used, a small speaker may be attached to the main body 1a to listen to the sound using the speaker.

The material of the storage and holding band 1 may be any material as long as it is flexible and adapts to the skin and has a good feeling of wearing, such as absorbing sweat, and the material is not limited.

[0028]

As described above, the semiconductor audio equipment holder of the present invention accommodates the semiconductor audio equipment and is easily attached to the upper arm of the human body, and is small and lightweight, and can prevent running, jogging and aerobics. You can also listen to accompaniment for exercise and enjoy music during exercise.

Further, in the configuration in which the vibration transducer is added, the effect that the acoustic effect can be further enhanced by further applying vibration synchronized with the reproduced audio signal to the attached portion is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a drawing of a semiconductor acoustic device holder according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 (a) is a plan view. FIG. 1 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1 (a).

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a case where the same is worn on a human body.

FIG. 3 is a drawing of a semiconductor audio device holder according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 (a) is a plan view.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a distribution circuit to a vibration transducer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage holding band 1a Main body part 2, 3, 4, 5 Arm part 6,7 Surface fastener (hook side) 8,9 Surface fastener (loop side) 10 Semiconductor audio 10a Earphone jack 11 Pocket 11a Opening 12 Ear 13, 14 hook-and-loop fastener 15 cord outlet 16 vibration transducer 16a curved surface 17 distributor 17a earphone jack 17b plug with cord 18 amplifier 19 earphone (headphone) 19a earphone plug 20 elastic cloth 21 foam rubber part 22 skin part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A storage band having at least a pair of arms extending from a main body, an opening attached to the main body of the storage band, and a lid closing the opening. And a pocket portion for holding the semiconductor audio device between the main body portion and the arm portion of the storage holding band. The arm portion of the storage holding band is attached to an arm of a human body by a hook-and-loop fastener fixed by mutual contact attached to mutually overlapping surfaces. The semiconductor audio device holder, wherein the pocket portion is configured such that a lid portion of the pocket portion is closed by a hook-and-loop fastener or a lock mechanism so that the semiconductor audio device inserted from the opening portion can be held. . 2. The semiconductor acoustic device holder according to claim 1, wherein a vibration transducer is attached to a surface of the main body portion of the storage holding band which is in contact with the human body. 3. The holder for a semiconductor audio device according to claim 2, wherein an amplifier for amplifying an input signal to the vibration transducer is attached to the holding band.