JP2004173006A - Head support with built-in headphone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely bring a head into contact with a bone conduction speaker at any position and to listen to music or the like without disturbing other people. <P>SOLUTION: Inside a cover 3, at least a heat cushion material 5 and the bone conduction speaker 7 in contact with the head 13 mounted on the head cushion material 5 are provided. A plurality of bone conduction speakers 7 are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the head cushion material 5 and the bone conduction speaker 7 and the head 13 are surely brought into contact even at the time of rolling over in bed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a headphone with a built-in headphone that is suitable for listening to music and the like while sleeping even for healthy persons including hearing-impaired persons.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a means for listening to music while sleeping, for example, a device in which a speaker is incorporated in a pillow is known.
[0003]
The sound from the speaker is heard from the ear when the head is put on the pillow (see Patent Document 1).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-125825
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The speaker built into the pillow is of a type that can be heard by ear, so that it can be heard at a constant volume.
[0006]
In this case, the speaker has the merit of being able to hear even a small volume because it is located near the ear, but basically the sound is diffused to the surroundings because it is heard only when the predetermined volume is reached. Therefore, for example, when listening to music or the like in a hospital or the like where the patient is hospitalized, there is a possibility that the inconvenience will be caused to others.
[0007]
In this case, if an earphone or the like is used, it is possible to listen without disturbing others, but the earphone is an obstacle. In addition, there is annoyance such as being restricted by sleeping.
[0008]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a headphone with a built-in headphone that can reliably listen to another person without using an earphone or the like without bothering others.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to claim 1 of the present invention, at least a head receiving cushion material and a bone conduction speaker that comes into contact with a head placed on the head receiving cushion material are provided in a cover. A plurality of the bone conduction speakers are arranged along a longitudinal direction of the head receiving cushion material.
[0010]
Thus, the bone conduction speaker comes into contact with the head, so that, for example, music can be freely heard without disturbing others due to bone conduction.
[0011]
In addition, even when turning over, the head always contacts the bone conduction speaker, so that it is possible to reliably hear.
[0012]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the cover includes at least a head receiving cushion material and a bone conduction speaker that comes into contact with the head placed on the head receiving cushion material, The speaker includes a bone transmitting member arranged along the longitudinal direction of the head receiving cushion material.
[0013]
As a result, the sound vibration from the bone conduction speaker is conducted to the head via the bone transmission member, so that, for example, music can be freely heard without disturbing others.
[0014]
In addition, even when sleeping, the head is always in contact with the bone transmission member, so that the head can be heard reliably.
[0015]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sound insulating mat made of a material in which a depression is made by the weight of the head when the head is placed in the cover, and covers the bone conduction speaker or the bone transmission member from above. Is provided.
[0016]
Thereby, since the bone conduction speaker or the bone transmission member is covered with the sound insulation mat, sound leakage to the outside can be suppressed to be small, and the sound insulation mat is depressed by the weight of the head. Will surely come into contact with each other, so that music or the like due to bone conduction can be reliably heard.
[0017]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the cover is independently attachable and detachable.
[0018]
Thus, by removing the cover, replacement or washing with a new one becomes possible, and it is possible to always maintain a clean state. Further, when the cover is removed, the inside is exposed, so that maintenance and maintenance of the inside can be easily performed.
[0019]
A fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a space is provided between the bone conduction speaker and the head receiving cushion material.
[0020]
Thereby, the vibration from the bone conduction speaker is suppressed to be small by the space, and the leakage of the sound to the outside through the head receiving cushion material is reduced.
[0021]
A sixth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a vibration damping material is provided between the bone conduction speaker and the head receiving cushion material.
[0022]
Thus, since the vibration from the bone conduction speaker is absorbed by the vibration damping material, the leakage of sound to the outside through the head receiving cushion material is reduced.
[0023]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the bone conduction speaker, information from the sound source transmitting device is transmitted via radio.
[0024]
As a result, the headphone with a built-in headphone can be used as a cordless headphone-equipped pillow having no obstructive cord.
[0025]
Further, according to claim 8 of the present invention, the sound source transmitting device is provided with a timer function or a wake-up function.
[0026]
This makes it possible to transmit a timer or a wake-up signal to the bone conduction speaker as needed from the sound source transmitting device, and thus obtain a timer or wake-up information by bone conduction.
[0027]
Further, according to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the sound source transmitting apparatus is provided with a stereo function that allows a stereo to be heard by the left and right bone conduction speakers.
[0028]
Thereby, it becomes possible to listen to stereo music or the like by bone transmission, and the quality can be improved.
[0029]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
[0030]
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the headset 1 with a built-in headphone, and FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the headset 1 with a built-in headphone.
[0031]
The headphone device 1 with a built-in headphone has a structure in which a head receiving cushion material 5, a bone conduction speaker 7, and a control unit 9 are provided in a cloth cover 3. Here, the cover 3 refers to a cloth member that surrounds the bone conduction speaker 7 and the control unit 9 including the head receiving cushion material 5 described above. same as below.
[0032]
As shown in FIG. 2, the cover 3 can be washed with a new cover by opening the chuck 11 or after removing or removing the cover.
[0033]
The head receiving cushion material 5 is made of a material that can be integrally molded, and the bone conduction speaker 7 is provided on the upper surface side on which the head 13 is placed via a vibration damping material 15 and on one side bottom portion side. It has a structure in which the control units 9 are arranged.
[0034]
The vibration damping material 15 is filled with a gel-like substance or a liquid substance serving as a vibration absorber that absorbs vibration from the bone conduction speaker 7, and is set in a recess formed on the upper surface of the head receiving cushion material 5. It has a structure.
[0035]
The bone conduction speaker 7 is placed and set on the upper surface of the vibration damping material 15, for example, by directly transmitting the sound from the sound source transmitting device 17 to the head 13 as sound vibration, so that the bone conduction speaker Is to be heard through. The number of the bone conduction speakers 7 is plural, at least two or more, in the longitudinal direction of the head receiving cushion material 5 so that the head 13 can surely come into contact with the bone conduction speakers 7 even when lying down. (Left and right in FIG. 1).
[0036]
The contact in this embodiment means that the head 13 and the bone conduction speaker 7 contact each other via the cloth cover 3. It is desirable that the cover 3 be thinner than thicker in terms of transmission efficiency.
[0037]
The control unit 9 includes a DC power supply unit 19 using a battery and a receiving unit 21 having a built-in antenna. The receiving unit 21 receives a radio wave from the sound source transmitting device 17, and based on the radio wave, A drive signal is provided to the bone conduction speaker 7.
[0038]
The power supply unit 19 may be a rechargeable type.
[0039]
The sound source transmitting device 17 includes a sound amplifying unit 27 for amplifying sound from a radio, a television, a CD, a radio and the like serving as a sound source 25 and a transmitting unit 29 for transmitting the sound. The sound source transmitting device 17 can be controlled.
[0040]
On the input side, a signal from a clock 33 having a timer or a wake-up function is input to the input side in addition to the above-described sound source 25. The vibration is given to the user to inform them that the time has come.
[0041]
When the sound from the sound source 25 is input in, for example, left and right L, R, and stereo, the sound can be transmitted from the transmission unit 29 to the reception unit 21 as stereo.
[0042]
In this case, it is desirable that the receiving unit 21 be provided with an automatic switching circuit based on the signal so that the left and right bone conduction speakers 7 can be used for monaural or stereo.
[0043]
Although the transmission unit 29 and the reception unit 21 have been described as the radio wave type, they are not specified as the radio wave type. For example, it is also possible to use an infrared ray type using infrared rays composed of a light emitting section and a light receiving section.
[0044]
According to the headphone built-in type head receiving device 1 configured as described above, since it is cordless without an obstructive cord, it can be used as a pillow with headphones without discomfort.
[0045]
On the other hand, when the head 13 is placed on the headphone device 1 with built-in headphone, the head 13 comes into contact with the bone conduction speaker 7, so that even a healthy person including a hearing-impaired person due to bone conduction can be used by others. For example, music can be freely heard without bothering the user.
[0046]
In addition, even when sleeping, the head 13 always comes into contact with the bone conduction speaker 7, so that the head 13 can be heard reliably.
[0047]
Next, when the cover 3 becomes dirty, by removing the cover 3, it is possible to replace it with a new one or to wash it, so that a clean state can be always maintained.
[0048]
In this case, since the bone conduction speaker 7, the control unit 9, and the like, including the head receiving cushion material 5 and the vibration damping material 15, are exposed, their maintenance or maintenance can be easily performed.
[0049]
FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the headphone device 1 with a built-in headphone.
[0050]
That is, the bone transmission member 35 is provided on the bone conduction speaker 7, and the sound insulation mat 37 is provided on the bone transmission member 35.
[0051]
The bone transmitting member 35 has a lattice-like shape that is long along the length of the head receiving cushion material 5 (the left-right direction in the drawing). The length of the bone transmitting member 35 is set so that the head 13 always contacts the bone transmitting member 35 when lying down. In the means for forming the bone transmitting member 35 in a lattice shape, the sound vibration from the bone transmitting member 35 is transmitted to the head 13 without any trouble, and is reduced to the head receiving cushion material 5. This is so that
[0052]
The bone transmitting member 35 is placed and set on the upper surface of the head receiving cushion material 5, and a space 39 is provided around the bone conduction speaker 7. The space 39 prevents, for example, the sound vibration from the bone conduction speaker 7 from being directly transmitted to the head receiving cushion material 5, thereby preventing the vibration sound from leaking to the outside via the head receiving cushion material 5. This is to keep it small.
[0053]
The sound insulation mat 37 is filled with a sound insulation material such as a gel-like substance or a liquid substance that absorbs sound, and has a structure in which a depression is created by the weight of the head 13 when the head 13 is placed.
[0054]
The depression is formed by pressing the inner sound insulating material left and right by the weight of the head 13, so that the sound vibration from the bone transmitting member can be transmitted to the head 13 without any trouble.
[0055]
The other components are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the same reference numerals are used, and detailed description is omitted.
[0056]
Therefore, according to the second embodiment, since the sound vibration from the bone conduction speaker 7 is transmitted to the head 13 via the bone transmission member 35, the vibration is not disturbed by others, for example, music. Etc. can be heard while sleeping.
[0057]
In addition, even when sleeping, the head 13 is always in contact with the bone transmitting member 35, so that the head 13 can be reliably heard.
[0058]
On the other hand, the sound insulation mat 37 has a depression formed by the weight of the head 13, and the head 13 comes into contact with the bone transmitting member 35 so that music and the like can be heard without any trouble. At this time, since the area other than the head 13 is covered with the sound insulation mat 37, the vibration sound from the bone conduction speaker 7 or the bone transmission member 35 is absorbed, and the sound leakage to the outside is suppressed to a small extent.
[0059]
In addition, although the headphone built-in type head receiving device 1 was described as a normal pillow, it can be used for a massage chair or the like, for example.
[0060]
Further, the sound insulation mat 37 can be used as a means provided directly on the bone conduction speaker 7 shown in the first embodiment.
[0061]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, for example, when sleeping, the bone conduction speaker and the head can surely come into contact with each other at any place. As a result, a healthy person can freely listen to music and the like without disturbing others even if they are hearing-impaired without using an earphone or the like.
[0062]
Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, for example, when lying down, the bone transmitting member and the head can surely come into contact with each other at any place. As a result, music and the like can be freely heard without disturbing others.
[0063]
Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, sound leakage to the outside can be reduced by the sound insulation mat covering the bone conduction speaker or the bone transmission member, and music and the like due to bone conduction can be reliably heard without any trouble. it can.
[0064]
Further, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the cover can be constantly maintained in a clean state, and the internal maintenance and maintenance can be easily performed.
[0065]
Further, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the sound vibration from the bone conduction speaker due to the space, so that the sound leakage leaking to the outside can be reduced.
[0066]
Further, according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to absorb the sound vibration from the bone conduction speaker by the vibration damping material, and it is possible to reduce the sound leakage leaking to the outside.
[0067]
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the headphone with a built-in headphone can be used as a pillow with a cordless headphone without an obstructive cord.
[0068]
According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the bone conduction speaker can be used as a timer or as a wake-up.
[0069]
Further, according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, it becomes possible to listen to stereo music or the like due to bone conduction, thereby improving the quality.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic cutaway explanatory view of a headphone with a built-in headphone showing a first embodiment according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a head receiving device with a built-in headphone.
FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view showing a use state.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a headset with a built-in headphone and a sound source transmitting device.
FIG. 5 is a schematic cutaway explanatory view similar to FIG. 1 showing a second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Headphone built-in type head receiving device 3 ... Cover 5 ... Head receiving cushion material 7 ... Bone conduction speaker 9 ... Control part 13 ... Head 15 ... Damping material 17 ... Sound source transmitting device 33 ... Clock 35 ... Bone transmission Member 37: Sound insulation mat 39: Space

Claims (9)

In the cover, at least a head receiving cushion material and a bone conduction speaker that comes into contact with the head placed on the head receiving cushion material, wherein the bone conduction speaker extends along the longitudinal direction of the head receiving cushion material. A head receiving device with a built-in headphone, wherein a plurality of head receiving devices are arranged. In the cover, at least a head receiving cushion material and a bone conduction speaker that comes into contact with the head placed on the head receiving cushion material, wherein the bone conduction speaker extends along the longitudinal direction of the head receiving cushion material. A head receiving device with a built-in headphone, characterized by comprising a bone transmitting member arranged in a vertical direction. A sound insulation mat is provided in the cover, the sound insulation mat being made of a material in which a depression is made by the weight of the head when the head is put thereon, and covering the bone conduction speaker or the bone transmission member from above. 3. The head receiving device with built-in headphone according to 1 or 2. 4. The headphone with a built-in headphone according to claim 1, wherein the cover is independently attachable and detachable. 5. The headphone with built-in headphone according to claim 1, wherein a space is provided between the bone conduction speaker and the head receiving cushion material. The headphone with a built-in headphone according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a vibration damping material is provided between the bone conduction speaker and the head receiving cushion material. 7. The headphone with a built-in headphone according to claim 1, wherein the bone conduction speaker transmits information from a sound source transmitting device via radio. The headphone device with a built-in headphone according to claim 7, wherein the sound source transmitting device has a timer function or a wake-up function. The headphone device with built-in headphones according to claim 7, wherein the sound source transmitting device has a stereo function that allows the stereo to be heard by the left and right bone conduction speakers.

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