JP2009212918A - Earphone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an earphone in which branched two earphone cords can be bundled, and which can be easily fixed with a mobile device so as not to entangle the earphone cords in housing or not to be caught in a bag or contents in the bag. <P>SOLUTION: The present invention relates to an earphone 100 including an earphone cord 11 which is branched into two in the middle and includes earphone bodies 10 in end portions thereof, and to be used together with a mobile device 50. The earphone includes a slide member 20 which is inserted into the branched two earphone cords 11a so as to slide and includes at least partially a mounting part 21 that is freely attachable to and detachable from the mobile device 50, a housing case thereof or the earphone cord. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable music player such as a portable radio with an earphone, a CD / MD player, an HDD built-in music player, a portable device such as a mobile phone or a game device used to listen to sound using the earphone ( The present specification and claims refer to an earphone used in “mobile device”.

  In the past, it has been frequently performed to carry a portable device and listen to sound with an earphone. Since the earphones used for such portable devices are thin and long, handling is troublesome because the earphone cords are wrapped around or entangled with a strap or other objects when stored. In particular, there is a problem that the earphone cords at the two branches are thinner and more easily entangled.

  In consideration of these points, the invention described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed. In the invention described in Patent Document 1, an earphone cord attached to a portable device is connected to the portable device, and a connector for transmitting an audio signal and a control signal from the portable device is connected to a remote controller for operating the volume of the audio signal and the control signal. An earphone that reproduces an audio signal output from the portable device as sound, a first cord that connects the connector and the remote control, a second cord that connects the remote control and the earphone, and fixing means for fixing the earphone to the remote control Is also provided.

  According to such an invention, it can be said that it is an effective technique in that it has a certain effect of making it difficult to entangle the cord when stored in a bag or the like by providing a fixing means for fixing the earphone to the remote control.

  However, according to the invention, since the cord is free before the remote control, when the portable device is taken out from the bag, clothing pocket, etc., the earphone cord is wrapped around the bag or other items in the pocket, Sometimes entangled. In the worst case, the earphone cord may be hooked and cut.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-86417 (FIGS. 1 and 2)

  The present invention has been devised in view of the above problems, and easily attaches an earphone cord to a portable device so that it can be prevented from being tangled at the time of storage or hooked on a bag or its contents. The object is to provide an earphone that can be fixed.

  In order to solve the problems as described above, the measures taken by the present invention are as follows.

  Means taken by the invention according to claim 1 is an earphone having an earphone cord provided with an earphone at an end portion and used together with a portable device, wherein the earphone cord is slidably inserted into the earphone cord. And a slide member having a detachable attachment portion on the portable device, its storage container or earphone cord.

Means taken by the invention according to claim 2 is an earphone that is used with a mobile device, having an earphone cord that branches into two in the middle and has an earphone at its end,
A slide member that is slidably inserted into two branched earphone cords and includes a portable device, a storage container thereof, or an attachment portion that is detachably attached to the earphone cord. It is what.

  The means taken by the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the attachment portion is composed of a suction cup that can be attached to a portable device.

  The means of the invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the attachment portion is formed so as to be attachable with an earphone cord such as a clip or a hook interposed therebetween.

  The means taken by the invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the attachment portion is formed by attaching one of a male member and a female member capable of fixing each other.

  The means taken by the invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the male member and the female member are hook-and-loop fasteners.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the male member and the female member are hooks.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the attachment portion has a magnet attached thereto.

  The means taken by the invention according to claim 9 is characterized in that it includes a cord attaching portion capable of attaching an earphone cord to a part of the slide member when the portable device is used.

  The effects obtained by adopting the above means are as follows.

  In the earphone cord of the present invention, by providing a slide member on the earphone cord, the slide member can be placed at a position that does not get in the way during use, and the slide portion can be slid to the vicinity of the earphone portion after use. And since the slide part is provided with an attachment part that is detachable from the portable device, the wound state is maintained by attaching and fixing the attachment part to the portable device after the earphone is wound around the portable device. It has the effect of being able to. Since the slide part is slid to the vicinity of the earphone part, almost all of the earphone cord can be held in a wound state.

  By providing the slide part on the earphone cord branched into two, it is possible to slide the earphone cord and collect the two earphone cords on the slide part. Therefore, when the earphone is wound around the portable device, the two earphone cords can be stored compactly without being separated.

  Furthermore, when a clip or the like is employed as the attachment portion, there is an effect that the slide member can be attached to a pocket or a neck of the clothes. Therefore, the earphone cord can be easily applied to the clothes.

  Furthermore, if one of the members that can be fixed to each other between the male member and the female member is adopted as the attachment portion, the slide portion is provided on a part other than the portable device to be attached, such as clothes. If the attachment member opposite to the male and female is attached, it can be attached anywhere as long as the earphone cord reaches.

  The best mode for carrying out the “earphone” of the present invention will be described.

  The earphone according to the present invention includes an earphone cord and a slide member attached to the earphone cord. Both earphone cords having one earphone in one earphone cord or a type having one earphone cord branched in the middle and having two earphones at the tip can be used. Other configurations are not particularly limited.

  The earphone cord is provided with a slide member formed so as to be slidable on the earphone cord. In the case of a type having two earphone cords, a slide member is provided on the earphone cord branched into two. As a configuration to be slidable, an insertion hole is provided so that two earphone cords can be inserted inside, and the earphone cord is passed through the hole. As this insertion hole, a large hole into which both can be inserted may be provided, or two separate insertion holes may be provided in parallel. The outline shape of the slide member is not particularly limited, and various shapes such as a cylindrical shape, a spherical shape, and a rectangular shape can be selected.

  Further, the slide member is provided with an attachment portion which is detachably formed on the portable device or the earphone cord on an arbitrary surface. As long as this attachment part is detachable, its function and form are not particularly limited, but as an example of the attachment part detachably attached to the portable device, as shown in FIG. However, as an example of the attachment portion attached to the cord, as shown in FIGS. In addition, the attachment portion does not necessarily need to be detachable from the portable device or the earphone cord only by the function of the attachment portion itself provided on the slide member. For example, male hooks of male and female hooks that can be attached to and detached from each other are used. A female hook may be attached to the slide member and attached to the portable device. Moreover, the magnet magnetically attached to the portable device may be provided only in the attachment portion, or the magnet may be provided in both the attachment portion and the portable device, or may be detachable. In addition, this attachment portion does not necessarily need to be detachable only to a portable device or an earphone cord. For example, it may be attached to the edge of a pocket of clothes, a neck, etc., such as a clip or a hook. It doesn't matter. Employing such a form is convenient because the earphone cord can be fixed to clothes or a neck when the portable device is used, and the earphone cord does not hang around.

  A part of the slide member may further include an earphone cord attachment portion (see FIGS. 8, 9, and 10) to which the earphone cord can be attached to the side when the mobile device is used. Providing this earphone cord attachment portion has the following effects. Earphone cords normally used for mobile devices are made relatively long so that they can be used regardless of the height of the person using them or even when they are carried around in a handbag. Yes. Therefore, usually, the earphone cord droops greatly between the ear and the portable device. Therefore, by attaching the earphone cord to the earphone cord attaching portion, it is possible to adjust how the earphone cord hangs, and it is easy to use.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the earphone according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the Example and drawing demonstrated below illustrate the optimal form of the Example of this invention, and is not used for the objective limited to these structures. The same reference numerals are used for similar articles.

  Embodiment 1 of an earphone according to the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views of the earphone according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a usage state of the earphone according to the first embodiment.

  The earphone 100 according to the first embodiment includes an earphone main body 10, an earphone cord 11 connected to the earphone main body 10, and a slide portion 20 attached to the earphone cord 11.

  The slide portion 20 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an insertion hole is provided on the inside thereof. The earphone cord 11 is inserted through the slide portion 20 and can slide on the earphone cord 11. The slide unit 20 can freely slide the entire earphone cord. Further, a suction cup 21 is provided at an arbitrary place on one plane of the slide portion 20.

  The earphone 100 configured as described above is used as follows. When listening to music or the like, it is used in the state shown in FIG. 1 or the state where the slide member is further moved to the portable device 50 side so that the earphones can be fitted to both ears. And when it is going to store the portable apparatus 50 in a bag etc. after use, as shown in FIG. 2, the slide member 20 is slid to the earphone main body 10 side. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the earphone cord 11 is wound around the portable device 50, and finally the suction cup 21 is attracted to the portable device 50 and fixed. Thus, the earphone cord 11 can be held while being wound around the portable device. Therefore, it can be easily stored in a bag or the like, and there is no worry of hooking the cord on another object. And when using, the suction cup 21 is removed from the portable device 50, the earphone cord 11 is unwound, and the slide portion 20 is slid to the branch of the earphone cord 11.

  A second embodiment of the earphone according to the present invention is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are perspective views of the earphone according to the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the slide member, and FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a usage state of the earphone according to the second embodiment.

  The earphone 100 according to the second embodiment includes an earphone main body 10, an earphone cord 11 connected to the earphone main body 10, and a slide unit 20 attached to the earphone cord 11. The earphone cord 11 is branched halfway to form two earphone cords 11a, and the two earphone main bodies 10 can be attached.

  The slide part 20 is attached to the earphone cord 11a branched into two. The slide portion 20 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and two insertion holes are provided on the inside thereof, and the two earphone cords 11a are inserted therethrough. The slide portion 20 can freely slide between the earphone cord branch portion A and the earphone main body 10. Therefore, when the slide part 20 is slid and moved to the branch part A of the earphone cord 11a, the earphone main body 10 can be separated as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the slide part 20 is slid to the earphone main body 10 side, the earphone main body 10 is restricted by the slide part 20 and cannot be separated as shown in FIG.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a suction cup 21 is provided at an arbitrary place on one plane of the slide portion 20.

   The earphone 100 configured as described above is used as follows. When listening to music or the like, it is used in the state shown in FIG. 4, that is, in the state where the slide member 20 is on the branch A side so that the earphones can be fitted to both ears. And when it is going to store the portable apparatus 50 in a bag etc. after use, as shown in FIG. 5, the slide member 20 is slid to the earphone main body 10 side, and the earphone cord 11a and the earphone main body 10 are put together. And Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the earphone cord 11 is wound around the portable device 50, and finally the suction cup 21 is attracted to the portable device 50 and fixed. In this way, the earphone cord 11 can be held in a state of being wound around the portable device 50 without the earphone main body 10 being separated. Therefore. It can be easily stored in a bag etc., and there is no need to worry about hooking the earphone cord to other objects. When using again, the suction cup is removed from the portable device 50, the earphone cord 11 is unwound, and the slide portion 20 is slid to the branch of the earphone cord 11 before use.

  Next, a third embodiment of the earphone 100 according to the present invention is shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 are partially enlarged perspective views of the slide portion 20 of the earphone according to the third embodiment. The earphone 100 according to the third embodiment is formed of a clip 22a, a hook 22b, or the like that can hold the earphone cord 11 as an attachment portion. The clip 22a or the hook 22b is provided so as to be able to hold the edges of clothes and pockets. Further, the clip 22a or the hook 22b of the third embodiment may be provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the slide member 20 in the direction shown by the arrows in FIGS.

Further, the slide member 20 is provided with a cord attachment portion 40. This cord attachment part 4
0 is made of a holding member of a type sandwiched between two plates, and can be fixed by pushing the earphone cord 11 into the holding portion.

  By adopting the clip 22a or the hook 22b in the attachment portion, when the use of the portable device is finished, the earphone cord 11 is wound around the portable device, and the clip 22a or the hook 22b is moved in the direction of the arrow with respect to the slide member 20. After rotating 90 degrees, as shown in FIG. 10, the earphone cord 11 can be similarly fixed by being wound around the portable device 50 by sandwiching and fixing the earphone cord 11 to the clip 22a or the hook 22b. it can.

  On the other hand, since the cord attaching part 40 is formed of a clamping part, it can be attached to the edge of clothes or a pocket. Therefore, it becomes possible to use the following in combination with the configuration of the clip 22a or the hook 22b. That is, at the time of use, as shown in FIG. 11, the earphone cord 11 can be used along the body by being attached to the edge of clothes or pockets. Furthermore, when the length of the earphone cord 11 is excessive, the earphone cord 11 droops slowly, which is troublesome. As shown in FIG. The length of can be adjusted. Therefore, the troublesomeness that the code droops in front of you can be eliminated.

  Further, when it is desired to temporarily stop use such as talking with a person for a short time, the earphone main body 10 is moved to the slide member 20 by pulling the earphone cord 11 as shown in FIG. 10 is gathered near the neck and pocket, so that the earphone main body 10 does not droop gently as in the past.

  Next, Embodiment 4 of the earphone according to the present invention is shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the earphone 100 according to the fourth embodiment is wound around a mobile device. This is different from the first and second embodiments as the attachment portion, and is provided on the non-attachment portion side (portable device in the fourth embodiment) and the attachment portion provided on the portable device. Together with it, it can be fixed. In Example 4, male and female hook-and-loop fasteners 23 are provided. That is, the female hook-and-loop fastener 23 is provided in the slide part 20, and the male hook-and-loop fastener opposite to the female fastener provided in the slide part 20 is provided in the portable device. Of course, this may be reversed.

  As in the first embodiment, after use, the earphone cord is wound around the portable device, and then the male and female hook-and-loop fasteners are fixed to each other to hold the wound state.

  Next, Embodiment 5 of the earphone according to the present invention is shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a perspective view illustrating the earphone cord 11 according to the fifth embodiment. This uses male and female hooks 24 as attachments. In the fifth embodiment, a storage container 60 that stores a mobile device is provided with a female hook provided in advance. On the other hand, a male hook 24 is provided on the slide portion 20. According to the earphone 100 configured as above, the earphone cord 11 can be fixed by winding the earphone cord 11 from the outside of the storage container 60 after use and attaching the female hook 24 and the male hook 24 to each other. .

  The earphone according to the present invention may be used as an earphone used for a portable device.

1 is a perspective view of an earphone according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an earphone according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the use condition of the earphone which concerns on Example 1. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an earphone according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an earphone according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a slide portion of an earphone according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a usage state of an earphone according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a slide portion of an earphone according to Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a partially expanded perspective view which shows another Example of the slide part of the earphone which concerns on Example 3. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a usage state of an earphone according to Embodiment 3. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a usage state of an earphone according to Embodiment 3. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a usage state of an earphone according to Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows the use condition of the earphone which concerns on Example 4. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a usage state of the earphone according to the fifth embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

100 Earphone 10 Earphone body 20 Slide members 21 to 24 Attachment portion

Claims (9)

An earphone that has an earphone cord with an earphone at the end and is used with a portable device,
An earphone comprising a slide member that is slidably inserted into an earphone cord and includes a portable device, a storage container thereof, or an attachment portion that is detachably attached to the earphone cord. An earphone that branches into two in the middle, has an earphone cord with an earphone at its end, and is used with a portable device,
A slide member that is slidably inserted into two branched earphone cords and includes a portable device, a storage container thereof, or an attachment portion that is detachably attached to the earphone cord. Earphone. The earphone according to claim 1, wherein the attachment portion is formed of a suction cup that can be attached to a portable device. The earphone according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the attachment portion is formed so as to be attachable by holding an earphone cord such as a clip or a hook. The earphone according to claim 1, wherein the attachment portion is formed by attaching one of a male member and a female member that can fix each other. The earphone according to claim 5, wherein the male member and the female member are hook-and-loop fasteners. The earphone according to claim 5, wherein the male member and the female member are hooks. The earphone according to claim 1, wherein a magnet is attached to the attachment portion. The earphone according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising: a cord attaching portion capable of attaching an earphone cord to a part of the slide member when the portable device is used.

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