JP2013138349A - Headphone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a structure of a head band which increases the flexibility of appearance design, easily maintains the original shape while having high elasticity, and enables comfortable wearing in a headphone.SOLUTION: A headphone includes: a pair of left and right housings where speaker drivers, outputting audio signals as sounds, are respectively housed; a head band connecting the pair of left and right housings with each other; and wires transmitting the audio signals to the speaker drivers. The head band includes multiple pipes formed by elastic bodies. In each pipe, an elastic spring plate and the wires located above and below the spring plate are disposed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a headphone that is connected to an audio playback device or the like and used for listening to music, voice, and the like.

  In a headphone worn by a user on the head, left and right ears and used for listening to music, voice, etc., a housing containing a speaker driver to be worn on each of the left and right ears is connected with a headband, As the headband, a headphone configured to be mounted above the head while supporting the left and right housings is generally known.

  Each of the left and right housings is provided with a speaker driver for converting an audio signal into sound and outputting the sound, and a wire for transmitting the audio signal to the speaker driver is connected through a headband.

  As a headband for passing such a wire, there is one using a resin tube (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-247777 A

In the conventional configuration in which the wire is passed through the resin tube, the appearance design of the headphones is good, and the elasticity of the resin tube can be used to expand and narrow the headband and flexibly deform, but on the other hand, the resin tube itself In some cases, the shape of the plate is easily deformed, and the original shape is not maintained.
In addition, when the headband is composed only of a resin tube, there is little contact with the head and air permeability is good. On the other hand, the headband is supported only by the housing attached to the left and right ears. There was a case where pressure was applied to the periphery of the device and a good wearing feeling could not be obtained depending on the user.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a headband structure that enhances the degree of freedom in appearance design, makes it easy to maintain the original shape while having flexibility, and is easy to assemble.

  A headphone according to the present invention includes a pair of left and right housings each storing a speaker driver that outputs an audio signal as sound, a headband connecting the pair of left and right housings, and a wire that transmits an audio signal to the speaker driver; The headband includes a plurality of pipes made of an elastic body, and a spring plate having elasticity and the wires above and below the spring plate are arranged in the pipe.

The headphone according to the present invention is characterized in that the headband includes a head pad that contacts a user's head, and the plurality of spring plates are connected in the head pad. It is.

  According to the headphones of the present invention, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in appearance design, to easily maintain the original shape while having flexible elasticity, and to have a headband structure with a good wearing feeling.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of one Embodiment of the headphones of this invention. It is a figure which shows schematic structure inside the some pipe seen from upper direction of one Embodiment of the headphones of this invention. It is a figure which shows schematic structure inside the pipe of one Embodiment of the headphones of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other shape of the spring board of one Embodiment of the headphones of this invention.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of a headphone according to the present invention.
In a headphone worn by a user on the head, left and right ears and used for listening to music, voice, etc., the left and right housings 1 are housed so as to incorporate speaker drivers (not shown), respectively. An ear pad 2 is attached to be attached to each.

The pipe 3 and the head pad 4 constitute a headband and connect the left and right housings 1. Two pipes 3 are provided in parallel at the front and rear. The head pad 4 is provided with a cushion material (not shown) inside and wraps the front and rear pipes 3 together. The headband 4 contacts the top of the user's head and supports the wearing state of the headphones.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration inside a pipe as viewed from above of one embodiment of the headphones of the present invention. The pipe 3 is made of an elastic material such as a thermoplastic elastomer. Two pipes 3 are arranged in parallel at the front and rear. One of the two pipes 3 is attached in the housing 1. In the pipe 3, a spring plate 5 made of SUS (Steel Use Stainless) or the like is passed, and a wire 6 is placed above and below the spring plate 5. Two pipes 3 are wrapped by the head pad 4 while maintaining the arrangement state. Note that the spring plate 5 is not limited to SUS, and other elastic metal plates may be used.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration inside a pipe of one embodiment of the headphones of the present invention. A spring plate 5 is passed through the pipe 3 and a wire 6 is placed above and below the spring plate 5.

By adopting a structure in which the wire 6 is passed through the pipe 3, the wire 6 is not exposed, and design restrictions such as hiding the exposed wire 6 are eliminated. Further, by passing the spring plate 5 into the pipe 3, the elasticity of the headband can be strengthened and it can be easily restored against the shape change, while using the elastic pipe 3 such as a thermoplastic elastomer, Responds to flexible shape changes, creating design freedom. Further, since the wire 6 is not exposed to the outside by passing the wire 6 through the pipe 3, the user will not accidentally damage or damage the wire 6 when the headphones are worn.

Since the two wires 6 are partitioned by the spring plate 5 made of SUS while the spring plate 5 and the wire 6 are easily assembled in the pipe 3, the interference between the wires 6 can be prevented. Further, by passing the wire 6 through the pipe 3, the wiring between the left and right housings 1 is not exposed to the outside with respect to one pipe 3, so that the degree of freedom of design is widened, and the wire 6 Can be protected from the external environment to avoid damage.

FIG. 4 is a view showing another shape of the spring plate of the headphone according to the embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example in which the spring plate through which the two pipes are passed is integrated with the head pad. .
The spring plate 5 is formed by connecting two spring plates 5a and 5b as a single unit. At both ends of the spring plate 5 (ends connected to the housing 1), the spring plates 5a and 5b are respectively connected to the spring plates 5a and 5b. Pipe 3 is passed. The wire 6 is disposed along the upper and lower sides of the respective spring plates 5a and 5b, and the entire portion where the spring plates 5a and 5b are connected is wrapped by the head pad 4 provided with a cushion material on the inside.
By integrating the spring plates 5a and 5b, it is possible to maintain the restoring force to the original shape after deformation while having elasticity that can be appropriately deformed.

  The present invention can be used for headphones having a headband.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing 2 Ear pad 3 Pipe 4 Head pad 5, 5a Spring board 6 Wire

Claims (2)

A pair of left and right housings each housing a speaker driver that outputs an audio signal as sound; a headband that connects the pair of left and right housings; and a wire that transmits an audio signal to the speaker driver; A headphone comprising: a plurality of pipes made of an elastic body, wherein a spring plate having elasticity and the wires above and below the spring plate are arranged in the pipe. The headphone according to claim 1, wherein the headband includes a head pad that contacts a user's head, and the plurality of spring plates are connected in the head pad. And headphones.

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