JP2022041862A - 金型の取外しが容易な構造を含むイヤーチップ - Google Patents
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前記中間連結部から一体に上方へと所定の高さだけ延長され、中間連結部の上端と同じ外径を有する中空形シリンダー構造の上端部と、を含む構成でありうる。
110:本体部
111:下端部
112:中間連結部
113:上端部
120:結束部
130:突起部
140:外耳道接触部
141:外耳道進入下端部
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143:上端部
144:内側溝
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Claims (4)
- イヤホンの一側に装着され、装着者の外耳道内に挿入され、イヤホンの位置を安定的に固定させるイヤーチップであって、
イヤホンの外周面に対応する中空シリンダー構造の本体部(110)と、
前記本体部(110)の上部の内周面に沿ってリング構造で形成され、イヤホンの外周面に形成された結束湾入構造に対応する突起構造の結束部(120)と、
前記本体部(110)の下部の内周面に沿ってリング構造で形成され、所定の高さだけ突出形成された突起構造であり、結束部(120)から所定距離だけ離隔して一つまたは複数が配置された突起部(130)と、
前記本体部(110)の下端部の外周面から放射状に突出し、上方へと所定の高さだけ延長された構造であり、装着者の外耳道の内部面と接触する外耳道接触部(140)と、
を含み、
前記突起部(130)は、本体部(110)の下部の内周面に、互いに所定距離だけ離隔して複数が形成され、
前記突起部(130)は、互いに所定距離だけ離隔して一つのグループを形成し、
一つのグループを形成する複数の突起部(130)は、下方へと、中間へと、または上方へと向かうほど突出長さが比較的長くなることを特徴とするイヤーチップ。 - 前記本体部(110)は、
装着者の外耳道内部面に緩やかに進入できるように下方へと所定の角度だけ傾いた傾斜部(111a、111b)が、内周面及び外周面に連続した閉曲線状に形成された下端部(111)と、
前記下端部(111)から上方へと所定の高さだけ延長された円筒状の構造であり、下端部(111)と上端部(113)を互いに連続して連結する中間連結部(112)と、
前記中間連結部(112)の上端と一体に形成され、上方へと所定の角度だけ傾いた傾斜部(113a)が、上端外周面に連続した閉曲線状に形成された上端部(113)と、
を含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のイヤーチップ。 - 前記外耳道接触部(140)は、
前記本体部(110)の下端部の外周面から一体に形成され、本体部(110)の下端外周面から所定距離だけ離隔した状態にて上方へと延長され、本体部(110)の外周面と共に内側溝(144)を形成する外耳道進入下端部(141)と、
前記外耳道進入下端部(141)から一体に上方へと延長され、横断面上にて、上方へと外径が増加する構造の中間連結部(142)と、
前記中間連結部(142)から一体に上方へと所定の高さだけ延長され、中間連結部(142)の上端と同じ外径を有する中空形シリンダー構造の上端部(143)と、
を含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のイヤーチップ。 - 前記中間連結部(142)は、人体の体温によって元の状態に復元される形状記憶ポリマー(SMP、shape-memory polymer)素材で構成され、
前記イヤーチップが装着者の外耳道内に挿入された後、中間連結部(142)が、元の状態に復元され、外耳道接触部(140)の上端部(143)は、装着者の外耳道の内部表面と密着されることを特徴とする請求項3に記載のイヤーチップ。
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