JPH0122311Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an earphone, and particularly to an earphone having a jig for fixing the earphone to the ear.

With the spread of electroacoustic products, it has become easier to enjoy music, and portable stereo headphones are particularly popular. However, stereo headphones are equipped with small speakers at both ends of a headband, and the headband disturbs the hair and is large, making it difficult to carry when not in use. On the other hand, earphones that do not have a headband and are hooked onto the auricle are also used, but the fixation is unstable and
In addition, because the contact with the pinna was not close, there was a large amount of sound leakage. A possible way to prevent sound leakage is to insert a sound conduction tube into the external ear canal like regular earphones, but this is similar to wearing earplugs and cannot be used outdoors unless you can hear external sounds at all. It is dangerous to use, and it is painful to use it for a long time after inserting it into the external ear canal.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an earphone that overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art.

The earphone of the present invention includes an earphone body that is hooked to the inside of the helix of the auricle and the inside of the tragus of the ear, a conductor that supplies signals to the earphone body, and a conductor that is fixed to the body that guides the withdrawal of the conductor. The present invention is characterized in that it has a guide that is integrated with the main body, and a spring branch that is joined to the guide that stands up on the side of the main body and fixes the main body by sandwiching the auricle together with the main body from behind the earlobe.

Next, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the earphone according to the present invention, which is a stereo earphone. The right earphone 11 and the left earphone 12 are each covered with a cushion cover 13. The left and right earphones have a diameter of about 10 mm and a thickness of about 5 mm because they are used by being hooked onto the tragus inside the auricle, and the cushion cover 13 has a thickness of about 2 mm, making it small and lightweight. A conductive wire 16 drawn out from the earphone,
17 is drawn out through the hollow conductor guide 14. The conductor guide 14 is a hollow tube with a thickness of about 3 mm because it passes through the trough of the tragus at the inner bottom of the helix. The length is selected and used. Further, the conducting wire guide 14 is provided at the point where the audio signal supply conducting wire is pulled out from the earphone main body by being fixed with adhesive or integrally molded with the main body member. A branch 15 having spring properties is provided near the end of the conductive wire guide 14 in a manner that matches the thickness of the guide 14 and has spring properties. The attachment portion of the spring branch 15 can also be integrated with the conductor guide 14. Moreover, it can go behind the earlobe and behind the auricle and sandwich the auricle between the earphone body and the spring branch. For this reason, the earphones are securely fixed and stabilized by hooking them on the inside of the tragus and sandwiching them between the auricles with spring branches.

The usage pattern is as shown in FIG. The earphone main body 12 hooked onto the inner side 22 of the helix 21 of the auricle and the inner side of the tragus 23 is loaded into the inner side of the auricle together with the cushion cover 13. The lead wires 16, 17 of the earphones are drawn out through the hollow conductor guide 14, one being a signal supply conductor 17 to the other earphone, and the other being a signal supply conductor 16 from the electrical equipment to the earphone. Since the conductor guide 14 is used by extending from the valley between the tragus 23 and the inner helix 22, the direction of the conductor guide is determined and hardly covers the earlobe 27. It is also possible to engrave or add other accessories to the conductor guide 14 itself. The spring branch 28 goes from behind the earlobe 27 to behind the auricle and is sandwiched near the root of the auricle, thereby fixing the earphone body 24 by sandwiching the auricle.

As is clear from the above explanation, when using the earphone according to the present invention, it is not only convenient to carry, does not disturb the hair, is easy to use, but also securely fixed even when wearing glasses, and does not cause abnormal sound leakage. There is no Note that it is of course possible to use the earphone of the present invention in a form other than stereo.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing how the earphone of FIG. 1 is used. 11...Earphone body for right side, 12...Earphone body for left side, 13...Cushion cover, 14
... Conductor guide, 15 ... Spring branch, 16, 17
...Conductor wire, 21...Ear helix, 22...Inner ear helix, 2
3...Tragus of the ear, 27...Ear lobe.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An earphone body that is hooked on the inside of the tragus inside the helix of the auricle, a conducting wire that supplies a signal to the earphone body, and a conductive wire that is fixed to the earphone body that guides the withdrawal of the conductive wire and is integrated into one body. An earphone comprising: a guide; and a spring branch joined to the guide, which stands up on the side of the earphone body and fixes the earphone by sandwiching the auricle together with the earphone body from behind the earlobe.