KR101737686B1 - Support device for microphone of earphone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an earphone microphone support structure capable of adjusting the position of a microphone provided on one side of an earphone cable, and includes a body made of a wire material capable of being bent and an earring portion extending in a curved shape do.

Description

{Support device for microphone of earphone}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an earphone microphone support structure, and more particularly, to an earphone microphone support structure capable of adjusting a position of a microphone provided on one side of an earphone cable.

Generally, the earphone is a tool for connecting various audio devices and voice transmission / reception devices to listen to music or voice information. Due to its small size compared to the conventional headphones, it is mainly used for MP3 players, mobile phones, It is widely used for music listening or voice listening in various fields such as a desktop PC.

Since the earphone is widely used in portable products, its structure is simple and easy to use by the user. In recent years, a microphone is provided on one side of the earphone cable so that the earphone can be called without directly connecting the main body of the mobile phone .

However, when a call is made using a microphone provided in the conventional earphone cable, the microphone is positioned at a predetermined distance from the user's mouth as the earphone cable is pulled down from the ear to the side of the face.

Therefore, in order to increase the sensitivity of a microphone during a call, and to prevent ambient noises from being input to the microphone, it is inconvenient that the earphone cable is held by a hand and the microphone-mounted portion is lifted up to the mouth have.

In order to solve such a problem, an earphone microphone in which a guide member extends in a curved shape from the ear to which the earphone is mounted to the mouth, and a microphone is provided at the end of the guide member to be positioned around the mouth.

However, such a product has a problem that it is inconvenient to carry because of the size of the guide member and the microphone, and it is difficult to satisfy the desire of a younger man who places importance on fashion and design.

In recent years, a product has been introduced that can insert a metal core wire in parallel with an electric wire inside a earphone cable so that the earphone cable can be flexed freely and the bending state can be maintained. In such a product, There is a problem that noise is generated due to signal interference and sound quality is lowered.

In addition, when the earphone cable is bent, the earphone microphone can not be fixed at a desired position due to the weight of the earphone microphone and the earphone cable, and the earphone is detached from the ear.

In addition, consumers who prefer specific products of a specific earphone maker for design or sound quality tend to continue to use their preferred products even if the microphone is uncomfortable to use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an earphone microphone support capable of freely adjusting a position of a microphone provided on an earphone cable.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an earphone microphone support which can be applied to various types of microphone-integrated earphone products.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an earphone microphone support for storing earphone cables so that earphone cables may not be entangled after earphone use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a bending device comprising: a body made of a bendable wire; And an earphone section extending from the upper end of the body in a curved shape that can be hung on the ear.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the body includes an extension portion extending from one end of the earpiece portion, and a support portion formed on one side of the extension portion and supporting the earphone cable at one side of the earphone microphone, can do.

According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the supporting portion may include a winding portion formed at one side of the extension portion and wound around the earphone cable.

According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the supporting portion may include a seating portion on which the earphone cable is seated, and a pair of bending portions bent on both sides of the seating portion so as to surround the outer circumferential surface of the earphone cable.

According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the support portion may include a groove formed in a spiral shape around the outer circumferential surface of the body so that the earphone cable can be wound.

According to another preferred aspect of the present invention, the earring portion may be made of rubber or synthetic resin.

According to the present invention, since the microphone provided on one side of the earphone cable can be positioned around the mouth, it is inconvenient that the earphone cable must be lifted up by hand so that the microphone is positioned around the mouth during the conventional communication. Can be solved.

Further, since the earphone microphone support according to the present invention is mounted along the outer circumferential surface of the earphone cable, it is possible to prevent noise generation and sound quality deterioration due to signal interference with the electric wire inside the cable.

Further, the earphone-microphone support according to the present invention can be applied regardless of the type of the earphone, so that the user can select his favorite earphone product and continue to use it.

In addition, according to the earphone microphone support structure according to the present invention, since the earphone cables can be bundled and assembled after use, it is possible to prevent the earphone cable from being twisted or intertwined with each other during storage or carrying.

1 is a front view of an earphone microphone support according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are explanatory views of the earphone microphone support according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a use state diagram of an earphone microphone support according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 5 is a use state diagram of an earphone microphone support according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the embodiments described below are only for explanation of the embodiments of the present invention so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the invention, It does not mean anything. In describing various embodiments of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for components having the same technical characteristics.

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FIG. 1 is a front view of an earphone microphone support according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are views illustrating the use state of an earphone microphone support according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the earphone microphone support 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body 200 made of a wire material having a predetermined thickness and length, and a curved shape (300).

At this time, it is preferable that the body 200 is made of a material which is bendable and can keep the bent shape after bending. For example, the body 200 may be formed of a wire having a predetermined thickness, and the cross-sectional shape of the body 200 may be circular, elliptical, or a polygonal shape such as a square or a hexagon.

The earring portion 300 is formed at one end of the body 200 and is formed to extend in a curved shape at one end of the body 200 so as to be hooked on the ear. For example, the earring portion 300 may be formed in a ring shape or a ring shape with one side thereof opened at one end of the body.

When the position of the earphone microphone 30 is changed by bending the body 200, which will be described later, during use of the earphone 10, the earphone unit 300 is used to support the body 200 by hooking the earphone cable It is possible to prevent the earphone 10 from being separated from the user's ear due to the weight of the earphone microphone 20, the earphone microphone 30 and the body 200 or to prevent the earphone microphone 30 from flowing without maintaining the changed position do.

Since the earring portion 300 is in direct contact with the user's ear, it is preferable that the earring portion 300 is made of a soft material such as rubber or synthetic resin so as not to feel inconvenience during mounting. At this time, the entire earring portion 300 may be made of a soft material, or a part of the earring portion 300 directly contacting the ear may be made of a soft material. As another example, after the plate material or the wire material is processed into the shape of the earring portion 300, the surface of the plate material or the wire material may be coated with a soft material such as rubber or synthetic resin or may be coated to form a coating layer having elasticity.

The body 200 is extended to a predetermined length at one side (lower end in the drawing) of the earring portion 300. The length of the body 200 may be appropriately selected in consideration of the distance between the earphone 10 and the earphone microphone 30 provided at one side of the earphone cable 20. The length of the body 200 and the earphone cable 20 It is preferable that the end of the body 200 has a length enough to extend beyond the earphone-microphone 30. The thickness of the body 200 can be appropriately selected in consideration of the material of the body 200 and the weight of the earphone microphone 30. The thickness of the body 200 can be freely bent and the weight of the earphone microphone 30 can be supported It is preferable to have a thickness enough to keep the bent state.

The body 200 includes an extension part 210 extending from one end of the earring part 300 and a support part 210 formed on one side of the extension part 210 and supporting the earphone microphone 30 together with the earphone cable 20. [ .

As an example, the support may include a reel 220 wound around the earphone cable 20, as shown in Fig. At this time, the winding unit 220 is formed by winding one side of the body 200 on the outer circumferential surface of one side of the earphone cable 20 in the form of a coil. The winding unit 220 is formed by winding one side of the body 200 on the earphone cable 20 extending from the earphone microphone 30 when the earphone 10 is mounted on the ear.

2, the winding unit 220 is wound on an earphone cable 20 that extends to the upper portion and the lower portion of the earphone-microphone 30 with the earphone-microphone 30 interposed therebetween, . As another example, it is possible to use an earphone cable 20 on the basis of the earphone microphone 30, that is, an earphone cable 20 extending to the upper portion of the earphone microphone 30, And one winding unit 220 may be formed by being wound around the winding unit 20. At this time, the specifications such as the diameter and the number of the winding portions 220 and the spacing between them may be appropriately selected as needed.

In this case, the user can fix the earphone unit 300 to the ear and then bend the earphone cable 20 wound with the winding unit 220 into a desired shape by bending the body 200 as shown in FIG. 3 . That is, the user can bend the earphone cable 20 by bending the body 200 at an appropriate angle and direction so that the earphone microphone 30 adjacent to the winding unit 220 can be positioned around the mouth, The position of the earphone microphone 30 is fixed to the periphery of the mouth by the own rigidity of the body 200 coupled to the earring portion 300 and the body 200 is straightened again after the use of the telephone, The earphone microphone 30 can be returned to the home position.

4 is a view illustrating a state of use of an earphone microphone support according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The earphone microphone support 100 'according to another embodiment of the present invention is similar in overall structure to the earphone microphone support 100' in that the shape of the support portion is somewhat different from that of the embodiment described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. Therefore, the same constituent elements having the same function are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

4, the supporting part according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a seating part 230 on which the earphone cable 20 is seated and a supporting part 230 on the outer peripheral surface of the earphone cable 20 on both sides of the seating part 230 And a pair of bent portions 231 bent to be opposite to each other. That is, the supporting part according to another embodiment of the present invention has a U-shaped cross section.

The pair of bent portions 231 presses and supports the outer circumferential surface of the earphone cable 20 that is seated on the seating portion 230 so that when the body 200 is bent to move the position of the supporting portion, The position of the earphone microphone 30 is also moved.

5 is a use state diagram of an earphone microphone support according to another embodiment of the present invention. The earphone microphone support 100 '' according to another embodiment of the present invention is similar in overall configuration to the earphone microphone support 100 '' in that the shape of the support portion is somewhat different from that of the above-described embodiments. The same reference numerals are assigned to the components, and redundant description is omitted.

The support according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a groove 240 extending in a spiral shape around the outer circumferential surface of the body 200 as shown in FIG. At this time, the groove 240 may be formed in the entire longitudinal direction of the body 200, or may be formed only in a part of the lower end portion where the earphone cable 20 is coupled.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a portion of the earphone cable 20 adjacent to the earphone microphone 30 along the spiral groove 240 of the body 200 may be wound, And the earphone microphone 20 can be used together with the earphone cable 20 by moving the earphone microphone 30 around the mouth.

In this case, the standard such as the depth and the length of the groove 240 can be appropriately selected in consideration of the thickness of the earphone cable 20 and the overall aesthetics at the time of winding, and the adhesive is applied to the inner surface of the groove 240, ) Can be firmly fixed.

It is preferable to cover the surface of the body 200 with a covering made of a soft material such as rubber or synthetic resin. In this case, it is possible to prevent damage such as scratches and to prevent signal interference with the earphone cable 20 And it has an effect of improving the feel and feel of use in use.

2 to 5, the supporting part of the body 200 is formed on the lower side of the earphone microphone 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this, Accordingly, the supporting portion may be formed at a suitable position, and a plurality of support portions may be formed along the longitudinal direction of the body 200. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, support portions may be formed on the upper and lower portions of the earphone microphone 30 and the lower portion of the earring portion 300, respectively.

According to the earphone microphone support 100, 100 ', 100' 'according to the embodiment of the present invention, the earphone cable 20 is folded in an appropriate length and then the earphone cable 20 is bundled with the body 200, So that the earphone cable 20 is not twisted or intertwined with each other.

In addition, since the earphone microphone support 100, 100 ', 100 "according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided separately from the earphone 10, the user can continue to use the specific earphone 10 product he normally likes The position of the earphone microphone 30 provided in the earphone cable 210 can be freely adjusted by using the earphone microphone support 100, 100 ', 100 "according to the embodiment of the present invention.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments.

10: earphone
20: earphone cable
30: earphone microphone
100,100 ', 100 ": Earpiece Mike Ji District
200: Body
210: extension part
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240: groove
300: Earring section

Claims (6)

An earphone microphone support for supporting an earphone microphone provided at one side of an earphone cable,
A body made of a bendable wire material; And
And a piercing portion extending from the upper end of the body in a curved shape to be hung on the ear,
Wherein the body includes an extension portion extending from one end of the earpiece portion and a support portion formed on one side of the extension portion and supporting the earphone cable at one side of the earphone microphone to enable adjustment of the position of the earphone microphone. Earth. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the support portion includes a winding portion formed on one side of the extension portion and wound in a coil shape on the earphone cable. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the winding portion is formed by being wound on an earphone cable extending to an upper portion of the earphone microphone or wound on an earphone cable extending to a lower portion of the earphone microphone. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the winding unit is wound on the earphone cable with the earphone microphone interposed therebetween to form a pair of earphone microphones. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the support portion includes a groove formed in a spiral shape along the circumference of the body so that the earphone cable can be wound.

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