KR20000009679A - Earphone-microphone-earmark assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An earphone-microphone-earmark assembly capable of separately using an earphone or earmark, or the earphone and an earmark as one unit by a user is provided. CONSTITUTION: The earphone-microphone-earmark assembly comprising: a mounting cap(110) pivotably mounted at one end of an earphone clamping bar, and having outer and inner mounting structures; an earphone(130) having an outer mounting structure; an earmark(120) having outer and inner mounting structures, wherein the inner mounting structure of the mounting cap(110) is connected to the mounting structure of the earphone(130), the inner mounting structure of the mounting cap(110) is connected to the outer mounting structure of the earmark(120), the inner mounting structure of the mounting cap(110) is connected to the outer mounting structure of the earmark(120), and the inner mounting structure of the earmark(120) is connected to the mounting structure of the earphone(130).

Description

Earphone-Microphone-Earmaf Assembly (EARPHONE-MICROPHONE-EARMUFF ASSEMBLY)

The present invention relates to a type of earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly, and more particularly to a type of earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly in which the elements can be used together in various fittings or individually.

According to the recent trend of consumers, electronic and electric products are getting lighter and smaller. Today, people everywhere can carry a variety of mini-electronic products, such as Walkmans and recorders, and can listen to music at any time through earphones without disturbing others. have. Recently, hands-free communication has been developed by adopting earphones and a microphone as well as mobile telephone technology.

On the other hand, there is a harsh winter due to the drop in temperatures that drop below freezing in some places. In addition, they wear very thick garments and sometimes wear ear muffs as a means of protecting their ears. Currently, ear muffs and earphones are made separately and have not been made available to use them together. Thus, simultaneous use is unshaven and inconvenient when both earmuffs and earphones are to be used in winter.

In the above-mentioned problem, an earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly needs to be provided.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an earphone-microphone-earmape assembly in which an earphone and an earmap can be separated from each other or assembled together. As a result, the user has to provide a new type of earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly which can use the earphone or earmapping individually or together as a unit. The present invention also provides a new type of earphone-microphone-earmape assembly to which a microphone can be added.

1 is a sketch showing the components of an earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a sketch showing the earphone clamping bar of the earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly according to the present invention;

3 is a sketch showing a user wearing the entire assembled unit of the earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly coupled to the earphone clamping bar;

4 is a sketch showing a plug and a wiring cable coming out of the earphone according to the present invention;

5 is a sketch showing a microphone installed after an earphone according to the present invention;

6 is a sketch showing the structure of an ear cushion according to the present invention;

7 is a sketch showing a complete assembly of microphones, earphones and earmasks coupled to an earphone clamping bar according to the present invention; And

8 is a sketch showing the complete assembly as shown in FIG. 7 worn on the user's head.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

100: Earphone-Microphone-Earmaf Assembly

110: mounting cap 111, 123: external mounting structure

112, 133, 533, 633: mounting structure 120: ear muffs

121: inner flap 122: earmaph worm

124: internal mounting structure 130, 530: earphone

131, 531: speaker box 132, 532: speaker

134, 534, 630: ear cushion 135, 535: wiring cable

210: earphone clamping bar 420: plug

536: slip ring 537: boom

538: microphone 631: inner casing

634: External Cushioning Pad

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly is characterized in that it is composed of a mounting cap, the earphone and the ear map. In addition, a microphone may be installed after the earphone.

The mounting cap has an outer mounting structure and an inner mounting structure. The outer mounting structure of the cap is used to mechanically form the earphone clamping Bao. In addition, the earphone has an external mounting structure. In the same way, the ear muff has an outer mounting structure and an inner mounting structure.

The mounting cap, earphone, and ear muff may be assembled together in the following manner.

1. When only the earphone is needed, the inner mounting structure of the mounting cap and the mounting structure of the earphone are combined.

2. When only the earmuff is needed, the inner mounting structure of the mounting cap is coupled to the outer mounting structure of the earmask.

3. The inner mounting structure of the mounting cap and the outer mounting structure of the earmask are combined. In addition, the mounting structure of the earphone is also coupled to the inner mounting structure of the ear mart. Thus, earphones and ear muffs can be used simultaneously.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the outer mounting structure of the mounting cap is a ball joint, the end of the earphone clamping bar is a ball socket. After the ball joint and the ball socket are coupled together, the earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly may adjust the angle of the earphone clamping bar to a desired angle according to the shape of each person's ear and the curvature of the face. The earphone clamping bar also extends between the earphones in the rearward direction from the ear portion around the back of the head near the posterior ridge of the skull.

The inner mounting structure of the mounting cap and the earmap may be female Velocity tape, and the outer mounting structure of the earmap and the mounting structure of the earphone may be male Velocity tape.

The earphone further includes a speaker and a speaker box. The speaker is embedded in the speaker box and connected to the audio source via a plug and a wiring cable. The mounting structure of the earphone is adapted to the outer surface of the speaker box. In addition, a portion of the speaker box that contacts the ear is coated with a cushioning material for special satisfaction.

The ear muff further includes an inner flap and an ear muff worm. The inner flap is securely housed in the inner ear worm.

The earphone-microphone-earmuff assembly of the present invention is characterized in that it is composed of a mounting cap, earphones and earmapping. In addition, a microphone may be installed after the earphone. The earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly of the present invention uses a mounting cap to connect the earphone and the earmaph together.

Such an earphone-microphone-earmuff assembly of the present invention allows the user to choose to use the earphones or earmaps individually or to use them in groups. Alternatively, the user may choose to have earphones installed on one side for earrings and ear cushions on the other side. In addition, the microphone may be installed in the earphone whenever necessary.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. In addition, in the drawings, the same reference numerals are denoted together for components that perform the same function.

1 is a sketch showing components of an earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention. The main elements of the earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly 100 include a mounting cap 110, an earphone 130, and an ear muff 120.

The mounting cap 110 has an arc-shaped outer casing. The mounting cap 110 is a special component provided to connect other elements of the earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly 100. In addition, the mounting cap 110 is provided as a component for connecting the earphone clamping bar for the entire unit wearable by the user. Earphone clamping bar 210 is shown in FIG. The mounting cap 110 has two mounting structures. One mounting structure 111 of the mounting cap 110 is located on the outer surface of the cap. On the other hand, another mounting structure 112 is located inside the cap. The external mounting structure 111 of the mounting cap 110 may be connected to one end of the earphone clamping bar 210 by a pivot joint.

Thus, the mounting cap 110 has three rotational degrees of freedom. For example, the external mounting structure 111 may be a ball joint, and the pivot coupling of the earphone clamping bar end may be a ball socket (not shown). After the ball and the socket are coupled together, the entire earphone-microphone-earmuff assembly 100 may move up, down, or left and right to fit the shape of the head and face of each user.

The earphone clapping bar 210 has a different design from conventional head-mounted earphones. Since every user has a different head shape, each person's head ear length will be different. Therefore, the earphone clamping bar of a conventional head-worn earphone must have a mechanism to enable the extension and reduction of its length. 3 is a sketch showing the earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly 100 installed in the earphone clamping bar 210.

Referring to Figure 3, the assembled unit is the earphone clamping bar 210 is worn over the user's head through the back of the head near the posterior ridge of the skull. This design arrangement prevents the user's hair from being disturbed when wearing the assembly. In addition, the shape and curvature of the earphone clamping bar 210 is ergonomically designed to fit the surrounding shape behind the ear for special satisfaction. In addition, the back curvature of the heads does not differ so much between people, so a single length earphone clamping bar 210 can be used for most individuals. In conclusion, the length adjusting mechanism for the earphone clamping bar 210 is unnecessary.

The internal mounting structure of the mounting cap 110 may be coupled to the earphone 130 or the ear muff 120. The earphone 130 and the ear muff 120 has a mounting structure for coupling with each other or a mounting structure for coupling with the mounting cap 110. These mounting structures may be some kind of snap-in machanism or Velcro magic tape. In general, Velcro Magic Tape can be divided into two main types: male tape and female tape. The male tape and the female tape are attached to each other.

Since the internal mounting structure 120 of the earmap 120 is in contact with the ear, the user's satisfaction will require the use of male / female of the Velcro tapes in other locations. For example, for better satisfaction, the inner mounting structure 112 of the mounting cap 110 and the inner mounting structure 124 of the earmap 120 use female Velocity tapes. On the other hand, the mounting structure 133 of the earphone and the outer mounting structure 123 of the ear mask use male Velocity tapes.

The ear muff 120 mainly includes an inner flap 121 having a bent arc shape and an ear muff worm 122 completely covering the inner flap 121. The inner flap gives the earmap wormer 122 some degree of rigidity and flexibility. Therefore, the ear worm worm 122 can cover the user's ears neatly, avoid the cold air, can prevent the noise. Mounting structures 123 and 124 are provided on an outer surface of the earmap wormer 122. The mounting structure 123 is used to couple the mounting cap 110, and the mounting structure 124 is used to couple the earphone 130.

The earphone 130 mainly includes a speaker 132 installed inside the speaker box 131. The rear of the speaker box 131 has a mounting structure 133 that can be coupled to the mounting structure of the mounting cap 110 or the ear muff 133. These mounting structures may be the Velcro magic tapes described above. Since one side of the speaker box 131 is in contact with the user's ear, the side of the speaker box 131 forms and wraps the ear cushion 134 to increase satisfaction. In general, the ear cushion 134 is made of a sponge.

4 is a sketch showing a plug and a wiring cable attached to the earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the speaker 132 has a wiring cable 135 and a plug 420. The plug 420 may be connected to any audio source, such as hi-fi equipment, amplifiers or mobile telephones. Since plugs vary by equipment, the shape of the plug can be selected appropriately.

According to the needs of the user, the three main components of the earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly 100 may be combined differently as follows.

1. When the user only wants to listen to the radio broadcast or music through the earphone, the mounting cap 110 and the earphone 130 is assembled together.

2. When the user merely wants to protect the ears from cold, humid air and noise outside, the mounting cap 110 and the ear muff 120 are assembled together. In addition, when the ear muff 120 is used, the user may use an in-ear type earphone which is common in the ear.

3. The mounting cap 110 and the ear muff 120 are initially assembled when the user is listening to music and at the same time wishing to protect their ears from cold, humid air and noise outside. Next, the mounting structure 133 of the earphone 130 is coupled to the inner mounting structure 124 of the ear muff 120.

Due to the popularization of multiple media systems, the use of microphones for the interaction of painting while listening to broadcasts on earphones has become common. Therefore, often a combination of earphones and microphones is needed. 5 is a sketch showing that the microphone 538 is installed in the earphone 530 according to the present invention.

As described above, the earphone 530 has a speaker box 531 in which a speaker 532 is installed. The rear of the speaker box 531 has a mounting structure (533) to be coupled to the mounting structure of the mounting cap 110 or the ear rim 120 described above. The mounting structure 533 may be Velcro magic tape. In addition, one side of the speaker box 531 for contacting the ear has a cushion 534 for increased satisfaction. The speaker 532 has a wiring cable 535 connected to an external audio device. The microphone 538 has a slip ring 536 and a boom 537. The slip ring 536 may slide in the collar of the speaker box 531, and therefore rotation relative to the speaker box 531 is also possible.

With this design, the user is free to choose to wear earphones and microphones in the left or right ear. Moreover, the microphone can be separated for easy storage. However, in order to prevent the microphone from being rotated 360 degrees and thereby causing excessive twisting of the wiring cable, both the slip ring 536 and the speaker box 531 are stoppers (not shown) for limiting the rotation angle. Have In addition, the boom 537 also has some degree of flexibility so that the user can bend the boom to a desired angle and curvature. Conductive wires leading from the microphone 538 can lead to the hollow interior of the boom 537. Finally, the conducting wire from the microphone 538 and the wiring cable 535 of the speaker 532 are merged together before being connected with other external devices.

Sometimes, when earphones are used, stereo functions are not always needed. Therefore, only one earphone is needed on one side. In this case, one earphone may be installed at either terminal of the earphone clamping bar. And, one cushion may be installed on the other side for special satisfaction. 6 is a sketch showing an ear cushion structure 630 according to the present invention. The ear cushion structure 630 has an inner casing 631 for supporting an external cushioning pad 634. The rear surface of the inner casing 631 has a mounting structure 633 that can be combined with the mounting structure of the mounting cap 110 and the ear-map 120 described above. Similarly, the mounting structure 633 may be Velcro magic tape.

7 is a sketch showing a complete assembly of an earphone having a microphone 538 and an ear cushion 630 installed in the earphone clamping bar 210 according to the present invention. The earphone 530 should be coupled with the mounting cap 110 before the mounting cap 110 and the earphone clamping bar 210 are snapped together. Similarly, the ear cushion 630 must first be coupled with the mounting cap 110 before the mounting cap 110 and the earphone clamping bar 210 are snapped together. Clearly, depending on the situation the earmap 120 can be added.

As shown in FIG. 7, the earphone 530 is installed to be heard by the left ear, and the ear cushion 630 is installed on the right side. However, the user may change the arrangement by switching the earphone 530 and the ear cushion 630. After switching between the earphone and the cushion, the microphone can be turned in the direction of the user's mouth. The user can also choose to use two earphones at the same time by coupling the microphone to one of the earphones. 8 is a sketch of the complete assembly shown in FIG. 7 worn on the user's head.

Applying this invention, the user can choose to use the earphones or ear masks individually or in groups. Alternatively, the user can have the earphones installed on one side for earrings and the ear cushions on the other side. You can also install a microphone into your earphones when needed.

Claims (20)

A mounting cap having an outer mounting structure and having an inner mounting structure, the mounting cap being used to connect to one end of the earphone clamping bar by a pivot coupling to have three degrees of freedom of rotation; An earphone having an external mounting structure; Including an ear muff having an outer mounting structure on the outer surface and an inner mounting structure on the inner surface, The mounting cap, the earphone, and the ear muff are a combination in which an inner mounting structure of the mounting cap and a mounting structure of the earphone are combined, a combination in which an inner mounting structure of the mounting cap and an outer mounting structure of the ear muff are coupled; Earphone-microphone-ear, characterized in that the inner mounting structure of the mounting cap and the outer mounting structure of the earmuff is combined, and the inner mounting structure of the earmap and the mounting structure of the earphone can be used in combination. Marf assembly. The method of claim 1, The inner mounting structure of the mounting cap and the inner mounting structure of the earmaf are earphone-microphone-earmapping assembly, characterized in that it comprises a female Velcro magic tape. The method of claim 1, Earphone-microphone-earmuff assembly, characterized in that the outer mounting structure of the ear-mapping and the mounting structure of the earphone comprises a male Velcro magic tape. The method of claim 1, The outer mounting structure of the mounting cap includes a ball joint, The earphone clamping bar includes a ball socket, and the mounting cap is configured to freely move the angle of the assembly of the microphone-earmuff according to the shape of the individual ear and the user's earphone-microphone-earmuff. assembly. The method of claim 1, And the earphone clamping bar extends backward from the ear portion around the back of the head and is located near the posterior head ridge of the skull. The method of claim 1, The earphone further includes a speaker and a speaker box, the speaker is embedded in the speaker box, the speaker is connected to the audio device via a wiring cable, the mounting structure of the earphone on the outer surface of the speaker box Earphone-microphone-earmape assembly, characterized in that is further fixed. The method of claim 6, And the wiring cable is electrically connected to the audio device via a plug. The method of claim 6, The earphone-microphone-earmuff assembly of claim 1, wherein a soft cushion is attached to an outer surface of the speaker box to which the ear contacts. The method of claim 6, The outer surface of the speaker box further includes a mounting structure for coupling with the mounting structure of the microphone, after the two mounting structure is coupled, the microphone can be rotated in a relatively predetermined angle range with the speaker box Earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly. The method of claim 1, The assembly further includes an ear cushion assembly that can be used in place of the earphone, wherein the ear cushion has an inner casing for supporting and an external cushioning pad. The method of claim 1, Wherein the earmaf comprises an inner flap and an earmaph worm that surrounds the inner flap. A mounting cap having an outer mounting structure and having an inner mounting structure, the mounting cap being used to connect to one end of the earphone clamping bar by a pivot coupling to have three degrees of freedom of rotation; An earphone having a speaker box in which a speaker is built and having a mounting structure fixed on an outer surface of the speaker box; An ear muff having an ear flap surrounding the inner flap, having an outer mounting structure on an outer surface of the inner flap, and having an inner mounting structure on an inner surface of the inner flap, The mounting cap, the earphone, and the ear muff are a combination in which an inner mounting structure of the mounting cap and a mounting structure of the earphone are combined, a combination in which an inner mounting structure of the mounting cap and an outer mounting structure of the ear muff are coupled; Earphone-microphone-ear, characterized in that the inner mounting structure of the mounting cap and the outer mounting structure of the earmuff is combined, and the inner mounting structure of the earmap and the mounting structure of the earphone can be used in combination. Marf assembly. The method of claim 12, The inner mounting structure of the mounting cap and the inner mounting structure of the earmaf are earphone-microphone-earmapping assembly, characterized in that it comprises a female Velcro magic tape. The method of claim 12, Earphone-microphone-earmuff assembly, characterized in that the outer mounting structure of the ear-mapping and the mounting structure of the earphone comprises a male Velcro magic tape. The method of claim 12, The outer mounting structure of the mounting cap includes a ball joint, The earphone clamping bar includes a ball socket, and the mounting cap is configured to freely move the angle of the assembly of the microphone-earmuff according to the shape of the individual ear and the user's earphone-microphone-earmuff. assembly. The method of claim 12, And the earphone clamping bar extends backward from the ear portion around the back of the head and is located near the posterior head ridge of the skull. The method of claim 12, And the earphone is connected to the audio device via a wiring cable and a plug component. The method of claim 12, The outer surface of the speaker box further includes a mounting structure for coupling with the mounting structure of the microphone, after the two mounting structure is coupled, the microphone can be rotated in a relatively predetermined angle range with the speaker box Earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly. The method of claim 12, The assembly further includes an ear cushion assembly that can be used in place of the earphone, wherein the ear cushion is mounted on an outer surface of the inner casing for supporting and an external cushioning pad and an inner casing for engaging with the mounting cap. Earphone-microphone-earmaph assembly having a structure. The method of claim 12, The earphone-microphone-earmuff assembly of claim 1, wherein a soft cushion is attached to an outer surface of the speaker box to which the ear contacts.