KR20140055716A - The headphones for external acoustic listening - Google Patents

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KR20140055716A
KR20140055716A KR1020120122934A KR20120122934A KR20140055716A KR 20140055716 A KR20140055716 A KR 20140055716A KR 1020120122934 A KR1020120122934 A KR 1020120122934A KR 20120122934 A KR20120122934 A KR 20120122934A KR 20140055716 A KR20140055716 A KR 20140055716A
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04RLOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/20Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics
    • H04R1/32Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only
    • H04R1/34Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by using a single transducer with sound reflecting, diffracting, directing or guiding means

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a headphone, and more particularly, to an external acoustic listening headphone capable of simultaneously listening to surrounding people and living situations even when listening to a sound while wearing headphones.
According to the present invention, there is provided a conventional headphone which is connected to a portable device and converts a digital signal sent from the portable device into an acoustic signal that can be heard by a person, A main body having a built-in speaker for audio output of the content reproduced from the portable device; A cover plate coupled to a front end of the main body and capable of simultaneously opening or closing a center portion using at least one reflector so as to simultaneously or selectively listen to the output sound of the portable device and the surrounding external sound, .

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THE HEADPHONES FOR EXTERNAL ACOUSTIC LISTENING [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a headphone, and more particularly, to an external acoustic listening headphone capable of simultaneously listening to surrounding people and living situations even when listening to a sound while wearing headphones.

In recent years, various portable terminals such as MP3 players, DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) receivers, tablets, smart phones and the like (hereinafter referred to as "mobile devices Quot;) can be used to listen to music or watch videos without difficulty anytime and anywhere.

In order to meet the policy of etiquette culture settlement in public places with the tendency of miniaturization and lightweight of the portable devices, those portable devices are predominant in which external speakers for outputting sound are omitted.

For example, in a public place (facility) commonly used by the public, such as a subway, a movie theater, a library, etc., a recommendation is made to switch the ring tone of the mobile phone to vibration in order to block the cause of noise that may harm others In addition, various terminals capable of sound output are obliged to wear headphones (earphones, earphones, etc.) for listening alone by the owner himself / herself.

However, when the above-described headphone is worn on the ear, it is possible to prevent the risk of the damage caused by the noise according to the noise, but it is easy to concentrate on listening to music (output sound), while blocking the ear hole and ear hole I can not help but understand the voices of the surrounding people and the noise of life.

For this reason, traffic accidents caused by unrecognized noise due to traffic conditions such as the sound of a horn of a relative vehicle are frequently encountered, as well as a problem of inability to communicate with a companion or a vehicle occupant, There is no other choice.

In addition, in order to listen to a conversation with another person and listen to ambient sounds around the situation, it has been troublesome to consciously repeat actions such as turning off music played from a mobile device or dropping a headphone from an ear.

In order to solve these various problems, Korean Patent No. 10-783099 discloses a closed headphone having a microphone function for allowing a person to talk with another person or make a phone call while wearing a headphone Lt; / RTI >

1 is a front view showing the configuration of a closed type headphone having a microphone function according to the related art. The closed type headphone 900 having the microphone function is formed to surround the wearer's ear area as shown in FIG. 1 An ear cup 960 shielding ambient noise; A microphone 940 located on the outer surface of the ear cup 960 and providing a voice signal according to input voice information; A connection plug 920 connected to the port of the external acoustic device and the headphone to transmit an acoustic signal provided from the acoustic device to the ear cup 960; An acoustic output unit 950 located inside the ear cup 960 for outputting sound information according to the sound signal when the sound signal is received and for outputting sound information according to the sound signal when the sound signal is received; A switch unit 910 installed on an outer surface of the ear cup 960 to provide a switching signal according to a wearer's choice; An acoustic signal received through the connection plug 920 or a voice signal received from the microphone 940 according to a switching signal received from the switch unit 910 to the acoustic output unit 950 And control means 970 provided in the ear cup 960 for controlling an electric signal transmitted to the acoustic output unit 950. [

According to the related art, a voice signal is provided through the microphone 940 and the voice signal is output by the sound output unit 950 provided in the ear cup 960 through the connection plug 920 It becomes possible to communicate with other persons in the vicinity or make a telephone conversation by listening to the voice information.

However, since it is necessary to control the control means 970 in order to listen to the external audio signal as described above, when the headphone 900 is not used and the control means 970 can not operate, There has been a problem that existing problems are left in the end as well as the external audio signal can be heard only by physically separating the corresponding headphones.

Since the microphone 940 and the switch unit 910 including the control unit 970 must be provided in order to acquire the external audio information around the headphones, It has been pointed out that it is a complicated and disorderly course and thus a major limiting factor in making the structure of the headphone 900 more compact.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a reflective plate for completely opening or closing a central portion of a headphone for listening to sounds output from various portable devices, So that it is possible to listen to the output sound at the time of multimedia contents reproduction even when the headphone is worn, and to listen to the ambient sound outside at the same time.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a sound output apparatus and a sound output apparatus which are capable of outputting sound of a main body which surrounds the periphery of the earlobe of a wearer and a speaker provided in the main body to be outwardly directed, So that the sound quality can be improved by inducing a resonance phenomenon through sound wave refraction.

In order to attain the above object, the present invention provides a conventional headphone connected to a portable device and converted and output a digital signal transmitted from the portable device to an acoustic signal that can be heard by a person, A main body including a speaker for sound output of contents reproduced from the portable device; A cover plate coupled to a front end of the main body and capable of simultaneously opening or closing a center portion using at least one reflector so as to simultaneously or selectively listen to the output sound of the portable device and the surrounding external sound, .

In addition, the main body includes at least one speaker, a volume control capable of rotating clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the volume of the sound output through the speaker, A cushion part having a cushioning capacity to prevent inconvenience at the time of a physical contact when the cushion part is combined with the ring and the rear end contacting the wearer's skin, And a tapered end is formed at the outer end so as to cause a resonance phenomenon in a space formed between the cover plates.

In addition, the cover plate includes at least one of the reflection plates, and an opening is formed at the center of the cover plate so that the output sound of the portable device can be fully or completely shielded by the reflection plate, A reflector control ring which is formed to penetrate and is rotatably operated in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction for opening and closing operation of the opening in a state of being hinged around the outer periphery of the reflector, And a controller capable of reproducing contents of the portable device.

As apparent from the above description, the external acoustical listening headphone of the present invention is easy to listen to music (voice signal) outputted from various portable devices, and can communicate with surrounding persons without physically separating the headphones from the ear It is possible to secure safety against the risk of a traffic accident when wearing a headphone while riding a bicycle.

In addition, by eliminating the direct listening of sound, which is the main cause of hearing loss, by outputting the sound toward the outside of the wearer's body rather than flowing directly into the auditory canal (external auditory meatus) Especially, it is very beneficial for children to use, while the sound output is resonant in the space outside the auricle to add depth to the sound, so that you can enjoy the vivid sound that sounds like you are listening to music in a live performance hall. .

In addition, unlike existing headphones, which have a simple purpose of listening to sound, they can meet the consumer's purchasing desire of the younger generation with strong self-individuality through the manifold design characteristic of the center opening and closing structure using the reflector and reflector control ring It is a very useful invention that can contribute to the sales promotion competitiveness and the revitalization of related industries.

1 is a front view showing a configuration of a closed headphone having a microphone function according to the related art.
2 is a perspective view illustrating an external structure of an external acoustic listening headphone according to the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of an external acoustic listening headphone according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an operational state view showing an opening / closing process of a diaphragm in an external acoustic listening headphone according to the present invention. FIG.
5 is a use state diagram illustrating an embodiment of an external acoustic listening headphone according to the present invention.
6A and 6B are views showing the relationship between the inside and outside sound of the external acoustic listening headphone according to the degree of opening of the diaphragm according to the present invention.
7A to 7D illustrate another embodiment of an external acoustic listening headphone according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

2 is a perspective view showing the external structure of an external acoustic listening headphone according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a constitutional relationship of an external acoustic listening headphone according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of an external acoustic listening headphone according to the present invention, and Figs. 6A to 6B are diagrams showing an operation state of the external acoustic listening headphone according to the present invention, Fig. 3 is a view showing the relationship between the opening and closing of the inside and outside sound according to the opening degree of the iris.

As shown in FIG. 2, the external acoustic listening headphone A according to the present invention is connected to an acoustic connector of various portable devices and converts the digital signal transmitted from the acoustic connector into an acoustic signal that can be heard by a person. A conventional headphone includes a main body 1 having a donut shape that can be wrapped around a wearer's earwheel and incorporating a speaker 10 for sound output of multimedia contents reproduced from a portable device, A plurality of diaphragm-type reflection plates 20 are provided at the front end of the main body 1 so as to be able to simultaneously or selectively listen to the output sound of the portable device and the surrounding external sound, And a cover plate 2 capable of controlling contents playback.

The main body 1 includes a plurality of speakers 10 to be worn by a person for listening to sounds outputted from the portable device and includes at least one speaker 10 for controlling the volume of sound output through the speaker 10. [ A volume adjusting ring 11 which can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise in a state of being hinged around the outer periphery of the wearer and a rear end portion contacting the skin of the wearer, The cushion part (12) further has a buffering ability to protect the ear against pressure so as not to cause inconvenience at the time of physical contact.

The output sound of the speaker 10 does not flow directly into the wearer's ear but stays in the space between the cover plate 2 and the speaker 10 to exert a resonance phenomenon It is preferable that a tapered end 13 is formed at the outer end so as to increase the depth of the sound quality.

This is to make it possible for the wearer to listen to a better sound by adding the depth of the sound, while avoiding irritation to the ear canal, which is the cause of hearing loss, of the output sound of the speaker 10. [

3, the cover plate 2 is attached to the front end of the main body 1 to allow the wearer to listen to the external sound and to play the portable device. An opening 2a is formed at the center so that the output sound of the portable device can be selectively heard through the stepwise full opening or the full shielding by the reflection plate 20,

As shown in Fig. 4, a reflection plate control ring 21, which can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise to open and close the opening 2a, And a controller 22 for forming the opening 2a and reproducing the multimedia contents of the portable device while being provided at the center of the control ring 21. [

7A to 7D illustrate another embodiment of an external acoustical listening headphone according to the present invention. In addition to the shape and the shape of the main body 1 and the cover plate 2, the reflector 20 The present invention is not limited thereto.

More specifically, the donut shape defined above is not limited to a circular main body 1 having a central portion penetrating therethrough, but may include a circular shape as shown in Figs. 7C and 7D. It is preferable to include all shapes and shapes of polygons such as an ellipse, a quadrangle, a hexagon, and an octagon.

In addition, the structure of the reflection plate 20 is not limited to a plurality of diaphragms, but may be a roll-down type 1Piece semi-circular type 2Piece or the like, as shown in FIGS. 7A to 7D. It is preferable to include all of the structures and forms.

(B) is a hair band for allowing the headphone of the present invention to be brought into contact with the user's ear, (c) a digital signal (voice current) of the portable device is converted into an output sound, .

The operation of the external acoustic listening headphone A according to the present invention having the above-described structure will be described in detail as follows.

First, as shown in FIG. 5, the headphone A of the present invention is integrally connected to a cable (c) for connection connection with sound connectors of various portable devices such as PMP, DMB, etc., A hair band b for wearing and wearing the headphone A may be additionally provided. Alternatively, a wireless communication connection such as Bluetooth may be used instead of the cable c, The hair band (b) may also be omitted, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this state, by connecting a pin jack (not shown) of the cable c to the sound connector of the portable device, the output sound of various multimedia contents such as music and moving pictures reproduced from the portable device It becomes possible to listen.

At this time, when the companion or surrounding persons talk or communicate with each other when walking on the street, using public transportation, etc., the wearer rotates the reflector control ring 21 of the cover plate 2, Is accommodated in the inside of the cover plate 2, whereby the opening 2a is kept open.

6A to 6C, by adjusting the degree of opening of the reflector 20 when the reflector control ring 21 is operated, a difference in the external sound input can be provided The volume of the external sound required by the user can be adjusted, and conversely, a part of the sound outputted from the portable device is automatically reduced in the output sound of the portable device when the external air flows out due to the opening of the opening 2a. So that it is possible to more clearly understand the surrounding external sound.

That is, in order to listen to the output sound of the portable device, the headphones need to be separated from the ear to listen to the external sound, so that it is possible to greatly improve the conventional troublesome wearability, As the reflective plate 20 using the reflector control ring 21 is used to open the display structure, it is visually distinctive from the viewpoint of the third party. As a result of the originality of the design elements, a new generation having strong self- It can be used as an element of fashion directing that can be appealed.

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. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.

A: Headphone, 1: Body, 2: Cover plate
2a: opening portion, 10: speaker, 11: ball ratio adjusting ring
12: cushion part, 13: inclined end, 20: reflector
21: reflector adjustment ring, 22: controller

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A conventional headphone connected to a portable device and connected to convert the digital signal output from the portable device into an acoustic signal that can be heard by a human being,
A main body having a shape which can be wrapped around a pinna of a wearer and has a built-in speaker for sound output of contents reproduced from the portable device;
A cover plate coupled to a front end of the main body and capable of simultaneously opening or closing a center portion using at least one reflector so as to simultaneously or selectively listen to the output sound of the portable device and the surrounding external sound, Wherein the headphone is an external audio listening headphone.
The method according to claim 1,
The body includes at least one speaker,
A volume adjusting ring which is rotatably operated in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction to adjust the volume of the sound outputted through the speaker,
A cushion part having a buffering ability to prevent inconvenience at the time of physical contact as it is combined with the rear end contacting the wearer's skin,
Wherein an inclined end is formed at an outer end of the speaker so as to cause a resonance in a space formed between the cover plate and the output sound of the speaker for partially exposing the speaker.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the cover plate includes at least one of the reflection plates,
An opening is formed at the center so that the output sound of the portable device can be fully or completely shielded by the reflection plate,
A reflector adjustment ring rotatably operable in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction to open and close the opening,
And a controller that is provided at the center of the reflector control ring and is capable of forming the opening and reproducing contents of the portable device.
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