TWI491275B - A head-phone device - Google Patents

Description

Headphone device

The present invention relates to an earphone device, and more particularly to a headphone device capable of reducing a storage volume.

At present, there are many types of earphone devices. If they are distinguished by shape, they can be roughly divided into three types: head-mounted, ear-plug and ear-mounted.

Headphones usually use their own soft sound pad to cover the entire ear, so that the ear and earphones form a closed structure, so the performance of playing music is very good, and the headset can be made very strong, anti-fall ability Strong. However, its disadvantage is that it is bulky and its shape is fixed and cannot be changed, causing inconvenience to the user. Therefore, it is more suitable for use in a fixed location at home or office.

The earphone type earphone directly inserts the sound output part into the ear hole. The biggest advantage of the earphone is that it is small in size and easy to carry, and is a type that is worn by various portable electronic devices (for example, a walkman, a mobile phone), and the disadvantages. It is easy to be disturbed by external sounds and affects the effect of sound listening.

The ear-hook type is a type of earphone with earphones and earphones. The volume is slightly larger than the earphones. The output device of the earphones is hung on the ear, so that the output device of the earphone and the ear can form a relatively The closed channel, however, is not as effective as a headphone.

Therefore, for a user who is concerned about the quality of the sound, the headset is still the best choice, but the current headset must be adjusted in a joint manner, and the volume is too large, the shape is fixed and not easy to carry. It really bothered the user.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a headphone device for solving the problem that a conventional headphone device is not easily carried due to an oversized and fixed type.

The present invention provides a headset device including: a first audio output module for outputting a left channel audio signal; and a second audio output module for outputting a right channel audio signal; A first module is connected to the first audio output module and the second audio output module, and the first audio module and the second audio module are respectively located on two sides of the head module. The head-mounted module has at least one use type and a storage type, wherein when the head-mounted module is in the use mode, the user can comfortably place the two-channel module in a proper position to receive the sound. When the head-mounted module is in the storage mode, the user can straighten the head-mounted module and retract some of the head-mounted module into the first audio module and the second audio module, so that the whole The headset device has a small storage volume for the user to store and carry.

The headphone device of the present invention may further comprise a headgear module further comprising an elastic metal piece. The material of the elastic metal sheet may be a steel material having toughness, so that the shape of the elastic metal sheet may be changed into at least one curved state and a flat state, and the elastic metal sheet is in a state when the wearing device is in the use state. The state of being bent, and the elastic metal sheet is in a flat state when the head module is in the stowed configuration. The curved state of the elastic metal piece can be set by the user depending on the shape of the head.

The invention further provides a wireless headset device, which further comprises a wireless receiving module and a headphone cable in addition to the first audio output module, the second audio output module and the head module. Wherein, the volume adjustment module is electrically connected to the first audio output The module, the earphone cable is connected to the first audio output device and the second audio output device, and the wireless receiving module receives a wireless signal from an electronic device, and converts the wireless signal into an audio signal and transmits the signal to the first audio output module. And transmitted to the second audio output module through the earphone cable.

The effect of the invention is that when the head module is in the storage mode, the user can straighten the head module and retract some of the head module into the first audio module and the second audio module. In this way, the headphone device can be changed in its shape at any time, and has a small storage volume, which is convenient for the user to store and carry.

The features, implementations, and utilities of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Please refer to the schematic diagram shown in FIG. 1 . The schematic diagram illustrates a headset device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The headset device 10 of the present embodiment includes a headset module 100 and a first audio output. The module 110, the second audio output module 120, the earphone cable 130, the audio connector 140, the audio input module 150, and the volume adjustment module 160.

The headgear module 100 further has an elastic metal sheet 101. The elastic metal piece 101 of the embodiment may be a sheet-shaped stainless steel material having toughness, but is not limited thereto. Any person familiar with the technology may select any metal material suitable for deformation and capable of being deformed according to actual conditions. The design requirements correspond to changes in the dimensions of the thickness and length of the elastic metal piece 101.

The elastic metal piece 101 of the embodiment can be in a straight state in a normal state, and can also be changed in shape by force and maintained in a bent state in a normal state, and the shape of the entire headgear module 100. It is thus determined by an elastic metal piece 101.

In addition, the elastic metal piece 101 has a plurality of first bumps 103 and a plurality of second bumps 104 at each end. The first bumps 103 and the second bumps 104 are respectively matched with the first pits 111 and the second pits 121 of the first audio output module 110 and the second audio output module 120 and are respectively engaged with each other. The head module 100, the first audio output module 110, and the second audio output module 120 can be fixed in a specific use position or storage position.

Therefore, when the user wants to listen to music with the headset device 10 of the present invention, the user can apply force to the elastic metal piece 101, and the head module 100 is bent by the force, so that the head module 100 is In the state of use of the bend. Among them, the degree of bending of the elastic metal piece 101 can be matched with the shape of the user's head, so that the entire headphone device 10 can be easily and comfortably worn on the user's head.

In addition, the headset device 10 disclosed in this embodiment also includes an audio input module 150 and a volume adjustment module 160. The audio input module 150 can be connected to the first audio input module 110, or can be connected to the earphone. The line 130 is connected. Therefore, the audio input module 150 can convert the user's voice (ie, the acoustic signal) into an electronic signal, and then input the electronic device through the earphone cable 130 and the audio connector 140, for example, the handset of the handset, SKYPE. Internet phone, etc. The headset device 10 including the audio input module 150 allows the user to more conveniently use such a headset device 10 in an interactive application.

The purpose of the volume adjustment module 160 disclosed in this embodiment is to allow the user to adjust the output volume of the headphone device 10 directly through the volume adjustment module 160 without using a complicated adjustment interface in the electronic device. Audio input module 150 and sound The design of the volume adjustment module 160 has been very common in existing earphone devices, and therefore will not be described herein.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the head module 100 of the headset device 10 of the present embodiment further includes a buffer module 102 . The buffer module 102 is located at an intermediate position of the elastic metal piece 101 and surrounds the elastic metal piece 101. The interior of the buffer module 102 is made of a soft material having a shape recovery function, such as foam. The outer part of the buffer module 102 is covered with a piece of soft material, such as plastic or man-made fiber, and the underside is re-sticked by a devil felt not shown and a pad attached to the devil's felt. Made up of materials. The main function of the devil felt and its gasket is that when the elastic metal piece 101 is in the straight state, the user can connect a part of the earphone wire 130, the audio connector 140, the audio input module 150 and the volume adjustment module. 160 is stored in the devil felt and its gasket.

In order to further explain the case where the first bump 103 and the second bump 104 are matched and engaged with the first pit 111 and the second pit 121, respectively, please refer to FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C. The detailed structure diagram of the audio output module of the wired headset module of the present invention is shown. Because the first audio output module 110 and the second audio output module 120 are connected to the headset module 100 in the same manner, only the second audio output module 120 and the headset module 100 are used here. The connection manner of the elastic metal piece 101 is taken as an embodiment, and the case of the first audio output module 110 is not described herein.

In FIGS. 3A to 3C, one end of the elastic metal piece 101 has a plurality of bumps 104, wherein the closest to the buffer module 102 is a bump 1041, followed by a bump 1042, a bump 1043, and so on. The closest to the end of the elastic metal piece 101 is convex Point 104n, where n can be any positive integer greater than one.

Referring to FIG. 3A, when the user needs to receive the headphone device 10 of the present invention, the elastic metal piece 101 can be deformed by force, so that the head module 100 is normally in a straight storage state. In addition, the user can adjust the relative positions of the first audio output module 110, the second audio output module 120, and the elastic metal piece 101. The elastic metal piece 101 is closest to the bump 1031 of the buffer module 102, and the bumps 1041 and A recessed second recess 121 is engaged with each other. In this manner, the elastic metal piece 101 of the head module 100 can be stored in the second audio output module 120 as much as possible, so that the storage volume of the headphone device 10 is minimized. .

Referring to FIG. 3B, when the user needs to use the headset device 10 of the present invention, the elastic metal piece 101 can be bent to make the head module 100 normally in use. At this time, the user can engage a bump 104i of the elastic metal piece 101 with the second concave point 121 according to the shape and usage habit of the user, wherein i is a positive integer between 1 and n, so that the entire wearer The length of the module 100 exposed to the first audio output module 110 and the second audio output module 120 is suitable for the user to wear the headset device 10 of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3C, there is a protective bump 104s on the outer side of the bump 104n. When the user engages the bump 104n of the end point of the elastic metal piece 101 with the second pit 121, if used In an attempt to increase the length of the entire head module 100 exposed to the first audio output module 110 and the second audio output module 120, the protective bump 104s may prevent the exposed length of the head module 100 from increasing. It is used to prevent the entire elastic metal piece 101 from being peeled off from the second audio output module 120, resulting in damage to the entire headphone device 10.

Please refer to the schematic diagram shown in FIG. 4, which is a headphone device 20 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The headphone device 20 of the present embodiment outputs an audio signal in a wireless transmission mode, and the headset device 20 of the embodiment includes a headset 200, a first audio output module 210, and a second audio output module 220. The earphone cable 230, the connection module 240, the audio input module 250, the volume adjustment module 260, and the wireless signal receiving module 270.

The headgear 200 of the embodiment has an elastic metal piece 201 and a buffer module 202. The elastic metal piece 201 has a plurality of first bumps and second bumps for respectively used with the first audio output module 210. The first pit 221 and the second pit 231 of the second audio output module 220 are matched and engaged to adjust the head module 200 to be exposed to the first audio output module 210 and the second audio output module 220. length.

Different from the previous embodiment, the wireless headset device 20 receives the electronic signal from the electronic device through the wireless signal receiving module 270, and converts the electronic signal into a wireless RF signal through the wireless signal receiving module 270, and transmits the signal to the wireless signal. The first audio output module 210 and the second audio output module 220. The first audio output module 210 and the second audio output module 220 include a signal processing module (not shown), and the wireless RF signal received by the wireless signal receiving module 270 can be converted into an audio signal and output to the audio signal. The user's ear.

In addition, the designer can also connect the first audio output module 210 and the second audio output module 220 through the earphone cable. In this case, only the first audio output module 210 needs to be provided with a signal processing module (not shown). The wireless RF signal transmitted by the wireless signal receiving module 270 is converted into an audio signal, and the audio signal is transmitted to the second audio output module 220 through the earphone cable.

The wireless headset device 20 disclosed in this embodiment may also include an audio input module 250 and a volume adjustment module 260. The main functions of the two components are the same as the audio input module 150 and the volume adjustment module in the previous embodiment. Group 160, so I won't go into details here. It is to be noted that the present embodiment uses a connection module 240 that can be retracted into the second audio output module 220 to connect the audio input module 150 and the volume adjustment module 160 to the wireless headset device 20.

When the wireless headset device 20 is in use, the connection module 240 can be bent out so that the audio input module 250 is connected to the user's lips to facilitate receiving the user's voice. The volume adjustment module 260 is designed under the audio input module 250 to facilitate the user to adjust the output volume of the first audio output module 210 and the second audio output module 220.

Referring to the schematic diagram shown in FIG. 5, when the wireless headset device 20 disclosed in this embodiment is in the storage state, the connection module 240 can be straightened and retracted into the first audio output module 210; The bumps 2031 and the bumps 2041 of the elastic metal piece 201 closest to the buffer module 202 are respectively engaged with the first concave point 211 and the second concave point 221, and the elastic metal piece of the head module 200 can be made in this manner. The 201 is stored in the first audio output module 210 and the second audio output module 220 as much as possible, so that the storage volume of the headphone device 20 is minimized.

The headphone device of the present invention is not limited to the type disclosed in the embodiment. Those skilled in the art can change the headphone device of the present invention according to actual design requirements or usage requirements.

When the head-mounted module of the present invention is in the storage type, the user can apply force to straighten the elastic metal piece, so that the head-wearing module of the present invention is normally kept in the storage type. And retracting part of the headset module into the first audio module and the second audio module. Since the headphone device of the present invention can change its shape according to the use requirement, the entire headphone device has a small storage volume, which is convenient for the user to store and carry.

Although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed above, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art, regardless of the spirit and scope of the present invention, the shapes, structures, and features described in the scope of the present application. And the number of modifications may be made, and the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to the specification.

10‧‧‧ headphone device

100‧‧‧ head module

101‧‧‧Elastic sheet metal

102‧‧‧buffer module

103‧‧‧First bump

104‧‧‧second bump

1041‧‧‧Bumps

1042‧‧‧Bumps

1043‧‧‧ bumps

104n‧‧‧Bumps

104i‧‧‧Bumps

104s‧‧‧Protective bumps

111‧‧‧ first pit

121‧‧‧second pit

110‧‧‧First audio output module

120‧‧‧Second audio output module

130‧‧‧ headphone cable

140‧‧‧Audio connector

150‧‧‧Optical input module

160‧‧‧Volume adjustment module

20‧‧‧ headphone module

200‧‧‧ headwear

201‧‧‧Elastic sheet metal

202‧‧‧buffer module

2031‧‧‧Bumps

2041‧‧‧ bumps

211‧‧‧ first pit

221‧‧‧ second pit

210‧‧‧First audio output module

220‧‧‧Second audio output module

240‧‧‧Connecting module

250‧‧‧ audio input module

260‧‧‧Volume adjustment module

270‧‧‧Wireless signal receiving module

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a state of use of a headphone module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the storage state of the headphone module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A to 3C are schematic diagrams showing the structure of an audio output module of the headphone module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the headphone module according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the storage state of the headphone module according to another embodiment of the present invention.

10‧‧‧ headphone module

100‧‧‧ head module

101‧‧‧Elastic sheet metal

103‧‧‧First bump

104‧‧‧second bump

110‧‧‧First audio output module

111‧‧‧ first pit

120‧‧‧Second audio output module

121‧‧‧second pit

130‧‧‧ headphone cable

140‧‧‧Audio connector

150‧‧‧Optical input module

160‧‧‧Volume adjustment module

Claims (8)

A headphone device includes: a first audio output module; a second audio output module; and a head module including an elastic metal piece, and the first audio output is connected by the elastic metal piece a module and the second audio output module, wherein the first audio output module and the second audio output module are respectively located on two sides of the headset module; wherein the headset module has at least one usage type And the storage mode, when the head module is in the use mode, the elastic metal piece of the head module is extracted from the first audio output module and the second audio output module, The head module is in a bent state, and when the head module is in the storage type, the elastic metal piece of the head module is pushed straight into the first audio output module and the first In the two audio output module, the head module is presented in a straight state. The headphone device of claim 1, wherein the elastic metal piece is made of a steel sheet such that the elastic metal piece is normally maintained in the bent state or the flat state. The headphone device of claim 1, which further comprises a a buffer module, the buffer module is located at an intermediate position of the elastic metal piece and surrounds the elastic metal piece, and the inside of the buffer module is composed of a material having a shape recovery function; and the outer portion of the buffer module is covered A sheet of soft material is used, while the bottom is made of a re-stickable material. The headphone device of claim 1, wherein the first audio output module and the second audio output module respectively comprise a first pit and a second pit, and the headset is worn The module metal dome has a plurality of first bumps and a plurality of second bumps, wherein any one of the first bumps is engaged with the first pit, and any of the second bumps and the second pits Engagement, when the headset is in the storage state, the head module elastic metal piece is closest to one of the first bump and the second bump of the buffer module and the first pit and the second The pits are engaged with each other. The headphone device of claim 1, further comprising a headphone cable and an audio connector, wherein the earphone cable is respectively connected to the first audio output module, the second audio output module, and the audio The connector, wherein the audio connector is connected to an electronic device, receives an audio signal from the electronic device, and transmits the audio signal to the first audio output module and the second audio output module by using the earphone cable. The headphone device of claim 1, wherein the head-mounted device The group further includes a buffer module, wherein the buffer module is a sheet structure, and the buffer module has a devil blanket, the buffer module is wrapped around the elastic metal sheet, and the devil blanket is bonded to the buffer mold. group. The headphone device of claim 5, further comprising an audio input module electrically connected to the earphone cable, wherein the audio input module receives an acoustic signal and converts it into an electronic signal. The earphone cable and the audio connector transmit the electronic signal to the electronic device. The headphone device of claim 7, further comprising a wireless receiving module and a volume adjusting module, wherein the volume adjusting module is electrically connected to the first audio output module, the earphone The line is connected to the first audio output module and the second audio output module, and the wireless receiving module can receive a wireless signal from an electronic device, and convert the wireless signal into an audio signal and transmit the signal to the first audio. The output module is transmitted to the second audio output module through the earphone cable.