WO2002030151A3 - Audio apparatus - Google Patents

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WO2002030151A3
WO2002030151A3 PCT/GB2001/004312 GB0104312W WO0230151A3 WO 2002030151 A3 WO2002030151 A3 WO 2002030151A3 GB 0104312 W GB0104312 W GB 0104312W WO 0230151 A3 WO0230151 A3 WO 0230151A3
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Prior art keywords
transducer
hook
audio apparatus
ear
user
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PCT/GB2001/004312
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French (fr)
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WO2002030151A2 (en
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Robin Christopher Cross
Timothy Christopher Whitwell
Malcolm John Hawksford
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New Transducers Ltd
Robin Christopher Cross
Timothy Christopher Whitwell
Malcolm John Hawksford
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Application filed by New Transducers Ltd, Robin Christopher Cross, Timothy Christopher Whitwell, Malcolm John Hawksford filed Critical New Transducers Ltd
Priority to AU2001290122A priority Critical patent/AU2001290122A1/en
Publication of WO2002030151A2 publication Critical patent/WO2002030151A2/en
Publication of WO2002030151A3 publication Critical patent/WO2002030151A3/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1091—Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/105—Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1058—Manufacture or assembly
    • H04R1/1066—Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2201/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones covered by H04R1/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2201/10—Details of earpieces, attachments therefor, earphones or monophonic headphones covered by H04R1/10 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2201/107—Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communication
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R5/00—Stereophonic arrangements
    • H04R5/033—Headphones for stereophonic communication
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R7/00—Diaphragms for electromechanical transducers; Cones
    • H04R7/02—Diaphragms for electromechanical transducers; Cones characterised by the construction
    • H04R7/04—Plane diaphragms
    • H04R7/045—Plane diaphragms using the distributed mode principle, i.e. whereby the acoustic radiation is emanated from uniformly distributed free bending wave vibration induced in a stiff panel and not from pistonic motion

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Details Of Audible-Bandwidth Transducers (AREA)
  • Headphones And Earphones (AREA)
  • Circuit For Audible Band Transducer (AREA)

Abstract

Audio apparatus (50) comprising a transducer, coupling means in the form of a hook (56) and leads (58) to connect the audio apparatus (50) to a remote sound source. The transducer (52) is mounted to a lower straight end of the hook (56). An upper curved end of the hook (56) hooks over the junction between the user's ear and head so that the transducer (52) touches a lower rear face of the pinna adjacent the concha. The transducer excites vibration in the pinna whereby an acoustic signal from the transducer to a user's inner ear by radiation of pressure waves and/or by conduction of vibrational energy through the outer and middle ear.
PCT/GB2001/004312 2000-10-04 2001-09-27 Audio apparatus WO2002030151A2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU2001290122A AU2001290122A1 (en) 2000-10-04 2001-09-27 Audio apparatus

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GB0024279A GB0024279D0 (en) 2000-10-04 2000-10-04 Audio apparatus
GB0024279.2 2000-10-04

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WO2002030151A2 WO2002030151A2 (en) 2002-04-11
WO2002030151A3 true WO2002030151A3 (en) 2002-08-22

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CN (1) CN1465206A (en)
AR (1) AR030846A1 (en)
AU (1) AU2001290122A1 (en)
GB (1) GB0024279D0 (en)
TW (1) TW536920B (en)
WO (1) WO2002030151A2 (en)

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JPS5689200A (en) * 1979-12-20 1981-07-20 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Receiver
EP0351461A1 (en) * 1986-12-04 1990-01-24 Simeon B. Schreiber Bone conduction audio listening device and method
JPH04152000A (en) * 1990-04-27 1992-05-25 Takao Kanbe Earring (pierce type hearing aid, stereo, monaural)
EP0564874A1 (en) * 1992-03-19 1993-10-13 Pan Communications, Inc. Two-way communications earset with filter
JPH09298792A (en) * 1996-05-02 1997-11-18 Hara Izumi Earphone integrated microphone
WO2001087007A1 (en) * 2000-05-09 2001-11-15 Temco Japan Co., Ltd. Receiver comprising bone-conduction loudspeaker

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JPS5689200A (en) * 1979-12-20 1981-07-20 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Receiver
EP0351461A1 (en) * 1986-12-04 1990-01-24 Simeon B. Schreiber Bone conduction audio listening device and method
JPH04152000A (en) * 1990-04-27 1992-05-25 Takao Kanbe Earring (pierce type hearing aid, stereo, monaural)
EP0564874A1 (en) * 1992-03-19 1993-10-13 Pan Communications, Inc. Two-way communications earset with filter
JPH09298792A (en) * 1996-05-02 1997-11-18 Hara Izumi Earphone integrated microphone
WO2001087007A1 (en) * 2000-05-09 2001-11-15 Temco Japan Co., Ltd. Receiver comprising bone-conduction loudspeaker

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 005, no. 159 (E - 077) 14 October 1981 (1981-10-14) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 016, no. 435 (E - 1263) 10 September 1992 (1992-09-10) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 03 27 February 1998 (1998-02-27) *

Cited By (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN101766036B (en) * 2007-05-31 2014-07-02 新型转换器有限公司 Audio apparatus

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GB0024279D0 (en) 2000-11-15
TW536920B (en) 2003-06-11
WO2002030151A2 (en) 2002-04-11
AU2001290122A1 (en) 2002-04-15
AR030846A1 (en) 2003-09-03

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