WO2009087147A1 - Contenant pour le transport et le rangement d'une oreillette ou d'un écouteur sans fil - Google Patents

Contenant pour le transport et le rangement d'une oreillette ou d'un écouteur sans fil Download PDF

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WO2009087147A1
WO2009087147A1 PCT/EP2009/050080 EP2009050080W WO2009087147A1 WO 2009087147 A1 WO2009087147 A1 WO 2009087147A1 EP 2009050080 W EP2009050080 W EP 2009050080W WO 2009087147 A1 WO2009087147 A1 WO 2009087147A1
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unit
headset
wireless handset
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Armando Castillo
Sven Wilhelmsen
Stijn Jans
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Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. Kg
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Priority to EP09701232A priority Critical patent/EP2229787A1/fr
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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
    • H04R1/1025—Accumulators or arrangements for charging
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J50/00—Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power
    • H02J50/40—Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using two or more transmitting or receiving devices
    • H02J50/402—Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using two or more transmitting or receiving devices the two or more transmitting or the two or more receiving devices being integrated in the same unit, e.g. power mats with several coils or antennas with several sub-antennas
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/0042—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction
    • H02J7/0044—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/02—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/34—Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering
    • H02J7/342—The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/55—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/31—Aspects of the use of accumulators in hearing aids, e.g. rechargeable batteries or fuel cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2420/00—Details of connection covered by H04R, not provided for in its groups
    • H04R2420/07—Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/30—Monitoring or testing of hearing aids, e.g. functioning, settings, battery power
    • H04R25/305—Self-monitoring or self-testing

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  • the present invention relates to a transport and / or storage container for a wireless handset or a headset.
  • a transport and / or storage container for wireless handsets or headsets is provided.
  • the container has a housing, at least one receiving unit for at least partially receiving the wireless handset or headset and a battery unit for storing electrical energy.
  • the receiving unit has a charging unit for charging the wireless handset or a headset based on the electrical energy stored in the battery unit when the wireless handset is placed in the receiving unit.
  • the invention relates to the idea to provide a transport and / or storage container for wireless handset or wireless headsets in which the handset or the headset can be transported and stored.
  • the container has a (rechargeable) battery unit and is designed portable or wireless.
  • wireless receivers or wireless headsets can be charged when they are placed in the designated storage positions in the container.
  • at least one charging unit is provided in or on the container, by means of which the battery unit can charge the wireless handset or the wireless headset.
  • the capacity of the battery unit of the container is preferably selected such that the wireless handset can be recharged multiple times, without that the battery unit needs to be recharged.
  • the container can be connected, for example, to the electrical network.
  • the container may have at least one storage and / or transport unit into which the wireless handset can be placed.
  • the wells are designed such that they can at least partially accommodate a wireless handset or a wireless headset substantially positive fit.
  • FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a container according to a first embodiment
  • Fig. 2 shows a plan view of a container according to the second embodiment
  • Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of the container according to the second embodiment.
  • Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of a container according to the first embodiment.
  • the container is preferably designed as a transport and / or storage container for wireless handset.
  • the container has a DC input DCE, a battery charger BC, a battery unit B, a switch S, a DC-DC converter DCC, a current detection unit CD, a controller C, a voltage detection unit VD, a key unit BU and a display unit LED.
  • the battery charger BC is coupled to the DC input DCE.
  • the DC voltage input DCE is also coupled via a selection switch with the current detection unit CD.
  • the battery charger BC is coupled to the battery unit B and the display unit LED.
  • the battery unit B is further coupled via a switch S to the DC-DC converter DCC.
  • the battery unit B is also coupled to a voltage detection unit VD.
  • the voltage detection unit VD is coupled to the controller C.
  • the current detection unit CD is connected to the controller C and to the charging contacts LW for the wireless listeners coupled.
  • the controller C is further coupled to the key unit BU and the display unit LED.
  • the button unit BU By operating the button unit BU, a charging of the wireless handset can be initiated when these handset are placed in the transport and / or storage container. By means of the battery charger BC the battery is charged.
  • the voltage detection unit VD detects the voltage of the battery unit BU and, in particular, detects when the battery voltage becomes too low.
  • both the battery unit B via the battery charger unit (BC)
  • the wireless handsets can be charged when the wireless handsets are placed in the container.
  • charging of the wireless receivers that have been placed in the container can be done by means of the battery unit B and the DC-DC converter DCC.
  • the capacity of the battery unit B should be selected such that the wireless handsets can be recharged multiple times without having to recharge the battery unit B itself.
  • the charging of the wireless handset placed in the container can be initialized by operating the key unit BU.
  • the charging current of the wireless handset is detected and the charging of the wireless handset is automatically terminated when certain conditions are met. This is done to maximize the efficiency of the battery unit B.
  • the display unit LED can be displayed when the battery unit B of the container is charged, when the wireless handsets are charged and when the voltage of the battery unit B of the container becomes too low.
  • the electronics of the container may be at least partially automatically turned off when the capacity of the battery pack becomes too low to protect the battery pack from overcharging.
  • the battery unit may be implemented as a lithium-polymer battery of, for example, 400 mAh or more.
  • Fig. 2 shows a plan view of a transport and / or storage container according to the second embodiment.
  • the container according to the second embodiment may correspond to the container according to the first embodiment.
  • the transport and / or storage container according to the second embodiment has a housing 100 with a first and second receiving trough or receiving unit 110, 120.
  • the receiving trough 1 10, 120 is designed such that it can at least partially accommodate a wireless handset 200, 300.
  • the trough is in particular designed such that it can accommodate the wireless handset at least partially substantially positive fit.
  • an electrical charging contact is preferably provided which cooperates with a second electrical charging contact in or on the wireless handset 200, 300 in order to charge the wireless handset 200, 300.
  • a switch or a button 400 is provided, by means of which the charging of the wireless handset can be started.
  • Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of a transport and / or storage container according to the second embodiment.
  • the transport and / or storage container has a housing 100, a first and second receiving unit 110, 120 (receiving recess) and a switch or a push-button 400.
  • the second receiving unit has a first receiving surface 121 and a second receiving surface 122.
  • the first receiving surface is configured such that it can receive a portion 310 of the wireless handset 300.
  • the second receiving surface 122 is designed such that it can receive a first end 310 of the wireless handset 300.
  • the recording unit is designed such that it can accommodate at least a portion of the wireless handset substantially positive fit.
  • the receiving unit 110, 120 may include a first electrical contact that may be coupled to a second electrical contact in or on the handset 300 when the wireless handset 300 is placed in the receiving unit.
  • the transport and / or storage container according to the first and second embodiments can be coupled, for example via a charging cable with an electrical network to charge a battery unit B. Otherwise, the transport and / or storage container according to the first and second embodiments independently operable by a network. Thus, this container is portable and mobile.
  • the charging of the handset can also take place without contact.
  • magnetically reinforced electrical contacts can be provided.
  • magnets can be provided in the region of the housing in such a way that the magnets attract the handset used and thus improve the electrical contact and the holding force of the handset in the housing.
  • the earphones according to the first and second embodiments may be implemented as in-ear earphones.
  • a wireless headset is provided instead of a handset.
  • the transport and / or storage container according to a fourth embodiment may also serve to provide mobile electronic devices, such. As mobile phones, PDA, media players, portable game consoles, etc. during transport and / or storage to be charged when they are placed in the container.

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  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
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  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
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  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un contenant pour le transport et/ou le rangement d'une oreillette ou d'un écouteur. Le contenant comprend un boîtier (100), au moins une unité logement (110, 120) pour loger au moins partiellement l'oreillette ou l'écouteur sans fil, et une batterie (B) pour stocker l'énergie électrique. L'unité logement (110, 120) comprend une unité de chargement pour le chargement de l'oreillette ou de l'écouteur sans fil (200, 300) au moyen de l'énergie électrique stockée dans la batterie, lorsque l'oreillette ou l'écouteur sans fil est placé(e) dans l'unité logement.
PCT/EP2009/050080 2008-01-07 2009-01-06 Contenant pour le transport et le rangement d'une oreillette ou d'un écouteur sans fil WO2009087147A1 (fr)

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CN109587595A (zh) * 2019-02-01 2019-04-05 广东立讯美律电子有限公司 一种头戴式耳机充电系统

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