WO2021098487A1

WO2021098487A1 - Earphone housing, earphone, and electronic apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2021098487A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/125473
Authority: WO
Inventors: 胡鄢浩
Original assignee: Oppo广东移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2019-11-20
Filing date: 2020-10-30
Publication date: 2021-05-27

Abstract

The present application discloses an earphone housing, comprising a main body, a flexible connector, and an in-ear portion. The main body comprises an outer case provided with a connection end, and the flexible connector is fixedly connected to the connection end of the outer case. The in-ear portion and the flexible connector are connected, such that the in-ear portion generates an acting force on the flexible connector as a result of an external force, and the flexible connector deforms as a result of said external force so as to fit ear canals of different sizes, thus facilitating applicability to various consumers. The present application further provides an earphone employing the earphone housing and an electronic device employing the earphone. The earphone and the electronic device also have the above-mentioned function. The present application further provides an electronic apparatus comprising a terminal device and the earphone.

Description

Earphone shell, earphone and electronic device

【Technical Field】

This application relates to the field of earphone technology, and in particular to an earphone shell, earphone and electronic device.

【Background technique】

With the continuous improvement of the level of science and technology and the continuous improvement of people's living standards, people are no longer limited to satisfying food and clothing. People have begun to pursue a high-quality life, but they are becoming more and more picky about commodities. Electronic products on the market are increasingly entering people's daily lives. For example, earphones, as an electroacoustic device, have been closely connected with people's daily life and work. In-ear headphones (including shallow-in-ear and semi-in-ear), because the in-ear part is made of flexible materials, the non-in-ear part is made of rigid materials. The non-ear part is made of rigid material, and its angle is fixed. The angle of the ear canal of different users is different, and the user experience is not good after wearing. It is easy to cause discomfort or even pain in the ears when the user wears it for a long time.

[Summary of the invention]

The application provides an earphone shell, earphone and electronic device.

A technical solution adopted in this application is to provide an earphone shell, including:

The main body includes a housing, and the housing is provided with a connecting end;

A flexible connecting piece, which is fixedly connected to the connecting end of the housing;

The ear-in part is connected to the flexible connecting piece, so that the ear-in part can generate a force on the flexible connecting piece under the action of an external force, so that the flexible connecting piece can be deformed under the action of the external force.

The present application also provides an earphone, including a sound emitting device and an earphone shell; the earphone shell includes:

The ear-in part is connected with the flexible connector, so that the ear-in part can generate a force on the flexible connector under the action of an external force, so that the flexible connector can deform under the action of the external force;

The sound generating device is located in the outer shell of the earphone shell.

The present application also provides an electronic device, including a terminal device and the above-mentioned earphone, and the earphone is used to play the sound emitted by the terminal device.

In the earphone shell of the present application, a flexible connecting piece is arranged between the ear-in part and the shell of the main body, and the flexible connecting piece is fixedly connected to the connecting end of the shell, and the other end is connected to the ear-in part. The ear-in part can generate a force on the flexible connector under the action of an external force, so that the flexible connector is deformed under the action of an external force. With the above structure, on the one hand, when the user uses the earphone case, due to the setting of the flexible connector, the flexibility can be adaptively deformed according to the shape of the user’s ear canal, so that the user can wear it comfortably to meet the needs of different sizes. The width of the ear canal can be applied to more consumers. On the other hand, the flexible connector is made of flexible material, which will not force the user's ear products to vigorously press, and reduce the user's prone to earache for a long time.

【Explanation of the drawings】

In order to more clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative work.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of an earphone shell in an implementation of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of a headset in an embodiment of this application;

3 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of an electronic device in an implementation of the present application;

4 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional exploded structure of the earphone shell in FIG. 1;

5 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of the earphone shell in an embodiment of the present application;

6 is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the rigid part and the flexible connecting part of the earphone shell in an implementation of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the rigid part and the flexible connecting part of the earphone shell in another implementation of the present application;

8 is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the rigid part and the flexible connecting part of the earphone shell in yet another implementation of the present application;

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the rigid part and the flexible connecting part of the earphone shell in other embodiments of the present application.

【Detailed ways】

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It can be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the application, but not to limit the application. In addition, it should be noted that, for ease of description, the drawings only show a part of the structure related to the present application instead of all of the structure. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of this application.

Reference to "embodiments" herein means that a specific feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of the phrase in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. Those skilled in the art clearly and implicitly understand that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 provides an earphone shell 100 for this application. The earphone shell 100 and the sound generating device form an earphone 200 (as shown in FIG. 2). The present application also provides an electronic device (as shown in FIG. 3), including a terminal device (not shown in the figure) and the headset 200 as described above. The earphone 200 is used to play audio information on the terminal device. Audio information includes songs, recordings, call voices, broadcast audio, etc.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an earphone shell 100 according to an embodiment of the application; FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an earphone 200 according to an embodiment of the application. FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device of this application. Specifically, the electronic device may be any of various types of computer system devices that are mobile or portable and perform wireless communication (only one form is exemplarily shown in FIG. 2). Specifically, the electronic device may be a mobile phone or a smart phone (for example, a phone based on iPhone TM, an Android TM based phone), a portable game device (for example, Nintendo DS TM, PlayStation Portable TM, Gameboy Advance TM, iPhone TM), a laptop Computers, PDAs, portable Internet devices, music players, and data storage devices, other handheld devices and headsets, etc., electronic devices can also be other wearable devices that need to be charged (for example, electronic bracelets, electronic necklaces, Head-mounted devices (HMD) for electronic devices or smart watches).

The electronic device can also be any one of multiple electronic devices, including but not limited to cellular phones, smart phones, other wireless communication devices, personal digital assistants, audio players, other media players, music recorders, Video recorders, other media recorders, radios, medical equipment, vehicle transportation equipment, calculators, programmable remote controls, pagers, laptop computers, desktop computers, printers, netbook computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable multimedia players (PMP), Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG-1 or MPEG-2) Audio Layer 3 (MP3) players, portable medical equipment, digital cameras and their combinations and other equipment.

In some cases, electronic devices can perform multiple functions (for example, playing music, displaying videos, storing pictures, and receiving and sending phone calls). If necessary, the electronic device may be a device such as a cell phone, a media player, other handheld devices, wrist watch devices, pendant devices, earpiece devices, or other compact portable devices.

Specifically, the earphone shell 100 provided by the present application includes a main body 10, a flexible connector 20 connected to the main body 10, and an ear part 30 connected to the flexible connector 20.

The main body 10 includes a housing 12 in which a sounding device 14 is housed, and a connecting end 121 is provided on the housing 12 for connecting with a flexible connector 20. The flexible connecting member 20 is fixedly connected to the connecting end 121 of the housing 12. The ear-in part 30 is connected to the flexible connector 20, so that the ear-in part 30 can generate a force on the flexible connector 20 under the action of an external force, so that the flexible connector 20 can be adaptively deformed under the action of the external force. On the one hand, when the user uses the earphone case 100, due to the arrangement of the flexible connecting member 20, the flexible connecting member 20 can be deformed under the action of external force, and the shape of the ear canal of the user can be adaptively deformed. It is more comfortable for users to wear to meet the width of the ear canal of different sizes, so that it can be applied to more consumers. On the other hand, the flexible connecting member 20 is made of a flexible material, which will not force the user's ear products to vigorously press, and improve the situation that the user is prone to ear discomfort or even earache for a long time.

In an embodiment, the earphone shell 100 further includes a rigid part 40, the rigid part 40 is fixedly connected to the end of the flexible connecting part 20 away from the housing 12, and the ear-in part 30 is connected to the rigid part 40. Understandably, the arrangement of the rigid member makes the ear part better fixed. At the same time, it is convenient to transmit the external force transmitted by the user's ears.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the rigid part 40 and the flexible connecting part 20 are both cylindrical, and the length of the rigid part 40 is less than the length of the flexible connecting part 20. The adoption of such a structure makes the rigid part 40 just convenient for installation. The ear part 30 is easy to transmit external force at the same time, and the length of the rigid part 40 is not too long, which may cause the user's ear to be squeezed easily.

Further, in an embodiment, the diameter width of the rigid part 40 is greater than the diameter width of the flexible connecting part 20. Wherein, the rigid member 40 and the flexible connecting member 20 are provided with a channel for transmitting the sound emitted by the pronunciation device 14. In other words, the rigid member 40 and the flexible connecting member 20 have a hollow cavity. The hollow cavity is used to form a sound channel or cavity for transmitting the sound emitted by the sounding device 14.

Referring to FIG. 4, further, in an embodiment, the connecting positions of the flexible connecting member 20 and the rigid member 40 form a clamping platform 22 with each other. Specifically, a first clamping table 222 is formed on the flexible connecting member 20, and a second clamping table 224 is formed on the rigid member 40. The first clamping table 222 and the second clamping table 224 engage with each other, so that the flexible connecting member 20 and the rigid member 40 The connection is stronger. Further, in another embodiment, the connection between the flexible connecting member 20 and the main body 10 also forms a third clamping platform 226 that engages with each other. In turn, the rigid member 40, the flexible connecting member 20 and the main body 10 are connected to form a solid body.

In other embodiments, the shape of the rigid member 40 and the flexible connecting member 20 may be a cylinder. In other embodiments, the structure of the rigid member 40 and the flexible connecting member 20 may also be an elliptical tube, a square tube, a tapered tube, or the like. The above-mentioned structures of the rigid member 40 and the flexible connecting member 20 are merely illustrative, and the structures of the rigid member 40 and the flexible connecting member 20 may also have other shapes.

Referring to FIG. 5, specifically, the side view structural shape of the rigid member 40 is rectangular. The rigid member 40 and the flexible connecting member 20 are fixedly connected to form a first step portion 50. The first step portion 50 includes a first bearing surface 52, a first side surface 54, and a second bearing surface 56 connected in order from high to low. Wherein, the number of the first stepped portion 50 may be two, the two first stepped portions 50 are arranged on the same side, and the two first stepped portions 50 are located at the two ends of the rigid member 40. When the ear receiving portion 30 and the rigid member 40, the first bearing surface 52 and the second bearing surface 56 are respectively closely attached to the ear receiving portion 30, and the first side surface 54 is used to define the direction of the ear receiving portion 30 perpendicular to the first side surface 54 Move to prevent the ear 30 from falling off the rigid member 40.

Referring to FIG. 6, in another embodiment, the upper end of the rigid member 40 on the side where the rigid member 40 and the flexible connecting member 20 are fixedly connected is provided with a first step portion 60. The first bearing surface 61, the first side surface 62 and the second bearing surface 63. The rigid member 40 and the flexible connecting member 20 are fixedly connected to form a second step portion 66. The second step portion 66 includes a second side surface 67 and a third bearing surface 68 that are connected in order from high to low. The second side surface 67 is connected to the second bearing surface 63, and the second bearing surface 63 is higher than the second side surface 67. Wherein, the number of the first stepped portion 60 may be two, the two first stepped portions 60 are arranged on the same side, and the two first stepped portions 60 are located at both ends of the rigid member 40. When the ear receiving portion 30 and the rigid member 40, the first bearing surface 61, the second bearing surface 63, and the third bearing surface 68 are respectively closely attached to the ear receiving portion 30, and the first side 62 and the second side 67 are used to define the ear receiving portion 30 moves in a direction perpendicular to the first side surface 62 and the second side surface 67 to prevent the ear part 30 from falling off the rigid member 40.

Referring to FIG. 7, in an embodiment, the rigid member 40 and the flexible connecting member 20 are fixedly connected to form a first step portion 70. The first step portion 70 includes a first bearing surface 72, a first side surface 76, and a second bearing surface 78 connected in order from high to low. Among them, the first bearing surface 72 and the first side surface 76 are provided with an arc-shaped surface 74, and the arc-shaped surface 74 has a guiding effect when used for the ear portion 30 and the rigid member 40. The number of the first stepped portion 70 may be two, the two first stepped portions 70 are arranged on the same side, and the two first stepped portions 70 are located at both ends of the rigid member 40. When the ear receiving portion 30 and the rigid member 40, the first bearing surface 72 and the second bearing surface 78 are respectively closely attached to the ear receiving portion 30, and the first side surface 76 is used to define the direction of the ear receiving portion 30 perpendicular to the first side surface 76 Move to prevent the ear 30 from falling off the rigid member 40.

Referring to FIG. 8, in other embodiments, one side of the rigid member 40 is fixedly connected with the flexible connecting member 20 to form a first step portion 80. The other side of the rigid part 40 is an arc-shaped surface 88, and the arc-shaped surface 88 has a guiding effect when used for the ear part 30 and the rigid part 40. The first step portion 80 includes a first bearing surface 82, a first side surface 84, and a second bearing surface 86 connected in order from high to low. The arc-shaped surface 88 forms the first bearing surface 82. Wherein, the number of the first step portions 80 may be two, the two first step portions 80 are arranged on the same side, and the two first step portions 80 are located at the two ends of the rigid member 40. When the ear receiving portion 30 and the rigid member 40, the first bearing surface 82 and the second bearing surface 86 are closely attached to the ear receiving portion 30 respectively, and the first side surface 82 is used to define the direction of the ear receiving portion 30 perpendicular to the first side surface 82 Move to prevent the ear 30 from falling off the flexible connector 20.

The diameter width of the flexible connecting member 20 gradually decreases from one end connected to the rigid member 40 to the other end connected to the connecting end 121. In another embodiment, the diameter and width of the flexible connecting member 20 may also gradually increase from one end connected to the rigid member 40 to the other end connected to the connecting end 121.

The flexible connecting piece 20 and the rigid piece 40 are integrally formed by two-color injection molding. Among them, the flexible connecting part 20 and the rigid part 40 are of different materials. Specifically, the two-color injection molding process refers to injecting two different materials into the same set of molds, thereby realizing a molding process in which the injection molded parts are formed of two materials. That is to say, the two-color injection molding process adopted in the present application injects two different materials for forming the flexible connector 20 and the rigid part 40 into the same set of molds, so as to realize the integral molding of the flexible connector 20 and the rigid part 40. With the above method, the present application can realize the integral molding of two materials with different soft and hard materials, thereby improving the aesthetics and assembly performance of the product.

The flexible connector 20 is made of TPU material. TPU material is the abbreviation of "Thermoplastic Urethane" in English, and the Chinese name is thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer. TPU is a polymer material formed by the reaction and polymerization of diisocyanate molecules such as diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) or toluene diisocyanate (TDI), macromolecular polyols, and low-molecular polyols (chain extenders). TPU has excellent characteristics of high tension, high tensile strength, toughness and aging resistance, and is a mature environmentally friendly material. TPU also has the characteristics of high strength, good toughness, abrasion resistance, cold resistance, oil resistance, water resistance, aging resistance, and weather resistance unmatched by other plastic materials. At the same time, it has high water resistance and moisture permeability, wind resistance, cold resistance, antibacterial, and mildew resistance. , Warmth, anti-ultraviolet and energy release and many other excellent functions.

The hardness of the flexible connecting member 20 ranges from 0 to 95 degrees Shore (HA). It is understandable that the flexible connecting member 20 can be made of a material with a hardness ranging from 0 degrees to 95 degrees Shore (HA). The hardness of the flexible connecting member 20, for example, Shore hardness 10 degrees, Shore hardness 20 degrees, Shore hardness 30 degrees, Shore hardness 40 degrees, Shore hardness 50 degrees, Shore hardness 60 degrees, Shore hardness 70 degrees , Shore hardness of 80 degrees, Shore hardness of 90 degrees. Specifically, the flexible connecting member 20 may be made of silica gel. The flexible connector 20 can also be made of soft rubber. In the above manner, the earphone shell 100 of the present application can make the flexible connector 20 adaptively deform under the action of external force during wearing, so as to meet the width of the ear canal of different sizes, and thus can be suitable for more consumers.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the hardness of the part connected to the rigid piece 40 in the ear part 30 is greater than a preset value, that is to say, the hardness of the part connected to the rigid part 40 in the ear part 30 is higher than other parts of the ear part 30 The hardness is large. In an embodiment, for example, the part of the ear part 30 connected to the rigid part 40 also forms rigidity. With the above structure, the connection between the ear part 30 and the rigid part 40 is a rigid and rigid connection, which is less likely to fall off.

In other embodiments, both the ear receiving portion 30 and the flexible connecting member 20 can be made of materials with the same hardness. For example, TPU material, silicone or soft rubber, etc. It is understandable that the hardness of the material used in the ear part 30 may be lower than the hardness of the material used in the flexible connector 20. In the above manner, the earphone shell 100 of the present application can make the flexible connector 20 self-adaptively deform under the action of external force during wearing, so as to meet the width of the ear canal of different sizes, thereby being suitable for more consumers.

The thickness of the flexible connector 20 is in the range of 0.1 mm to 1.8 mm. The thickness of the flexible connector 20, such as 0.2mm, 0.3mm, 0.4mm, 0.5mm, 0.6mm, 0.8mm, 0.9mm, 1.0mm, 1.1mm, 1.2mm, 1.3mm, 1.4mm, 1.5mm, 1.6mm, 1.7mm. In the above manner, the flexible connector 20 of the present application can not only ensure the structural strength, but also can adaptively deform under the action of external force, so as to meet the width of the ear canal of different sizes, and thus can be applied to more consumers. By.

The present application provides an earphone shell 100 including a main body 10, a flexible connector 20 and an ear part 30. The body 10 includes a housing 12 and a sounding device arranged in the housing 12. A connecting end 121 is formed on the housing 12; the flexible connecting piece 20 is fixedly connected to the connecting end 121 of the housing 12; 30 can generate a force on the flexible connector 20 under the action of external force, so that the flexible connector 20 can be adaptively deformed under the action of external force to meet the width of the ear canal of different sizes, and thus can be applied to more consumers . In addition, the present application also provides an earphone 200 adopting the aforementioned earphone shell 100 and an electronic device adopting the earphone also having the same effect.

The above are only implementations of this application, and do not limit the scope of this application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the content of the description and drawings of this application, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technologies In the same way, all fields are included in the scope of patent protection of this application.

Claims

An earphone shell is characterized in that it comprises:

The main body includes a housing, and the housing is provided with a connecting end;

A flexible connecting piece, which is fixedly connected to the connecting end of the housing;

The ear-in part is connected with the flexible connecting piece, so that the ear-in part can generate a force on the flexible connecting piece under the action of an external force, so that the flexible connecting piece can be deformed under the action of the external force.
The earphone shell according to claim 1, characterized by comprising a rigid part, the rigid part is fixedly connected to an end of the flexible connecting part away from the housing, and the ear-in part is connected to the rigid part.
The earphone shell according to claim 2, wherein the rigid part and the flexible connecting part are both cylindrical, the length of the rigid part is less than the length of the flexible connecting part, and the diameter of the rigid part The width is greater than the diameter width of the flexible connecting piece.
The earphone shell according to claim 3, wherein the diameter and width of the flexible connecting member gradually decrease from one end connected to the rigid member to the other end connected to the connecting end.
The earphone shell according to claim 2, wherein the flexible connecting member and the rigid member are integrally formed by two-color injection molding.
The earphone shell according to claim 2, wherein the hardness of the part connected with the rigid part in the ear-in part is greater than a preset value.
The earphone shell according to claim 5, wherein the position where the flexible connecting member and the rigid member are connected is provided with a clamping platform that engages with each other.
The earphone shell according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the flexible connecting member is made of TPU material.
The earphone shell according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the hardness range of the flexible connecting member is between 0 degrees and 95 degrees Shore (HA).
The earphone shell according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the thickness of the flexible connecting member is in the range of 0.1 mm to 1.8 mm.
An earphone, characterized by comprising: a sound emitting device and an earphone shell; the earphone shell includes:

The main body includes a housing, and the housing is provided with a connecting end;

A flexible connecting piece, which is fixedly connected to the connecting end of the housing;

The ear-in part is connected with the flexible connector, so that the ear-in part can generate a force on the flexible connector under the action of an external force, so that the flexible connector can deform under the action of the external force;

The sound generating device is located in the outer shell of the earphone shell.
The earphone according to claim 11, wherein the earphone shell further comprises a rigid part, the rigid part is fixedly connected to the flexible connecting part at an end away from the housing, and the ear-in part is connected to the rigid part on.
The earphone according to claim 12, wherein the rigid part and the flexible connecting part are both cylindrical, the length of the rigid part is smaller than the length of the flexible connecting part, and the diameter and width of the rigid part It is larger than the diameter and width of the flexible connecting piece.
The earphone according to claim 13, wherein the diameter and width of the flexible connecting member gradually decrease from one end connected to the rigid member to the other end connected to the connecting end.
The earphone according to claim 12, wherein the flexible connecting member and the rigid member are integrally formed by two-color injection molding.
The earphone according to claim 12, wherein the hardness of the part connected with the rigid part in the ear-in part is greater than a preset value.
The earphone according to claim 15, wherein the position where the flexible connecting member and the rigid member are connected is provided with a clamping platform that engages with each other.
The earphone according to any one of claims 11-17, wherein the hardness range of the flexible connecting member is between 0 degrees and 95 degrees Shore (HA).
The earphone according to any one of claims 11-17, wherein the thickness of the flexible connecting member is in the range of 0.1 mm to 1.8 mm.
An electronic device, characterized by comprising a terminal device and the earphone according to any one of claims 11-19, the earphone being used for playing audio information on the terminal device.