WO2023004944A1

WO2023004944A1 - Earmuff and headphone

Info

Publication number: WO2023004944A1
Application number: PCT/CN2021/117208
Authority: WO
Inventors: 王川; 彭久高; 师瑞文; 何桂晓; 郭世文; 曹磊; 吴海全
Original assignee: 深圳市冠旭电子股份有限公司
Priority date: 2021-07-27
Filing date: 2021-09-08
Publication date: 2023-02-02
Also published as: CN215773514U

Abstract

An earmuff and a headphone. The center of the earmuff (101) of the present application has an accommodating space (103) for accommodating the ear of a user, and the earmuff (101) comprises a protruding part (102), wherein the protruding part (102) is located at a rear lower portion of the earmuff (101), and the protruding part (102) is used for fitting the area of the user's head behind the earlobe. The headphone of the present application comprises the earmuff (101).

Description

Earmuffs and Headphones

Cross References to Related Applications

This application is based on a Chinese patent application with application number 202121714592.5 and a filing date of July 27, 2021, and claims the priority of this Chinese patent application. The entire content of this Chinese patent application is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of earphones, in particular to earmuffs and earphones.

Background technique

The earmuffs of a headset typically surround the periphery of the user's ears. Most of the headphones on the market, the ear

The fit between the earmuffs and the user's head skin is poor, resulting in a large gap between the fitting surface of the earmuffs and the skin, and the external noise will be transmitted from this gap into the space enclosed by the earmuffs , affecting the user experience.

Utility model content

The present application proposes an earmuff, which has a high degree of fit to the user's head skin, and is beneficial to reduce the external noise heard by the user when using the earphone.

The present application also proposes a headset with the above-mentioned earmuffs.

According to the earmuff of the embodiment of the first aspect of the present application, the earmuff is ring-shaped, the center of the earmuff has an accommodating space for accommodating the user's ear, and the earmuff includes a protrusion, The protruding part is arranged on the side of the earmuff facing the user's head and protrudes toward the direction close to the user's head. The protruding part is located at the back and lower side of the earmuff. The outlet is used to fit the area of the user's head behind the earlobe.

The earmuffs according to the embodiments of the present application have at least the following beneficial effects: the skin area where the protrusion fits is located behind the earlobe and in front of the temporal bone mastoid. Based on the skeletal structure of the human body, this area has an obvious depression compared to other areas around the user's ear. If the side surface of the earmuff facing the user's head is flat, the skin in the area behind the earlobe will be in contact with the ear. There will be a large gap between the sleeves, and the fit between the earmuffs and the skin will be poor. However, in the earmuffs of the present application, the protruding part can better fit the skin in the sunken area, reduce the gap between the earmuffs and the skin in this area, and improve the fit of the earmuff user's head skin, thereby Reduce the noise heard by the user.

The headset according to the embodiment of the second aspect of the present application includes the above-mentioned earmuffs.

The headset according to the embodiment of the present application has at least the following beneficial effects: it can reduce the external noise heard by the user.

According to some embodiments of the present application, it also includes: a sounding unit for sounding; the ear shell has an installation cavity, and the sounding unit is installed in the installation cavity; a bracket is connected with the earmuff, and the bracket is connected with the earmuff. The earshells are magnetically connected.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the concha includes a first magnet, the bracket includes a second magnet, and the first magnet and the second magnet can attract each other.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the ear shell further includes a main body and a baffle, the main body has a first installation groove

As well as the installation cavity, the first magnet is accommodated in the first installation groove, and the baffle is connected to the main body to close the first installation groove.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the bracket further includes a first frame body and a second frame body, the second frame body has a second installation groove, and the second magnet is accommodated in the second installation groove , the first frame body is connected to the side of the second frame body facing the ear shell, so as to close the second installation groove.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the inside of the earmuffs has an accommodating cavity, at least a part of the second frame body is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and at least a part of the first frame body is arranged in the accommodating cavity. Outside the accommodating cavity, the first frame and the second frame jointly clamp a part of the earmuff.

According to some embodiments of the present application, a seal is further included, the seal is connected to a side of the ear shell facing the bracket, and the bracket and the ear shell jointly clamp the seal.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the bracket has a compression rib, the compression rib is located on the side of the bracket facing the concha, and the compression rib protrudes toward the direction close to the concha, The pressing ribs and the ear shell jointly clamp the sealing element.

According to some embodiments of the present application, both the pressing rib and the sealing element are ring-shaped.

Additional aspects and advantages of the application will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the application.

Description of drawings

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and embodiment the present application is described further, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the right side view of the earmuff of the present application;

Fig. 2 is the top view of the earmuff of the present application;

Fig. 3 is the front view of the earmuff of the present application;

Fig. 4 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the earmuff of the present application;

FIG. 5 is an exploded schematic view of the headset of the present application;

Fig. 6 is an exploded schematic diagram of the earmuff assembly in Fig. 5;

Figure 7 is an enlarged schematic view of the A region in Figure 6;

Fig. 8 is an exploded schematic diagram of another angle of the earmuff assembly in Fig. 5;

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the headset of the present application;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged schematic diagram of area B in FIG. 9 .

Reference numerals: 101-earmuff, 102-protrusion, 103-accommodating space, 501-main body, 502-first magnet, 503-seal, 504-earmuff assembly, 505-ear shell, 506-installation Cavity, 507-first installation groove, 601-first frame body, 602-second magnet, 701-positioning column, 702-connecting rib, 801-second frame body, 802-double-sided adhesive tape, 803-accommodating cavity , 804-positioning hole, 805-pressing rib, 806-bracket, 807-second installation groove, 901-sounding unit, 1001-baffle.

Detailed ways

Embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the figures are exemplary, and are only for explaining the present application, and should not be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the orientation descriptions, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc. indicated orientations or positional relationships are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only In order to facilitate the description of the present application and simplify the description, it does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, several means more than one, and multiple means more than two. Greater than, less than, exceeding, etc. are understood as not including the original number, and above, below, within, etc. are understood as including the original number. If the description of the first and second is only for the purpose of distinguishing the technical features, it cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features relation.

In the description of this application, unless otherwise clearly defined, words such as setting, installation, and connection should be understood in a broad sense, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above words in this application in combination with the specific content of the technical solution.

In the description of this application, reference to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "exemplary embodiments," "example," "specific examples," or "some examples" is intended to mean that the embodiments Specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in or examples are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , the present application provides an earmuff 101 . The earmuff 101 is ring-shaped, and the center of the earmuff 101 has an accommodating space 103 for accommodating the user's ear. When the user uses the earmuff 101 (that is, wears the earphone with the earmuff 101 ), the user's ear will be located in the accommodating space 103 , that is, the earmuff 101 is arranged around the ear. The earmuff 101 includes a protruding portion 102 , the protruding portion 102 is disposed on the side of the earmuff 101 facing the user's head, and the protruding portion 102 protrudes toward the direction close to the user's head. Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the protruding portion 102 is located at the rear and lower part of the earmuff 101 , and the protruding portion 102 is used to fit the area of the user's head behind the earlobe.

More specifically, the skin area where the protrusion 102 fits is located behind the earlobe and in front of the temporal bone mastoid. Based on the skeletal structure of the human body, this area has obvious depressions relative to other areas around the user's ear. If the surface of the earmuff 101 facing the user's head is flat, the skin in the area behind the earlobe will be in contact with the earlobe. There will be a large gap between the earmuffs 101, and the fitting degree between the earmuffs 101 and the skin is poor. However, in the earmuff 101 of the present application, its protruding portion 102 can fit the skin in the sunken area better, reduce the gap between the earmuff 101 and the skin in this area, and improve the adhesion of the earmuff 101 to the head skin of the user. fit, thereby reducing the external noise heard by the user.

It should be noted that the direction of the earmuffs 101 is based on the direction of the user when the user uses the earmuffs 101 correctly. For example, the rear of the earmuffs 101 corresponds to the rear of the user, and the bottom of the earmuffs 101 corresponds to the bottom of the user. . Shown in the figure is the earmuff 101 suitable for the right ear, and the earmuff 101 suitable for the left ear is mirror-symmetrically arranged with the earmuff 101 suitable for the left ear (left and right mirror symmetry).

The present application also provides a headset, which includes the earmuffs 101 as described in the above-mentioned embodiments. Since the fit between the earmuffs 101 and the skin of the user's head is high, the headset can Headphones are less noisy.

Specifically, referring to FIGS. 5 to 9 , the headset includes a sounding unit 901 , a head beam (not specifically shown), an earshell 505 , a bracket 806 and an earmuff 101 . The earmuff 101 is installed on the bracket 806 . The sounding unit 901 is used for sounding. The sounding unit 901 can be configured as a moving coil unit, a moving iron unit, an electrostatic unit, etc. The specific structure of the sounding unit 901 belongs to the known technology and will not be described in detail here. The head beam is used to straddle the top of the user's head, and the two ends of the head beam are respectively connected with an ear shell 505 . Referring to Fig. 5, Fig. 9 and Fig. 10, the ear shell 505 includes a main body 501 and a baffle 1001 (the baffle 1001 is not shown in Fig. 5), the main body 501 has an installation cavity 506, and the sound unit 901 is installed in the installation cavity 506, The baffle 1001 is connected with the main body 501 to cover the opening of the installation cavity 506 to prevent foreign matter from entering the installation cavity 506 and damaging the sound unit 901 . A central area of the baffle 1001 may be provided with a plurality of small holes (not specifically shown), so as to facilitate the propagation of the sound emitted by the sound generating unit 901 .

In some embodiments, the earmuffs 101 and the ear shells 505 can be separated from each other, so that the user can change different earmuffs 101 , such as changing the earmuffs 101 with different colors, changing the earmuffs 101 with different hardness and so on. The bracket 806 and the main body 501 can be connected by a magnetic connection, which is conducive to improving the convenience of disassembling and assembling the earmuffs 101 . Referring to Fig. 5, in order to further improve the replacement efficiency, if the combination of the earmuff 101 and the bracket 806 is called the earmuff assembly 504, then replacing the earmuff 101 is actually replacing the entire earmuff assembly 504 instead of the earmuff 101 Remove from the bracket 806 and install another earmuff 101 on the bracket 806 .

Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 10 , in some embodiments, the headphone further includes a sealing member 503 disposed between the ear shell 505 and the earmuff 101 to reduce noise penetrating into the user's ear from the outside. The seal 503 can be made of materials such as foam and rubber, and the seal 503 is attached to the side of the baffle 1001 facing the bracket 806 , and the earshell 505 and the bracket 806 clamp the seal 503 together. The sealing member 503 can isolate air and prevent air from entering the accommodating space 103 from the gap between the ear shell 505 and the bracket 806 ; and based on the material of the sealing member 503 , the sealing member 503 can absorb part of sound energy. The seal is thus capable of reducing external noise transmitted to the user's ear.

Referring to Fig. 8 and Fig. 10, the bracket 806 has a pressing rib 805, the pressing rib 805 is arranged on the side of the bracket 806 facing the concha 505, the pressing rib 805 protrudes toward the direction close to the concha 505, the pressing rib 805 and the The lugs 505 collectively hold the seal 503 . The sealing member 503 is ring-shaped. If there is no hole in the center of the sealing member 503, part of the energy of the sound will be absorbed by the sealing member 503 when the sound is transmitted from the sound unit 901 to the user's ear, which will reduce the volume of the earphone. Correspondingly, the pressing rib 805 is also annular to match the shape of the seal 503 , and at the same time, the annular pressing rib 805 can block noise from entering from more angles. There may be two ring-shaped pressing ribs 805 to enhance the stability of pressing the sealing member 503 .

In some embodiments, the concha 505 further includes a first magnet 502 and the bracket 806 further includes a second magnet 602 . That is, the magnetic attraction between the bracket 806 and the main body 501 is realized through the mutual attraction between the first magnet 502 and the second magnet 602 . In some other embodiments, only the magnets are set in the bracket 806, and at least a part of the main body 501 is made of iron; or, only the magnets are set in the main body 501, and at least a part of the bracket 806 is made of iron. Relatively speaking, installing magnets on both the bracket 806 and the main body 501 can increase the magnetic force between the bracket 806 and the main body 501, thereby improving connection stability. In addition, when the first magnet 502 and the second magnet 602 are provided at the same time, both the bracket 806 and the ear shell 505 can be made of plastic material, which is beneficial to save cost and reduce the weight of the earphone.

It should be noted that, in order for the first magnet 502 and the second magnet 602 to attract each other, the magnetic poles of the first magnet 502 and the second magnet 602 need to be set reasonably, and the distance between the first magnet 502 and the second magnet 602 Can not be too large to avoid too small magnetic force. For example, the N pole of the first magnet 502 faces the earmuff 101 , the S pole of the second magnet 602 faces the concha 505 , and the first magnet 502 and the second magnet 602 are aligned one by one along the circumferential direction of the earmuff 101 .

5 and 10, the main body 501 is provided with a first installation groove 507, the first installation groove 507 is used to accommodate the first magnet 502, the baffle 1001 covers the opening of the first installation groove 507 to close the first installation groove 507, The wall surface of the first installation groove 507 and the baffle plate 1001 jointly fix the position of the first magnet 502 .

Referring to FIG. 6 , FIG. 8 and FIG. 10 , the bracket 806 includes a first frame body 601 and a second frame body 801 . The pressing ribs 805 are arranged on the first frame body 601 . Referring to FIG. 8 , the second frame body 801 is provided with a second mounting groove 807 for accommodating the second magnet 602 , and the first frame body 601 is connected to the side of the second frame body 801 facing the concha 505 The first frame body 601 covers the opening of the second installation groove 807 to close the second installation groove 807 , and the wall surface of the second installation groove 807 and the first frame body 601 jointly fix the position of the second magnet 602 .

6 to 8, the first frame body 601 has a positioning column 701, the second frame body 801 has a positioning hole 804, the positioning hole 804 is inserted into the positioning column 701, and the hole wall of the positioning hole 804 is against the positioning column 701, thereby The positioning between the first frame body 601 and the second frame body 801 is realized. The first frame body 601 and the second frame body 801 can be bonded by double-sided adhesive tape 802. It should be noted that the double-sided adhesive tape 802 needs to be provided with a through hole for avoiding the positioning column 701 and for the second magnet 602. Avoidance of vias.

Referring to Fig. 6, Fig. 7 and Fig. 10, the fixing method between the earmuffs 101 and the bracket 806 is as follows: the ring-shaped first frame body 601 has connecting ribs 702, and the connecting ribs 702 are located on the inner edge of the first frame body 601. Rib 702 is used for bonding with earmuff 101; earmuff 101 has accommodating cavity 803, a part of second frame body 801 is located in accommodating cavity 803, a part of first frame body 601 is located outside accommodating cavity 803, first The outer edge of the frame body 601 and the outer edge of the second frame body 801 clamp a part of the earmuff 101 together.

The embodiments of the present application have been described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. Within the scope of knowledge of those of ordinary skill in the art, various modifications can be made without departing from the purpose of the present application. Variety. In addition, the embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other under the condition of no conflict.

Claims

Earmuffs, wherein the earmuffs are ring-shaped, and the center of the earmuffs has an accommodating space for accommodating the user's ear, the earmuffs include a protruding part, and the protruding part is arranged on the The earmuff protrudes toward the side of the user's head and toward the direction close to the user's head, the protrusion is located at the back and lower side of the earmuff, and the protrusion is used for fitting The user's head is located in the area behind the earlobe.
Headphones, comprising the earmuffs as claimed in claim 1.
The headset of claim 2, further comprising:

A sounding unit, used for sounding;

The ear shell has an installation cavity, and the sound unit is installed in the installation cavity;

The bracket is connected with the earmuff, and the bracket is magnetically connected with the ear shell.
The headset of claim 3, wherein the ear shell includes a first magnet, the bracket includes a second magnet, and the first magnet and the second magnet are capable of attracting each other.
The headphone according to claim 4, wherein the earshell further comprises a main body and a baffle, the main body has a first installation groove and the installation cavity, and the first magnet is accommodated in the first installation cavity. In an installation slot, the baffle is connected with the main body to close the first installation slot.
The headset according to claim 4, wherein the support further comprises a first frame body and a second frame body, the second frame body has a second installation slot, and the second magnet is accommodated in the In the second installation groove, the first frame body is connected to the side of the second frame body facing the ear shell, so as to close the second installation groove.
The headset according to claim 6, wherein the inside of the earmuffs has an accommodating cavity, at least a part of the second frame body is disposed in the accommodating cavity, and the first frame body At least a part is disposed outside the accommodating cavity, and the first frame and the second frame jointly clamp a part of the earmuff.
The headphone according to any one of claims 3 to 7, further comprising a sealing member, the sealing member is connected to the side of the ear shell facing the support, and the support and the support The ear shells collectively hold the seal.
The headphone according to claim 8, wherein the support has a pressing rib, the pressing rib is located on the side of the support facing the ear shell, and the pressing rib is close to the ear The direction of the shell protrudes, and the pressing rib and the ear shell jointly clamp the sealing element.
The headphone according to claim 9, wherein both the pressing rib and the sealing member are ring-shaped.