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Earphones

A technology of earphones and ear clips, applied in earphone/earphone accessories, earphone manufacturing/assembly, internal hearing earphones, etc., can solve problems such as misalignment and discomfort

Active Publication Date: 2020-10-02
APPLE INC
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For example, while designs that rely on earphone tips that engage the user's ear canal to hold them in place can provide good audio playback quality and passive noise cancellation, they can be difficult to wear for extended periods of time due to the discomfort associated with the user's ear canal being responsible for supporting the earphones. may become uncomfortable
Similarly, while designs using hooks, ear clips, or other retention devices can hold wearable headphone devices securely in place, the hooks or ear clips can cause misalignment of a portion of the headphone designed to engage the ear

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[0019] Representative applications of methods and apparatus according to the present application are described in this section. These examples are provided only to add context and facilitate understanding of the described embodiments. It will therefore be apparent to one skilled in the art that the described embodiments may be practiced without some or all of these specific details. In other instances, well known process steps have not been described in detail in order not to unnecessarily obscure the embodiments. Other applications are possible such that the following examples should not be considered limiting.

[0020] In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments according to which embodiments are described. While these embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the described embodiments, it...

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Abstract

The invention relates to earphones. Earphones are described that include a driver housing that encloses an audio driver. The driver housing is oriented so that a first end of the driver housing can besupported by a concha bowl of a user's ear and a second end opposite the first end can tilt outside of the user's ear so that the ear need not accommodate an entirety of the driver housing. The driver housing is held in place by an ear clip that engages an exterior portion of the user's ear and attaches to the driver housing by way of a bridge element that can enclose other electronic componentssuch as a battery, antenna, processor and the like.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This patent application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62 / 823,557, filed March 25, 2019; and U.S. Patent Application 16 / 564,804, filed September 9, 2019; Incorporated by reference herein for all purposes. technical field [0003] This disclosure generally relates to features related to wired or wireless headsets. Specifically, an earphone configuration is disclosed that maximizes the size of the audio driver housing for a given ear size. Background technique [0004] While wearable headphone devices have been in circulation for years, achieving a good balance between sound output quality and a secure / comfortable fit can be challenging. For example, while designs that rely on earphone tips that engage the user's ear canal to hold them in place can provide good audio playback quality and passive noise cancellation, they can be difficult to wear for extended periods of time due to the discomfort...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04R1/10
CPCH04R1/10H04R1/105H04R2460/01H04R2201/109H04R1/1016H04R1/1041H04R2420/07H04R1/1075
Inventor D·A·哈特菲尔德E·A·黄R·A·博伊德D·P·勒Y-F·D·蔡D·J·费茨青柳翔太S·S·柯尔本
Owner APPLE INC
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