H04R1/1058

Acoustic output device

To reduce the effect on the communication performance of an antenna to secure a good communication state with respect to the antenna. An acoustic output device includes a speaker for outputting sound, a cell having one surface facing in a facing direction represented by a predetermined direction, a control board for controlling predetermined parts, and an antenna for sending and receiving signals, the antenna having at least a portion spaced from the control board and the cell. The cell and the control board are positioned side by side with each other in directions different from thicknesswise directions of the control board. The facing direction is different from the directions in which the cell and the control board are side by side with each other. The antenna is positioned side by side with at least one of the control board or the cell in the thicknesswise directions or the facing direction.

Eartips for coupling via wireform attachment mechanisms

Embodiments describe an eartip including an eartip body having an attachment end and an interfacing end opposite from the attachment end. The eartip body can include an inner eartip body having a sidewall extending between the interfacing end and the attachment end, the sidewall defining a channel and having a first thickness near the attachment end and a second thickness different from the first thickness at the interfacing end. The eartip can also include an attachment structure coupled to the inner eartip body at the attachment end, the attachment structure having an inner surface and an outer surface. The attachment structure can include an upper region interfacing with the sidewall and defining discrete through-holes, a lower region below the upper region where the inner surface defines a plurality of recesses positioned around the lower region, and a mesh extending across the channel and into the upper region.

EAR TIP INCLUDING FLANGE MADE OF SILICONE FOAM MATERIAL
20220408176 · 2022-12-22 ·

Disclosed herein is an ear tip having a flange made of silicone foam, the ear tip including a central core and a flange surrounding the core. The flange is made of silicone foam, and the core is made of a material harder than the silicone foam. Before the silicone is molded, attachable films or tapes may be attached to the top and bottom surfaces of the mesh, thereby preventing burrs generated during the molding of silicone from adhering to the mesh.

EAR-MOUNTABLE LISTENING DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC CONNECTOR
20220400330 · 2022-12-15 ·

An ear-mountable listening device includes an acoustic package and an electronics package. The acoustic package is configured to emit audio in response to an audio signal. The acoustic package includes a first set of magnets arranged annularly about a central axis of the ear-mountable listening device. The electronics package is electrically coupled to the acoustic package when the ear-mountable listening device is worn to provide the audio signal to the acoustic package. The electronics package includes a second set of magnets arranged annularly about the central axis proximate to a proximal end of the electronics package to removably affix the electronics package to the acoustic package via magnetic forces between the first set of magnets and the second set of magnets.

AN INTELLIGENT HEAD-MOUNTED APPARATUS
20220394369 · 2022-12-08 ·

Disclosed is an intelligent head-mounted apparatus, comprising: a lens; a leg coupled to the lens and provided with a cavity therein; a sound generation device provided in the cavity and dividing the cavity into a front sound cavity and a rear sound cavity; a sound outlet hole provided on the leg and in communication with the front sound cavity; and a main sound leakage hole provided on the leg and in communication with the rear sound cavity, wherein positions of the sound outlet hole and the main sound leakage hole are configured such that the sound outlet hole is located at a front side of an auricle of a wearer, and the main sound leakage hole is located at a rear side of the auricle of the wearer when the wearer wears the intelligent head-mounted apparatus.

Cover plate for an earpiece, earpiece and method of producing earpiece
11523235 · 2022-12-06 · ·

The present disclosure relates to a cover plate for covering a lateral opening of a shell of an earpiece configured to be worn at least partially within an ear canal, wherein the cover plate comprises a circumferential trench for receiving an antenna on a medial side of the cover plate, wherein the cover plate comprises a circumferential wall radially outward from the trench and adjacent the wall a surface for gluing the shell on.

Eartip and a wearable device including an eartip

The present disclosure provides an ear tip. The ear tip includes a main body, a first conductive element at least partially embedded in the main body, a second conductive element at least partially embedded in the main body and spaced apart from the first conductive element. The main body includes a central portion having a top and a tail portion extending from the top of the central portion. The first conductive element is proximal to the top of the central portion and the second conductive element is distal from the top of the central portion. A wearable device is also disclosed.

Starch based earphone covers
11523203 · 2022-12-06 ·

A fiber-based cover for an earphone wherein the cover is made of starch fibers which enhance the sound waves to increase the volume of the sound coining from the earphones without causing damage to the ear drums. The cover includes a body having a substantially frusto-conical shape. Additionally, the cover includes a front end and a rear end. In the present embodiment, the rear end is an open end with a cylindrical shape that receives an earbud therein. The front end is a closed end defined with a front surface. The front surface comprises of starch-based fibers formed into a circular shape. The starch properties uniquely filter out sound frequencies to enhance a user's listening experience.

Wireless Headset

The wireless headset includes a main control module. The main control module includes a rigid-flexible circuit board, a first substrate, a first support member, and a plurality of chips. The rigid-flexible circuit board includes a rigid board portion and a first flexible board portion and a second flexible board portion that are connected to the rigid board portion. The rigid board portion is located in the earbud portion. The first flexible board portion is located in the earbud portion and has one end connected to the rigid board portion. One end of the second flexible board portion is connected to the rigid board portion and the other end thereof extends to the ear handle portion. A plurality of layers of components are stacked on the rigid board portion of the wireless headset, so that component integration degree is high.

HEARING DEVICE
20220386047 · 2022-12-01 ·

A hearing device, in particular an in-the-ear hearing device, has a housing shell which encloses an electronics chamber like a cup. A cover plate is connected to the housing shell to terminate the electronics chamber. An electronics frame protrudes from the cover plate into the electronics chamber and by which an electric and/or an electronic component of the hearing device is reversibly mounted at least in directions parallel to the cover plate. At least one frame lock is reversibly coupled to the electronics frame, by which the electrical and/or electronic component is fixed on the electronics frame in a direction perpendicular to the cover plate.