IP Library Granted Patent US 10,034,076
Granted Patent B2
US 10,034,076 · App. 15/519,473 · Granted Jul 24, 2018

Earphone

Inventors: Tomohiro Matsuo (Tokyo, JP); Akihiro Ogata (Saitama, JP); Kazuyasu Tsunezumi (Kanagawa, JP); Takashi Yamazaki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
H04R1/1016H04R5/033H04R11/02H04R13/00H04R23/02H04R25/02
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Patent No.
US 10,034,076
App. No.
15/519,473
Granted
Jul 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An earphone includes: a housing; a dynamic driver unit provided in the housing; and a sound conduit having a length of approximately 10 mm or more, the sound conduit being configured to transmit sound output from the dynamic driver unit.

Claims (24)

1. An earphone comprising:

a housing which comprises a dynamic driver unit;

a sound conduit configured to transmit a first sound output from the dynamic driver unit; and

a balance armature driver unit configured to output a second sound,

wherein at least a part of the second sound is released outside the housing, through the dynamic driver unit, to attenuate low frequencies of the second sound.

2. The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the sound conduit is less than or equal to 40 mm.

3. The earphone according to claim 2 , wherein the length of the sound conduit is 30 mm.

4. The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the sound conduit is 1 mm.

5. The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein the sound conduit includes a spring body.

6. The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein the dynamic driver unit comprises a characteristics adjustment portion configured to adjust characteristics of the second sound.

7. The earphone according to claim 6 ,

wherein the characteristics adjustment portion comprises a plurality of small holes, and

wherein the second sound passes through the characteristics adjustment portion.

8. The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein the dynamic driver unit is wearable outside a face of a user.

9. The earphone according to claim 8 , wherein the dynamic driver unit is wearable outside of a tragus of the user.

10. The earphone according to claim 9 , wherein the housing has a shape to fit into an ear of the user.

11. The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein the first sound is released from the housing via a guide hole.

12. The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein the balance armature driver unit comprises a voice coil, a driver rod, and a diaphragm.

13. The earphone according to claim 12 , wherein the balance armature driver unit is configured to vibrate the diaphragm by the driver rod.

14. The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein the dynamic driver unit comprises an air flow resistor, a hole-shaped air vent, and a diaphragm.

15. The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein the dynamic driver unit comprises a case filled with a sound absorbing material.

16. The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the housing is less than or equal to 1.5 mm.

17. The earphone according to claim 1 , further comprising a cord connected to the dynamic driver unit through a cylindrical portion.

18. The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a UV hardening resin.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2017
From: MATSUO, TOMOHIRO; OGATA, AKIHIRO; TSUNEZUMI, KAZUYASU; YAMAZAKI, TAKASHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042259/0327 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-217527 · Oct 24, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170230741A1 · Aug 10, 2017