Multi-mic earphone design and assembly
At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of earphone manufacturing with an ear canal microphone, ambient sound microphone and a speaker.
1. An earphone comprising:
a flexible lower section including a stent portion and a battery region, where the stent portion is configured to accept an eartip;
a mid-section;
a flexible top section;
an earphone circuit including:
an ear canal microphone (ECM);
an ambient sound microphone (ASM);
a DSP; and
at least one button, where the ECM and the ASM are attached to a flexible PCB; and
a speaker electrically connected to the earphone circuit, where the earphone circuit is adhesively attached within the mid-section.
2. The earphone according to claim 1 , where the lower section includes a flexible neck section that connects a lower body of the lower section to the stent portion.
3. The earphone according to claim 2 , where the stent portion includes a speaker recess.
4. The earphone according to claim 3 , where the speaker fits within the speaker recess, so that when the earphone is used the stent portion and the speaker are within a user's ear canal.
5. The earphone according to claim 4 , further including:
An eartip, where the eartip has been inserted onto a first portion of the stent portion.
6. The earphone according to claim 5 , further including a battery.
7. The earphone according to claim 6 , where the battery fits with the battery region.
8. The earphone according to claim 7 , where the stent portion includes a microphone channel.
9. The earphone according to claim 8 , where the microphone channel is operatively connected between the ECM and an ear canal of a user when the stent portion is inserted into the user's ear canal.
10. The earphone according to claim 9 , where the stent portion has a flexible protrusion that is configured to fit within a recess in the top.
11. The earphone according to claim 9 , where the eartip is configured to seal the ear canal.