IP Library Granted Patent US 11,042,037
Granted Patent B2
US 11,042,037 · App. 16/430,435 · Granted Jun 22, 2021

Earphone and head-mounted display

Inventors: Chun-Hung Wen (New Taipei, TW); Chun-Hsien Chen (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Acer Incorporated
G02B27/0176G06F1/163H04R1/1008H04R1/1075H04R5/02
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Patent No.
US 11,042,037
App. No.
16/430,435
Granted
Jun 22, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An earphone including a base, a cover, a rotating plate, a speaker, a displacement transducer and a follower is provided. The cover is disposed on the base. The rotating plate is rotatably disposed between the base and the cover. The speaker is disposed between the base and the cover. The displacement transducer is fixed to the base and located between the base and the cover. The rotating plate is coupled to the follower, and the follower is coupled to displacement transducer. A head-mounted display is further provided.

Claims (29)

1. An earphone, comprising:

a base, wherein the base has an accommodating groove;

a cover, disposed on the base;

a rotating plate, rotatably disposed between the base and the cover, wherein all an outer ring of the rotating plate is outside the accommodating groove;

a speaker, disposed between the base and the cover;

a displacement transducer, fixed to the base, and located between the base and the cover; and

a follower, wherein the rotating plate is coupled to the follower, and the follower is coupled to the displacement transducer,

wherein an inner ring of the rotating plate surrounds the speaker.

2. The earphone as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotating plate is a ring-shape structure, and the inner ring of the rotating plate is configured with an inner gear, and the follower is a driven gear used for engaging with the inner gear of the rotating plate.

3. The earphone as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the displacement transducer is a potentiometer, and comprises a knob, and the follower is sleeved on the knob.

4. The earphone as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotating plate has a mounting portion disposed corresponding to the displacement transducer, the follower is mounted to the mounting portion of the rotating plate, and the follower is a conductor used for contacting the displacement transducer.

5. The earphone as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the displacement transducer is a resistance ruler with a C-shape structure.

6. The earphone as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an outer wall of the rotating plate is exposed between the base and the cover, and the outer wall is configured with protrusions.

7. A head-mounted display, comprising:

a bracket;

a display, connected to the bracket; and

an earphone, connected to the bracket, and comprising:

a base, wherein the base has an accommodating groove;

a cover, disposed on the base;

a rotating plate, rotatably disposed between the base and the cover, wherein all an outer ring of the rotating plate is outside the accommodating groove;

a speaker, disposed between the base and the cover;

a displacement transducer, fixed to the base, and located between the base and the cover; and

a follower, wherein the rotating plate is coupled to the follower, and the follower is coupled to the displacement transducer,

wherein an inner ring of the rotating plate surrounds the speaker.

8. The head-mounted display as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the rotating plate is a ring-shape structure, and the inner ring of the rotating plate is configured with an inner gear, and the follower is a driven gear used for engaging with the inner gear of the rotating plate.

9. The head-mounted display as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the displacement transducer is a potentiometer, and comprises a knob, and the follower is sleeved on the knob.

10. The head-mounted display as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the rotating plate has a mounting portion disposed corresponding to the displacement transducer, the follower is mounted to the mounting portion of the rotating plate, and the follower is a conductor used for contacting the displacement transducer.

11. The head-mounted display as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the displacement transducer is a resistance ruler with a C-shape structure.

12. The head-mounted display as claimed in claim 7 , wherein an outer wall of the rotating plate is exposed between the base and the cover, and the outer wall is configured with protrusions.

Assignments (3)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 18, 2025
From: RPX CORPORATION
To: BARINGS FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 070551/0860 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2025
From: ACER, INC
To: RPX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070422/0667 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2019
From: WEN, CHUN-HUNG; CHEN, CHUN-HSIEN
To: ACER INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 049438/0680 →