IP Library Granted Patent US 11,140,497
Granted Patent B2
US 11,140,497 · App. 16/833,877 · Granted Oct 5, 2021

Systems for bone conduction speaker

Inventors: Fengyun Liao (Shenzhen, CN); Jinbo Zheng (Shenzhen, CN); Qian Chen (Shenzhen, CN); Hao Chen (Shenzhen, CN); Xin Qi (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
H04R25/606H04R9/06H04R9/066H04R2460/13
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Patent No.
US 11,140,497
App. No.
16/833,877
Granted
Oct 5, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and apparatus are described herein related to improving the sound quality of a bone conduction speaker. The sound quality of the bone conduction speaker is adjusted in the sound generation, sound transferring, and sound receiving of the bone conduction speaker by designing vibration generation manners and vibration transfer structures.

Claims (22)

1. A method for improving sound quality of a bone conduction headset, comprising:

providing a bone conduction headset, the bone conduction headset including a vibration unit and a headset bracket, the vibration unit at least including a contact surface directly or indirectly contacting with a user, the headset bracket providing a force between the contact surface and the user, the force between the contact surface and the user being larger than a first threshold and smaller than a second threshold, wherein transmission of a low frequency vibration between the contact surface and the user when the force is at the first threshold is better than transmission of the low frequency vibration between the contact surface and the user when the force is at the second threshold.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the force between the contact surface and the user is larger than 0.2 N and smaller than 4 N.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the force between the contact surface and the user is larger than 0.2 N and smaller than 3 N.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the force between the contact surface and the user is larger than 0.2 N and smaller than 1.5 N.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the force between the contact surface and the user is larger than 0.3 N and smaller than 1.5 N.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the force is unevenly distributed on the contact surface.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a frequency response of the bone conduction headset is a superposition of frequency responses of each point on the contact surface.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmission of a high frequency vibration between the contact surface and the user when the force is at the second threshold is better than transmission of the high frequency vibration between the contact surface and the user when the force is at the first threshold.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first threshold is 0.1 N, and the second threshold is 5 N.

10. A bone conduction headset, comprising:

a vibration unit and a headset bracket, the vibration unit including at least a contact surface directly or indirectly being in contact with a user, the headset bracket providing a force between the contact surface and the user, the force between the contact surface and the user being larger than a first threshold and smaller than a second threshold, wherein transmission of a low frequency vibration between the contact surface and the user when the force is at the first threshold is better than transmission of the low frequency vibration between the contact surface and the user when the force is at the second threshold.

11. The headset of claim 10 , wherein the headset bracket is made of materials including memory alloy or engineering plastic.

12. The headset of claim 10 , wherein the force between the contact surface and the user is larger than 0.2 N and smaller than 4 N.

13. The headset of claim 10 , wherein the force between the contact surface and the user is larger than 0.2 N and smaller than 3 N.

14. The headset of claim 10 , wherein the force between the contact surface and the user is larger than 0.2 N and smaller than 1.5 N.

15. The headset of claim 10 , wherein the force between the contact surface and the user is larger than 0.3 N and smaller than 1.5 N.

16. The headset of claim 10 , wherein the force is unevenly distributed on the contact surface.

17. The headset of claim 10 , wherein a frequency response of the bone conduction headset is a superposition of frequency responses of each point on the contact surface.

18. The headset of claim 10 , wherein transmission of a high frequency vibration between the contact surface and the user when the force is at the second threshold is better than transmission of the high frequency vibration between the contact surface and the user when the force is at the first threshold.

19. The headset of claim 10 , wherein the first threshold is 0.1 N, and the second threshold is 5 N.

20. The speaker of claim 10 , wherein the contact surface is provided by a vibration transfer layer of the vibration unit, and the vibration transfer layer is made of silicone rubber, rubber or plastic.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 20, 2022
From: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058785/0552 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2021
From: LIAO, FENGYUN; ZHENG, JINBO; CHEN, QIAN; CHEN, HAO; QI, XIN
To: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056350/0150 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15752452
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