IP Library Granted Patent US 11,716,561
Granted Patent B2
US 11,716,561 · App. 17/305,246 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

Speaker device

Inventors: Chaowu Li (Shenzhen, CN); Zhuyang Jiang (Shenzhen, CN); Fen You (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
H04R1/1041H04R1/026H04R1/10H04R1/105H04R1/1008H04R1/1066H04R1/1075H04R1/1091H04R1/28H04R2460/13
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Patent No.
US 11,716,561
App. No.
17/305,246
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A speaker device is provided, including a circuit housing for accommodating a control circuit or a battery, an ear hook connected to the circuit housing, a core housing for accommodating an earphone core, a button, and an elastic pad. The control circuit or the battery may drive the earphone core to vibrate to generate sound. The core housing may be connected to the ear hook through a hinge component, which may rotate to change a location of the core housing relative to the ear hook, thereby making the core housing attach to a front or back of a user's ear. The button may be disposed at a button hole on the circuit housing and move relative to the button hole to generate a control signal for the control circuit. The elastic pad may be disposed between the button and the button hole and hinder a movement therebetween.

Claims (57)

1. A speaker device, comprising:

a circuit housing configured to accommodate a control circuit or a battery;

an ear hook, one end of the ear hook being connected to the circuit housing;

a core housing configured to accommodate an earphone core, the control circuit or the battery driving the earphone core to vibrate to generate sound; the core housing being connected to an end of the ear hook far from the circuit housing through a hinge component, and the hinge component being able to rotate to change a location of the core housing relative to the ear hook, so as to make the core housing attach to a front or a back of a user's ear;

a button disposed at a button hole on the circuit housing, the button moving relative to the button hole to generate a control signal for the control circuit;

an elastic pad disposed between the button and the button hole, the elastic pad hindering a movement of the button toward the button hole; and

a housing sheath is moulded on the ear hook, and the housing sheath is wrapped around a periphery of the circuit housing and a periphery of the button in a sleeved manner.

2. The speaker device of claim 1 , wherein

the circuit housing includes a main sidewall and an auxiliary sidewall connected to the main sidewall, a first recessed area is disposed on the auxiliary sidewall, the elastic pad being disposed in the first recessed area, and

the elastic pad includes a second recessed area corresponding to the button hole, the second recessed area extending to an inside of the button hole.

3. The speaker device of claim 2 , wherein

the button includes a button body and a button contact,

the button contact extends into the second recessed area, and

the button body is disposed on a side of the button contact away from the elastic pad.

4. The speaker device of claim 3 , wherein

the circuit housing accommodates a button circuit board,

a button switch corresponding to the button hole is disposed on the button circuit board, and

the button contact is configured to contact with and trigger the button switch when a user presses the button.

5. The speaker device of claim 3 , wherein

the button includes at least two button units disposed apart from each other and a connection part configured to connect the at least two button units, and

the elastic pad includes an elastic convex configured to support the connection part.

6. The speaker device of claim 1 , wherein

the housing sheath includes a bag-like structure with an open end; and

the circuit housing and the button enter into the housing sheath through the open end of the housing sheath.

7. The speaker device of claim 6 , wherein

the open end of the housing sheath includes an annular flange protruding inwardly,

an end of the circuit housing away from the ear hook has a stepped structure to form an annular table, and

the annular flange abuts on the annular table when the housing sheath covers the periphery of the circuit housing.

8. The speaker device of claim 7 , wherein

a sealant is applied to a joint area between the annular flange and the annular table to connect the housing sheath and the circuit housing in a sealed manner.

9. The speaker device of claim 8 , wherein

at least one mounting hole is disposed on the circuit housing,

the speaker device further includes at least one conductive post each of which is inserted into one mounting hole of the at least one mounting hole;

a hollow region is disposed on the board,

the board is disposed on an inner surface of the circuit housing, and

the at least one mounting hole is disposed inside the hollow region to form a glue tank on a periphery of the at least one conductive post.

10. The speaker device of claim 9 , wherein

the hollow region includes a notch,

a striped convex rib corresponding to the notch is integrally formed on an inner surface of the main sidewall, and

the striped convex rib cooperates with the auxiliary film to make the glue tank closed.

11. The speaker device of claim 1 , wherein the hinge component comprises a hinge, a rod-like component, and a fixing component; the hinge includes:

a hinge base; and

a hinge arm, wherein the hinge arm and the hinge base are rotatably connected by a rotating axis, and the hinge arm rotates relative to the hinge base under an external force, so to alter a position of the core housing relative to the ear hook.

12. The speaker device according to claim 1 , wherein the core housing comprises a main housing and a partition assembly, the partition assembly is located inside the main housing and is connected to the main housing, and the partition assembly separates an inner space of the main housing into a first housing space and a second housing space;

the core housing is also provided with a plug hole that is connected to an outer end surface of the core housing.

13. The speaker device of claim 12 , wherein the second housing space is disposed close to the plug hole.

14. The speaker device of claim 1 , wherein the circuit housing comprises:

a housing body, which is provided with a cavity having at least one opening; and

a cover, which is disposed on the opening for sealing the cavity;

wherein the cover includes a rigid support and a soft cover layer that is injection-moulded integrally on a surface of the support, the support is used to physically connect the housing body, and the cover layer is used to seal the cavity after the support is connected to the housing body.

15. The speaker device of claim 14 , wherein a shape of a side of the support facing toward the housing body matches the opening so as to snap onto the opening, and the cover layer covers an outer surface of the support away from the housing body.

16. The speaker device of claim 15 , wherein

the support includes an insertion part and a cover part, the cover part is covered on the opening, the insertion part is disposed on one side of the cover part and extends into the cavity along an inner wall of the cavity to fix the cover part on the opening.

17. The speaker device of claim 16 , wherein the housing body includes an opening edge for defining the opening, the cover part is pressed against an inner region of the opening edge near the opening, the cover layer covers an outer surface of the cover part away from the housing body, and is pressed on an outer region outside the inner region of the opening edge, thereby achieving a seal between the cover layer and the opening edge.

18. The speaker device according to claim 17 , wherein in a snapped state, a contact end surface between the cover part and the opening edge is flush with a contact end surface between the cover layer and the opening edge, or the cover layer further extends between the cover part and the opening edge, and is pressed on the inner region of the opening edge by the cover part.

19. The speaker apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein a cavity of the housing body includes a circuit component, the circuit component including a switch; the support includes a switch hole corresponding to the switch, the cover layer covering the switch hole and including a pressing part at a position corresponding to the switch hole, the pressing part extending toward the inside of the cavity through the switch hole;

when a corresponding position of the cover layer is pressed, the pressing part pressing the switch on the circuit component, thereby triggering the circuit component to perform a preset function.

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 Jul 6, 2021
From: LI, CHAOWU; JIANG, ZHUYANG; YOU, FEN
To: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056755/0702 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910009887.3 · Jan 5, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019102376 · Aug 24, 2019
Related Publication 20210329366A1 · Oct 21, 2021
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