Eartips And Earphone Devices, And Systems And Methods Therefore
The application discloses an eartip configured to reduce the occlusion effect by providing a port that allows the passage of air from an car canal side of an eartip to an encapsulated volume formed by parts of the eartip.
1 . A occlusion effect reduction eartip comprising:
an outer portion;
an inner portion; and
a volume formed by the inner and outer portion with a passage between the volume and an ambient environment, wherein the outer portion is designed to contact the ear canal, and wherein the inner portion is configured to receive a stent, wherein the passage is decreased when the eartip is inserted upon a stent or inserted into an ear canal so that a first portion of the outer portion contacts the inner portion at a contact area forming an encapsulated volume, and where a lip is configured to limit an axial movement of the contact area, and wherein the eartip is configured to include a port wherein when the eartip is used the port allows passage of air between the ear canal and the encapsulated volume.
2 . The eartip according to claim 1 , where the inner portion includes a ridge.
3 . The eartip according to claim 2 , where the outer portion includes an edge.
4 . The eartip according to claim 3 , where the edge rests against a portion of the ridge.
5 . The eartip according to claim 3 , where a portion of the edge contacts the inner portion when the eartip is inserted upon the stent or inserted into an ear canal.
6 . The eartip according to any of claim 2 , where a sleeve is slid upon the inner portion forming a raised part of the inner portion.
7 . The eartip according to claim 6 , where the first portion of the outer portion contacts the raised part of the inner portion when the eartip is inserted upon a stent or inserted into an ear canal.
8 . The eartip according to any of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulated volume is at a pressure that is reduced when pressure on the outer surface exceeds a threshold value.
9 . The eartip of claim 1 , further comprising a material with a material property between 2 Shore A to 90 Shore A.
10 . The eartip of claim 1 , wherein the eartip forms an earplug with a mean attenuation between 12.0 dB to 36.2 dB for at least one ⅓ Octave band center frequency with a standard deviation between 2.4 to 4.7 dB.
11 . The eartip of claim 1 , wherein the eartip has a material property between 5 Shore A to 40 Shore A.
12 . An earphone system, comprising:
an earphone;
an eartip, wherein the eartip comprises:
an outer portion;
an inner portion; and
a volume formed by the inner and outer portion with a passage between the volume and an ambient environment, wherein the outer portion is designed to contact the ear canal, and wherein the inner portion is configured to receive a stent, wherein the passage is decreased when the eartip is inserted upon a stent or inserted into an ear canal so that a first portion of the outer portion contacts the inner portion at a contact area forming an encapsulated volume, and where a lip is configured to limit an axial movement of the contact area, and wherein the eartip is configured to include a port wherein when the eartip is used the port allows passage of air between the ear canal and the encapsulated volume.
13 . The eartip according to claim 12 , where the inner portion includes a ridge.
14 . The eartip according to claim 13 , where the outer portion includes an edge.
15 . The eartip according to claim 14 , where the edge rests against a portion of the ridge.
16 . The eartip according to claim 14 , where a portion of the edge contacts the inner portion when the eartip is inserted upon the stent or inserted into an ear canal.
17 . The eartip according to any of claim 13 , where a sleeve is slid upon the inner portion forming a raised part of the inner portion.
18 . The eartip according to claim 17 , where the first portion of the outer portion contacts the raised part of the inner portion when the eartip is inserted upon a stent or inserted into an ear canal.
19 . The eartip according to any of claim 12 , wherein the encapsulated volume is at a pressure that is reduced when pressure on the outer surface exceeds a threshold value.
20 . The eartip of claim 12 , further comprising a material with a material property between 2 Shore A to 90 Shore A.