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Granted Patent B2
US 11,317,186 · App. 17/145,390 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

In-ear headphone

Inventors: Hung-Uei Jou (Taichung, TW); Chung-Yi Huang (Taichung, TW)
Assignee: Merry Electronics(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
H04R1/1016H04R1/1041H04R1/1075
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Patent No.
US 11,317,186
App. No.
17/145,390
Granted
Apr 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An in-ear headphone includes a shell, a speaker, a circuit board, and a sensing structure. The shell has an accommodating space. The speaker is disposed in the accommodating space. The circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space, and the circuit board is electrically connected to the speaker. A sensing chip is disposed on the circuit board. The sensing structure includes a sensing member and a transmission member. The sensing member protrudes from a front end of the shell and has a conductor. The sensing member is electrically connected to the sensing chip by the transmission member. A material of the sensing member is different from a material of the shell.

Claims (16)

1. An in-ear headphone, comprising:

a shell, internally comprising an accommodating space;

a speaker, disposed in the accommodating space;

a circuit board, disposed in the accommodating space, electrically connected to the speaker, and provided with a sensing chip;

a sensing structure, comprising a sensing member and a transmission member, wherein the sensing member protrudes from a front end of the shell and the whole sensing member is a conductor, the sensing member is electrically connected to the sensing chip by the transmission member, and a material of the sensing member is different from a material of the shell,

wherein the accommodating space is defined with a front cavity and a rear cavity by location of the speaker, the front cavity is communicated with the rear cavity through a guide channel, and pressure of the front cavity is guided to the rear cavity by the guide channel; and

an inner support, disposed in the accommodating space, the speaker is located inside the inner support, and the guide channel is formed in at least one of the inner support and the shell.

2. The in-ear headphone according to claim 1 , wherein the shell comprises a front cover and a rear cover assembled to the front cover, and a housing of the in-ear headphone is formed by the front cover, the rear cover and the sensing member.

3. The in-ear headphone according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing member is partially located in the front cavity and is communicated with the front cavity.

4. The in-ear headphone according to claim 1 , wherein the rear cavity is provided with a tuning hole, and the pressure of the front cavity is released from the tuning hole successively through the guide channel and the rear cavity.

5. The in-ear headphone according to claim 4 , wherein the shell comprises a front cover and a rear cover assembled to the front cover, the sensing member protrudes from a front end of the front cover, a rear end of the front cover and the rear cover jointly form the rear cavity, and the tuning hole is formed in the front cover.

6. The in-ear headphone according to claim 1 , wherein a groove is formed between the inner support and the shell, and the transmission member is located in the groove.

7. The in-ear headphone according to claim 1 , wherein the shell comprises a front cover, the front cover is provided with an opening and comprises a concave platform encircling the opening, the sensing member comprises a flange protruding from an outer wall, and the flange of the sensing member is fixed on the concave platform of the front cover.

8. The in-ear headphone according to claim 1 , wherein the whole shell is a non-conductor.

9. The in-ear headphone according to claim 1 , wherein the speaker is provided with a diaphragm, and the diaphragm faces to a direction away from a sound outlet of the sensing member.

10. The in-ear headphone according to claim 1 , wherein the shell comprises a front cover and a rear cover assembled to the front cover, the sensing member protrudes from a front end of the front cover, and the rear cover is not provided with a tuning hole.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2021
From: JOU, HUNG-UEI; HUANG, CHUNG-YI
To: MERRY ELECTRONICS(SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054868/0735 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 108123039 · Jul 1, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 16594097 · Oct 7, 2019
Related Publication 20210136478A1 · May 6, 2021
Cited By (1)
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