IP Library Granted Patent US 11,968,489
Granted Patent B1
US 11,968,489 · App. 18/499,197 · Granted Apr 23, 2024

Earphones

Inventors: Lei Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Peigeng Tong (Shenzhen, CN); Guolin Xie (Shenzhen, CN); Yongjian Li (Shenzhen, CN); Jiang Xu (Shenzhen, CN); Tao Zhao (Shenzhen, CN); Duoduo Wu (Shenzhen, CN); Ao Ji (Shenzhen, CN); Xin Qi (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
H04R1/1008H04R1/105
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Patent No.
US 11,968,489
App. No.
18/499,197
Granted
Apr 23, 2024
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an earphone, comprising: a sound production component, at least a portion of the sound production component extending into a concha cavity; ear hook disposed between an auricle and a head of the user, extending toward a side of the auricle away from the head, and connecting the sound production component; in a non-wearing state, the ear hook and the sound production component form a first projection on a first plane comprising an outer contour, a first end contour, an inner contour, and a second end contour, the outer contour, the first end contour, the second end contour, and a tangent segment connecting the first end contour and the second end contour define a first closed curve, a ratio of a projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a first area of the first closed curve is between 0.25 and 0.4.

Claims (39)

1. An earphone, comprising:

a sound production component, at least a portion of the sound production component extending into a concha cavity of a user; and

an ear hook, the ear hook being disposed between an ear auricle and a head of the user, extending toward a side of the ear auricle away from the head, and connecting the sound production component, and the ear hook being configured to place the sound production component at a position near an ear canal of the user without blocking an opening of the ear canal;

wherein, in a non-wearing state, the ear hook and the sound production component form a first projection on a first plane, the first projection comprising an outer contour, a first end contour, an inner contour, and a second end contour, the outer contour of the first projection, the first end contour of the first projection, the second end contour of the first projection, and a tangent segment connecting the first end contour and the second end contour define a first closed curve, and a ratio of a projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a first area of the first closed curve is between 0.25 and 0.4.

2. The earphone of claim 1 , wherein the first area ranges from 1000 mm 2 to 1500 mm 2 , and the projection area of the sound production component on the first plane ranges from 202 mm 2 to 560 mm 2 .

3. The earphone of claim 1 , wherein in the non-wearing state, the inner contour, the first end contour, the second end contour, and the tangent segment connecting the first end contour and the second end contour define a third closed curve, and a ratio of the projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a third area of the third closed curve is between 0.67 and 1.06.

4. The earphone of claim 1 , wherein in the non-wearing state, a ratio of the projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a projection area of the earphone on the first plane is in a range of 0.35 to 0.59.

5. The earphone of claim 1 , wherein:

in a wearing state, the ear hook and the sound production component form a second projection on a sagittal plane of the user, the second projection comprising an outer contour, a first end contour, an inner contour, and a second end contour, and the outer contour of the second projection, the first end contour of the second projection, the second end contour of the second projection, and a tangent segment connecting the first end contour of the second projection and the second end contour of the second projection define a second closed curve; and

a ratio of the projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a second area of the second closed curve is between 0.2 and 0.35.

6. The earphone of claim 5 , wherein, in the wearing state, the inner contour of the second projection, the first end contour of the second projection, the second end contour of the second projection, and the tangent segment connecting the first end contour of the second projection and the second end contour of the second projection define a fourth closed curve; and

a ratio of the projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a fourth area of the fourth closed curve is between 0.51 and 0.72.

7. The earphone of claim 5 , wherein a ratio of the projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a projection area of the auricle on the sagittal plane of the user is in a range of 0.15 to 0.33.

8. The earphone of claim 5 , wherein in the wearing state, an overlapping ratio of a projection area of the sound production component on the sagittal plane of the user to a projection area of the concha cavity on the sagittal plane of the user is not less than 44.01%; and

a ratio of the second area to a projection area of the auricle on the sagittal plane of the user ranges from 0.8 to 1.1.

9. The earphone of claim 5 , wherein in the wearing state, a ratio of an overlapping area between a projection of the sound production component on the sagittal plane of the user and a projection of the concha cavity on the sagittal plane of the user to a projection area of the sound production component on the sagittal plane of the user is not less than 42.16%; and

a ratio of the second area to a projection area of the auricle on the sagittal plane of the user ranges from 0.8 to 1.1.

10. The earphone of claim 5 , wherein in the wearing state, a distance from a projection of an end of the sound production component on the sagittal plane to a projection of an edge of the concha cavity on the sagittal plane is not greater than 16 mm; and

a ratio of the second area to a projection area of the auricle on the sagittal plane of the user ranges from 0.8 to 1.1.

11. The earphone of claim 5 , wherein in the wearing state, a distance from a centroid of a projection of the sound production component on the sagittal plane of the user to a centroid of a projection of the opening of the ear canal on the sagittal plane of the user ranges from 8 mm to 12 mm; and

a ratio of the second area to a projection area of the auricle on the sagittal plane of the user ranges from 0.8 to 1.1.

12. An earphone, comprising:

a sound production component, at least a portion of the sound production component covering an antihelix region of a user; and

an ear hook, the ear hook being disposed between an auricle and a head of the user, extending toward a side of the auricle away from the head, and connecting the sound production component, the ear hook being configured to place the sound production component at a position near an ear canal of the user without blocking an opening of the ear canal;

wherein, in a non-wearing state, the ear hook and the sound production component form a fifth projection on a first plane, the fifth projection comprising an outer contour, a first end contour, an inner contour, and a second end contour, the outer contour of the fifth projection, the first end contour of the fifth projection, the second end contour of the fifth projection, and a tangent segment connecting the first end contour and the second end contour define a fifth closed curve; and

a ratio of a projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a fifth area of the fifth closed curve is between 0.4 and 0.75.

13. The earphone of claim 12 , wherein the fifth area ranges from 400 mm 2 to 800 mm 2 , and the projection area of the sound production component on the first plane ranges from 236 mm 2 to 565 mm 2 .

14. The earphone of claim 12 , wherein in the non-wearing state, a ratio of the projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a projection area of the earphone on the first plane is in a range of 0.4 to 0.65.

15. The earphone of claim 12 , wherein a ratio of the projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a projection area of the auricle on a sagittal plane of the user is in a range of 0.17 to 0.35.

16. The earphone of claim 12 , wherein in a wearing state, the ear hook and the sound production component form a sixth projection on a sagittal plane of the user, the sixth projection includes an outer contour, a first end contour, an inner contour, and a second end contour, and the outer contour of the sixth projection, the first end contour of the sixth projection, the second end contour of the sixth projection, and a tangent segment connecting the first end contour of the sixth projection and the second end contour of the sixth projection define a sixth closed curve; and

a ratio of the projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a sixth area of the sixth closed curve ranges from 0.35 to 0.75.

17. The earphone of claim 16 , wherein in the wearing state, an overlapping ratio of a projection area of the sound production component on the sagittal plane of the user and a projection area of the concha cavity on the sagittal plane of the user is not less than 11.82%; and

a ratio of the sixth area to a projection area of the auricle on the sagittal plane of the user ranges from 0.3 to 0.5.

18. The earphone of claim 16 , wherein in the wearing state, a ratio of an overlapping area between a projection of the sound production component on the sagittal plane of the user and a projection of the concha cavity on the sagittal plane of the user to a projection area of the sound production component on the sagittal plane of the user is not less than 11.18%; and

a ratio of the sixth area to a projection area of the auricle on the sagittal plane of the user ranges from 0.3 to 0.5.

19. The earphone of claim 16 , wherein in the wearing state, a distance from a projection of an end of the sound production component on the sagittal plane of the user to a projection of an inner contour of the auricle on the sagittal plane of the user is not greater than 8 mm; and

a ratio of the sixth area to a projection area of the auricle on the sagittal plane of the user ranges from 0.3 to 0.5.

20. The earphone of claim 16 , wherein in the wearing state, a distance from a centroid of a projection of the sound production component on the sagittal plane of the user to a centroid of a projection of the opening of the ear canal on the sagittal plane of the user is in a range of 4 mm to 7 mm; and

a ratio of the sixth area to a projection area of the auricle on the sagittal plane of the user ranges from 0.3 to 0.5.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2023
From: ZHANG, LEI; TONG, PEIGENG; XIE, GUOLIN; LI, YONGJIAN; XU, JIANG; ZHAO, TAO; WU, DUODUO; JI, AO; QI, XIN
To: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065534/0915 →
Priority Claims (5)
CN 202211336918 · Oct 28, 2022 · national
CN 202223239628 · Dec 1, 2022 · national
WO PCT/CN2022/144339 · Dec 30, 2022 · international
WO PCT/CN2023/079401 · Mar 2, 2023 · international
WO PCT/CN2023/079412 · Mar 2, 2023 · international
Continuity (1)
Continuation PCTCN2023083540 · Mar 24, 2023
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