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Granted Patent B2
US 12,126,980 · App. 18/349,990 · Granted Oct 22, 2024

Speaker device

Inventors: Chaowu Li (Shenzhen, CN); Yongjian Li (Shenzhen, CN); Yueqiang Wang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,126,980
App. No.
18/349,990
Granted
Oct 22, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a speaker device. The speaker device may include a core housing, a circuit housing, an ear hook, and a housing sheath. The core housing may be configured to accommodate an earphone core. The circuit housing may be configured to accommodate a control circuit or a battery. The control circuit or the battery may be configured to drive the earphone core to vibrate to produce sound. The ear hook may be configured to connect the core housing and the circuit housing. The housing sheath may at least partially cover the circuit housing and the ear hook. The housing sheath may include waterproof material. The waterproof performance of the speaker device may be improved through sealed connections among various components of the speaker device in the present disclosure.

Claims (47)

1. A speaker device, comprising:

a core housing configured to accommodate an earphone core;

a control circuit or a battery, the control circuit or the battery being configured to drive the earphone core to vibrate to produce sound;

an ear hook connected to the core housing, when a user wears the speaker device, the ear hook being configured to support the core housing at a position of the user's head without blocking the user's ear canal, wherein

the core housing includes a socket;

the ear hook includes an elastic metal wire and a plug end,

the plug end is disposed on an end of the elastic metal wire, and

the plug end is connected to the socket in a plug manner; and

wherein the speaker device further comprises a key module, and the key module is located on the core housing and is configured to control the speaker device.

2. The speaker device of claim 1 , wherein

the ear hook includes a protective sleeve disposed on a periphery of the elastic metal wire.

3. The speaker device of claim 2 , wherein the protective sleeve is injection molded around the periphery of the elastic metal wire.

4. The speaker device of claim 2 , wherein the protective sleeve includes waterproof material.

5. The speaker device of claim 1 , wherein

a stopping block is disposed on an inner side wall of the socket; and

the socket includes:

an insertion unit, at least a portion of the insertion unit being inserted into the socket and abutted against an outer surface of the stopping block; and

two elastic hooks disposed on a side of the insertion unit facing an inside of the core housing, the two elastic hooks getting close to each other under an action of an external force and the stopping block, and after passing the stopping block, the two elastic hooks elastically returning to be clamped on the inner surface of the stopping block to plug and fix the core housing and the plug end.

6. The speaker device of claim 5 , wherein

at least a portion of the insertion unit is inserted into the socket, the other portion of the insertion unit not inserted into the socket has a stepped structure and form a second annular table, and the second annular table is disposed apart from an outer end surface of the core housing; and

the ear hook includes a protective sleeve disposed on a periphery of the elastic metal wire and the plug end, the protective sleeve extends to a side of the second annular table facing the outer end surface of the core housing, and the protective sleeve elastically abuts against the core housing when the core housing and the plug end are plugged and fixed.

7. The speaker device of claim 6 , wherein

the protective sleeve includes an annular abutting surface and an annular protruding table, the annular abutting surface being formed on a side of the protective sleeve facing the outer end surface of the core housing, and the annular protruding table being formed in the annular abutting surface and protruding relative to the annular abutting surface;

the core housing includes a connecting slope configured to connect the outer end surface of the core housing and the inner side wall of the socket; and

the annular abutting surface and the annular protruding table elastically abut against the outer end surface of the core housing and the connecting slope, respectively, when the core housing is fixed to the plug end.

8. The speaker device of claim 1 , wherein the earphone core at least includes a composite vibration device constituted by a vibration plate and a second vibration conductive plate, the composite vibration device generating two resonance peaks.

9. The speaker device of claim 8 , wherein

the earphone core further includes at least one voice coil and at least one magnetic circuit assembly; and

the at least one voice coil is physically connected to the vibration plate, and the at least one magnetic circuit assembly is physically connected to the second vibration conductive plate.

10. The speaker device of claim 8 , wherein a stiffness coefficient of the vibration plate is greater than a stiffness coefficient of the second vibration conductive plate.

11. The speaker device of claim 8 , wherein the earphone core further includes a first vibration conductive plate, wherein

the first vibration conductive plate is physically connected to the composite vibration component;

the first vibration conductive plate is physically connected to the core housing; and

the first vibration conductive plate generates another resonance peak.

12. The speaker device of claim 8 , wherein the two resonance peaks are within a frequency range perceivable by human ears.

13. The speaker device of claim 8 , wherein

the core housing further includes at least one contact surface, at least a portion of the at least one contact surface being in direct or indirect contact with a user; and

the at least one contact surface has a gradient structure such that the pressure is unevenly distributed on the contact surface.

14. The speaker device of claim 13 , wherein the gradient structure includes at least one convex portion or at least one concave portion.

15. The speaker device of claim 13 , wherein the gradient structure is located at a center or an edge of the at least one contact surface.

16. The speaker device of claim 8 , wherein

the core housing further includes at least one contact surface, at least a portion of the at least one contact surface being in direct or indirect contact with a user; and

the at least one contact surface includes a first contact surface region and a second contact surface region, a protrusion degree of the second contact surface region being greater than a protrusion degree of the first contact surface region.

17. The speaker device of claim 16 , wherein

the at least one contact surface includes a sound guiding hole, the sound guiding hole guiding a sound wave inside the core housing to an outside of the core housing to superimpose with a leaked sound wave generated by the vibration of the core housing to reduce a sound leakage.

18. The speaker device of claim 16 , wherein the first contact surface region and the second contact surface region are made of plastics including silica gel, rubber, or plastic.

19. The speaker device of claim 1 , further comprising an indicator light, wherein the indicator light is located on the core housing and is configured to display a state of the speaker device.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2023
From: LI, CHAOWU; LI, YONGJIAN; WANG, YUEQIANG
To: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064372/0292 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 25, 2023
From: SHENZHEN VOXTECH CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064372/0296 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910009874.6 · Jan 5, 2019 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17305243 · Jul 1, 2021
Continuation PCTCN2019102401 · Aug 24, 2019
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