This application is a U.S. National Stage entry under 35 U.S.C. ยง 371 based on International Application No. PCT/CN2016/114040, filed on Dec. 31, 2016, which was published under PCT Article 21(2) and which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201610322997.1, filed on May 14, 2016. The entire contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present disclosure pertains to the technical field of electroacoustic products, and more specifically to a microphone boom structure.
Headphones are commonly used in work, games, and daily life. The existing microphone booms of headphones cannot be bent or folded, and the distance between the microphone on the microphone boom and the user cannot be adjusted to fit different consumer groups, so they are inconvenient to use.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a bendable and foldable microphone boom structure to solve the problem that the distance between the microphone on the microphone boom and the user is unadjustable.
To achieve the above object, the technical solutions of the present disclosure are as follows.
A microphone boom structure, comprising a first end boom segment, a second end boom segment, and a plurality of intermediate boom segments sequentially disposed between the first end boom segment and the second end boom segment;
an end of the first end boom segment is hinged with an end of the adjacent intermediate boom segment, an end of the second end boom segment is hinged with an end of the adjacent intermediate boom segment, and the ends of two adjacent intermediate boom segments are hinged;
an adjusting structure is further provided between the end of the first end boom segment and the end of the adjacent intermediate boom segment, the end of the second end boom segment and the end of the adjacent intermediate boom segment, and the ends of two adjacent intermediate boom segments, respectively; and
the adjusting structure comprises an axial hole provided in a boom segment, an adjusting bar inserted into the axial hole, and an elastic compression member disposed between the axial hole and the adjusting bar.
In some embodiments, the axial hole is provided in the first end boom segment, and the axial hole extends from the end of the first end boom segment that is closer to the intermediate boom segment to the other end thereof; and the axial hole in the intermediate boom segment extends from the end of the intermediate boom segment that is further away from the first end boom segment to the other end thereof.
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the axial hole is provided in the second end boom segment, and the axial hole extends from the end of the second end boom segment that is closer to the intermediate boom segment to other end thereof and the axial hole in the intermediate boom segment extends from the end of the intermediate boom segment that is further away from the second end boom segment to the other end thereof.
In some embodiments an end of the adjusting bar that is further away from the elastic compression member is convexly curved, and an arc-shaped concave cavity is arranged at a position of the end of the intermediate boom segment that is corresponding to the adjusting bar.
In some embodiments, the adjusting bar has a shape of a hollow tube.
In some embodiments, connecting lugs are separately provided at the ends of the first end boom segment and the second end boom segment that are closer to the intermediate boom segment, and both ends of the intermediate boom segments, respectively;
the connecting lugs are disposed on opposite sides of the axial hole; and
a hinge shaft is connected between two adjacent connecting lugs of the first end boom segment and the adjacent intermediate boom segment, between two adjacent connecting lugs of the second end boom segment and the adjacent intermediate boom segment, and between two adjacent connecting lugs of two adjacent intermediate boom segments, respectively.
In some embodiments, the hinge shaft is a cylindrical pin whose diameter is less than a diameter of a through hole in one of the connecting lugs and greater than a diameter of a through hole in the other connecting lug.
In some embodiments, a diameter of a through hole located in the connecting lug at an outer side is less than a diameter of a through hole located in the connecting lug at an inner side.
In some embodiments, the hinge shaft is a T-shaped pin whose diameter is less than a diameter of a through hole in one of the connecting lugs and greater than a diameter of a through hole in the other connecting lug; and
an accommodating cavity for accommodating a larger end of the pin is further provided between the connecting lug and an outer side of the boom segment.
In some embodiments, the axial hole in the intermediate boom segment is a stepped through hole, and the elastic compression member and the adjusting bar are both arranged in the larger hole part of the stepped through hole.
In some embodiments, the elastic compression member is a spring.
Since an axial hole is provided in a boom segment, an adjusting bar is provided in the axial hole and an elastic compression member is arranged between the axial hole and the adjusting bar, the end of the adjusting bar presses against the end of the adjacent boom segment under the action of the elastic force of the elastic compression member. In this way, two adjacent boom segments are positioned and fixed so as to achieve the bending of the entire microphone boom structure and a certain shape formed by fixed connection. When the microphone boom structure is used, the distance between the microphone on the microphone boom and the user can be adjusted as required. When it is not used, the microphone boom structure can be bent and folded into a certain shape. The microphone boom structure according to the present embodiment can be bent and folded so as to solve the problem that the distance between the microphone on the microphone boom and the user is unadjustable.
The present disclosure will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the following drawing figures, wherein like numerals denote like elements, and:
In the drawings, 10a: end boom segment, 10b: end boom segment, 10c: intermediate boom segment, 11: axial hole, 12: connecting lug, 20: hinge shaft, 30: adjusting bar, 40: spring.
In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure clearer, the present disclosure is further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.
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During installation, a plug is arranged on the first end boom segment 10a, and the plug is inserted into the headphones to achieve the connection between the microphone boom and the headphones. Since an axial hole 11 is provided in a boom segment, an adjusting bar 30 is provided in the axial hole 11, and an elastic compression member is arranged between the axial hole 11 and the adjusting bar 30, the end of the adjusting bar 30 presses against the end of the adjacent boom segment under the action of the elastic force of the elastic compression member. In this way, two adjacent boom segments are positioned and fixed so as to achieve the bending of the entire microphone boom structure and a certain shape formed by fixed connection. When the microphone boom structure is used, the distance between the microphone on the microphone boom and the user can be adjusted as required. When it is not used, the microphone boom structure can be bent and folded into a certain shape. The microphone boom structure according to the present embodiment can be bent and folded so as to solve the problem that the distance between the microphone on the microphone boom and the user is unadjustable.
In the present embodiment, an axial hole 11 is provided in the first end boom segment 10a, and the axial hole 11 extends from the end of the first end boom segment 10a that is closer to the intermediate boom segment 10c to the other end thereof. The axial hole 11 in the intermediate boom segment 10c extends from the end of the intermediate boom segment 10c that is further away from the first end boom segment 10a to the other end thereof.
Of course, an axial hole 11 may also be provided in the second end boom segment 10b, and the axial hole 11 extends from the end of the second end boom segment 10b that is closer to the intermediate boom segment 10c to other end thereof. The axial hole 11 in the intermediate boom segment 10c extends from the end of the intermediate boom segment 10c that is further away from the second end boom segment 10b to the other end thereof.
The end of the adjusting bar 30 that is further away from the elastic compression member is convexly curved, and an arc-shaped concave cavity is arranged at a position of the end of the intermediate boom segment 10c that is corresponding to the adjusting bar 30, to facilitate the positioning and fixing between two adjacent boom segments. Of course, the end of the adjusting bar 30 that is further away from the elastic compression member may also be concavely curved, and the corresponding end of the intermediate boom segment 10c is convexly curved to adapt to the shape of the end of the adjusting bar 30.
In the present embodiment, connecting lugs 12 are separately provided at the ends of the first end boom segment 10a and the second end boom segment 10b which are closer to the intermediate boom segment 10c, and both ends of the intermediate boom segments 10c, respectively. The connecting lugs 12 are disposed at opposite sides of the axial hole 11. A hinge shaft 20 is connected between two adjacent connecting lugs 12 of the first end boom segment 10a and the adjacent intermediate boom segment 10c, between two adjacent connecting lugs 12 of the second end boom segment 10b and the adjacent intermediate boom segment 10c, and between two adjacent connecting lugs 12 of two adjacent intermediate boom segments 10c, respectively. The hinge shaft 20 is a cylindrical pin whose diameter is less than the diameter of the through hole in one connecting lug 12 and greater than the diameter of the through hole in the other connecting lug 12.
Specifically, the diameter of the through hole located in the connecting lug 12 at an outer side is greater than the diameter of the through hole located in the connecting lug 12 at an inner side, which can improve the appearance of the microphone boom structure.
Of course, the hinge shaft 20 may be a T-shaped pin whose diameter is less than the diameter of the through hole in one connecting lug 12 and greater than the diameter of the through hole in the other connecting lug 12. An accommodating cavity for accommodating the larger end of the pin is provided between the connecting lug 12 and the outer side of the boom segment, so as to prevent the pin from being exposed outside the outer side of the boom segment and affecting its appearance.
In the present embodiment, the axial hole 11 in the intermediate boom segment 10c is a stepped through hole, and the elastic compression member and the adjusting bar 30 are both arranged in the larger hole part of the stepped through hole, to make the wire running in the axial hole 11 easy and facilitate installation.
In the present embodiment, the adjusting bar 30 has the shape of a hollow tube, which can reduce the material being used as well as its weight.
While at least one exemplary embodiment has been presented in the foregoing detailed description, it should be appreciated that a vast number of variations exist. It should also be appreciated that the exemplary embodiment or exemplary embodiments are only examples, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability, or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the foregoing detailed description will provide those skilled in the art with a convenient road map for implementing an exemplary embodiment, it being understood that various changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements described in an exemplary embodiment without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims and their legal equivalents.
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