Patent Application
20250150745
The subject matter herein generally relates to audio devices, and more particularly to a rotatable headphone capable for resting on user's neck for enhancing the user's experience.
Headphones are widely used in daily life. The headphone may include a neck-hanging component and two ear-hanging components connected to the neck-hanging component. The neck-hanging component may be rested around the user's neck, and the ear-hanging components are used to be rested around the user's ears.
However, a rigid connection between the neck-hanging component and the ear-hanging components prevents the neck-hanging component from be movably adjusted relative to the ear-hanging components. Thus, when the user lies down, the neck-hanging component may not adapt well to the user's neck, causing discomfort to the user.
Implementations of the present disclosure will now be described, by way of embodiments, with reference to the attached figures.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean “at least one.”
The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series, and the like.
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The neck-hanging component 30 is generally U-shaped. The neck-hanging component 30 matches a user's neck in shape. Each of the ear-hanging components 20 is generally n-shaped. The ear-hanging components 20 are designed to hang around the user's ears. The headphone cores 10 are generally spindle-shaped. The headphone cores 10 are positioned near the temples of the user, and can convert electrical signals into mechanical vibrations, thereby generating sound.
In some embodiments, the neck-hanging component 30 includes a movable portion 31 and two fixing portions 32. The movable portion 31 includes two ends. Each end of the movable portion 31 is rotatably connected to an end of a respective one of the fixing portions 32. Each ear-hanging component 20 is connected to another end of a respective one of the fixing portions 32 away from the movable portion 31. The movable portion 31 is used to be worn around the back side of the user's neck or other areas, while the fixing portions 32 are used to be worn the front side of the neck. Thus, when the user stands upright, the movable portion 31 can be worn around the back side of the user's neck. When the user lies down, the movable portion 31 can be rotated relative to the fixing portions 32 and then be worn around other parts of the human body (for example, the head), thereby reducing the pressure of the movable portion 31 applied on the back side of the user's neck and enhancing the comfort.
In some embodiments, each of the fixing portions 32 is generally a hollow box. The end of the fixing portion 32 connected to the movable portion 31 defines a slot 321. The movable portion 31 is generally U-shaped, and includes a rotatable body 311 at each of the ends connected to the fixing portion 32. The rotatable body 311 is inserted into the slot 321 and can rotate within the slot 321 by 0 degree to 90 degrees. In other embodiments, the slot 321 may be defined on the movable portion 31, and the rotatable body 311 is arranged on the fixing portion 32.
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In some embodiments, an edge of the rotatable body 311 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 313, which are spaced from each other and smoothly connected to the edge of the rotatable body 311. Each fixing portion 32 also include a blocking piece 33, which partially extends into the slot 321 and abuts against two of the plurality of protrusions 313, preventing the movable portion 31 from rotating due to its own weight.
In some embodiments, the blocking piece 33 includes an elastic member 331 and a fixing column 332. The elastic member 331 is generally n-shaped. The elastic member 331 includes a first portion 331a and a second portion 331b connected to the first portion 331a at an intersection point 331d. The first and second portions 331a, 331b are arranged at an acute angle, forming an accommodating space 331c therebetween. One end of the fixing column 332 is fixed to the fixing portion 32, and the other end of the fixing column 332 inserts into the accommodating space 331c and pushes the intersection point of first and second portions 331a, 331b to abut against the two protrusions 313, thereby limiting the position of the elastic member 331. The material of the elastic member 331 can be stainless steel or Teflon.
In some embodiments, the fixing portion 32 includes a receiving slot 324, and multiple stopper 325 protrude from an inner surface of the receiving slot 324. The first portion 331a and the second portion 331b is clipped into the receiving slot 324. The stopper 325 limit the movement of the first portion 311a and the second portion 331b, thereby securing the elastic member 331 within the receiving slot 324.
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In some embodiments, the headphone core 10 includes a core casing 11 and a transducer 12. The core casing 11 connects to one end of the ear-hanging component 20 and is used to be in contact with the user's skin. The core casing 11 forms a housing cavity 111, and the transducer 12 is placed in the housing cavity 111 and connected to the core casing 11. When the user wears the headphone 100, the transducer 12 converts electrical signals into mechanical vibrations, which drives the core casing 11 that is in contact with the skin to produce mechanical vibrations. These vibrations are transmitted through the user's bones and nerves, allowing the user to hear the bone-conducted sound from headphone core 10. In this embodiment, the transducer 12 is a vibration motor.
It is to be understood, even though information and advantages of the present embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structures and functions of the present embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only; changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the present embodiments to the full extent indicated by the plain meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202311488331.X | Nov 2023 | CN | national |
