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公开(公告)号:US10805713B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-13
申请号:US15924049
申请日:2018-03-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yacine Azmi , Esge B. Andersen , Jonathan S. Aase , Michael B. Howes
Abstract: Intra-concha earphones are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intra-concha earphone includes a housing having a rear space divided into a back volume, a bass duct, and a vent chamber between a driver and a rear wall. The vent chamber may be acoustically coupled with the back volume through both an acoustic port and the bass duct. Furthermore, the vent chamber may be acoustically coupled with a surrounding environment through a vent port, which may be a sole acoustic opening in the rear wall. Thus, sound emitted by the driver may propagate through the acoustic port and the bass duct to meet in the vent chamber before being discharged through the vent port to the surrounding environment. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号:US20190289382A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-19
申请号:US16430823
申请日:2019-06-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Arun D. Chawan , Kurt Stiehl , Benjamin A. Cousins , Jonathan S. Aase , Yacine Azmi , Paul Choiniere , Scott W. Slabaugh
IPC: H04R1/10 , A45C11/24 , H02J7/02 , A45C13/02 , H04R1/28 , H04R1/34 , B65D25/02 , B65D43/16 , H04R1/02 , H04B1/3888 , H04B5/00 , A45C13/10 , A45C13/00 , H04R5/033 , A45C11/00 , H01R13/52 , H02J7/00 , H04R9/06 , H04R9/02
Abstract: An earbud includes a housing that includes a driver assembly positioned within the housing forming a front volume in front of the driver and a back volume behind the driver. An acoustic insert is positioned behind the driver assembly and attached to an interior surface of the housing such that it forms a bass channel that is routed from the back volume to a vent in the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20180367886A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-20
申请号:US16108856
申请日:2018-08-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan S. Aase
IPC: H04R1/10
CPC classification number: H04R1/1091 , H04R1/1041 , H04R2420/07 , H04R2430/01 , H04R2430/03 , H04R2460/15
Abstract: Pressure sensing earbuds and systems are disclosed. The earbuds can include one or more pressure sensors to determine the size and shape of a user's ear. The pressure signals can be relayed back to a processor, which may use them to dynamically optimize the volume levels delivered for frequencies over the audible range for a particular user.
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公开(公告)号:US10003881B2
公开(公告)日:2018-06-19
申请号:US15273696
申请日:2016-09-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin A. Cousins , Arun D. Chawan , Zachary C. Rich , Jonathan S. Aase , Marcus Albonico
IPC: H04R1/10 , H04R1/28 , H04R1/34 , B65D25/02 , B65D43/16 , H04R1/02 , H04B1/3888 , H04B5/00 , A45C11/24 , A45C13/10 , H04R9/02 , H04R9/06 , H02J7/00 , H02J7/02 , H01R13/52 , A45C11/00 , H04R5/033 , A45C13/02 , H04R25/00 , H04B1/3827 , H04M1/60 , F16B1/00
Abstract: An earbud includes a housing having a touch sensitive region at an exterior surface of the housing. A capacitive sensor insert is disposed within the housing and has metallized circuitry formed on a first surface that is positioned adjacent an interior surface of the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20180146274A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-24
申请号:US15829415
申请日:2017-12-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan S. Aase
IPC: H04R1/10
CPC classification number: H04R1/1016 , H04R1/1058 , H04R1/1066 , H04R1/1075 , H04R2201/105 , H04R2460/09 , H04R2460/11 , Y10T29/49176
Abstract: Seamless earbud structures and methods for making the same are disclosed. Seamless earbud structures can be constructed using an insert molding construction method, which overmolds a cosmetic material over two sub-enclosures that are mated together. The two sub-enclosures form a housing that can encompass a driver assembly (e.g., woofer and tweeter), a conductor bundle, and provide one or more acoustic volumes. The housing has a non-occluding member and a neck member, and has a seamless or nearly seamless construction. The cosmetic material is insert molded around the housing to provide a smooth and seamless surface disposed around the periphery of the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US09973845B2
公开(公告)日:2018-05-15
申请号:US15588400
申请日:2017-05-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Arun D. Chawan , Kurt Stiehl , Benjamin A. Cousins , Jonathan S. Aase , Yacine Azmi , Paul Choiniere , Scott W. Slabaugh
IPC: H04R1/28 , H04R1/10 , H04R1/34 , A45C11/00 , A45C13/02 , A45C13/10 , A45C13/00 , H02J7/00 , H02J7/02
CPC classification number: H04R1/1016 , A45C11/00 , A45C11/24 , A45C13/005 , A45C13/02 , A45C13/1069 , A45C2011/001 , A45C2013/026 , B65D25/02 , B65D43/16 , F16B2001/0035 , H01R13/521 , H02J7/0044 , H02J7/0047 , H02J7/025 , H02J7/027 , H02J2007/0096 , H04B1/385 , H04B1/3888 , H04B5/0037 , H04M1/6033 , H04R1/02 , H04R1/1025 , H04R1/1041 , H04R1/1058 , H04R1/1075 , H04R1/2826 , H04R1/2857 , H04R1/345 , H04R5/033 , H04R9/025 , H04R9/06 , H04R2201/105 , H04R2420/07 , H04R2460/03 , H04R2460/09 , H04R2460/17
Abstract: An earbud includes a housing that includes a driver assembly positioned within the housing forming a front volume in front of the driver and a back volume behind the driver. An acoustic insert is positioned behind the driver assembly and attached to an interior surface of the housing such that it forms a bass channel that is routed from the back volume to a vent in the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20180091893A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-29
申请号:US15723079
申请日:2017-10-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Michael B. Howes , Yacine Azmi , Scott P. Porter , Jonathan S. Aase , Andrew P. Bright , Christopher R. Wilk
CPC classification number: H04R1/2849 , H04R1/02 , H04R1/023 , H04R1/1016 , H04R1/1058 , H04R1/1075 , H04R1/2826 , H04R1/2846
Abstract: An earphone comprising an earphone housing having a wall comprising (1) a front side that joins (2) an end portion in which a primary sound output opening is formed, which joins (3) a face portion in which a secondary output opening is formed, which joins (4) a back side which joins the front side and encloses a driver, wherein the primary output opening is dimensioned to output sound generated by a diaphragm of the driver contained within the earphone housing into the ear and the secondary output opening is dimensioned to vent the ear to a surrounding environment, and wherein the primary output opening and the secondary output opening face different directions.
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公开(公告)号:US09883281B2
公开(公告)日:2018-01-30
申请号:US15588400
申请日:2017-05-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Arun D. Chawan , Kurt Stiehl , Benjamin A. Cousins , Jonathan S. Aase , Yacine Azmi , Paul Choiniere , Scott W. Slabaugh
IPC: H04R1/28 , H04R1/10 , H04R1/34 , A45C11/00 , A45C13/02 , A45C13/10 , A45C13/00 , H02J7/00 , H02J7/02
Abstract: An earbud includes a housing that includes a driver assembly positioned within the housing forming a front volume in front of the driver and a back volume behind the driver. An acoustic insert is positioned behind the driver assembly and attached to an interior surface of the housing such that it forms a bass channel that is routed from the back volume to a vent in the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US09838770B2
公开(公告)日:2017-12-05
申请号:US15006046
申请日:2016-01-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan S. Aase
IPC: H04R1/10
CPC classification number: H04R1/1016 , H04R1/1058 , H04R1/1066 , H04R1/1075 , H04R2201/105 , H04R2460/09 , H04R2460/11 , Y10T29/49176
Abstract: Seamless earbud structures and methods for making the same are disclosed. Seamless earbud structures can be constructed using an insert molding construction method, which overmolds a cosmetic material over two sub-enclosures that are mated together. The two sub-enclosures form a housing that can encompass a driver assembly (e.g., woofer and tweeter), a conductor bundle, and provide one or more acoustic volumes. The housing has a non-occluding member and a neck member, and has a seamless or nearly seamless construction. The cosmetic material is insert molded around the housing to provide a smooth and seamless surface disposed around the periphery of the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20170064427A1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-02
申请号:US15302163
申请日:2015-04-20
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: Zachary C. Rich , Kurt R. Stiehl , Arun D. Chawan , Michael B. Howes , Jonathan S. Aase , Esge B. Andersen , Yacine Azmi , Jahan C. Minoo , David J. Shaw , Aarti Kumar , Augustin Prats , Robert D. Watson , Baptiste P. Paquier , Axel D. Berny , Benjamin W. Cook , Jerzy S. Guterman , Benjamin Adair Cousins
IPC: H04R1/10
CPC classification number: H04R1/1016 , H04R1/1025 , H04R1/105 , H04R1/1075 , H04R2201/107 , H04R2420/07
Abstract: The wireless earphone (1) comprises a housing (2) having a bud portion abutting an elongated stem portion. The bud portion is to fit within an ear. The bud portion has a primary sound outlet (5) at its far end that is to be inserted into an outer ear canal, and abuts the stem portion at its near end. A speaker driver (6) is inside the bud portion. Electronic circuitry (7,24) inside the housing (2) includes a wireless communications interface (4) to receive audio content over-the-air and in response provides an audio signal to the speaker driver. A rechargeable battery (3) as a power source for the electronic circuitry is located inside a cavity of the stem portion.
Abstract translation: 无线耳机(1)包括具有邻接细长杆部分的芽部的壳体(2)。 芽部分适合在耳朵内。 芽部具有其远端处的主要声音出口(5),其被插入外耳道中,并且在其近端处邻接杆部分。 扬声器驱动器(6)在芽部内。 壳体(2)内的电子电路(7,24)包括无线通信接口(4),用于通过无线接收音频内容,并且响应于向扬声器驱动器提供音频信号。 作为用于电子电路的电源的可再充电电池(3)位于杆部分的腔内。
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