公开(公告)号：US11937037B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US17827493

申请日：2022-05-27

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 ,  H04R1/1075 ,  H04R1/105 ,  H04R2201/107 ,  H04R2420/07

Abstract: A housing has 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 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 is inside the bud portion. Electronic circuitry inside the housing includes a wireless communications interface to receive audio content over-the-air and in response provides an audio signal to the speaker driver. A rechargeable battery as a power source for the electronic circuitry is located inside a cavity of the stem portion. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20230301408A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18197646

申请日：2023-05-15

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Arun D. Chawan ,  Kurt Stiehl ,  Benjamin A. Cousins ,  Jonathan S. Aase ,  Yacine Azmi ,  Paul Choiniere ,  Scott W. Slabaugh

IPC: A45C11/00 ,  H04R5/033 ,  A45C13/02 ,  H02J50/10 ,  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 ,  H01R13/52 ,  A45C13/00

CPC classification number: A45C11/00 ,  A45C11/24 ,  A45C13/005 ,  A45C13/02 ,  A45C13/1069 ,  B65D25/02 ,  B65D43/16 ,  H01R13/521 ,  H02J7/0044 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H04B1/3888 ,  H04B5/0037 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R1/1025 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R1/1058 ,  H04R1/1075 ,  H04R1/2826 ,  H04R1/345 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R9/025 ,  H04R9/06 ,  A45C2011/001 ,  A45C2013/026 ,  H02J7/00034 ,  H04B1/385 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  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.

公开(公告)号：US11690428B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-04

申请号：US17131610

申请日：2020-12-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Arun D. Chawan ,  Kurt Stiehl ,  Benjamin A. Cousins ,  Jonathan S. Aase ,  Yacine Azmi ,  Paul Choiniere ,  Scott W. Slabaugh

IPC: A45C11/00 ,  H04R5/033 ,  A45C13/02 ,  H02J50/10 ,  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 ,  H01R13/52 ,  A45C13/00 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04M1/60 ,  F16B1/00

CPC classification number: A45C11/00 ,  A45C11/24 ,  A45C13/005 ,  A45C13/02 ,  A45C13/1069 ,  B65D25/02 ,  B65D43/16 ,  H01R13/521 ,  H02J7/0044 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H04B1/3888 ,  H04B5/0037 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R1/1025 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R1/1058 ,  H04R1/1075 ,  H04R1/2826 ,  H04R1/345 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R9/025 ,  H04R9/06 ,  A45C2011/001 ,  A45C2013/026 ,  F16B2001/0035 ,  H02J7/00034 ,  H04B1/385 ,  H04M1/6033 ,  H04R1/2857 ,  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.

公开(公告)号：US11575985B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-07

申请号：US17002619

申请日：2020-08-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yacine Azmi ,  Esge B. Andersen ,  Jonathan S. Aase ,  Michael B. Howes

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R1/28

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.

公开(公告)号：US20200275184A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-27

申请号：US16870373

申请日：2020-05-08

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 ,  A45C11/00 ,  H04R5/033 ,  A45C13/02 ,  H04R1/28 ,  H04R1/34 ,  B65D25/02 ,  B65D43/16 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04B1/3888 ,  H04B5/00 ,  A45C11/24 ,  A45C13/10 ,  H04R9/02 ,  H04R9/06 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H01R13/52 ,  A45C13/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US20200260173A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16790661

申请日：2020-02-13

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

Abstract: A housing has 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 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 is inside the bud portion. Electronic circuitry inside the housing includes a wireless communications interface to receive audio content over-the-air and in response provides an audio signal to the speaker driver. A rechargeable battery as a power source for the electronic circuitry is located inside a cavity of the stem portion. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20190200117A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US16286346

申请日：2019-02-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michael B. Howes ,  Yacine Azmi ,  Scott P. Porter ,  Jonathan S. Aase ,  Andrew P. Bright ,  Christopher R. Wilk

IPC: H04R1/28 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R1/02

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.

公开(公告)号：US20190007763A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US16125178

申请日：2018-09-07

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

Abstract: A housing has 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 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 is inside the bud portion. Electronic circuitry inside the housing includes a wireless communications interface to receive audio content over-the-air and in response provides an audio signal to the speaker driver. A rechargeable battery as a power source for the electronic circuitry is located inside a cavity of the stem portion. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US10110984B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-23

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

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.

公开(公告)号：US10003880B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-19

申请号：US15273690

申请日：2016-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel C. Wagman ,  Benjamin A. Cousins ,  Darshan R. Kasar ,  Rico L. Zörkendörfer ,  Jonathan S. Aase

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 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04M1/60 ,  F16B1/00

Abstract: A wireless earbud includes a housing having a stem portion coupled to an ear portion. The stem portion has an electrical connector disposed on a distal end that includes first and second electrical contacts coupled to receive power for recharging a battery within the wireless earbuds.