IN-EAR HEADPHONE
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220141566A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17648418

    申请日:2022-01-19

    申请人: APPLE INC.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G10K11/178

    摘要: A low-profile earbud is disclosed that sits securely within an ear of a user. The earbud includes a protruding portion that passes through a channel defined by the tragus and anti-tragus of the ear. In some embodiments, the protruding portion can take the form of a cable configured to supply power and transfer data to the earbud. In some embodiments, the protruding portion can provide additional space for electrical components and sensors supporting the earbud.

    In-ear speaker hybrid audio transparency system

    公开(公告)号:US10652646B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-12

    申请号:US16521497

    申请日:2019-07-24

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    发明人: Scott C. Grinker

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G10K11/178 H04R3/04

    摘要: A user content audio signal is converted into sound that is delivered into an ear canal of a wearer of an in-ear speaker, while the in-ear speaker is sealing off the ear canal against ambient sound leakage. An acoustic or venting valve in the in-ear speaker is automatically signaled to open, so that sound inside the ear canal is allowed to travel out into an ambient environment through the valve, while activating conversion of an ambient content audio signal into sound for delivery into the ear canal. Both user content and ambient content are heard by the wearer. The ambient content audio signal is digitally processed so that certain frequency components have been gain adjusted, based on an equalization profile, so as to compensate for some of the insertion loss that is due to the in-ear speaker blocking the ear canal. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

    BALANCED ARMATURE BASED VALVE
    7.
    发明申请
    BALANCED ARMATURE BASED VALVE 有权
    平衡式平衡阀

    公开(公告)号:US20160255433A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-01

    申请号:US15010759

    申请日:2016-01-29

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    发明人: Scott C. Grinker

    IPC分类号: H04R1/28 H04R11/02 H04R1/10

    摘要: A balanced armature (“BA”) based valve is described. The valve includes a motor having a coil assembly and a magnetic system, an armature extending through or being located adjacent to the motor, a drive pin coupled to the armature, and a valve flap of a membrane having a hole therein. The valve flap is actuated by the drive pin into open and closed positions, in response to respective motions of the armature. A housing contains the motor, the armature, the drive pin, and the membrane. In one embodiment, the membrane is attached to the housing and divides the housing into an upper space and a lower space, and there is airflow through the hole, between the upper space and the lower space, only when the valve flap is open. A first spout of the housing may deliver sound generated by an acoustic driver in the housing into a wearer's ear canal, and is also open to the upper space. A second spout of the housing is open to the bottom space and to an ambient environment. Other embodiments are also described.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种基于平衡电枢(“BA”)的阀。 阀包括具有线圈组件和磁性系统的电动机,延伸穿过或位于电动机附近的电枢,耦合到电枢的驱动销以及其中具有孔的膜片。 响应于电枢的相应运动,阀瓣由驱动销致动到打开和关闭位置。 外壳包含电机,电枢,驱动销和膜。 在一个实施例中,仅当阀瓣打开时,膜附接到壳体并将壳体划分成上部空间和下部空间,并且在上部空间和下部空间之间存在通过孔的气流。 壳体的第一喷口可以将由壳体中的声学驱动器产生的声音传递到佩戴者的耳道中,并且还可以向上部空间敞开。 外壳的第二个喷口可通向底部空间和周围环境。 还描述了其它实施例。

    In-ear speaker hybrid audio transparency system

    公开(公告)号:US11659317B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-23

    申请号:US17744352

    申请日:2022-05-13

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    发明人: Scott C. Grinker

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G10K11/178 H04R3/04

    摘要: A user content audio signal is converted into sound that is delivered into an ear canal of a wearer of an in-ear speaker, while the in-ear speaker is sealing off the ear canal against ambient sound leakage. An acoustic or venting valve in the in-ear speaker is automatically signaled to open, so that sound inside the ear canal is allowed to travel out into an ambient environment through the valve, while activating conversion of an ambient content audio signal into sound for delivery into the ear canal. Both user content and ambient content are heard by the wearer. The ambient content audio signal is digitally processed so that certain frequency components have been gain adjusted, based on an equalization profile, so as to compensate for some of the insertion loss that is due to the in-ear speaker blocking the ear canal. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.