42results about "Hearing aid vents" patented technology

Embodiments are directed to measuring, on a periodic basis by a hearing device, one or more transfer functions, each of the one or more transfer functions comprising a receiver-to-microphone acoustic transfer function of the hearing device. A plurality of health indicators of the hearing device are calculated over time using a measured characteristic of each of the measured transfer functions and a nominal characteristic of each of the measured transfer functions. Using the plurality of health indicators, degradation or failure of any of the receivers, any of the microphones, or a component in an acoustic path between one or more receivers and one or more microphones is detected. One or both of recommended actions and warnings are generated in response to detecting degradation or failure of any of the receivers, any of the microphones, or the component.

There is provided an acoustic signal output device that does not completely block the ear canal and is capable of suppressing sound leakage into the surroundings. There is provided an acoustic signal output device 10 including a structure portion provided with one or more sound holes 121a to emit an acoustic signal AC1 to outside and one or more sound holes 123a to emit an acoustic signal AC2 to the outside. The sound holes 121a are each positioned at an eccentric location offset in the B1-direction from a central axis of the structure portion. A sound pressure level of the acoustic signal AC2 that is emitted from the sound holes 123a into a first space is lower than a sound pressure level of the acoustic signal AC2 that is emitted from the sound holes 123a into a second space. Here, the first space is a space positioned on the B 1-direction side relative to the sound holes 121a, the second space is a space positioned on the B2-direction side relative to the sound holes 121a, and the B2 direction contains an opposite direction component of the B1 direction.

An ear tip assembly structure includes a housing, a sound guide tube, and an elastic support. The sound guide tube is disposed inside the housing and extends out of the housing. The elastic support is disposed inside the sound guide tube and includes a snap fastener and an elastic arm. The elastic arm is connected to the snap fastener and is bent in a horizontal direction. The snap fastener extends out of the sound guide tube to engage with an ear tip.

The present disclosure discloses an earphone including a sound production component and a suspension structure. A first sound guiding hole and a second sound guiding hole are disposed on the sound production component, wherein the first sound guiding hole is configured to guide a first sound transmitted to an inside of an ear canal of a user; the second sound guiding hole is configured to communicate an inside of the sound production component with an outside of the sound production component and guide a second sound transmitted to a spatial position outside the sound production component. The suspension structure is configured to place the sound production component on an ear of the user and provide an opening between the sound production component and an opening of the ear canal of the user for acoustic communication with the spatial position outside the sound production component.

The present disclosure relates to an acoustic device, including a sound output unit and a suspension structure. In a wearing state, a sound outlet hole is provided on an inner side surface of a housing of the sound output unit, and one or more pressure relief holes are provided on other side surfaces. On a reference plane parallel or tangent to a side surface where an effective vent port of each of the one or more pressure relief hole is located, the effective vent port o has a first projection, and the sound outlet hole has a second projection. The first projection defines a plurality of first feature line segments that are perpendicular to the inner side surface, two endpoints of each of the plurality of first feature line segments are located on a contour of the first projection, and the plurality of first feature line segments are parallel to each other. For each of the plurality of first feature line segments, an endpoint of the two endpoints that is farther from the second projection is defined as a reference point. The plurality of reference points of the plurality of first feature line segments include a first reference point and a second reference point, a distance from the first reference point to the second projection is less than a distance from the second reference point to the second projection, the plurality of first feature line segments include a first sub-line segment and a second sub-line segment, the first sub-line segment passes through the first reference point, the second sub-line segment passes through the second reference point, the first sub-line segment has a first length, the second sub-line segment has a second length, and the first length is less than the second length.

Techniques described herein generally relate to generating an audio signal with a speaker. In some examples, a speaker device is described that includes a membrane and a shutter and driver device is configured to receive an audio signal, modulate it and generate electric signals to operate the speaker and generate an acoustic audio signal.

The earphone includes a sound generation component including a transducer; at least a portion of the sound generation component extending into a concha cavity of a user; and an ear hook including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being connected to the first portion, and being connected to the sound generation component to place the sound generation component at a position near an ear canal without blocking an opening of the ear canal. The sound generation component has a first projection on a sagittal plane, and the auricle has a second projection on the sagittal plane. A centroid of the first projection may have a first distance from a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction. A ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection in the vertical axis direction may be in a range of 0.35-0.6.

A headphone in which the air pressure in a front cavity can be released to an external space, and whose characteristics in a low frequency range can be simply and finely adjusted is provided. The headphone includes: a driver unit; a baffle member holding the driver unit; the passage forming member attached to the baffle member and forming a vent passage with the baffle member; an ear pad defining a first space; and a cover member defining a second space. The baffle member includes: a first surface facing the first space; a second surface facing the second space; and a first through hole communicating with an internal space of the vent passage. The passage forming member includes a second through hole communicating with the internal space of the vent passage. The second space communicates with an external space of the cover member. The first space communicates with the second space through the first through hole, the vent passage, and the second through hole.

The present disclosure relates to an in-the-ear (ITE) part (1) configured for placement at least partially within an ear canal of the user, the ITE part (1) comprising: a connector (21) configured for coupling to a BTE part configured to be worn behind a pinna of a user, and a hollow earmould (3) comprising: a front end (5), a rear end (7), and a hollow cavity (23), the earmould being configured for the front end (5) to be positioned facing a tympanic membrane of the user during use, the front end (5) comprising a front opening (9), the front opening (9) comprising a front filter (15), and the rear end (7) comprising a rear opening (10), the ITE part (1) further comprising: a receiver (11) arranged in the hollow cavity (23), a sound passage extending between the front opening (9) and the rear end (7), and configured to allow for fluid connection between the front opening (9) and an exterior of the hollow earmould (3), an active vent (13) comprising a valve, the valve being positioned at the front end (5) and the active vent being configured to have an open state and a closed state, wherein the valve, in the open state, provides a fluid connection through the sound passage, wherein the valve, in the closed state, hinders fluid connection through the sound passage, and a rear filter (17) arranged at the rear opening, or in the hollow cavity and in-between the rear opening and the valve of the active vent.

Various embodiments of an ear-wearable electronic device are disclosed. The device includes an enclosure having a first housing and a second housing. The device also includes an acoustic path that extends along an axis between a first opening defined by an outer surface of the enclosure and a second opening defined by a surface of a cavity of a microphone coupler disposed within the enclosure. The acoustic path includes a first trap connected to the acoustic path adjacent the first opening of the acoustic path, and a second trap connected to the acoustic path so that the second trap is disposed closer to the second opening than the first trap. Each of the first trap and the second trap is configured to collect debris.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a sound production component including a diaphragm, a magnetic circuit assembly, a coil, and a housing. The coil is connected to the diaphragm and is at least partially disposed in a magnetic gap formed by the magnetic circuit assembly, and the coil drives the diaphragm to vibrate to produce a sound after being energized. A sound outlet is provided on an inner side surface of the housing for directing a sound generated at a front side of the diaphragm out of the housing. The diaphragm comprises a main body region and a folded-ring region surrounding the main body region, the folded-ring region comprising an arc-shaped segment and a connection segment connected to the main body region. A projection of a center of the sound outlet along a vibration direction on the diaphragm is on an inner side of the arc-shaped segment.

The disclosure describes an earphone comprising a main housing and a cap. The main housing may comprise an upper portion and a lower portion. A cap may be coupled to upper portion of the main housing. The cap may comprise a sound outlet pipe. The lower portion may comprise a protrusion that extends outward relative to the upper portion to form a stepped structure.

The invention relates to an ear-worn hearing device with an in-ear microphone. A hearing device is disclosed comprising an acoustic tube configured for being worn on an outer ear of a user or at least partially in an ear canal of the user. The hearing device comprises: a speaker having a sound outlet acoustically coupled to an opening of a sound tube through a speaker sound path; and a microphone mounted on the carrier. The microphone includes a manifold forming a microphone sound path acoustically coupling the microphone to the opening of the sound tube, where the manifold isolates the microphone sound path from the speaker sound path along at least a portion of the channel of the sound tube.

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an acoustic output device including a sound emitting part. The sound emitting part may include at least one acoustic driver, and a first chamber, and a second chamber acoustically coupled to the at least one acoustic driver. The first chamber may have at least one first sound outlet, and the second chamber has at least one second sound outlet. The at least one acoustic driver may radiate sounds to an external environment through the at least one first sound outlet and the at least one second sound outlet. In at least a portion of a low-frequency range, the sounds emitted by the sound emitting part towards a far field may exhibit directivity.

A system includes a microphone having a diaphragm disposed over an electrode on a substrate, coupled to the substrate by a spring, and having a cap layer with a cavity and a vent hole disposed over the diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm moves and changes capacitance with respect to the electrode in response to sound pressure, a speaker having another diaphragm disposed over another electrode on the substrate, coupled to the substrate by another spring, and having another cap layer with another cavity and another vent hole disposed over the other diaphragm, wherein the other diaphragm moves with respect to the other electrode in response to driving signals applied between the other diaphragm and the other electrode, and a CMOS substrate coupled the substrate, to the speaker and microphone, and configured to process the changes in capacitance and configured to provide the driving signals.

The disclosure describes an earphone. The earphone may comprise a main housing, and a sound outlet pipe connected to the main housing. The earphone may also comprise a cap coupled to the main housing and a wing provided around a peripheral side of the main housing. The earphone may also comprise a pressure relief channel communicating with the sound outlet pipe.

Various embodiments of an ear-wearable electronic device (10) that includes an acoustic boot (18) are disclosed. The device includes an enclosure (12) including a first housing (14), a second housing (16), and the acoustic boot (18) disposed between the first housing (14) and the second housing (16). The acoustic boot (18) includes a body having a first major surface, a second major surface, and an outer body surface (26) that extends between the first and second major surfaces and connects the first and second major surfaces. The acoustic boot (18) further includes a microphone coupler connected to the body and disposed within the enclosure (12), and an acoustic path (30) defined by the body, where the acoustic path extends between a first opening (32) defined by the outer body surface (26) and a second opening disposed within the microphone coupler and defined by a cavity of the microphone coupler.

To provide earpieces with low occlusion and flat low-frequency output that do not unintentionally generate excessive low-frequency pressure due to blockage of the acoustic port. [Solution] The earpiece 500 includes an electroacoustic transducer 508 and a housing 506 supporting it, both defining a first acoustic space 510 and a second acoustic space 512. The electroacoustic transducer 508 is positioned such that a first radiating surface of the transducer radiates acoustic energy into the first acoustic space 510, and a second radiating surface of the transducer radiates acoustic energy into the second acoustic space 512. A front port 532 connects the first acoustic space 510 to the space outside the housing 506, and a rear port 534 connects the second acoustic space 512 to the space outside the housing 506. The respective exit ends of the front port 532 and the rear port 534 are coupled and then exit the housing 506 through the coupled exit space 536 and exit port 538.

An apparatus, method and computer program is described for: receiving, over a period of time, a signal indicative of a pressure measured by a pressure sensor of an earpiece, the earpiece comprising an ear tip configured for insertion into an ear canal of a user, wherein the pressure sensor is arranged to measure a pressure within the ear canal whilst the ear tip is inserted into the ear canal; determining one or more characteristics of the signal; and determining a measure of a quality of a seal between the earpiece and the ear canal based on the one or more characteristics.

Acoustic output device, comprising: an acoustic bone conduction assembly for generating bone conduction sound waves; an acoustic air duct assembly for generating air duct sound waves; and A housing for receiving at least part of the acoustic bone conduction assembly and the acoustic air conduction assembly, wherein the housing comprises a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber is used to receive at least part of the acoustic bone conduction assembly, wherein the housing is provided with a sound outlet opening which communicates with the second chamber, wherein the air conduction sound waves are transmitted through the sound outlet opening to the environment of the acoustic output device, wherein the housing is further provided with at least one sound regulating opening which communicates with the second chamber, and wherein a peak resonance frequency of the resonance peak in an open state of the at least one sound regulating opening is shifted towards higher frequencies compared to a peak resonance frequency of the resonance peak in a closed state of the at least one sound regulating opening.

An ear-worn electronic device comprises a housing, electronic circuitry, a power source, a microphone, and a receiver or speaker. The housing comprises a nozzle dimensioned for deployment within at least a portion of an ear canal. The nozzle comprises a distal portion, a proximal portion, a cavity within the nozzle, and a terminus surface at the distal portion comprising a sound port through which sound can pass out of the nozzle. The nozzle comprises an acoustical vent arrangement comprising a proximal port provided at the proximal portion, a plurality of distal ports provided at the terminus surface, and at least a portion of the nozzle cavity in fluid communication with the proximal port and the distal ports. Each of the distal ports has a volume smaller than that of the proximal port, and a volume of the proximal port is substantially equal to that of the distal ports cumulatively.

The present disclosure relates to an open earphone. The open earphone may include a sound production device and an ear hook including a first part and a second part connected in sequence. The first part may be hooked and arranged between an auricle and a head of a user. The second part may extend to a front lateral surface of the auricle and may be connected to the sound production device. The sound production device may be worn at a position that is near an ear canal without blocking an earhole of the user. The sound production device may be at least partially inserted into an auricular concha cavity of the user. An overlap ratio of a projection area of the sound production device on a sagittal plane to a projection area of the auricular concha cavity on the sagittal plane may be not less than 44.01%.

Acoustic output device, characterized by an acoustic bone conduction assembly for generating bone conduction sound waves; an acoustic air duct assembly for generating air duct sound waves; and A housing for receiving at least part of the acoustic bone conduction assembly and the acoustic air conduction assembly, wherein the housing comprises a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber is used to receive at least part of the acoustic bone conduction assembly, wherein the housing is provided with a sound outlet opening which communicates with the second chamber, wherein the air conduction sound waves are transmitted through the sound outlet opening to the environment of the acoustic output device, wherein the housing is further provided with at least one pressure relief opening which communicates with the first chamber; wherein the acoustic bone conduction assembly comprises a magnetic circuit system and a coil assembly, wherein the magnetic circuit system forms a magnetic gap, wherein the coil assembly is arranged in the first chamber and projects into the magnetic gap, and wherein a communication opening is provided in the coil assembly.

The present disclosure provides an acoustic output apparatus. The acoustic output apparatus may include a bone-conduction acoustic assembly, an air-conduction acoustic assembly, and a housing. The bone-conduction acoustic assembly may be configured to generate bone-conduction sound waves. The air-conduction acoustic assembly may be configured to generate air-conduction sound waves. The housing may include an accommodating chamber configured to accommodate the bone-conduction acoustic assembly and the air-conduction acoustic assembly. At least a portion of the housing may be in contact with a user's skin to transmit the bone-conduction sound waves under an action of the bone-conduction acoustic assembly. The air-conduction sound waves may be generated based on vibrations of at least one of the housing or the bone-conduction acoustic assembly when the bone-conduction sound waves are generated.

The present disclosure provides an open earphone, including: a sound production component including: a transducer including a diaphragm configured to generate a sound; and a housing forming a cavity used to accommodate the transducer, wherein in a wearing state, the housing is provided with a sound guiding hole on an inner side surface toward an auricle of a user for guiding a sound generated by a front side of the diaphragm out of the housing and into an ear canal, and at least two pressure relief holes are provided on one or more other side surfaces of the housing, the at least two pressure relief holes including a first pressure relief hole away from the ear canal and a second pressure relief hole near the ear canal, and a sound pressure at the first pressure relief hole being greater than a sound pressure at the second pressure relief hole.

A method of fitting a hearing aid gain (100) adapted to take the vent effect into account. The invention is also directed at a hearing aid fitting system adapted to carry out said method.

This application provides a method, apparatus, and device for preventing the earphone device from falling out. The earphone device includes a sensing mechanism and a suction mechanism. The method for preventing falling out includes: sensing the initial position of the earphone device in contact with the user's ear canal through the sensing mechanism; sensing the real-time position of the earphone device in contact with the ear canal and the real-time pressure exerted by the ear canal on the earphone device through the sensing mechanism; and controlling the suction mechanism to suction the earphone device when there is a deviation between the real-time position and the initial position, and / or when the real-time pressure is lower than a preset threshold. This application can automatically predict the risk of the earphone device falling out, and then use the suction mechanism to suction the earphone device into the ear canal when the earphone device is about to fall out, thereby fixing the earphone device, preventing the earphone from being lost, eliminating the need for external fixing accessories, preventing ear damage caused by external fixing accessories, and improving the user experience.

An ear-clip earphone is provided. The ear-clip earphone comprises a sound production portion configured to be inserted into a concha cavity of a wearer when the ear-clip earphone is worn by the wearer. The sound production portion comprises a housing having an accommodating cavity; a first acoustic driver and a second acoustic driver disposed in the accommodating cavity, a first sound transmission channel being formed between a first diaphragm of the first acoustic driver and a second diaphragm of the second acoustic driver; a sound outlet hole disposed in the housing, the sound outlet hole being acoustically connected to the first sound transmission channel and exporting sound generated by the first acoustic driver and the second acoustic driver; an abutting portion, configured to abut against behind the ear of the wearer when the ear-clip earphone is worn; and an ear hook, configured to bypass an antihelix and a helix of the wearer and connect the sound production portion to the abutting portion when the ear-clip earphone is worn.

Sound generation component, comprising: a membrane; a magnetic circuit arrangement; and a coil connected to the diaphragm and located at least partially within a magnetic gap formed by the magnetic circuit arrangement, wherein the coil, when energized, causes the diaphragm to vibrate in order to produce sound, wherein the diaphragm comprises a main area and a surround area surrounding the main area, wherein the main area comprises a first inclined segment and a first connecting segment connected to the coil, wherein the first inclined segment abuts a portion of the surround area and the first inclined segment is inclined away from the coil relative to the first connecting segment, the inclination angle of the first inclined segment relative to the first connecting segment being in the range of 5° to 30°, wherein the first connecting segment is perpendicular to the direction of vibration of the diaphragm.