An earphone case and an earphone kit

Abstract

The application discloses an earphone box and an earphone kit, wherein the earphone box comprises a box body, two earphone cabins and a driving device, the box body is internally provided with a containing cavity, the two earphone cabins are arranged in the containing cavity at intervals, and the driving device is arranged on the box body and is in driving connection with the two earphone cabins respectively, so that the driving device can independently drive any earphone cabin to extend out of the box body to place or take out an earphone. The application aims at realizing independent taking and placing of two earphones in the earphone box.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of wireless earphone boxes, and in particular to an earphone box and an earphone set. Background Art

[0002] Currently, TWS (True Wireless Stereo) wireless earphones are popular and very convenient to use. The earphones are paired with a charging case, which is very convenient to use. Opening the charging case lid allows you to take out both earphones. However, with the widespread use of charging cases, users have new requirements for how to take out their earphones. Many users often wear only one earphone instead of both at the same time, so they require only one earphone to be taken out when opening the charging case. To address this problem, a new earphone case structure is needed. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an earphone box and an earphone kit, which are intended to realize separate taking and placing of two earphones in the earphone box.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an earphone box, wherein the earphone box comprises:

[0005] The box body is provided with an accommodating cavity inside;

[0006] Two earphone capsules are spaced apart and arranged in the accommodating cavity; and

[0007] The driving device is arranged on the box body and is respectively connected to the two earphone capsules so that it can independently drive any one of the earphone capsules to extend out of the box body to place or take out the earphones.

[0008] Optionally, the driving device includes a driving part installed on the box body, and the driving part is transmission-connected to the two earphone cabins, and a driving transmission mechanism is formed on the transmission path between the driving part and the two earphone cabins. The driving transmission mechanism has two driving states in its active stroke for respectively driving the two earphone cabins to extend, so that the driving part can drive one earphone cabin to move alone.

[0009] Optionally, the driving transmission mechanism is arranged between the two earphone chambers, and the driving transmission mechanism has a movable stroke toward both sides thereof, so as to respectively drive the two earphone chambers to extend from opposite sides of the box body.

[0010] Optionally, the drive transmission mechanism includes an eccentric rotating member, and the driving unit drives the eccentric rotating member to rotate, so that when the eccentric rotating member rotates in one direction, it pushes the corresponding earphone cabin to push the earphone cabin out of the box body.

[0011] Optionally, a roller structure is provided in the earphone compartment at a position corresponding to the eccentric rotating member.

[0012] Optionally, a positioning structure is provided between the box body and the driving part, and the positioning structure is configured to limit the movement of the driving part to position the earphone capsule when the earphone capsule extends out of the box body.

[0013] Optionally, the driving portion includes an operating portion located outside the box body and a connecting portion connecting the operating portion and the driving transmission mechanism.

[0014] Optionally, the earphone box is further provided with a reset structure, and the reset structure is configured to reset the extended earphone capsule into the accommodating cavity.

[0015] Optionally, the reset structure includes an elastic reset member arranged between the box body and the earphone compartment.

[0016] Optionally, a supporting structure is provided at a position of the accommodating cavity corresponding to the earphone compartment, and the supporting structure is used to support and fix the earphone located in the earphone compartment when the earphone compartment is located in the accommodating cavity.

[0017] The present invention also proposes an earphone kit, wherein the earphone kit includes an earphone box and earphones, the earphone box includes a box body, two earphone compartments and a driving device, and a accommodating cavity is provided inside the box body; the two earphone compartments are arranged at intervals in the accommodating cavity; the driving device is arranged in the box body and is respectively connected to the two earphone compartments, so that it can independently drive any one of the earphone compartments to extend out of the box body to place or take out the earphones; the earphones are stored in the earphone compartments.

[0018] In the technical solution of the present invention, two movable earphone compartments are separately arranged in the box body, and a driving device is provided to separately drive one of the earphone compartments to be movable and extend out of the box body, thereby realizing the function of driving the corresponding earphone compartment to extend out of the box body when the user needs to take or put an earphone separately, thereby meeting the user's needs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0020] Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of an embodiment of the earphone kit provided by the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of parts;

[0022] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A schematic cross-sectional view of ;

[0023] Figure 4 for Figure 1 Another cross-sectional schematic diagram of;

[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the cross section of the earphone compartment extending out of the box body.

[0025] Description of Figure Numbers:

[0026] Label name Label name 1000 Headphone Kit 311 Operation Department 100 Headphone Case 312 Connection 1 Box 32 Drive transmission mechanism 11 Accommodation cavity 321 Eccentric rotating parts 12 Support structure 4 Positioning structure 2 Headphone Pod 5 Reset structure 21 Roller structure 51 Elastic return element 3 Drive device 200 earphone 31 Drive unit

[0027] The purpose, features and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with the embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments of the present invention without making any creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0029] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the various components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

[0030] In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or suggesting their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In addition, the meaning of "and / or" appearing throughout the text includes three parallel schemes. Taking "A and / or B" as an example, it includes scheme A, or scheme B, or a scheme in which A and B are satisfied at the same time. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in this field to implement. When the combination of technical solutions is mutually contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

[0031] Currently, TWS (True Wireless Stereo) wireless earphones are popular and very convenient to use. The earphones are paired with a charging case, which is very convenient to use. Opening the charging case lid allows you to take out both earphones. However, with the widespread use of charging cases, users have new requirements for how to take out their earphones. Many users often wear only one earphone instead of both at the same time, so they require only one earphone to be taken out when opening the charging case. To address this problem, a new earphone case structure is needed.

[0032] In view of this, the present invention provides an earphone box. Figures 1 to 5 This is an embodiment of the earphone box provided by the present invention, and the earphone box will be described below with reference to specific drawings.

[0033] See also Figures 1 to 5 The earphone box 100 includes a box body 1, two earphone 200 cabins 2 and a driving device 3. A accommodating cavity 11 is provided inside the box body 1; the two earphone 200 cabins 2 are arranged in the accommodating cavity 11 at intervals; the driving device 3 is provided in the box body 1 and is respectively connected to the two earphone 200 cabins 2, so that it can independently drive any earphone 200 cabin 2 to extend out of the box body 1 to place or take out the earphone 200.

[0034] In the technical solution of the present invention, two movable earphone 200 compartments 2 are separately arranged in the box body 1, and the driving device 3 is provided to separately drive one of the earphone 200 compartments 2 to be movable and extend out of the box body 1, so that when the user needs to take out and put in an earphone 200 separately, the corresponding earphone 200 compartment 2 can be driven to extend out of the box body 1, thereby meeting the user's needs.

[0035] Specifically, the driving device 3 includes a driving part 31 installed on the box body 1, and the driving part 31 is transmission-connected to the two earphone cabins 200, and a driving transmission mechanism 32 is formed on the transmission path between the driving part 31 and the two earphone cabins 200. The driving transmission mechanism 32 has two driving states in its active stroke for respectively driving the two earphone cabins 200 to extend, so that the driving part 31 can drive one earphone cabin 200 to move alone. It can be understood that the driving device 3 can be set to have two driving members independently drive the two earphone 200 cabins 2. By independently controlling the activities of the two driving members, the earphone 200 cabin 2 can be driven separately. However, such a setting is obviously costly and impractical. In this embodiment, a driving part 31 is provided with a transmission connection between the two earphone 200 cabins 2, and a driving transmission mechanism 32 is provided on its transmission path, so as to realize the separate driving of the two earphone 200 cabins 2 in the activity stroke of the driving transmission mechanism 32, so as to realize the single driving of the earphone 200 cabin 2 by the driving part 31.

[0036] Furthermore, the drive transmission mechanism 32 is disposed between the two earphone 200 chambers 2 and has a travel range that moves in opposite directions, thereby driving the two earphone chambers 200 to extend from opposite sides of the housing 1. The two earphone chambers 200 can extend from the housing 1 from the same side, such as from the top or from the same side. In this arrangement, the two earphone chambers 200 extend from the housing 1 in the same direction, requiring the drive transmission mechanism 32 to have a driving state that drives the two earphone chambers 200 in the same direction throughout its travel range, resulting in a relatively complex design. In this embodiment, the two earphone chambers 200 are configured to extend in opposite directions from opposite sides of the housing 1, and the drive transmission mechanism 32 is disposed between the two earphone chambers 2. Movement of the drive transmission mechanism 32 in opposite directions drives the two earphone chambers 200 to extend from the housing 1, resulting in a simple structure and low design cost.

[0037] Specifically, the driving transmission mechanism 32 includes an eccentric rotating member 321, and the driving part 31 drives the eccentric rotating member 321 to rotate, so that when the eccentric rotating member 321 rotates in one direction, it pushes the corresponding earphone 200 cabin 2 to push the earphone 200 cabin 2 out of the box body 1. The driving transmission mechanism 32 arranged between the two earphone 200 cabins 2 only needs to have an active stroke to push the earphone 200 cabin 2 toward both sides to extend out of the box body 1. Therefore, the driving transmission mechanism 32 can be set as a push rod, and the driving part 31 can drive the push rod to move linearly between the earphone 200 cabins 2 to push one of the earphone 200 cabins 2 to extend out of the box body 1 respectively. However, such a setting obviously requires a larger active area to be reserved for the driving part 31, and if the driving part 31 is set outside the box body 1, the box body 1 needs to be grooved on the active stroke corresponding to the driving part 31. In this way, the groove on the box body 1 cannot be completely covered, which may cause external dust or water vapor to enter the interior of the box body 1, making internal dirt difficult to clean and even affecting the service life of the earphone box 100. In this embodiment, the driving transmission mechanism 32 is set as the eccentric rotating member 321. The driving part 31 only needs to drive the eccentric rotating member 321 to rotate to achieve the function of pushing the earphone 200 cabin 2 out of the earphone box 100. In this way, the driving part 31 does not need to be moved, and the setting is convenient. There is no need to open a moving groove on the box body 1, thereby avoiding the above-mentioned situation of dirt inside the box body 1.

[0038] Furthermore, a roller structure 21 is provided on the earphone 200 compartment 2 at a position corresponding to the eccentric rotating member 321. To prevent relative friction between the eccentric rotating member 321 and the earphone 200 compartment 2 when the eccentric rotating member 321 pushes the earphone 200 compartment 2 to move, thereby preventing wear at the contact point between the two and affecting the service life, in this embodiment, the roller structure 21 is provided on the earphone 200 compartment 2 so that the eccentric rotating member 321 abuts against the roller structure 21 to push the earphone 200 compartment 2 to move. In this way, rolling friction occurs between the eccentric rotating member 321 and the roller structure 21, resulting in less wear and tear, thereby extending the service life of the earphone box 100.

[0039] In addition, a positioning structure 4 is provided between the case 1 and the drive unit 31. This positioning structure 4 is configured to restrict the movement of the drive unit 31 when the earphone 200 compartment 2 extends from the case 1, thereby positioning the earphone 200 compartment 2. To prevent frequent movement of the earphone 200 compartment 2 extending from the case 1 when placing and removing earphones 200 from the earphone case 100, which could affect the user experience, this embodiment provides the positioning structure 4 between the case 1 and the drive unit 31 to position the drive unit 31, and thus the drive transmission mechanism 32, thereby positioning the earphone 200 compartment 2 extending from the case 1, thereby improving the user experience.

[0040] In addition, the drive unit 31 includes an operating unit 311 located outside the housing 1 and a connecting portion 312 connecting the operating unit 311 to the drive transmission mechanism 32. The drive unit 31 can be an electronic control structure located within the housing 1, thereby ensuring the integrity of the housing 1 and providing a more technological feel, but this obviously increases the cost. In this embodiment, the drive unit 31 is configured as the operating unit 311 located outside the housing 1 and the connecting portion 312 connecting the operating unit 311 to the drive transmission mechanism 32, so that the extension of the earphone 200 chamber 2 can be performed manually, which is cost-effective. Specifically, the connecting portion 312 is configured to be a rotating shaft connecting the operating portion 311 and the eccentric rotating member 321, the operating portion 311 is configured to be a waisted circular structure, and a groove is concavely provided on the box body 1 to accommodate the operating portion 311, so as to avoid the operating portion 311 protruding from the end face of the box body 1, thereby improving the overall holding feel. On this basis, the positioning structure 4 is configured to be a convex portion located in the groove, so that when the operating portion 311 rotates to drive the earphone 200 cabin 2 to extend out of the box body 1, it will abut against the operating portion 311, thereby hindering the movement of the operating portion 311 to achieve the positioning of the earphone 200 cabin 2.

[0041] In addition, the earphone box 100 is further provided with a reset structure 5, which is configured to reset the extended earphone 200 cabin 2 into the accommodating cavity 11. The driving device 3 can be configured to drive the earphone 200 cabin 2 to extend and retract into the box body 1, but it is obvious that the structural design is relatively complex. In this embodiment, the eccentric rotating member 321 is independently provided from the earphone 200 cabin 2, and the structural design is simple, that is, the eccentric rotating member 321 can drive the earphone 200 cabin 2 to extend out of the box body 1, but cannot drive the earphone 200 cabin 2 to retract into the box body 1. At this time, after the earphone 200 cabin 2 is pushed out of the box body 1, the driving part 31 is restored to its initial state, and the earphone 200 cabin 2 is released from its position. The user needs to manually push the earphone 200 cabin 2 into the box body 1. This is conducive to improving the user's feel, but there are cases where the user forgets to close the box or some users need the automatic closing function. Therefore, in this embodiment, the earphone box 100 is further provided with the reset structure 5 to automatically reset the earphone 200 compartment 2 extending out of the box body 1 .

[0042] Specifically, the reset structure 5 includes an elastic reset member 51 disposed between the case body 1 and the earphone 200 chamber 2. The reset structure 5 can be an electronically controlled device disposed between the case body 1 and the earphone 200 chamber 2, which electrically resets the earphone 200 chamber 2. However, such a configuration is costly. In this embodiment, the elastic reset member 51 is disposed directly between the earphone 200 chamber 2 and the case body 1, and the earphone 200 chamber 2 is reset by applying an elastic force toward the inside of the case body 1. Specifically, the elastic return member 51 can be configured such that it is compressed when the earphone 200 compartment 2 extends out of the box body 1, and is pushed back to its original position by elastic force, or it can be stretched when the earphone 200 compartment 2 extends out of the box body 1, and is pulled back to its original position by elastic force. The latter is adopted in this embodiment, so that a fixed structure can be provided between the two earphone 200 compartments 2 to mount the two elastic return members 51, or even a single elastic return member 51 can be directly provided to connect the two earphone 200 compartments 2, which simplifies the structural configuration. The elastic return member 51 can be configured as an elastic rope, a spring, etc., without limitation herein, as long as it can meet the above requirements. In this embodiment, a spring is used, which has stable elastic force and low cost.

[0043] In addition, a supporting structure 12 is provided at a position corresponding to the earphone 200 compartment 2 within the accommodating cavity 11. The supporting structure 12 is used to support and fix the earphone 200 within the earphone compartment 2 when the earphone 200 compartment 2 is within the accommodating cavity 11. When the earphone 200 compartment 2 is within the box body 1, if the earphone 200 stored within the earphone compartment 2 is movable, a collision between the earphone 200 and the box body 1 may occur, potentially damaging the earphone 200. Therefore, in this embodiment, the supporting structure 12 is provided within the box body 1 to abut against the movable end of the earphone 200 within the earphone compartment 200 when the earphone 200 compartment 2 is returned to the box body 1, thereby pressing and fixing the earphone 200 within the earphone compartment 200 and restricting its movement, thereby resolving the aforementioned problem.

[0044] The present invention also provides an earphone set 1000, comprising an earphone case 100 and earphones 200. The detailed structure of the earphone case 100 is similar to that of the aforementioned embodiments. Since the earphone set 1000 utilizes all the technical solutions of all the aforementioned embodiments, it at least possesses all the beneficial effects brought about by the technical solutions of the aforementioned embodiments, which will not be further detailed here. The earphones 200 are housed within the earphone compartment 2.

[0045] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural transformations made by using the contents of the present invention description and drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or direct / indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An earphone box, characterized in that: include: The box body is provided with an accommodating cavity inside; Two earphone capsules are spaced apart and arranged in the accommodating cavity; as well as, A driving device is provided in the box body and is respectively connected to the two earphone pods so as to independently drive either earphone pod to extend out of the box body for placing or removing earphones; In which, the driving device includes a driving part installed on the box body, the driving part is transmission-connected to the two earphone cabins, and a driving transmission mechanism is formed on the transmission path between the driving part and the two earphone cabins. The driving transmission mechanism has two driving states in its active stroke for respectively driving the two earphone cabins to extend, so that the driving part can drive one earphone cabin to move alone.

2. The earphone box according to claim 1, wherein: The driving transmission mechanism is arranged between the two earphone chambers, and has a movable stroke toward both sides thereof, so as to respectively drive the two earphone chambers to extend from opposite sides of the box body.

3. The earphone box according to claim 2, wherein: The driving transmission mechanism includes an eccentric rotating member, and the driving part drives the eccentric rotating member to rotate, so that when the eccentric rotating member rotates in one direction, it pushes the corresponding earphone cabin to push the earphone cabin out of the box body.

4. The earphone box according to claim 3, wherein: The earphone compartment is provided with a roller structure at a position corresponding to the eccentric rotating member.

5. The earphone box according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: A positioning structure is provided between the box body and the driving part, and the positioning structure is configured to limit the movement of the driving part so as to position the earphone capsule when the earphone capsule extends out of the box body.

6. The earphone box according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The driving portion includes an operating portion located outside the box body and a connecting portion connecting the operating portion and the driving transmission mechanism.

7. The earphone box according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The earphone box is further provided with a reset structure, which is configured to reset the extended earphone capsule into the accommodating cavity.

8. The earphone box according to claim 7, wherein: The reset structure includes an elastic reset member arranged between the box body and the earphone compartment.

9. The earphone box according to claim 1, wherein: The accommodating cavity is provided with a supporting structure at a position corresponding to the earphone compartment, and the supporting structure is used for supporting and fixing the earphone located in the earphone compartment when the earphone compartment is located in the accommodating cavity.

10. An earphone kit, characterized in that: include: An earphone box, comprising the earphone box according to any one of claims 1 to 9; as well as, The earphones are stored in the earphone compartment.

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