Double-microphone earphone

By setting dual microphones on both sides of the control panel of the headphone in-line control section, the problem of poor sound pickup caused by the pickup hole being attached to a foreign object in single-microphone headphones is solved, resulting in better sound pickup and user experience.

CN223829438UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-23DONGGUAN YUANZE ACOUSTIC TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520054383.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-09
Publication Date
2026-01-23
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-09

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

When existing headphone in-line controls are equipped with a single microphone, the sound signal transmission is obstructed when the microphone hole is attached to clothing or skin, resulting in poor sound pickup and inconvenience.

Method used

It features a dual-microphone design, with microphones positioned on either side of the control panel, ensuring good sound pickup even if one microphone hole is attached to an object.

Benefits of technology

It improves the sound pickup effect of the headphones during voice calls or voice input, enhancing the comfort of the user experience.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of earphones, and particularly relates to a double-microphone earphone, which comprises an earplug part, a plug part and a drive-by-wire part. The drive-by-wire part comprises a shell and a control panel contained in the shell. Two opposite side surfaces of the shell are respectively provided with a pickup hole, two sides of the control panel are respectively provided with a microphone, and the two microphones are respectively aligned with the two pickup holes. According to the utility model, the two microphones are arranged on the two sides of the control panel, so that when a user uses the earphone to carry out voice communication or voice input, a better pickup effect can be maintained even if the pickup hole on one side of the line control part is attached to clothes, skin and other foreign objects to hinder the transmission of sound signals; therefore, the use is convenient, and the comfort of user experience is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of earphone, concretely relates to a double microphone earphone. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the popularity of mobile phones, MP3, notebook computers and iPads and other electronic products, the earphone matched with them has also become a necessary accessory of the electronic products. The in-ear wired earphone is generally composed of an earplug part, a line control part and a plug part. When using the electronic product, using the earphone to make a voice call or voice input has become a common situation, and thus the pickup effect of the earphone has become a key factor for the user experience.

[0003] At present, the line control part of the earphone on the market is mostly provided with a single microphone, such as the earphone disclosed in the utility model patent with the authorized announcement number CN206100369U, which comprises a shell, a microphone monomer is arranged in the shell, a shell sound hole is arranged on the shell, a front sound cavity is arranged between the shell and the microphone monomer, the shell sound hole is staggered with the monomer sound hole, and the shell sound hole and the monomer sound hole are both communicated with the front sound cavity. Although the earphone with the microphone has strong wind noise resistance and can effectively reduce wind noise, the arrangement of the single microphone in the line control part makes the pickup effect poor when the pickup hole on one side of the line control part is attached to an external object to hinder the pickup. Also, the earphone disclosed in the utility model patent with the authorized announcement number CN207638834U has similar defects. When the user uses the earphone to make a voice call or voice input, the earphone with the single microphone arranged in the line control part may hinder the transmission of the sound signal due to the attachment of the pickup hole on one side to the clothes, skin and other external objects, resulting in poor pickup effect and causing inconvenience and poor experience. SUMMARY

[0004] The utility model aims to provide a double microphone earphone, which aims to solve the technical problem that the earphone with the single microphone arranged in the line control part may hinder the transmission of the sound signal due to the attachment of the pickup hole on one side to the clothes, skin and other external objects, resulting in poor pickup effect and causing inconvenience and poor experience when the user uses the earphone to make a voice call or voice input.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model embodiment provides a double microphone earphone, which comprises an earplug part, a plug part and a line control part. The line control part comprises a shell and a control board accommodated therein. Opposite sides of the shell are respectively provided with a pickup hole. The control board is respectively provided with a microphone on both sides. The two microphones are respectively aligned with the two pickup holes. When the user uses the earphone to make a voice call or voice input, the double microphones arranged can maintain a better pickup effect even if the pickup hole on one side is attached to the clothes, skin and other external objects to hinder the transmission of the sound signal.

[0006] Optionally, the shell is composed of an upper cover and a lower cover, the upper cover is provided with a limiting seat, the lower cover is provided with a mounting seat, the control board is mounted on the mounting seat and is limited by the limiting seat to be fixed in the shell. After the upper cover and the lower cover are mounted, the control board is also fixed and accommodated in the shell.

[0007] Optionally, the upper cover and the lower cover are further respectively provided with dustproof nets, and the two dustproof nets are respectively mounted at the two sound pickup holes. The dustproof nets are arranged to prevent foreign matters from entering the shell through the two sound pickup holes, affecting the pickup of the input sound signal, and even damaging various components arranged in the shell to affect the normal use of the earphone.

[0008] Optionally, the control board is fixedly mounted with a multifunctional component, and a key is arranged on the multifunctional component. The multifunctional component and the single key can realize all functions of common earphones on the market, such as volume increase and decrease, pause and start, answering and hanging up, and noise reduction mode. The single key is simple in design and convenient to use, and has better compatibility and is suitable for various standard specifications, models and styles of electronic devices.

[0009] Optionally, the shell is further provided with a multifunctional button, which is provided with a pressing part, a pressing section and a limiting section, and the pressing part is in abutting connection with the key.

[0010] Optionally, the upper cover of the shell is provided with a movable hole, the pressing section of the multifunctional button can freely move up and down in the movable hole, and the limiting section moves in the inside of the upper cover corresponding to the movable hole under the limiting of the upper cover. The design of the movable hole, the pressing section and the limiting section makes the multifunctional button partially exposed outside the shell for convenient use while being protected by the limiting section.

[0011] Optionally, the shell is further provided with a protective sleeve at both ends, and the shell is provided with an end groove at both ends, and the protective sleeve is mounted in the end groove in a sealing connection. The protective sleeve has a wire bundling function and can effectively prevent the earphone wire from being easily broken due to frequent bending and twisting at the connection between the wire control part and the shell, and can also prevent foreign matters such as dust and liquid from entering the shell, thereby effectively protecting the earphone.

[0012] Optionally, the shell further includes a plug end and an earplug end, the plug end and the earplug end are connected through the two protective sleeves respectively, the earplug end is connected with the earplug through the earphone wire, and the plug end is connected with the earphone plug after the earphone wire is connected.

[0013] Optionally, the upper cover and the lower cover are detachably connected.

[0014] Optionally, the upper cover is provided with a fastening cavity, and the lower cover is provided with a positioning column which is inserted into the fastening cavity so that the upper cover and the lower cover can be fastened or disassembled. The hidden design of the positioning column and the fastening cavity makes it convenient to disassemble and assemble and ensures that the external edge of the shell is not damaged and remains beautiful during the disassembly and assembly.

[0015] The double-microphone earphone provided by the embodiment of the utility model has at least one of the following technical effects: in the utility model, by arranging double microphones on both sides of the control panel, even if the sound pickup hole on one side of the wire control part is attached to clothes, skin or other external objects and hinders the transmission of sound signals, the sound pickup effect can still be maintained, thereby facilitating use and improving the comfort of user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without creative labor.

[0017] Figure 1 The structure diagram of the double-microphone earphone provided by the embodiment is shown in the figure.

[0018] Figure 2 The exploded structure diagram of the double-microphone earphone provided by the embodiment is shown in the figure.

[0019] Figure 3 The exploded structure diagram of the shell provided by the embodiment is shown in the figure.

[0020] Figure 4 The other view of the exploded structure of the shell provided by the embodiment is shown in the figure.

[0021] Figure 5 The structure diagram of part of the components mounted on the control panel provided by the embodiment is shown in the figure.

[0022] Figure 6 The structure diagram of the multifunctional button provided by the embodiment is shown in the figure.

[0023] In the figure, various reference signs are as follows:

[0024] Housing 100, top cover 110, fastening cavity 111, limiting seat 112, top cover pickup hole 113, movable hole 114, end groove 115, bottom cover 120, positioning post 121, mounting base 122, bottom cover pickup hole 123, control board 200, microphone 300, dustproof mesh 400, multi-function component 500, button 600, multi-function button 700, clamping part 710, pressing section 720, limiting section 730, protective cover 800, plug end 900, earplug end 1000. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and intended to explain the embodiments of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0026] In the description of the embodiments of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the embodiments of this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0027] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of embodiments of this utility model, "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0028] In this embodiment of the invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "linking," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this embodiment of the invention according to the specific circumstances.

[0029] In one embodiment of this utility model, such as Figures 1-6As shown, a dual-microphone headset is provided, including an earbud portion, a plug portion, and an in-line control portion. The in-line control portion includes a housing 100 and a control board 200 housed therein. A pickup hole 113 and a microphone 123 are respectively provided on opposite sides of the housing 100. A microphone 300 is provided on each side of the control board 200. The two microphones 300 are aligned with the two pickup holes 113 and 123, respectively. Specifically, the two microphones 300 are installed on the upper and lower sides of the control board 200, or they can be installed in other suitable positions to achieve the best sound pickup effect. The microphones 300 are generally common standard parts available on the market, inexpensive, and easy to install.

[0030] Specifically, by setting dual microphones 300 on both sides of the control panel 200, even if the sound signal transmission is obstructed by clothing, skin, or other external objects when the user makes a voice call or inputs voice using the headset, a better sound pickup effect can still be maintained, thereby facilitating use and improving the comfort of the user experience.

[0031] In another embodiment of this utility model, such as Figures 2-5 As shown, the housing 100 consists of an upper cover 110 and a lower cover 120. The upper cover 110 is provided with a limiting seat 112, and the lower cover 120 is provided with a mounting seat 122. The control board 200 is mounted on the mounting seat 122 and limited by the limiting seat 112 to fix it within the housing 100. After the upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120 are closed and installed, the control board 200 is also fixedly housed within the housing 100. The control board 200 is generally a PCBA, but other standard or custom parts that can achieve the same function and are equipped with components such as capacitors, resistors, buttons, and microphones can also be used.

[0032] In another embodiment of this utility model, such as Figures 2-4 As shown, the upper cover 110 has an upper cover pickup hole 113, and the lower cover 120 has a lower cover pickup hole 123. Dustproof meshes 400 are also provided on the upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120, respectively, to protect the microphone 300. Specifically, the dustproof meshes 400 prevent foreign objects from entering the housing 100 through the two pickup holes 113 and 123, which could affect the pickup of the input sound signal or even damage the various components arranged inside the housing 100, thus affecting the normal use of the headphones and ensuring optimal sound pickup performance.

[0033] In another embodiment of this utility model, such as Figure 5As shown, a multi-functional component 500 is fixedly mounted on the control board 200, and a button 600 is provided on it. Specifically, this headset adopts a multi-functional single-button design. Unlike the volume up / down and middle button settings of common headsets, the multi-functional component 500 and its single button 600 in the in-line control of this headset can realize all the functions of common headsets on the market, such as volume up / down, pause / play, answer / hang up, and noise cancellation mode. This button setting is not only simple in design and easy to use, but more importantly, it makes the headset more compatible with various standard specifications and models of electronic devices.

[0034] In another embodiment of this utility model, such as Figures 4-6 As shown, the housing 100 also includes a multi-function button 700. The multi-function button 700 has a retaining portion 710, a pressing section 720, and a limiting section 730. The retaining portion 710 is tightly connected to the button 600. The top of the upper cover 110 has a movable hole 114. The pressing section 720 of the multi-function button 700 can move freely up and down within the movable hole 114, while the limiting section 730 is limited by the upper cover 110 and moves within the upper cover 110 corresponding to the movable hole 114. Specifically, the multi-function button 700 is provided to drive the button 600 inside the housing 100 to instruct the multi-function component 500 to operate, thereby realizing the headphone function described in the previous embodiment. Simultaneously, the design of the movable hole 114, the pressing section 720, and the limiting section 730 ensures that part of the multi-function button 700 protrudes outside the housing 100 for convenient use while being protected from loss by limiting its position.

[0035] In another embodiment of this utility model, such as Figures 1-4 As shown, protective sleeves 800 are also provided at both ends of the housing 100. End grooves 115 are provided at both ends of the housing 100, and the protective sleeves 800 are installed in the end grooves 115, forming a sealed connection between the protective sleeves 800 and the end grooves 115. Specifically, the end grooves 115 are located at both ends of the upper cover 110, or at both ends of the lower cover 120, or between the upper and lower covers 110 and 120. The protective sleeves 800 function as cable management and effectively prevent the headphone cable from easily breaking or being damaged at the connection point between the headphone cable and the in-line control portion of the housing 100 due to frequent bending and twisting. Simultaneously, the protective sleeves 800 also prevent dust, liquids, and other foreign matter from entering the housing 100, effectively protecting the headphones.

[0036] In another embodiment of this utility model, such as Figures 1-2 As shown, the housing 100 also includes a plug end 900 and an earbud end 1000. The plug end 900 and the earbud end 1000 are respectively connected by two protective sleeves 800. The earbud end 1000 is connected to an earbud via an earphone cable, and the plug end 900 is connected to an earphone plug after being connected via the earphone cable. The plug end 900 and the earbud end 1000 are arranged opposite each other on the housing 100, and are not limited to... Figure 1 and Figure 2The orientation is shown. Specifically, the in-line control is usually located on the right earphone cable, but it is not limited to this option. The earbud and plug are common structures and are not shown in the figure.

[0037] In another embodiment of this utility model, such as Figures 3-4 As shown, the upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120 are detachably connected. The upper cover 110 has a fastening cavity 111, and the lower cover 120 has a positioning post 121. The positioning post 121 is inserted into the fastening cavity 111, allowing the upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120 to be fastened together or disassembled. Specifically, after the upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120 are closed, the fastening cavity 111 and the positioning post 121 are respectively hidden inside the upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120. Compared with the scheme where the mounting buckles are set on the outer edges of the upper and lower covers, the disassembly and assembly are convenient and can ensure that the outer edges of the housing 100 are not damaged during the disassembly and assembly process, thus maintaining its aesthetics.

[0038] The above are merely preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A dual-microphone headset, comprising an earbud portion, a plug portion, and an in-line control portion; characterized in that: The wired control unit includes a housing and a control board housed therein; a microphone hole is provided on each of the opposite sides of the housing, and a microphone is provided on each side of the control board, with the two microphones aligned with the two microphone holes respectively.

2. The dual-microphone headset according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing consists of an upper cover and a lower cover. The upper cover is provided with a limiting seat, and the lower cover is provided with a mounting seat. The control board is mounted on the mounting seat and is fixed inside the housing by the limiting seat.

3. The dual-microphone headset according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper cover and the lower cover are respectively provided with dustproof nets, and the two dustproof nets are respectively installed at the two sound pickup holes.

4. The dual-microphone headset according to claim 2, characterized in that: The control board is fixedly equipped with multifunctional components and buttons.

5. The dual-microphone headset according to claim 4, characterized in that: The housing is also provided with a multi-functional button, which has a pressing part, a pressing section and a limiting section, and the pressing part is in abutting connection with the button.

6. The dual-microphone headset according to claim 5, characterized in that: The top of the upper cover of the housing is provided with a movable hole, the pressing section of the multi-function button can move freely up and down in the movable hole, and the limiting section is limited by the upper cover and moves inside the upper cover corresponding to the movable hole.

7. The dual-microphone headset according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that: The housing is also provided with protective sleeves at both ends, and the housing is provided with end grooves at both ends. The protective sleeves are installed in the end grooves and are sealed to them.

8. The dual-microphone headset according to claim 7, characterized in that: The housing also includes a plug end and an earbud end, the plug end and the earbud end are respectively connected by two protective sleeves, the earbud end is connected to the earbud via an earphone cable, and the plug end is connected to the earphone plug after being connected by an earphone cable.

9. The dual-microphone headset according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper cover and the lower cover are detachably connected.

10. The dual-microphone headset according to claim 9, characterized in that: The upper cover is provided with a fastening cavity, and the lower cover is provided with a positioning post. The positioning post is inserted into the fastening cavity so that the upper cover and the lower cover can be fastened together or disassembled.

Citation Information

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  • Earphone microphone and be equipped with earphone of this microphone

    CN206100369U

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    CN207638834U