earphones

Abstract

To provide earphones that avoid the risk of falling out while the user is exercising or moving, while achieving both comfort and sound quality. [Solution] The earphone comprises an earphone attached to the front of the ear and including a sound generating unit 110, a main body 120 attached to the rear of the ear, an ear clip 130 whose ends are connected to the sound generating unit 110 and the main body 120 respectively and which can be switched between a first form and a second form, a form detection device 140 consisting of a magnetic material 141 and a Hall sensor 142 which is provided on at least one of the sound generating unit 110 and the main body 120 or on the ear clip 130 to detect the wearing form of the ear clip 130, and a control device which controls the sound output state of the speaker unit based on the detection result of the form detection device 140.

Claims

1. It is attached to the front of the ear and includes a sound generating unit that contains a speaker unit, The main body is attached to the rear side of the ear portion, An ear clip portion is configured such that both ends are connected to the sound generating portion and the main body portion, respectively, and can be switched between a first form and a second form, wherein in the first form, the sound generating portion and the main body portion both clamp the ear portion, and in the second form, the sound generating portion extends into the concha cavity and contacts the tragus. A shape detection device provided on at least one of the sound generating unit and the main body, or sandwiched in the ear clip, for detecting the mounting configuration of the ear clip, An earphone comprising a control device provided in the sound generating unit and electrically connected to the shape detection device, the control device controlling the sound output state of the speaker unit according to the detection result of the shape detection device.

2. The ear clip portion comprises a pre-auricular segment located on the front side of the ear portion and a post-auricular segment located on the rear side of the ear portion, wherein the pre-auricular segment deforms under the action of an external force so that the ear clip portion can be switched between the first and second forms, as described in claim 1.

3. When the ear clip portion is in the first embodiment, the preauricular segment protrudes in a direction away from the ear portion. The earphone according to claim 2, wherein when the ear clip portion is in the second embodiment, the preauricular segment is recessed in a direction approaching the ear portion so that the sound generating portion moves in a direction approaching the tragus and ear canal.

4. If the shape detection device is provided in at least one of the sound generating unit and the main body, The sound generating unit includes a first housing, The main body includes a second housing, The aforementioned shape detection device is A magnetic material and a Hall sensor, wherein one of the magnetic material and the Hall sensor is provided in the lumen of the first housing and the other is provided in the lumen of the second housing, the Hall sensor is used to detect the magnetic induction intensity of the magnetic material, the Hall sensor is connected to the control device, and the control device identifies the wearing configuration of the earphone based on the signal change of the magnetic intensity detected by the Hall sensor. An infrared sensor provided within the first housing and configured to emit and receive infrared light through a light-transmitting opening provided in the first housing, wherein the infrared sensor is electrically connected to the control device, the control device determines the wearing configuration of the earphone based on the signal change of the reflected infrared light received by the infrared sensor, in the first embodiment, the opening direction of the light-transmitting opening avoids the human body, and in the second embodiment, the light-transmitting opening is at least partially shielded by the human body. The earphone according to claim 1, comprising at least one of the following: a capacitance sensor separated from the ear portion in the first embodiment, and in the second embodiment, a capacitance sensor in contact with the ear portion, wherein the capacitance sensor is electrically connected to the control device, and the control device determines the wearing configuration of the earphone based on a change in the signal from the capacitance sensor.

5. If the morph detection device includes the magnetic material and the Hall sensor, the magnetic material is provided in the lumen of the first housing, and the Hall sensor is provided in the lumen of the second housing. The earphone according to claim 4, wherein the shape detection device further includes a magnetic shield cover provided on the outside of the magnetic material.

6. If the shape detection device includes the magnetic material and the Hall sensor, the control device is provided in the lumen of the first housing. The earphone according to claim 4, wherein the magnetic material and the speaker unit are provided on both sides of the control device along the coronal axis direction of the human body.

7. In the second embodiment, the earphone according to claim 4, wherein the shape detection device includes the infrared sensor, and the light transmission port faces the tragus.

8. If the morphological detection device includes the infrared sensor, the infrared sensor includes an infrared light emitting unit that transmits infrared rays to the outside from the light transmission port, and an infrared light receiving unit that receives infrared rays reflected by the human body from the light transmission port. The earphone according to claim 4, wherein the infrared light receiving unit is electrically connected to the control device, and the control device determines the wearing configuration of the earphone based on the signal change of the reflected infrared light received by the infrared light receiving unit.

9. The earphone according to claim 4, wherein the morphological detection device includes the infrared sensor, the first housing includes an inner wall facing the human body along the coronal axis of the human body and an outer wall moving away from the human body, and the light-transmitting opening is provided on the outer wall and located in front of the outer wall along the sagittal axis of the human body.

10. The earphone according to claim 4, wherein, in the second embodiment, the capacitance sensor is in contact with the tragus, if the shape detection device includes the capacitance sensor.

11. If the shape detection device includes the capacitance sensor, a mounting opening is provided in the first housing, and the capacitance sensor is fixed to the mounting opening. The earphone according to claim 4, wherein the outer surface of the capacitance sensor is flush with the outer surface of the first housing, or the outer surface of the capacitance sensor protrudes from the outer surface of the first housing.

12. When the morphological detection device is provided on the ear clip portion, the ear clip portion is Wrapping material and A deformable member provided in the lumen of the wrapping member and located in the preauricular segment, Equipped with, The earphone according to claim 1, wherein the deformable member includes a main deformable body and a deformable drive body, both of which have a curved shape, the deformable drive body and the main deformable body have different radii of curvature, the deformable drive body and the main deformable body are stacked and arranged on the side of the main deformable body that is away from the ear, the first end of the main deformable body and the first end of the deformable drive body are fixedly connected, the second end of the main deformable body and the second end of the deformable drive body are slidably connected, and the deformable drive body is suitable for sliding against the main deformable body in response to the action of an external force to deform the main deformable body.

13. The earphone according to claim 12, wherein the morphological detection device includes a stress sensor, the stress sensor is provided on the preauricular segment, and the stress sensor is configured to sense a change in stress on the preauricular segment when deformation occurs in the preauricular segment.

14. The earphone according to claim 12, wherein the shape detection device includes an electronic switch, the electronic switch includes a first switch portion and a second switch portion, the first switch portion is movable relative to the second switch portion, in the first embodiment the first switch portion is separated from the deformation drive body and the first switch portion and the second switch portion are in an open circuit, and in the second embodiment the deformation drive body drives the first switch portion to move such that the first switch portion and the second switch portion form a passage.

15. The earphone according to claim 14, wherein the first switch portion is provided in the sliding path of the second end of the deformation drive body, and the second end of the deformation drive body is the end adjacent to the sound generating portion of the deformation drive body.

16. The device comprises a main body that straddles the tragus of the ear when worn, and a locking member. The main body includes at least a first main body portion and a first deformation portion connected to each other, the first deformation portion is suitable for connection to the sound generating portion of an earphone, the first deformation portion includes a first wearing state and a second wearing state, the distance of the sound generating portion from the ear canal in the first wearing state is greater than the distance of the sound generating portion from the ear canal opening in the second wearing state, The locking member has one end movably connected to the first main body and the other end selectively connected to the first deformation part, thereby allowing the first deformation part and the locking member to switch between a locked state and an unlocked state. An earphone in which, when the first deformable part and the locking member are locked, the first deformable part is in the first mounting state, and when the first deformable part and the locking member are unlocked, the first deformable part is in the second mounting state.

17. The first main body further includes a balance section connected to the end of the first main body that is separated from the sound generating section, In the first wearing state, the balance part and the sound generating part clamp the ear part, The earphone according to claim 16, wherein in the second wearing state, the sound generating part enters the ear portion below the tragus.

18. When the locking member moves along a direction away from the first deformed portion, the locking member is separated from at least a portion of the first deformed portion so that the first deformed portion and the locking member become unlocked. The earphone according to claim 16, wherein the locking member is connected to the first deformable portion such that when the locking member moves along the direction toward the first deformable portion, the first deformable portion and the locking member are locked together.

19. The earphone according to claim 18, wherein one end of the locking member is slidably provided on the first main body, or one end of the locking member is rotatably connected to the first main body.

20. The earphone according to claim 19, wherein a sliding projection is provided on one of the locking member and the first main body, a sliding groove is provided on the other of the locking member and the first main body, and the sliding projection is slidably provided in the sliding groove.

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