111 results about "Outer ear" patented technology

Methods and apparatuses are described for modulating multiple integrated neural networks to alter composite sensory processes, such as audition or hearing. These methods and apparatuses may be used for therapeutic and non-therapeutic uses, including enhancing entertainment and communication, by providing a cranio-cervical tuning apparatus worn in or around the outer ear or auricle. These methods and apparatuses may include functional neurosensory bias for neurosensory scrambling neuromodulation to influence composite or multi-modal sensory processes.

Techniques and apparatuses are described that perform active acoustic sensing. Provided according to one or more preferred embodiments is a hearable, such as an earbud, that is capable of performing a novel physiological monitoring process termed herein audioplethysmography, an active acoustic method capable of sensing subtle physiologically-related changes observable at a user's outer and middle ear. Instead of relying on other auxiliary sensors, such as optical or electrical sensors, audioplethysmography involves transmitting and receiving acoustic signals to monitor a user's biometrics, recognize facial behaviors, and / or sense an environment. In addition to being relatively unobtrusive, some hearables can be configured to support audioplethysmography without the need for additional hardware. As such, the size, cost, and power usage of the hearable can help make health monitoring accessible to a larger group of people and improve the user experience with hearables.

Aspects include headphones. In certain cases, a headphone includes: an ear cuff body having: a first portion configured to pass over an outer side of at least one of an antihelix, a helix, or a lobule of a user's outer ear; and a second portion configured to sit behind the outer ear; an acoustic package configured to deliver sound to the ear canal region; and wiring extending between the ear cuff body to the acoustic package.

Techniques and apparatuses are described that perform heart rate variability detection using a hearable. A hearable, such as an earbud, is capable of performing a novel physiological monitoring process termed herein audioplethysmography, which is an active acoustic method capable of sensing subtle physiologically-related changes observable at a user's outer and middle ear. Instead of relying on other auxiliary sensors, such as optical or electrical sensors, audioplethysmography involves transmitting and receiving acoustic signals to monitor a user's biometrics, including heart rate variability and / or blood pressure. In addition to being relatively unobtrusive, some hearables can be configured to support audioplethysmography without the need for additional hardware. As such, the size, cost, and power usage of the hearable can help make health monitoring accessible to a larger group of people and improve the user experience with hearables.

Aspects describe a retaining member of an in-ear audio output device to help stabilize and add comfort to a user wearing the device. Aspects describe a device comprising an earbud housing shaped to fit in a concha of an ear of a wearer of the device, and a body coupled to the earbud housing, the body extending away from an ear canal of the wearer and oriented outside of the ear when the device is worn, and a retention member comprising a leg that is curved to generally follow the curve of the anti-helix at the rear of the concha of a user's ear. The leg comprises a first segment, a second segment, and a web disposed between the first and second segments. The first and second segments have a greater thickness than the web.

A faceplate (1) configured to be removably affixed to an outer face (20) of a retaining body (17) of an earpiece (2) configured to be disposed within the concha of an ear of a wearer. An earpiece (2) comprising a retaining body (17) configured to be disposed within the concha of an ear of a wearer, the retaining body having an outer face (20) opposite to an inner face (21) extending to a retaining body periphery (22), the retaining body including a projection element (18) configured to project into an ear canal opening of the wearer, the projection element (18) adapted to retain an earpiece tip (19) configured to engage an ear canal wall of the wearer, and a faceplate (1) configured to cover the outer face (20) of the retaining body (17), the retaining body and the faceplate including releasably engageable mateable parts to removably affix the faceplate to the retaining body.

A signal transmission device, an electronic device, a method for reversibly connecting an electronic device, and a method for changing different devices are proposed, in which, in particular, a conducted (e.g., wired) loudspeaker, especially a piezo loudspeaker (2), which is attached to the eardrum (3) and excites it to vibrate, is used, wherein the ear canal (4) generally remains open and the natural acoustic transparency of the outer ear is maintained, since the signal transmission from the electronic device to the loudspeaker and the necessary otoplastic measures are generally placed at least partially outside the ear canal (4).

The invention discloses a rotating steel bar damper of a four-connecting-rod structure. The rotating steel bar damper comprises an outer lug plate, an inner lug plate, an energy dissipation steel bar, a pin shaft and a sleeve. According to the rotating steel bar damper of the four-connecting-rod structure, the damper can deform in any direction in a plane, each pin shaft and the corresponding energy dissipation steel bar surrounding one circle of the pin shaft form a single rotating unit, under the earthquake effect, when the outer lug plate moves in a certain direction, the outer lug plate and the inner lug plate rotate relatively, and therefore the rotating steel bar damper can deform in any direction. The shearing force between the outer lug plate and the inner lug plate is borne by the pin shaft, the bending moment generated by relative rotation of the outer lug plate and the inner lug plate is borne by the energy dissipation steel bar, bending-shearing separation is achieved through the structure, overall plastic deformation of the damper is concentrated on the energy dissipation section of the energy dissipation steel bar, and earthquake energy is dissipated through shearing plastic deformation of the energy dissipation steel bar. And according to the damper, translation deformation is converted into rotation deformation through a four-connecting-rod structure, and the deformation capacity of the metal shearing type damper is improved.

The utility model provides an earphone head and a bluetooth earphone, the earphone head comprises a main housing and a sound production assembly, the main housing comprises an inner side wall, an outer side wall and an annular side wall, and the inner side wall, the outer side wall and the annular side wall are enclosed to form an accommodating cavity; the sound production assembly is provided with a sound production surface, the sound production assembly is arranged in the accommodating cavity in a manner that the sound production surface faces the inner side wall, and an inner sound cavity is formed by a cavity between the sound production surface and the inner side wall; the annular side wall is provided with a directional sound guide hole communicated with the inner sound cavity, and the earphone head is worn on a human body in a manner that the inner side wall is attached to the face of the human body and the directional sound guide hole faces the auricle of the human body; the edge, away from the inner side wall, of the directional sound guide hole is provided with a sound guide plate protruding out of the face where an outlet of the directional sound guide hole is located. The earphone head of the utility model does not need to be plugged into the ear canal and cover the external ear, and does not need to press the skull, so that better sound playing quality can be achieved.

The technology provides a multi-body earpiece suitable for use as an in-ear sensor system, which can be used for biometrics or a human-computer interface. The multi-body earpiece includes two body elements connected together by a flexure. These components provide at least 3 points of contact along different parts of the outer ear, in which the flexure is tethered to the two bodies and arranged to lock them in place during wear. In addition to having stability from moving while minimizing sound occlusion, this arrangement enables any electrodes for the on-board sensor(s) to remain in contact with the skin of the ear and provide as many contact points in desired areas as the electronics dictate for the signals of interest.

This invention discloses a device for attaching an optical element, such as an otoscope, to a smartphone for diagnosing and / or identifying problems in the outer ear, middle ear, and / or ear canal of a patient. The device may include a body. The body may include a hole and a first engagement member configured to engage with a second engagement structure belonging to the optical element. A first surface may be attached to the body and configured to contact a first smartphone surface. A piston may be provided, which may include a second surface parallel to the first surface and configured to contact a second smartphone surface. A threaded knob may be provided, connected to the piston through the hole.

A symmetrically performing motor includes an asymmetrical rotor. The rotor includes a core and a plurality of arcuately arranged magnets. The core includes a hub, a plurality of pole segments, and a plurality of bridges extending between and interconnecting respective ones of the pole segments to the hub. Each of the bridges has an axially varying width. The pole segments are swept in form such that the rotor core exhibits mirror asymmetry. Each of the pole segments includes a body, a head disposed radially adjacent the body, and a pair of arcuately spaced apart ears extending generally tangentially outwardly from the head. The head defines an arcuate outer head face extending along an outer rotor margin. Each of the ears defines a respective outer ear face disposed inward of the outer rotor margin. Each of the outer ear faces defines an ear angle relative to the outer rotor margin.

The utility model discloses a fermentation vat fettling device which comprises a fixed pile, the inner side of the fixed pile is rotatably connected with a screw rod, the outer side of the screw rod is in threaded connection with a nut seat, a lifting disc is installed between the nut seats, second motors are symmetrically installed in the lifting disc, gears are installed at the output shaft ends of the second motors, and the gears are in threaded connection with the screw rod. The gear is located above the lifting disc and meshed with the outer side of the rack, the rack is installed on the outer wall of the rotating disc, an outer lug is installed above the rack, the lead screw, the lifting disc, the rotating disc, the arc rod and the scraping plate are arranged, in the using process, through cooperation of the T-shaped rod and the arc rod, the scraping plate is attached to a cylinder blank, and then the cylinder blank is scraped. Through cooperation of the gear and the rack, the scraping plate rotates synchronously, then through cooperation of the lead screw and the nut base, the scraping plate trims the cylinder blank from top to bottom, and therefore the working intensity of workers is relieved, and the overall trimming efficiency is improved.

Embodiments are directed to an electronic device configured to measure temperature from within an ear canal having a first bend, a second bend, and a tympanic membrane. The device comprises an enclosure comprising an in-canal section dimensioned for deployment in the ear canal. The in-canal section comprises a trough extending axially along at least a portion of the in-canal section and arranged to be positioned between the first bend and the tympanic membrane when the in-canal section is fully deployed in the ear canal. A temperature sensor is disposed in the trough. The temperature sensor comprises a flexible circuit board, a distal temperature sensor disposed on the flexible circuit board, and a proximal temperature sensor disposed on the flexible circuit board and situated proximal of, and spaced apart from, the distal temperature sensor in an outer ear direction.

The utility model provides an ear hook and an earphone, the ear hook comprises a main body part extending along the root of the external auricle, the main body part is a flexible member, at least two air holes are arranged in the main body part, and the at least two air holes are arranged at intervals along the extending direction of the main body part. The ear hook and the earphone provided by the utility model are used for solving the technical problem that the wearing comfort and the stability of the earphone are poor.

An audio system calibrates virtual microphones using displacement of a user's outer ear (207). Transducers (220, 230) present audio content to the user. One or more sensors (240) monitor displacement of a portion of the user's pinna (215). The displacement is caused in part by the presented audio content. The audio system estimates sound pressure at the user's ear canal entrance (210) based on the monitored displacement of the portion of the pinna (215), generates a sound filter accordingly, and adjusts the audio content using the sound filter. The transducers present the adjusted audio content to the user, thereby improving the user's auditory experience.

A binaural hearing aid system comprises left and right hearing instruments each comprising a BTE-part comprising a housing configured to be located at or behind an outer ear of the user and an acceleration sensor configured to measure acceleration in at least two directions relative to the housing of the BTE-part and to provide acceleration data indicative thereof. A first one of the left and right hearing instruments comprises a transmitter configured to transmit said acceleration data to the other hearing instrument, and the other hearing instrument comprises a receiver for receiving said acceleration data from the first one of the hearing instruments. The other hearing instrument further comprises a controller for detecting whether or not the left and right hearing instruments are correctly mounted in dependence of a similarity measure between said acceleration data provided by the left and right hearing instruments. A method of operating a binaural hearing aid system is further disclosed.

The utility model relates to the field of earphones, in particular to an ear clamping type earphone capable of rotatably adjusting an angle, which comprises an earphone body, the earphone body comprises a first clamping part, a connecting arm, a rotating structure and a second clamping part, the second clamping part is provided with a sound outlet, and the rotating structure and the second clamping part rotate relative to the first clamping part. The rotating structure is arranged between the connecting arm and the second clamping part, and the rotating structure and the second clamping part rotate relative to the first clamping part, so that the sound outlet of the second clamping part is aligned with the external auditory meatus opening, it is ensured that the earphone can efficiently transmit music into the ear canal, and transmission loss is reduced; therefore, the wearing comfort of the user is improved, the experience of the user is effectively improved, and the problems that the user cannot really hear the sound output by the sound outlet of the earphone and is uncomfortable to wear and the experience of the user is reduced due to the fact that the sound outlet of the existing ear clamping type earphone cannot be effectively aligned with the external auditory canal of the user are solved.

An exemplary system and method are disclosed for the assessment of auditory sound conduction in the outer and middle ears in newborns and infants during the time of standard universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) (inpatient and outpatient) in the first month of life using absorbance peak template (APT) analysis. Rather than using normative ranges showing the bounds of normal absorbance values at each frequency across frequencies, the exemplary system and method employ analysis of coherent morphological absorbance-frequency features, which are most diagnostically useful and theoretically informative, in the mid-frequency absorbance peak. The analysis can detect mid-frequency absorbance peaks in the absorbance peak template while also providing an overlay of the absorbance vs. frequency plot on the screen of the test instrument to determine key metrics in the parameters for normal absorbance peaks.

The utility model belongs to the technical field of spectacles, and particularly relates to a spectacle frame without nose pads. Comprising glasses legs and a lens frame, the front ends of the glasses legs are rotationally connected to the two ends of the lens frame respectively, the bending assembly comprises a bending body arranged at the rear ends of the glasses legs and a soft cushion layer arranged on the inner side of the bending body, and the bending body is arranged on the outline of an outer ear in a surrounding mode; the supporting assembly comprises a first supporting piece and a second supporting piece, one end of the first supporting piece is connected with the glasses leg, the other end of the first supporting piece is attached to the cheekbone, one end of the second supporting piece is connected with the glasses leg, and the other end of the second supporting piece is attached to the upper skin of the external ear; the first sliding assembly is arranged between the first supporting piece and the glasses leg; the second sliding component is arranged between the second supporting piece and the glasses leg; the first supporting piece is designed to be of a double-layer composite structure. The utility model aims to provide a nose-pad-free spectacle frame which is more stable, more comfortable and high in adaptability.

Embodiments are directed to an electronic device configured to measure temperature from within an ear canal having a first bend, a second bend, and a tympanic membrane. The device comprises an enclosure comprising an in-canal section dimensioned for deployment in the ear canal. The in-canal section comprises a trough extending axially along at least a portion of the in-canal section and arranged to be positioned between the first bend and the tympanic membrane when the in-canal section is fully deployed in the ear canal. A temperature sensor is disposed in the trough. The temperature sensor comprises a flexible circuit board, a distal temperature sensor disposed on the flexible circuit board, and a proximal temperature sensor disposed on the flexible circuit board and situated proximal of, and spaced apart from, the distal temperature sensor in an outer ear direction.

The utility model relates to roll changing device technical field, put forward a kind of metallurgical equipment support roll roll changing device, including base and support seat, support seat is set on base, support assembly is set between base and support seat, firm component is set on base and support seat, support assembly includes a pair of outer ear, a pair of outer ear are fixed in support seat both sides, base surface is provided with several stands, stand and outer ear sliding sleeve connection, buffer spring is sleeved on stand, base surface is provided with a pair of hydraulic cylinder, hydraulic cylinder is located in support seat both sides, frame bottom surface four corners are provided with moving wheel. Through the above technical scheme, it solves the problem that the height of the support roll cannot be adjusted in the related art, which causes certain defects. At the same time, when the device is used, the rollers are set to be movable during replacement. When replacing, the support roll is prone to rolling, which can easily cause harm to the replacement workers.

The application discloses a kind of unmanned plane positioning system and method based on bat ultrasonic wave transceiving, including: unmanned plane body and controller, the base is equipped on the unmanned plane body, the base is equipped with respectively with the ultrasonic wave transmitting device, ultrasonic wave receiving device and antenna connected with controller;Ultrasonic wave transmitting device and ultrasonic wave receiving device are oppositely arranged;The ultrasonic wave receiving device includes: for simulating the characteristics of outer ear of bat analog outer ear, with signal receiver for receiving the physical signal generated when analog outer ear is deformed, for supporting and adjusting the position and angle of analog outer ear bionic movement device;The controller can control bionic movement device movement, to change the position and angle of analog outer ear.The application can adjust the spatial position and inclination angle of analog outer ear according to actual needs, and the ear and head movement of bat when receiving acoustic signal is well simulated.

Aspects include open-ear headphones. In certain cases, an open-ear headphone includes: a body having: a first portion configured to pass over an outer side of at least one of an anti-helix, a helix, or a lobule of the outer ear, and a second portion configured to be located behind the outer ear; and an acoustic module coupled to the body and configured to be located at least in part in a cavum conchae of an outer ear of a user, the acoustic module having an acoustic transducer and a nozzle including a first sound-emitting opening, where the nozzle is an extension of the acoustic module that directs acoustic energy from the first sound-emitting opening toward an ear canal entrance of the user.

The invention relates to the field of medical education, in particular to a high-simulation temporal bone anatomy simulator which comprises a half-dissected skull base. The operation hole is formed in the temporal bone position; the outer ear unit is detachably arranged on the operation hole; the inner ear unit is arranged on the inner side of the skull base and located at the operation hole, the inner ear unit is detachably arranged in the skull base, the inner ear unit is formed by matching a bone body module and a soft body module, the bone body module is made of a hard material, and the soft body module is made of a flexible material; the inner ear unit is internally provided with an in-ear pipeline for simulating a blood vessel; a hydraulic system used for supplying liquid to the pipeline is arranged in the skull base. The technical problem that existing temporal bone dissection is difficult to carry out surgical operation practice is solved.

Earphones, characterized in that the earphone includes: a housing arrangement that serves to form a recording space and has a first direction and a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction; an ear hook connected to the housing assembly, wherein, when worn, the ear hook is located at least partially at the back of the user's ear and the housing assembly is stacked in the second direction against the front of the user's ear, with the earphone being worn over the ear hook at a position near the outer ear canal of the user's ear without blocking the outer ear canal; a loudspeaker and a battery, spaced apart from each other in the recording space, wherein the loudspeaker has a first axis and the battery has a second axis, wherein the first axis and the second axis each have a positive direction pointing towards the user's ear when worn, wherein the projections of the first axis and the second axis intersect in a reference plane defined by the first direction and the second direction.

The invention discloses an air bag expansion in-ear earphone based on external ear special-shaped contour adaptation. The air bag expansion in-ear earphone comprises a bottom shell, a loudspeaker, an air bag, a face shell and an elastic self-locking mechanism. The outer contour face of the bottom shell is matched with an outer lug special-shaped structure, the outer side face is combined with an air bag, the face shell is connected with the bottom shell through a connecting column, an expansion-shrinkage hole is formed in the center of the face shell, and the air bag partially penetrates through the hole. The elastic self-locking mechanism is connected with the outer cover and the bottom shell, penetrates through the telescopic channel of the air bag and comprises a sliding sleeve, a sliding block, a reset spring and a traction rod, and a sliding groove of the sliding block is provided with an upper clamping groove and a lower clamping groove. In a normal state, the elastic self-locking mechanism extends, and the air bag contracts; during wearing, the outer cover is pressed, the elastic self-locking mechanism is compressed and locked, and the outer cover extrudes the air bag to expand in the circumferential direction of the bottom shell to fit the outline of the outer ear. Non-auditory meatus intrusive wearing is achieved, the loudspeaker is suspended and does not make contact with the auditory meatus, the air bag is sealed to form an air layer, the physical noise reduction function and the air pressure absorption function are achieved, oppression is avoided, the earphone is adaptive to different outer ear contours, and the earphone is light, easy to store and good in comfort and sound quality.

Positioning cushion for relieving pressure on the outer ear while lying down, in particular for side sleepers, characterized in that the cushion (1) has a central recess (2) in which the ear lies completely pressure-free.

The application discloses a construction method of a large-span truss steel structure roof, which comprises the following steps: step 1, completing roof assembly on a floor surface; fixing joint shaft nodes outer ear plates to the roof; step 2, lifting the roof upward by using a lifting system, and removing the assembly jig frame after the roof is lifted to a first height; step 3, inserting joint shaft nodes inner ear plates fixed at the end of the bifurcated column into two joint shaft nodes outer ear plates, and inserting a pin shaft into a pin shaft hole on the ear plate; step 4, gradually lifting the roof, and adjusting the bifurcated column from an inclined posture to a vertical posture in the process of lifting; continuing to lift the roof to a design height; and step 5, adjusting the posture of the bifurcated column, and connecting the lower end of the bifurcated column and the top of the support column. The method solves the problems of difficult installation of the bifurcated column joint shaft, inability to hoist the bifurcated column into place in a narrow space in the air, and difficulty in high-altitude assembly of the bifurcated column joint shaft pin shaft.