Headset Speaker Layout That Preserves Volume With Button Controls
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Solution Overview
Problem
The impact of button modules on the operating state of loudspeaker assemblies, such as reducing volume, is not adequately addressed in existing loudspeaker apparatus designs.
Innovation Solution
A loudspeaker apparatus design that includes a support connection member with a contact point for the user's head, multiple microphones positioned away from the mouth, and a control circuit or battery, along with specific arrangements of button modules and microphones to minimize volume reduction and enhance functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If button modules are added to the loudspeaker assembly for user convenience, then ease of operation is improved, but volume generated by the loudspeaker assembly is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The loudspeaker assembly is divided into separate functional modules: the core housing containing the earphone core, and the support connection member containing the button modules. This segmentation allows the button modules to be positioned away from the acoustic path, minimizing their impact on sound generation while maintaining operational functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The button modules are arranged in a spatial dimension that does not interfere with the acoustic path. By positioning the buttons on the support connection member extending from the core housing, the design moves the control elements to a different spatial dimension, allowing both button functionality and sound generation to coexist without mutual interference.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple components are integrated into the loudspeaker assembly for enhanced functionality, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support connection member serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for the core housing, acts as a mounting platform for the button modules, and extends to provide ergonomic contact with the user's head. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby managing complexity while enhancing adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The button modules and microphones are integrated into the same support connection member structure, combining control and sensing functions in a unified assembly. This merging reduces the overall number of separate components and simplifies the structural organization while maintaining versatile functionality.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The design minimizes volume reduction and enhances the operational efficiency of the loudspeaker apparatus by optimizing the placement and mass distribution of components, ensuring effective sound generation and user interaction.
Implementation Method 1
a control circuit or a battery accommodated in the support connection member, wherein the control circuit or the battery may drive the earphone core to vibrate to generate sound
Implementation Method 2
the control circuit or the battery may drive the earphone core to vibrate to generate sound
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker apparatus. The loudspeaker apparatus may include a support connection member configured to contact with a user's head. The loudspeaker apparatus may include at least one loudspeaker assembly. The loudspeaker assembly may include an earphone core and a core housing configured to accommodate the earphone core. The core housing may be fixedly connected to the support connection member. At least one button module may be arranged on the core housing. The interior of the core housing may further include at least two microphones, and the at least two microphones may be arranged at a position different from a user's mouth. The loudspeaker apparatus may further include a control circuit or a battery accommodated in the support connection member. The control circuit or the battery may drive the earphone core to vibrate to generate sound.