Multimedia Speaker Headphone with Pivotal Ear-Covers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional headphones cause discomfort and fatigue after prolonged use, and carrying a separate speaker is inconvenient due to its large size.
Innovation Solution
A multimedia speaker headphone with pivotally mounted ear-covers, each containing an earphone speaker and an audio speaker, along with a control and transmission device that allows switching between the two, including a controller with a switch to select between earphone and audio speakers, and a transmission apparatus with a cord and terminal for connectivity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional headphones are used for prolonged listening, then music privacy is maintained, but user comfort deteriorates due to ear cover fatigue
Solution Approach 1:
The headphone system is segmented into two independent listening paths: earphone speakers for private listening and audio speakers for shared listening. This segmentation allows users to switch between modes depending on comfort needs, eliminating the harmful effect of prolonged ear cover wear while maintaining the benefit of music privacy when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The headphone device is designed with multi-functionality, incorporating both earphone speakers and audio speakers in a single unit. This universal design enables the device to serve dual purposes: private listening through earphones and public listening through audio speakers, resolving the contradiction between privacy and comfort.
2Ease of operation
If a separate speaker is carried for alternative listening, then listening comfort is improved, but portability deteriorates due to increased size and weight
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the functionality of headphones and a portable speaker into a single integrated device. The audio speakers are built into the headphone structure, eliminating the need to carry a separate speaker. This combining approach improves listening comfort by providing alternative listening modes while maintaining portability by reducing the total number of devices to carry.
Solution Approach 2:
The headphone device achieves universality by incorporating both earphone and audio speaker functionalities in one unit. This multi-functional design allows the device to replace both traditional headphones and a separate portable speaker, improving comfort through mode switching while maintaining portability by consolidating functions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If audio speakers are added to headphones for alternative listening, then versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into distinct functional modules: earphone speakers, audio speakers, and a control unit with switch. This segmentation allows for manageable complexity by organizing components into independent units that can be controlled separately, enabling versatility without overwhelming structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates dynamic control through a switch that allows users to dynamically select between earphone speaker mode and audio speaker mode. This dynamic switching capability provides versatility in listening options while managing complexity through simple user-controlled state changes rather than complex automatic systems.
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AI summary
A multimedia speaker headphone has a headband, two ear-covers and a control and transmission device. The ear-covers are mounted pivotally on the headband and each ear-cover has an earphone speaker and an audio speaker. The control and transmission device has a controller and a transmission apparatus. The controller is connected one of the ear-covers and has a switch to selectively switch on the earphone speakers or the audio speakers. The transmission device has at least one transmission cord having a terminal. The earphone speakers and audio speakers allow a user to listen to music with or without wearing of the multimedia speaker headphone.