Digitally driven headphone

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10117013-B2
Application number	US-201715785574-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2017
Priority date	Oct 18, 2016
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A digitally driven headphone suppresses the occurrence of spurious radiation even when directly converting digital signals into sound waves. The digitally driven headphone includes a first sound emission unit, a second sound emission unit, and a signal line. The first sound emission unit includes at least one magnetic body into which the signal line is inserted, a signal processing circuit configured to process digital signals from a sound source, a circuit board on which the signal processing circuit is disposed, a driving part configured to drive the diaphragm in response to digital signals from the sound source, and a diaphragm configured to vibrate in response to driving of the driving part. The signal processing circuit has an output part disposed at an end portion of the circuit board. The signal line is inserted into the at least one magnetic body, and is connected to the output part and the second sound emission unit. The at least one magnetic body is disposed adjacent to the output part.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A digitally driven headphone comprising:
a first sound emission unit;
a second sound emission unit; and
a signal line, wherein
the first sound emission unit comprises:
at least one magnetic body into which the signal line is inserted,
a signal processing circuit configured to process digital signals from a sound source,
a circuit board on which the signal processing circuit is disposed,
a driving part configured to drive in response to the digital signals processed by the signal processing circuit, and
a diaphragm configured to vibrate in response to driving of the driving part,

wherein the driving part comprises:
a magnetic circuit, and
a voice coil which is disposed in a magnetic flux generated in the magnetic circuit,

the signal processing circuit has an output part disposed at an end portion of the circuit board which outputs the digital signals processed by the signal processing circuit to the voice coil and the second sound emission unit,
the signal line is inserted into the at least one magnetic body, and is connected to the output part of the signal processing circuit and the second sound emission unit, and
the at least one magnetic body is disposed adjacent to the output part.

2. The digitally driven headphone according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a connection member connecting the first sound emission unit and the second sound emission unit, wherein
the output part is disposed at an end portion of a connection member side of the end portion of the circuit board.

3. The digitally driven headphone according to claim 1 , wherein
the driving part comprises a plurality of voice coils to which the digital signals processed by the signal processing circuit are applied, and
the plurality of voice coils drive the diaphragm.

4. The digitally driven headphone according to claim 1 , wherein the signal line is wound around the at least one magnetic body.

5. The digitally driven headphone according to claim 1 , wherein
the signal line is divided into a plurality of branch lines.

6. The digitally driven headphone according to claim 5 , wherein
the at least one magnetic body is a plurality of magnetic bodies.

7. The digitally driven headphone according to claim 6 , wherein
the plurality of branch lines comprise:
a first branch line; and
a second branch line,

the plurality of magnetic bodies comprise:
a first magnetic body into which the first branch line is inserted; and
a second magnetic body into which the second branch line is inserted.

8. The digitally driven headphone according to claim 1 , wherein
the first sound emission unit comprises a housing accommodating the diaphragm and the driving part, and
the housing comprises at least one accommodation part accommodating the at least one magnetic body.

9. The digitally driven headphone according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a connection member connecting the first sound emission unit and the second sound emission unit, wherein the at least one accommodation part is disposed near the connection member inside the housing.

10. The digitally driven headphone according to claim 8 , wherein
the housing comprises:
an air chamber in which the driving part is disposed, and
an accommodation chamber in which the accommodation part is disposed, and

the air chamber is separated from the accommodation chamber.

11. The digitally driven headphone according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one magnetic body is a cylindrical ferrite core.

12. A digitally driven headphone comprising:
a first sound emission units;
a second sound emission units;
a connection member connecting the first sound emission unit and the second sound emission unit; and
a signal line, wherein
the first sound emission unit comprises:
a magnetic body into which the signal line is inserted,
a driving part configured to drive in response to the digital signals processed by the signal processing circuit,
a diaphragm configured to vibrate in response to driving of the driving part, and
a housing accommodating the diaphragm and the driving part,
a signal processing circuit configured to process digital signals from the sound source,

wherein the driving part comprises:
a magnetic circuit, and
a voice coil which is disposed in a magnetic flux generated in the magnetic circuit,

the connection member comprises an axial portion,
the housing comprises an axial hole into which the axial portion is inserted,
the magnetic body is disposed inside the axial portion, and
the signal line is connected to the signal processing circuit and the second sound emission unit.

Assignees

• Audio Technica Kk

Inventors

• Tsuihiji Kenzo

Classifications

• H04R1/1041 Primary

  Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements (switches in general H01H) · CPC title

• H04R1/1075

  Mountings of transducers in earphones or headphones · CPC title

• H04R1/1008

  Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type · CPC title

• H04R9/06

  Loudspeakers · CPC title

• H04R1/1033

  Cables or cables storage, e.g. cable reels (cord reels per se H02G11/02; arrangements for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of conductors or cables B65H75/34; extensible conductors or cables, e.g. self-coiling cords H01B7/06) · CPC title