Neck-worn device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12063465-B2
Application number	US-202017776396-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2020
Priority date	Nov 15, 2019
Publication date	Aug 13, 2024
Grant date	Aug 13, 2024

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a neck-worn device in which a battery or other electronic component is disposed at an appropriate location.
[Solution] This neck-worn device is to be worn at the neckline of a wearer, wherein a body part 30 comprises: a battery 90 ; a circuit board 85 on which is installed an electronic component that is driven by receiving power supplied from the battery 90 ; and a body part casing 32 in which the battery 90 and the circuit board 85 are stored. The circuit board 85 is disposed inside the body part casing 32 so as to be positioned in between the battery 90 and the neckline of the wearer while the device is being worn.
[Effect] Heat generated from the battery 90 is not readily transmitted to the wearer, thus improving the fit of the neck-worn device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A neck-mounted device to be worn around a neck of a wearer, the neck-mounted device comprising:
a first arm portion and a second arm portion to be placed at positions across the neck; and
a main body portion which connects the first arm portion and the second arm portion at positions corresponding to a back of the neck of the wearer and houses control system circuits, wherein
the main body portion is configured to include a hanging portion extending downward from the first arm portion and the second arm portion and having a space for housing the control system circuits,
the control system circuits include a battery and a circuit board on which electronic components driven by electric power supplied from the battery are mounted, and
the circuit board is disposed in the housing so as to be located between the battery and the neck of the wearer during wearing.

2. The neck-mounted device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic components mounted on the circuit board include one or more of a control device, a storage device, a communication device, and a sensor device.

3. The neck-mounted device according to claim 1 , further comprising a proximity sensor provided at a position corresponding to the back of the neck of the wearer.

4. The neck-mounted device according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more sound collection units provided at one or more locations on each of the first arm portion and the second arm portion.

5. The neck-mounted device according to claim 1 , further comprising a sound emission unit at a position corresponding to the back of the neck of the wearer, wherein the sound emission unit is installed not at a position corresponding to the center at the rear of the neck of the wearer but at a position off-centered to a left or right.

6. The neck-mounted device according to claim 1 , further comprising both or one of an image capture unit provided on the first arm portion and a non-contact type of sensor unit provided on the second arm portion.

Assignees

• Fairy Devices Inc
• Daikin Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Fujino Masato

Classifications

• H04R1/028 Primary

  associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles · CPC title

• H04R5/0335 Primary

  Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests (for monophonic headphones H04R1/105) · CPC title

• H04R5/027

  Spatial or constructional arrangements of microphones, e.g. in dummy heads · CPC title

• H04R1/105

  Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks (for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335) · CPC title

• H04R1/14

  Throat mountings for microphones · CPC title