Earphone assembly, earphone case, and watch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12538058-B2
Application number	US-202218692165-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 13, 2022
Priority date	Sep 14, 2021
Publication date	Jan 27, 2026
Grant date	Jan 27, 2026

Abstract

An earphone assembly includes an earphone and the earphone case, where the earphone has a first magnetic piece, and the earphone case includes a case body and a lid. The case body is provided with an accommodating slot configured to accommodate the earphone, and the lid is configured to open or close the case body. A second magnetic piece is disposed on the lid and is magnetically attached to the first magnetic piece. When the lid is lifted to open the case body, the earphone moves with the lid and is detached from the accommodating slot. When the lid is closed to close the case body, the earphone is attached to the lid and moves with the lid until the earphone is accommodated in the accommodating slot.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An earphone assembly comprising:
an earphone having a first magnetic piece; and an earphone case comprising:
a case body provided with an accommodating slot configured to accommodate the earphone; and
a lid coupled to the case body, configured to open or close the case body, and comprising a second magnetic piece disposed on the lid and configured to magnetically attach to the first magnetic piece,
wherein the earphone is configured to move with the lid and to detach from the accommodating slot when the lid is lifted to open the case body, and wherein the earphone is configured to attach to the lid and move with the lid until the earphone is accommodated in the accommodating slot when the lid is closed to close the case body.

2 . The earphone assembly of claim 1 , further comprising third magnetic pieces disposed around a circumference of the earphone and embedded in the earphone.

3 . The earphone assembly of claim 2 , wherein the third magnetic pieces are further disposed at an even interval.

4 . The earphone assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lid further comprises:
a side proximate to the accommodating slot and comprising a surface; and a locating slot provided on the surface and configured to accommodate the earphone.

5 . The earphone assembly of claim 4 , wherein the locating slot comprises two slot sides, and wherein the second magnetic piece is further disposed on each of the two slot sides.

6 . The earphone assembly of claim 1 , wherein the earphone is further configured to fit into the accommodating slot.

7 . The earphone assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a third magnetic piece disposed in the accommodating slot and magnetically coupled to the first magnetic piece, wherein the third magnetic piece and the first magnetic piece are configured to have a first attachment force therebetween, and wherein the first magnetic piece and the second magnetic piece are configured to have a second attachment force that is more than the first attachment force.

8 . The earphone assembly of claim 1 , wherein the earphone further comprises a conductive member disposed on the earphone around a circumference of the earphone, and wherein the case body or the lid comprises a charging spring disposed on the case body or the lid and configured to be electrically coupled to the conductive member to charge the earphone.

9 . An earphone case configured to store an earphone having a first magnetic piece, wherein the earphone case comprises:
a case body provided with an accommodating slot configured to accommodate the earphone; and a lid coupled to the case body, configured to open or close the case body, and comprising a second magnetic piece disposed on the lid and configured to magnetically attach to the first magnetic piece, wherein the earphone is configured to move with the lid and to detach from the accommodating slot when the lid is lifted to open the case body, and wherein the earphone is configured to attach to the lid and move with the lid until the earphone is accommodated in the accommodating slot when the lid is closed to close the case body.

10 . The earphone case of claim 9 , wherein the lid further comprises:
a side proximate to the accommodating slot and comprising a surface; and a locating slot provided on the surface and configured to accommodate the earphone.

11 . The earphone case of claim 9 , wherein the accommodating slot is configured to accommodate the earphone.

12 . The earphone case of claim 9 , wherein the accommodating slot comprises a third magnetic piece disposed in the accommodating slot and configured to magnetically couple to the first magnetic piece, wherein the third magnetic piece and the first magnetic piece are configured to have a first attachment force therebetween, and wherein the first magnetic piece and the second magnetic piece are configured to have a second attachment force that is more than the first attachment force.

13 . A watch comprising:
a watch head comprising:
a head body provided with an accommodating slot; and
a watch cover coupled to the head body, configured to open or close the head body, and comprising a second magnetic piece disposed on the watch cover;
a watch band configured to fasten the watch head to a part of a human body; and an earphone having a first magnetic piece configured to be accommodated in the accommodating slot, wherein the first magnetic piece is configured to magnetically attach to the second magnetic piece, wherein the earphone is configured to move with the watch cover and to detach from the accommodating slot when the watch cover is lifted to open the head body, and wherein the earphone is configured to attach to the watch cover and move with the watch cover until the earphone is accommodated in the accommodating slot when the watch cover is closed to close the head body.

14 . The watch of claim 13 , further comprising third magnetic pieces disposed around a circumference of the earphone and embedded in the earphone.

15 . The watch of claim 13 , wherein the watch cover further comprises:
a side proximate to the accommodating slot and comprising a surface; and a locating slot provided on the surface and configured to accommodate the earphone.

16 . The watch of claim 15 , wherein the locating slot comprises two slot sides, and wherein the second magnetic piece is further disposed on each of the two slot sides.

17 . The watch of claim 13 , wherein the accommodating slot is configured to accommodate the earphone.

18 . The watch of claim 13 , further comprising a third magnetic piece disposed in the accommodating slot and configured to magnetically couple to the first magnetic piece, wherein the third magnetic piece and the first magnetic piece are configured to have a first attachment force therebetween, and wherein the first magnetic piece and the second magnetic piece are configured to have a second attachment force that is more than the first attachment force.

19 . The watch of claim 13 , wherein the earphone further comprises a conductive member disposed on the earphone around a circumference of the earphone, and wherein the head body or the watch cover comprises a charging spring disposed on the head body or the watch cover and configured to be electrically coupled to the conductive member to charge the earphone.

20 . The watch of claim 13 , wherein the watch cover comprises a side located away from the head body, and wherein the watch further comprises a touch display disposed on the side.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd
• Huawei Technolgoies Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yu Jun
• Huang Jie
• Huang Qiang

Classifications

• H04R2460/17

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• H04R1/1025 Primary

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• H04R1/1016

  Earpieces of the intra-aural type · CPC title

• G04G17/08

  Housings · CPC title

• H04R1/028 Primary

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