Earphone

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12538069-B2
Application number	US-202418433780-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2024
Priority date	Aug 10, 2022
Publication date	Jan 27, 2026
Grant date	Jan 27, 2026

Abstract

An earphone includes a housing that is connected with a nozzle for emitting sound to the outside, a fixed pole that is fixed inside the housing, a diaphragm that is provided so as to divide a space inside the housing into two, and vibrates in accordance with a potential difference generated between the diaphragm and the fixed pole facing each other, a support part that supports the diaphragm such that a portion of the diaphragm is in contact with the fixed pole, and an adjustment hole that is formed so as to penetrate a wall of the housing on a side opposite to the one having the nozzle, from the perspective of the diaphragm, and adjusts a pressure inside the housing. A through-membrane hole penetrating the diaphragm is formed in the portion of the diaphragm.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An earphone comprising:
a housing that is connected with a nozzle for emitting sound to the outside; a fixed pole that is fixed inside the housing; a diaphragm that is provided so as to divide a space inside the housing into two, and vibrates in accordance with a potential difference generated between the diaphragm and the fixed pole facing each other; a support part that supports the diaphragm such that a portion of the diaphragm is in contact with the fixed pole; and an adjustment hole that is formed so as to penetrate a wall of the housing on a side opposite to the one having the nozzle, from the perspective of the diaphragm, and adjusts a pressure inside the housing, wherein a through-membrane hole penetrating the diaphragm is formed in the portion of the diaphragm.

2 . The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein
the support part covers the portion of the diaphragm on a side opposite to a side which is in contact with the fixed pole, and the support part is made of an elastic material having air permeability that allows air to pass through its inside.

3 . The earphone according to claim 2 , wherein
the elastic material is a sponge.

4 . The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein
the support part supports the diaphragm whose central portion is in contact with the fixed pole, the through-membrane hole is formed in the central portion of the diaphragm, and the support part covers the through-membrane hole.

5 . The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein
the support part covers the portion of the diaphragm on a side opposite to a side which is in contact with the fixed pole, one or more of the through-membrane holes are formed in the diaphragm, and a portion of the support part that faces at least one of the through-membrane holes is a notch portion.

6 . The earphone according to claim 5 , wherein
the notch portion is notched along an axial direction so as to form a U shape when the support part, having a cylindrical shape, is viewed in a planar view.

7 . The earphone according to claim 5 , wherein
the notch portion is a groove portion formed in an upper surface of the support part, having a cylindrical shape, which is in contact with the diaphragm, and the groove portion is formed along a radial direction passing through a center of the support part facing the through-membrane hole.

8 . The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein
the support part having elasticity is provided to be in contact with the diaphragm and the housing to be deformable due to displacement of the diaphragm.

9 . The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein
the housing includes a first housing to which the nozzle is connected and a second housing that, along with the first housing, surrounds the space, and the adjustment hole is provided only in the second housing, among the first housing and the second housing.

10 . The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein
a through hole is formed in a portion of the fixed pole which is in contact with the portion of the diaphragm, wherein the earphone further comprises: a terminal that is provided on a side opposite the one with the diaphragm, from the perspective of the fixed pole, and is for supplying an electric signal to the fixed pole; and a conductive member that is provided between the fixed pole and the terminal so as to cover the through hole and has air permeability that allows air to pass through its inside.

Assignees

• Audio Technica Kk

Inventors

• Irii Koichi
• Sano Yusuke

Classifications

• H04R2460/11

  Aspects relating to vents, e.g. shape, orientation, acoustic properties in ear tips of hearing devices to prevent occlusion · CPC title

• H04R1/2803

  for loudspeaker transducers · CPC title

• H04R1/1016 Primary

  Earpieces of the intra-aural type · CPC title

• H04R1/2834 Primary

  for loudspeaker transducers · CPC title

• H04R19/02

  Loudspeakers (H04R19/01 takes precedence) · CPC title