Bluetooth earphone

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022417636-A1
Application number	US-202017771576-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 14, 2020
Priority date	Oct 31, 2019
Publication date	Dec 29, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A Bluetooth earphone includes an antenna and a circuit board. The circuit board includes a first grounding branch and a second grounding branch. The first grounding branch is connected in series to a first switch, and the second grounding branch is connected in series to a second switch. When the first switch is on, the first grounding branch serves as a current return path of the antenna. When the second switch is on, the second grounding branch serves as a current return path of the antenna. By controlling the on or off state of the first switch and the second switch, the Bluetooth earphone can switch ground structures of the antenna and select different current return paths for the antenna, to switch radiation patterns of the antenna.

First claim

1 - 14 . (canceled)

15 . A bluetooth earphone comprising:
an earbud part, wherein the earbud part is provided with an earpiece module; an earphone handle part, further comprising: an
a connecting section connected to the earbud part,
a top section and a bottom section located at both sides of the connecting section, wherein the bottom section of the earphone handle part is provided with a first microphone module;
an antenna, wherein the antenna extends from the connecting section of the earphone handle part to the top section of the earphone handle part; and a circuit board further comprising:
a feeding part located at the connecting section of the earphone handle part,
a first end part located at the earbud part,
a first connection part that connects the feeding part and the first end part,
a second end part located at the bottom section of the earphone handle part,
a second connection part that; connects the feeding part and the second end part,
a feeding pad located at the feeding part and coupled to the antenna,
a ground plane located at the feeding part and spaced from the feeding pad,
a first grounding branch wherein one end of the first grounding branch is connected to the ground plane, the other end of the first grounding branch extends to the first end part, and the first grounding branch is connected in series to a first switch, and
a second grounding branch, wherein one end of the second grounding branch is connected to the ground plane, the other end of the second grounding branch extends to the second end part, and the second grounding branch is connected in series to a second switch.

16 . The bluetooth earphone according to claim 15 , wherein the antenna is configured to form a first current; and
when the first switch is on and the second switch is off, the first grounding branch is configured to form a second current, wherein the second current and the first current compose an equivalent current in a resonant mode; or when the second switch is on and the first switch is off, the second grounding branch is configured to form a third current, wherein the third current and the first current compose the equivalent current in the resonant mode.

17 . The bluetooth earphone according to claim 16 , wherein when the first switch is on and the second switch is on, the first grounding branch is configured to form a second current, and the second grounding branch is configured to form a third current, wherein the first current, the second current, and the third current compose the equivalent current in the resonant mode.

18 . The bluetooth earphone according to claim 15 , wherein the first switch is located at the feeding part or at an end of the first connection part that is close to the feeding part, and the second switch is located at the feeding part or at an end of the second connection part that is close to the feeding part.

19 . The bluetooth earphone according to claim 15 , wherein the first grounding branch is further connected in series to a first choke inductor, the first choke inductor is disposed in parallel with the first switch, and the earpiece module is connected to the first grounding branch.

20 . The bluetooth earphone according to claim 15 , wherein the second grounding branch is further connected in series to a second choke inductor, the second choke inductor is disposed in parallel with the second switch, and the first microphone module is connected to the second grounding branch.

21 . The bluetooth earphone according to claim 20 , wherein the bluetooth earphone further comprises:
a chip located at the earbud part and connected to the circuit board, and the circuit board further comprises: a first low-frequency signal line, and a second low-frequency signal line, wherein one end of the first low-frequency signal line is connected to the chip, the other end of the first low-frequency signal line extends to the first end part, the first low-frequency signal line is connected in series to a third choke inductor, and the earpiece module is connected to the first low-frequency signal line; and one end of the second low-frequency signal line is connected to the chip, the other end of the second low-frequency signal line extends to the second end part, the second low-frequency signal line is connected in series to a fourth choke inductor, and the first microphone module is connected to the second low-frequency signal line.

22 . The bluetooth earphone according to claim 15 , wherein the second grounding branch is further connected in series to a second low-pass high-resistance element, and the second low-pass high-resistance element is disposed in series with the second switch and located at a side of the second switch that is away from the ground plane.

23 . The bluetooth earphone according to claim 15 , wherein the second connection part comprises a plurality of sequentially connected regions that comprise one or more flat regions and one or more bent regions.

24 . A bluetooth earphone comprising:
an earbud part, wherein the earbud part is provided with an earpiece module; an earphone handle part, further comprising:
a connecting section connected to the earbud part,
a top section and a bottom section located at both sides of the connecting section, wherein the bottom section of the earphone handle part is provided with a first microphone module,
an antenna, wherein the antenna extends from the connecting section of the earphone handle part to the top section of the earphone handle part, and
a circuit board, further comprising:
a feeding part located at the connecting section of the earphone handle part,
a first end part located at the earbud part,
a first connection part that connects the feeding part and the first end part,
a second end part located at the bottom section of the earphone handle part, and
a second connection part that connects the feeding part and the second end part,
a feeding pad located at the feeding part and coupled to the antenna,
a ground plane located at the feeding part and spaced from the feeding pad,
a first grounding branch, wherein one end of the first grounding branch is connected to the ground plane and the other end of the first grounding branch extends to the first end part, and
a second grounding branch, wherein one end of the second grounding branch is connected to the ground plane, the other end of the second grounding branch extends to the second end part, the second grounding branch is connected in series to a first branch and further comprises a second branch, one end of the second branch is connected to one end of the first branch and the other end of the second branch is connected or coupled to the other end of the first branch, the second branch is connected in series to a switch, and the second branch is shorter than the first branch.

25 . The bluetooth earphone according to claim 24 , wherein the antenna is configured to form a first current; and
when the switch is off, the first grounding branch is configured to form a second current, wherein the second current and the first current compose an equivalent current in a resonant mode; or when the switch is on, the first grounding branch is configured to form a second current, and the second grounding branch is configured to form a third current, wherein the first current, the second current, and the third current compose the equivalent current in the resonant mode.

26 . The bluetooth earphone according to claim 24 , wherein the circuit board further comprises:
a third end part located at the connecting section of the earphone handle part or at an end of the bottom section of the earp

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Junhong
• Fan Yi
• Long Zhongying

Classifications

• H01Q1/48

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• H04R1/1091 Primary

  Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083 · CPC title

• H01Q1/273

  Adaptation for carrying or wearing by persons or animals · CPC title

• H04R3/00

  Circuits for transducers (arrangements for producing a reverberation or echo sound G10K15/08; amplifiers H03F) · CPC title

• H01Q9/42

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