Earplug and electronic device using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9486365-B2
Application number	US-201414195858-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 4, 2014
Priority date	Nov 18, 2013
Publication date	Nov 8, 2016
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

An earplug includes a sleeve, a resonance tube, and a tip. The sleeve has a plurality of slits, and the resonance tube is connected between the sleeve and the tip. When the sleeve is pressed to deform, the slits are opened to allow sound to enter the sleeve, and pass through the resonance tube and the tip.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An earplug comprising:
a sleeve comprising a plurality of slits;
a resonance tube; and
a tip, the resonance tube connected between the sleeve and the tip;
wherein when the sleeve is pressed to deform, the slits are opened to allow sound to enter the sleeve, and pass through the resonance tube and the tip; and
wherein the resonance tube includes a first latching end, a resonant cavity, and a second latching end, the first latching end and the second latching end are positioned at opposite sides of the resonant cavity, and the first latching end is latched with the sleeve.

2. The earplug as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sleeve includes a peripheral wall surrounding a cavity, the peripheral wall defines the slits along an axial direction of the sleeve.

3. The earplug as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the size of the second latching end is smaller than the first latching end.

4. The earplug as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the tip includes a central pipe and a plurality of domed flanges positioned around the central pipe, and the central pipe has opposite opening ends for allowing sound from the resonance tube to enter user's ear canal.

5. The earplug as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the domed flanges are made from silicone rubber, and are spaced from each other, the size of the domed flanges are gradually increased toward the resonance tube.

6. An electronic device, comprising:
a speaker; and
an earplug attached to the speaker, the earplug comprising:
a sleeve comprising a plurality of slits;
a resonance tube; and
a tip, the resonance tube connected between the sleeve and the tip;

wherein when the sleeve is pressed to deform, the slits are opened to allow sound to enter the sleeve, and pass through the resonance tube and the tip.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the tip includes a central pipe and a plurality of domed flanges positioned around the central pipe, the central pipe has opposite opening ends for allowing sound from the resonance tube to enter user's ear canal.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the domed flanges are made from silicone rubber, and are spaced from each other, the size of the domed flanges are gradually increased toward the resonance tube.

Assignees

• Chiun Mai Communication Systems Inc

Inventors

• Cheng Chuan-Hsien

Classifications

• H04R1/2811

  for loudspeaker transducers · CPC title

• H04R2499/11

  Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's · CPC title

• A61F2011/085

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61F11/08 Primary

  internal, e.g. earplugs · CPC title

• H04R1/1016

  Earpieces of the intra-aural type · CPC title