JP3137909B2 - Ear hooks such as earphones and earsets - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to earphones such as earphones and earsets of a single ear type which do not use a headband and are used for communication equipment, audio equipment and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Earphones and earsets are widely used for communication equipment and audio equipment. Among them, the binaural type can use a headband, so it is excellent in stability and there is no danger of falling off from the ear. Due to differences in size and shape, there is often a problem that a good feeling of wearing cannot be obtained, and there is a problem that the product easily falls off during use.

[0003] In an ear-mounted type in which the earphone is used to hook the ear, the earphone is still good, but in the case of an earset in which a microphone is connected to the earphone, when the face is moved at the time of wearing, When the microphone part shakes, the distance from the mouth to the microphone changes, and the sound tends to be unstable.

[0004] Various devices have been devised to solve the above problems. The invention described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-123263 is one example. According to the invention, the earphone is integrated with a hanger having an ear hook, and the ear hook is hooked on the auricle during use to prevent the earphone from falling off.

[0005]

The earphone provided with the above-mentioned ear hook has a certain effect in terms of difficulty in falling off from the ear, but discomfort due to the difference in size and shape of the ear depending on the person. And the problem of difficulty in mounting cannot be eliminated. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an ear hanging device such as an earphone or an ear set which has a simple configuration, is easy to wear, has a good feeling of wearing, and is not likely to fall off.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided an ear hook portion and a speaker attachment portion which is connected to the ear hook portion and extends downward, and an end portion of the speaker attachment portion contacts an ear cavity. A speaker to be contacted is installed, and a hook that hooks on the upper part of the auricle is provided at or near a connection portion between the ear hook portion and the speaker attachment portion, and a hook is attached to a lower end portion of the ear hook portion. An earphone such as an earphone, an earset, or the like, which is movably mounted with a rotating portion, and which is provided with a pad that can be brought into pressure contact with the rear surface of the auricle when attached to the rotating portion.
Has solved the above-mentioned problem.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes an ear hook portion 11,
The rotating part 12 is attached to it rotatably. The ear hook 11 has a curved shape along the rear surface of the upper part of the auricle. 2 is installed. The lower half of the speaker mounting part 13 is the speaker mounting part 1.
Preferably, the rotating part 13a is rotatable with respect to the upper half of the third part 3. By doing so, the speaker-2 becomes 180
It is possible to make it attachable to either ear by rotating it by degrees. A hook 14 is attached to the middle of the ear hook 11 so as to hook on the upper part of the auricle at the time of wearing.

[0008] The rotating portion 12 has a shape of "", and its upper end is pivotally supported so that it can rotate when a certain force is applied to the ear hook portion 11. The microphone 4 is installed at the lower end of the rotating unit 12 via the flexible shaft 3. A pad 15 which presses the rear surface of the auricle at the time of wearing is installed inside the rotating portion 12, and the cable 5 connected to the speaker 2 and the microphone 4 is taken out from the rotating portion 12. .

In this embodiment, the rotating portion 12 is rotated so as to open with respect to the ear hooking portion 11 at the time of mounting (the state shown by the phantom line in FIG. 1), and the hook 14 is placed above the auricle. Attach it to your ear as if hooked. At this time, the upper part of the auricle is sandwiched between the ear hook part 11 abutting along the rear surface of the auricle and the hook 14 appearing on the front side of the auricle, and the speaker-2 abuts on the ear cavity. (See FIG. 2). Next, the rotating portion 12 is rotated so as to be closed, and the pad 15 is brought into contact with the rear surface of the auricle. Thus, the state where the speaker-2 abuts on the ear cavity is stably maintained. The microphone 4 is adjusted so that the flexible shaft 3 comes to the mouth by bending the flexible shaft 3 as appropriate.

[0010]

The present invention is as described above, and the pad is in contact with the rear surface of the auricle when worn, so that the loudspeaker is in the ear cavity or abuts against the ear cavity. The worn state is stably maintained, and does not fall off or move during use, so that a comfortable wearing feeling is always obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a use state diagram of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Speaker 3 Flexible shaft 4 Microphone 5 Cable 11 Ear hook 12 Rotating section 13 Speaker mounting section 13a Rotating section 14 Hook 15 Pad

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] An ear hook portion and a speaker attachment portion which is connected to the ear extension portion and extend downward are provided, and a speaker which is in contact with an ear cavity is provided at an end of the speaker attachment portion. A hook that hooks on the upper part of the auricle is provided at or near the connection between the ear hook and the speaker mounting part, and a rotatable rotating part is attached to the lower end of the ear hook. And ear hooks, such as earphones and ear sets, provided with a pad which can be brought into pressure contact with the rear surface of the auricle when attached to the rotating portion. 2. An ear hook such as an earphone or an earset according to claim 1, wherein a speaker mounting portion of said speaker mounting portion is rotatable at least 180 degrees. 3. An ear hanging device such as an earset according to claim 1, wherein a microphone is attached to the rotating portion via a flexible shaft.