Open ear headphones
US11736850B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2460/11
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an open ear headphone, including a housing, a speaker arranged in an accommodating space inside the housing to define the accommodating space into a front cavity and a rear cavity, a connecting member including opposite first and second ends, and a supporting member connected to the second end and including a supporting portion and a sound outlet channel. A sound outlet is provided on a surface of the housing and is in acoustic communication with the front cavity. The first end is connected to the surface of the housing. When a user wears the open ear headphone, the housing is located in a concha cavity of the user's ear, the supporting portion at least leans against a lower edge of the concha cavity, and the sound outlet channel is in acoustic communication with the user's ear canal and is not in contact with the user's ear.
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