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Dual element headphone

US4418248A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 11, 1981
Grant dateNov 29, 1983
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R17/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A stereophone includes cup assemblies which are supported over the ears of a user by a headband. Each cup assembly includes a piezoelectric acoustic transducer and a dynamic acoustic transducer. The reproduction of the entire audio spectrum is divided between the two transducers at a crossover frequency which is established by an acoustic filter.

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