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Auricle insertion headphone with improved grill

US5420935A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 1, 1994
Grant dateMay 30, 1995
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R1/1058
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A headphone includes an electro-acoustic transducer, a housing, and first, second and third members. The electro-acoustic transducer includes a diaphragm and is supplied with a signal through a cord. The housing is shaped in such a way as to be accommodated into a concave portion of an auricle and includes an accommodating portion in which the electro-acoustic transducer is accommodated and a projecting portion for leading the cord from the inside of the housing to the outside of the housing. The accommodating portion has a first opening so that the electro-acoustic transducer is exposed to the outside from the first opening. The projecting portion is formed on the rear surface of the accommodating portion. A first member is provided so as to cover the whole surface of the diaphragm and the first opening and is made of a metal material. The first member has a plurality of first openings. A second member is provided on the first member so as to cover the first member and is made of a synthetic resin material. The second member has a plurality of second openings whose diameters are smaller than those of the first openings. A third member is attached to the housing so as to cover the …

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