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Acoustic apparatus and headphone

US7065219B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 12, 1999
Grant dateJun 20, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2460/01
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A headphone section 10 having microphone elements 14L, 14R for detecting a sound around the user and signal acoustic transducing elements 15L, 15R which function as a sound source for canceling the sound around the user housed in the headphone boxes 13L, 13R and a control circuit section 20 that includes a noise canceling headphone together with the headphone section 10 are separately configured. The control circuit section 20 is adjusted in such a manner that variation can be reduced and predetermined frequency characteristics and gain characteristics are achieved at a predetermined frequency. To the headphone section 10, gain adjusting sections 16L, 16R are equipped.

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