Abstract: A headset and/or a hearing protection device comprises a waterproof speaker assembly. The waterproof speaker assembly comprises a speaker unit, a waterproof speaker housing, and a waterproof pressure equalization element. The speaker unit includes a transducer configured to generate an audio frequency signal. The waterproof speaker housing is configured to receive and sealably enclose, in part or in full, the speaker unit in an interior or a cavity of the waterproof speaker housing. The waterproof pressure equalization element is permeable to air. The waterproof speaker housing is configured to receive and/or support the waterproof pressure equalization element. The waterproof pressure equalization element is configured to equalize surrounding or ambient pressure changes from the interior or cavity of the waterproof speaker housing.

Abstract: Some headphone systems include two ear cups, a headband assembly, an interface system and a control system. Each ear cup may include an ear cup enclosure, an ear pad assembly, a speaker system and a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly may be disposed within the ear cup enclosure such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup. The headband assembly may connect with each of the ear cups via the hinge assembly. The interface system may include at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons disposed on at least one of the ear cups. Each of the input source buttons may be configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface. The control system may be configured for controlling the speaker system to reproduce audio data received via the interface and selected by one of the input source buttons.

Abstract: A headset includes: a housing provided at one end portion of a headband; a boom main body attached to the housing; and an ear pad attached to the housing on a side opposite to the boom main body. The ear pad includes a cup portion configured to cover an entire auricle of a wearer when the entire auricle is inserted into an inner diameter portion of the cup portion. In the cup portion, a plurality of through holes allowing the inner diameter portion to be open to an outside are formed closer to the housing than a cup opening of the inner diameter portion.

Abstract: An earbud, including a housing, a speaker assembly, and a partition, is provided. The housing includes a sound outlet hole and a sound tuning hole, wherein the sound outlet hole is in acoustic communication with an ear canal of a human ear but does not contact the ear canal. The speaker assembly is disposed in the housing to separate a space in the housing into a front cavity and a rear cavity. The partition is disposed in the front cavity of the housing to divide the front cavity into a first area close to the speaker assembly and a second area away from the speaker assembly. The partition is between the first area and the second area, and the partition has a thickness and includes multiple first through holes, wherein the first through holes pass through the partition to connect the first area with the second area.

Abstract: A dipole loudspeaker for producing sound at bass frequencies. The dipole loudspeaker includes: a diaphragm having a first radiating surface and a second radiating surface, a drive unit configured to move the diaphragm at bass frequencies such that the first and second radiating surfaces produce sound at bass frequencies, and a frame. The loudspeaker is for use with an ear of a user being located at a listening position that is in front of the first radiating surface and is 40 cm or less from the first radiating surface.

Abstract: An earcup for a medical headgear includes a body and a gasket attached to the body and formed of an open-cell foam. The earcup with the body and the gasket is a frequency-dependent auditory filter providing sound attenuation generally increasing as a function of frequency.

Abstract: An eartip comprises a central tube part and a cone, the central tube part is in the shape of a column, the cone wraps around the central tube part, the cone comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion has a first hardness, the second portion has a second hardness less than the first hardness, a first upper end of the first portion is connected to a top end of the central tube part, and a bottom end of the first portion overlaps with a second upper end of the second portion to form a transition. The invention aims to solve the problems in the prior art that a hardness of eartip materials is too hard to cause discomfort to users, and too soft that may cause the structure to collapse.

Abstract: A speaker device is used while being attached to a helmet, and includes a speaker unit that outputs a sound, a speaker housing that includes a back wall portion covering the speaker unit from a back side, and in which a space between a back surface of the speaker unit and the back wall portion is formed as an output space for the sound output from the back surface of the speaker unit, and a duct whose internal space is communicated with the output space and that guides, to an outside of the helmet, the sound output to the output space, in which a distance between the back surface of the speaker unit and the back wall portion is smaller than a distance of the internal space of the duct in a direction in which the duct guides the sound.

Abstract: A system and method for a hybrid ring-radiator headphone driver, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.

Abstract: Disclosed is an earphone, which includes a housing defined with a first sound hole, a second sound hole, and a resonant cavity communicating the first sound hole and the second sound hole inside the housing; and a loudspeaker in the resonant cavity, having a first sound emitting surface corresponding to the first sound hole, and a second sound emitting surface facing the first sound emitting surface, where sound emitted from the second sound emitting surface pass to the second sound hole through the resonant cavity.

Abstract: An audio assembly provides audio content to a user. The audio assembly comprises an elongated body, a diaphragm, a transducer, and a plurality of vent assemblies. The elongated body has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The diaphragm is within the elongated body and pivots about a pivot location that is proximate the second end. The transducer is within the elongated body and is positioned proximate to the first end. The transducer causes the diaphragm to pivot about the pivot location such that the diaphragm generates a positive acoustic pressure wave from a first surface of the diaphragm and a negative acoustic pressure wave from a second surface of the diaphragm. The plurality of vent assemblies are along one or more surfaces of the elongated body, and are configured to vent the positive acoustic pressure wave and the negative acoustic pressure wave.

Abstract: A headset may comprise at least one ear cup and an ear cup shaper configurable into at least two configurations. When the ear cup shaper is configured in a first of the configurations, the ear cup is shaped to contact the temple of a wearer of the headset. When the adjustable ear cup shaper is configured in a second of the configurations, the ear cup is shaped to accommodate the temple piece of a pair of eyeglasses of a wearer of the headset. The ear cup may comprise a filler material such as foam, and the adjustable ear cup shaper when configured in the second of the configurations may create a depression in the foam. The adjustable ear cup shaper may comprise a strap and/or a plunger.

Abstract: A headphone earcup comprising: a frame defining an acoustic cavity that is acoustically coupled to a driver; an earcup cushion coupled to the frame and surrounding the acoustic cavity; and an adsorbent member acoustically coupled to the acoustic cavity to cause an acoustic enlargement of the acoustic cavity.

Abstract: Headphones include a speaker unit, a baffle plate that fixes the speaker unit and includes a bass reflex port disposed therein, an ear pad disposed facing toward the baffle plate, and a sound absorber that is positioned between the baffle plate and the ear pad, and that has a hole facing the bass reflex port.

Abstract: A port tube for an earphone, wherein the port tube is configured to acoustically couple a rear acoustic cavity of the earphone to an external environment, includes a first section that is proximate the rear cavity and defines a first cross-sectional area, a second, transitional, section that is coupled to the first section and defines a gradually increasing cross-sectional area, a third, curved and banked, section that is coupled to the second section and defines a second cross-sectional area that is greater than the first cross-sectional area, a fourth, transitional, section that is coupled to the third section and defines a gradually decreasing cross-sectional area, and a fifth section that is coupled to the fourth section and defines a third cross-sectional area that it less than the second cross-sectional area.

Abstract: This document describes a speaker-integration system and associated devices and systems. The speaker-integration system includes a speaker that is re-workably mounted, via an elastomeric gasket, to an intermediate structure that is mountable to an outer enclosure of an electronic device. The intermediate structure forms a cavity in which the speaker is sealed, effective to use the cavity as the speaker's back volume to contain acoustic waves without impacting other structures in the electronic device. The front of the speaker is sealed against the outer enclosure by a gasket that controls, based on its placement and geometry, axial and radial directions of the speaker relative to the intermediate structure to prevent the speaker from buzzing against surrounding rigid parts. The speaker has wires that exit the back volume via a detachable grommet, which controls positioning of the wires to prevent rub and buzz against surrounding parts.

Abstract: An on-ear headphone includes an alignment structure extending into the user's concha to help the user to align the headset for optimal comfort and sound perception. The alignment minimizes sound leakage, optimizes audio playback, and improves active noise cancelation.

Abstract: Intra-concha earphones are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intra-concha earphone includes a housing having a rear space divided into a back volume, a bass duct, and a vent chamber between a driver and a rear wall. The vent chamber may be acoustically coupled with the back volume through both an acoustic port and the bass duct. Furthermore, the vent chamber may be acoustically coupled with a surrounding environment through a vent port, which may be a sole acoustic opening in the rear wall. Thus, sound emitted by the driver may propagate through the acoustic port and the bass duct to meet in the vent chamber before being discharged through the vent port to the surrounding environment. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Abstract: The inventive subject matter is directed to headset audio systems having resonance chambers designed to improve a system's frequency response in certain ranges. Systems of the inventive subject matter include a casing that both holds a speaker driver and creates two resonance chambers. Each resonance chamber vents to ambient air outside the casing, where the length and cross-sectional areas of each vent can impact the system's frequency response. Each resonance chamber is tuned to a resonant frequency to improve the system's frequency response across a range of frequencies on either side of each chamber's resonant frequency.

Abstract: Ambient noise attenuating headphones are disclosed that may be used when a user is laying down on their side. The headphones include an ergonomic support structure, a noise attenuating structure housed within the ergonomic support structure having a circumferential end configured to surround an ear of the user, wherein the noise attenuating structure comprises a first and second elastic portion, and wherein the second elastic portion has the circumferential end having a material density less than the first elastic portion, and a speaker coupled to the noise attenuating structure.

Abstract: The inventive subject matter is directed to headset audio systems having resonance chambers designed to improve a system's frequency response in certain ranges. Systems of the inventive subject matter include a casing that both holds a speaker driver and creates two resonance chambers. Each resonance chamber vents to ambient air outside the casing, where the length and cross-sectional areas of each vent can impact the system's frequency response. Each resonance chamber is tuned to a resonant frequency to improve the system's frequency response across a range of frequencies on either side of each chamber's resonant frequency.

Abstract: A wearable device is provided, including a shell, a body installed in the shell to implement a function of the wearable device, and a detachable part. The detachable part is detachably installed on the shell. An air hole is provided on the shell, a first end of the air hole is located on a surface of the shell that faces the body, and a second end of the air hole is located on a surface of the shell that faces away from the body. The detachable part and the shell jointly form a dirt collection groove and at least one air channel, the air hole communicates with the at least one air channel through the dirt collection groove, and an end of the air channel that faces away from the dirt collection groove communicates with an external environment of the shell.

Abstract: A headphone ear cup holds the transducer. This patent focuses on applying tone wood porting theory to the headphone cup. Simply put, tone wood theory states that certain woods provide a tonality to the music. The practice of speaker porting has been in use for many years to extend the bass response of a speaker. By combining tone woods with porting, a more musical presentation created than by using a polymer or metal cup.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention include a headphone protector wherein said protector fits over existing ear cushions of over-ear headphones, wherein said protector comprises an outer component, and said protector comprises at least one water-resistant fabric. Some embodiments of the present invention include a headband protector, wherein said protector fits over existing headband of over-ear headphones, wherein said protector comprises an outer component, and said protector comprises at least one water-resistant fabric. Some embodiments of the present invention include a system for over-ear headphone protection, comprising two headphone protectors, wherein said protectors fit over existing ear cushions of over-ear headphones, wherein said protectors comprise an outer component, and said protectors comprise at least one water-resistant fabric.

Abstract: An earphone includes a sound guide tube extending in a uniaxial direction; a speaker offset to one side of a direction orthogonal to the uniaxial direction and on side of a base end of the sound guide tube; a wireless communication board on side of a back face of the speaker with respect to the sound guide tube; and a housing including a front part and rear part, the front part supporting the base end of the sound guide tube and expanding from the base end to the one side via an inclined surface inclining to the uniaxial direction, to accommodate the speaker, and the rear part expanding from the base end to other side of the orthogonal direction to accommodate the wireless communication board, and a distance between central axes of the speaker and the sound guide tube is smaller than an internal radius of the sound guide tube.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a mobile terminal, where the mobile terminal includes a housing (100) having an inner cavity (110) and a receiver (200) provided in the inner cavity (110). The inner cavity (110) includes a receiver front cavity (111) and a receiver rear cavity (112) that are isolated from each other. The receiver front cavity (111) and the receiver rear cavity (112) are respectively located on front and rear sides of the receiver (200) in a vibration direction of a diaphragm of the receiver (200). The housing (100) is provided with a first sound hole communicating with the receiver front cavity (111), and the housing (100) is provided with a second sound hole communicating with the receiver rear cavity (112).

Abstract: A headset may comprise at least one ear cup and an ear cup shaper configurable into at least two configurations. When the ear cup shaper is configured in a first of the configurations, the ear cup is shaped to contact the temple of a wearer of the headset. When the adjustable ear cup shaper is configured in a second of the configurations, the ear cup is shaped to accommodate the temple piece of a pair of eyeglasses of a wearer of the headset. The ear cup may comprise a filler material such as foam, and the adjustable ear cup shaper when configured in the second of the configurations may create a depression in the foam. The adjustable ear cup shaper may comprise a strap and/or a plunger.

Abstract: A headset comprising a first earphone and a microphone arm, which is rotatable around a first hinge axis, so it can rotate between a use position and a rest position. The microphone arm comprises a first arm part extending from the first hinge and a second arm part extending between the first arm part and a free end. The first arm part and the second arm part are interconnected by a second hinge. The second arm part comprises an engagement part, which during rotation of the microphone arm around the first axis from the use position to the rest position is adapted to engage the earphone, whereby the second arm part is forced to rotate from the second position to the first position.

Abstract: A hearing assistive device (10; 60) having an input transducer (12; 61) converting sound into an audio signal applied to a processor (14; 66), the processor (14; 66) is configured to compensate a hearing loss of a user of the hearing assistive device and to output a compensated audio signal, and an output transducer (16; 65) converting the compensated audio signal into sound. The hearing assistive device (10; 60) further comprises a wireless transceiver (21; 67) enabling audio streaming from an external device (30; 80) to the hearing assisting device; an attenuator (23; 66a) associated with said processor (14; 66) applying attenuation to the compensated audio signal; and an audio stream analyzer (22a; 68a) classifying the audio stream received via said wireless transceiver. The attenuator (23; 66a) is controlled in accordance to the audio stream classification from the audio stream analyzer (22a; 68a). The invention further provides a method of operating a hearing assisting device.

Abstract: A speaker with an integrated air pressure and vibration mitigation system is used to produce high fidelity acoustic and vibratory output. The speaker has a main cabinet a set of ventilation holes, an acoustic driver, a vibration unit, and a dampening unit. The main cabinet is an enclosure that retains the acoustic driver, the vibration unit and the dampening unit in desired orientations. The ventilation holes traverse through the main cabinet and provide exhaust ports for unwanted air pressure force and vibrations to be expelled into the external environment. The acoustic driver is mounted to a first face of the main cabinet. The dampening unit is a filter that is mounted in between the vibration unit and the main housing and prevents the transmission of unwanted vibrations and air pressure between the vibration unit and the acoustic driver. Thus, the acoustic driver can oscillate without hinderance and produce distortion-free audio.

Abstract: An earphone device including a main body, a speaker, a control element, a pressure sensor, and a touch sensor is provided. The speaker is disposed in the main body for dividing the main body into a front chamber and a rear chamber. The control element is disposed in the rear chamber. The pressure sensor is disposed in the front chamber, is coupled to the control element, is configured to sense a pressure change in the front chamber, and accordingly generates a pressure-sensing signal. The touch sensor is disposed in the rear chamber, is coupled to the control element, is configured to sense a first external touch applied to the main body, and accordingly generates a first trigger-sensing signal. The control element automatically controls an action of the earphone device according to the pressure-sensing signal and the first trigger-sensing signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a noise cancelling earset having an acoustic filter. The earset includes a dynamic driver unit configured to generate a sound, and an acoustic filter configured to cover a back hole formed in a back of the dynamic driver unit, so that the acoustic filter allows air to pass, but does not allow extraneous noise to pass. The acoustic filter includes filter layers selectively formed with a through-hole and a sound passage, and plates with a through-hole selectively communicating with the through-hole and the sound passage. The filter layers and the plates are alternatively disposed on each other, and the through-holes of the plates communicate with the through-holes or the sound passages of the filter layers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an over-ear headphones comprising a headband, two earpiece modules connected to two ends of the headband, a holder and an adjustable microphone. Each of the two earpiece modules comprises an elastic case, a fixing baffle connected to the elastic case, a speaker connected to the fixing baffle, a back cover, a LED light plate at a bottom of the hack cover, and two transparent plates at an outside of the back cover. The speaker comprises a plate, a T-bar, a magnetic element, a cushion ring, a diaphragm, a voice coil and a protection cap having plural first holes arranged in a cross pattern at a central thereof, plural second holes surrounding the plural first holes, and plural third, fourth and fifth holes sequentially and radially arranged thereon for surrounding the plural second holes.

Abstract: An earbud may include an acoustic driver. The acoustic driver may include a diaphragm and a magnetic circuit. A frame of the acoustic driver may be integrated with the earbud.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to acoustic white noise machines. In particular, embodiments of the present invention are directed to an acoustic white noise machine that comprises a fan blade designed to shear airflow against a sharp edge in order to create broadband turbulent noise. Embodiments of the present invention may further include an adjustable enclosure that may be manipulated via the rotation or other movement of an outer shell to alter the amount of air being sheared by the fan blade, thereby changing the frequencies which resonate in the adjustable enclosure.

Abstract: There are provided headphones and a speaker unit having proper acoustic properties and exhibiting excellent reproduced sound quality even in the case of providing air holes at a damping member. The headphones include a speaker unit having a diaphragm and a frame supporting an outer peripheral portion of the diaphragm, a housing configured to house the speaker unit, and a damping member made of a material exhibiting air permeability and attached to cover an opening of the frame through which a sound wave emitted from the diaphragm passes and/or an opening of the housing. The damping member has one or more air holes formed by removal of the material forming the damping member. A secondary damping member is attached to an annular edge portion defining each air hole, thereby reducing vibration of the edge portion.

Abstract: Headphones may include an ear-cup housing and an audio driver disposed at least partially within the ear-cup housing. The audio driver may include a driver housing, a diaphragm suspended from the driver housing, one of a magnet and a coil carried on a back side of the diaphragm, and another of the magnet and the coil carried by the driver housing behind the diaphragm, the magnet and coil magnetically coupled with one another such that electrical current flowing through the coil generates a magnetic force acting on the diaphragm through the magnet or coil carried on the back side of the diaphragm. A port may extend through a surface of the driver housing directly between an acoustical cavity within the driver housing and an exterior of the ear-cup housing without communicating acoustically with a volume of space outside the driver housing and within the ear-cup housing.

Abstract: An apparatus and method wherein the apparatus comprises: a covering portion configured to cover at least part of an electronic device; and an audio transducer; and a flexible portion comprising at least one conductive trace wherein the flexible portion is configured to connect the audio transducer to the covering portion and the at least one conductive trace is configured to electrically connect the audio transducer to circuitry within the electronic device.

Abstract: A headset includes at least one ear cup having front and rear cavities separated by a driver. The cup includes a pressure equalization port coupling the front cavity to space outside the cup, the pressure equalization port having a cross-sectional area greater than 2 mm2 and being significantly longer than it is wide, providing a principally reactive acoustic impedance, such that the pressure response of the front cavity including the port to signals input via the driver may be effectively linear over a wide range of pressure levels within the front cavity.

Abstract: A headphone includes an ear-cup housing and an audio driver. The audio driver has a driver housing, and a driver aperture extending through the audio driver from an exterior thereof toward a diaphragm. A mass port plug is disposed at least partially within the driver aperture extending through the audio driver. The mass port plug has an acoustic aperture extending through the mass port plug from a first side thereof to an opposing second side thereof, and the acoustic aperture is configured to cause the audio driver to exhibit a selected detectable sound pressure level (SPL) profile. Methods of fabricating headphones include insertion of such a mass port plug into a driver aperture extending through an audio driver. The mass port plugs and methods may be used to adapt substantially identical audio drivers for use in ear-cup housings having differing configurations while providing selected detectable sound pressure level profiles.

Abstract: A headset cup having a front cavity and a rear cavity separated by a driver, with a mass port tube connected to the rear port to present a reactive acoustic impedance to the rear cavity, in parallel with a resistive port, the total acoustic response of the rear cavity remaining linear at high power levels. In some embodiments, the mass port tube is made of metal, while the headset cup is otherwise made of plastic.

Abstract: An apparatus for use as an output device of a user interface to an information processing system includes at least one device for generating a synthetic jet. The device is capable of producing outputs with different modalities. Examples of different modalities that are possible include airflows, vibration and sound.

Abstract: An electronic hearing protector includes an ear cup assembly comprising a front exterior microphone that provides a front microphone signal and a rear exterior microphone that provides a rear microphone signal. A processor receives and digitizes the front microphone signal and the rear microphone signal, and provides a front channel signal and a rear channel signal indicative thereof respectively. A filter receives the rear channel signal and has a cut-off frequency value that provides a high-frequency roll-off and a notch at a notch filter frequency value that is less than the cut-off frequency value, where the filter provides a filtered signal. A first signal indicative of the front channel signal and a second signal indicative of the filtered signal are summed, and a signal indicative of the summed signal is provided to a speaker within the ear cup that provides an audio signal within the first ear cup indicative of the summed signal.

Abstract: An audio accessory (1) having headphones (2) with at least one ear-cup (7) and a connection cable (3) for connecting the headphones to an audio device (10) includes a separate connection cable with connection plugs (4B, 5B) at each of its two ends, whereby connections plugs of different types are provided at the respective ends of the connection cable. Separate sockets (4A) of the different types are further provided in the headphones for connection to a respective connection plug at an end of the connection cable. Alternative uses for the audio accessory as well as headphones and a connection cable are also provided.

Abstract: A headphone has a main bass reflex chamber formed inside a housing sidewall. A transducer is mounted in the main bass reflex chamber at a transducer enclosure portion of the main bass reflex chamber. An earbud insert is mounted to the main bass reflex chamber and receives sound from the transducer. The earbud insert has an earbud opening formed at an earbud tip of the earbud insert. The earbud opening connects to an earbud channel. A stem extends from the main bass reflex chamber. The stem has a reflex connector channel. A reflex module is attached to the stem selected from either: a first reflex module removably secured to the stem of the main bass reflex chamber; or a second reflex module removably secured to the stem of the main bass reflex chamber when the first reflex module is removed from the stem of the main bass reflex member.

Abstract: A hearing protection system with talk-through having a pair of rigid earcups enclosing a microphone, amplifier and speaker. A concha simulator, having a volume simulating that of the concha of a human ear, is acoustically coupled to the microphone, and also to the outside through an opening in the earcup. By coupling the microphone to the concha simulator, instead of directly to the outside, the acoustic response of the talk-through more accurately represents the hearing of a user.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a housing containing a speaker for delivering sound waves; and a sensing element for detecting air movement in the housing and further providing a control signal based on the detected air movement. The control signal is sent to a host apparatus. A user interface operation dependent on the control signal is preformed, such as filtering, muting or amplifying an input audio signal to the speaker or switching off the host apparatus. The housing comprises compressible material such that when the compressible material is displaced air movement in the housing is detected by the sensing element.

Abstract: A hearing article having an acoustic decoupling section is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a hearing article described herein includes a tether having a first end attached to a first hearing device, a first acoustic decoupling section proximate the first end, and a substantially straight intermediate section. The acoustic decoupling section comprises a predetermined shape.

Abstract: An earphone includes: a loudspeaker unit; a sound conductive tube which is connected to a front surface having a diaphragm included in the loudspeaker unit, and has a hole through which a sound generated from the loudspeaker unit is emitted; a housing which is connected to a back surface of the loudspeaker unit so that a space is formed between the housing and the back surface of the loudspeaker unit, and has a first air hole connecting the space to external air; a first braking part which closes a sound hole of the loudspeaker unit; and a second braking part which closes the first air hole.

Abstract: A headphone includes an electro-acoustic transducer dividing an enclosed volume into a front volume and a rear volume, a first port in the housing coupling the front volume to an ear canal of a user, a second port in the housing coupling the front volume to space outside the ear, a third port in the housing coupling the rear volume to space outside the ear, and an ear tip configured to surround the first port and including a flap to seal the ear canal from space outside the ear. The second port has a diameter and a length that provide an acoustic mass with an acoustic impedance with a high reactive component and a low resistive component, reducing the occlusion effect that otherwise results from sealing the ear.