Patents Assigned to Harman Becker Automative Systems GmbH
  • Patent number: 10559291
    Abstract: A headphone arrangement is configured to induce natural directional pinna cues. The arrangement comprises an ear cup comprising a frame configured to at least partly encircle the ear of a user, wherein the frame is at least partially hollow. The arrangement further comprises a loudspeaker arranged within a wall of a frontal part, a rear part, an upper part, and/or a lower part of the frame, the loudspeaker comprising a membrane, a first side of the membrane facing a cavity inside the frame, and a second side of the membrane facing the outside. At least one loudspeaker is arranged at a first angle with respect to a median plane crossing a user's head midway between the user's ears such that a main direction of sound propagation is directed away from the median plane, and the second side of the membrane is directed away from the median plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automative Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Genaro Woelfl