DK200201731A - Hovedsæt - Google Patents

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DK200201731A
DK200201731A DK200201731A DKPA200201731A DK200201731A DK 200201731 A DK200201731 A DK 200201731A DK 200201731 A DK200201731 A DK 200201731A DK PA200201731 A DKPA200201731 A DK PA200201731A DK 200201731 A DK200201731 A DK 200201731A
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Bech Martin
Boegeskov-Jensen Tom
Langhorn Karsten
Charles L Pedersen
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Gn Netcom As
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Priority to US10/533,674 priority patent/US7366298B2/en
Priority to CA002503249A priority patent/CA2503249A1/en
Priority to KR1020057006853A priority patent/KR101110192B1/ko
Priority to PCT/DK2003/000772 priority patent/WO2004045243A1/en
Priority to AT03770921T priority patent/ATE433639T1/de
Priority to DE60327940T priority patent/DE60327940D1/de
Priority to JP2004550661A priority patent/JP2006506006A/ja
Priority to AU2003280313A priority patent/AU2003280313B2/en
Priority to EP03770921A priority patent/EP1563708B1/en
Priority to CN2003801029562A priority patent/CN1711797B/zh
Publication of DK200201731A publication Critical patent/DK200201731A/da
Priority to NO20051759A priority patent/NO20051759L/no
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Priority to US11/839,268 priority patent/US7949127B2/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1058—Manufacture or assembly
    • H04R1/1066—Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/02—Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/08—Mouthpieces; Microphones; Attachments therefor
    • H04R1/083—Special constructions of mouthpieces
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1008—Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/105—Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2201/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones covered by H04R1/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2201/10—Details of earpieces, attachments therefor, earphones or monophonic headphones covered by H04R1/10 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2201/107—Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communication
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2420/00—Details of connection covered by H04R, not provided for in its groups
    • H04R2420/07—Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Telephone Set Structure (AREA)
  • Headphones And Earphones (AREA)
  • Cable Transmission Systems, Equalization Of Radio And Reduction Of Echo (AREA)

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PATENTKRAV 1. Hovedsæt (1, 10, 30) omfattende en transducer (5, 12, 27), en mikrofon (4, 14, 29) og en ørekrog (6, 23, 28) til ophængning af hovedsættet (1, 10, 30) på en brugers øre, kendetegnet ved, at transduceren (5, 12, 27), mikrofonen (4, 14, 29) og ørekrogen (6, 23, 31) i ikke-brugstilstand er indkapslet i et hus. 2. Hovedsæt ifølge krav 1,kendetegnet ved, at huset udgøres af to skaller (2, 3), der er forbundet til hinanden med et hængsel (7, 8, 9)- 3. Hovedsæt ifølge krav 2, kendetegnet ved, at de to skaller (2, 3) langs deres yderkant er forbundet til hængslet med en aksel (9), der ligger i samme plan som skallernes overflade. 4. Hovedsæt ifølge krav 2, kendetegnet ved, at hængslet (7, 8) har en aksel, der ligger vinkelret på skallernes overflade. 5. Hovedsæt ifølge krav 2-4, kendetegnet ved, at transduceren (5) og ørekrogen (6) er placeret i den ene skal (2), medens mikrofonen (4) er placeret i den anden skal (3). 6. Hovedsæt ifølge krav 1 og hvor mikrofonen (14, 29) er monteret på en mikrofonarm (13, 26), kendetegnet ved, at huset udgøres af et lukket hus (11, 28), der har to udsparinger, fra hvilke henholdsvis ørekrogen (23, 31) og mikrofonarmen (13, 26) kan skydes ind eller ud af huset. 7. Hovedsæt ifølge krav 6, kendetegnet ved, at der på ydersiden af huset (11) er placeret mindst én udløserknap (15) for aktivering af forskydningen af ørekrogen (23, 31) og/eller mikrofonarmen (13, 26) ind eller ud af huset. 8. Hovedsæt ifølge krav 7, kendetegnet ved, at udløserknappen (15) aktiverer ørekrogen (23, 31) og/eller mikrofonarmen (13, 26) ved hjælp afen fjederbelastning (21). 9. Hovedsæt ifølge krav 6, kendetegnet ved, at mikrofonarmen kan skrues ind i eller ud af huset (11). 10. Hovedsæt ifølge krav 6, kendetegnet ved, at mikrofonarmen er udformet teleskopisk. 11. Hovedsæt ifølge krav 6, kendetegnet ved, at mikrofonarmen er udformet leddelt. 12. Hovedsæt ifølge krav 1-11,kendetegnet ved, at huset (2, 3, 11, 28) er forsynet med en lås til låsning af ørekrogen, (6, 23, 31) mikrofonen (4, 14, 29) og transduceren (5, 12, 27) inde i huset. 13. Hovedsæt ifølge krav 12, kendetegnet ved, at låsen er udformet med en elektrisk kode for aktivering af hovedsættets elektriske dele.
DK200201731A 2002-11-11 2002-11-11 Hovedsæt DK176111B1 (da)

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DK200201731A DK176111B1 (da) 2002-11-11 2002-11-11 Hovedsæt
AU2003280313A AU2003280313B2 (en) 2002-11-11 2003-11-10 A headset
KR1020057006853A KR101110192B1 (ko) 2002-11-11 2003-11-10 헤드셋
PCT/DK2003/000772 WO2004045243A1 (en) 2002-11-11 2003-11-10 A headset
AT03770921T ATE433639T1 (de) 2002-11-11 2003-11-10 Hör-sprech-garnitur
DE60327940T DE60327940D1 (de) 2002-11-11 2003-11-10 Hör-sprech-garnitur
US10/533,674 US7366298B2 (en) 2002-11-11 2003-11-10 Headset
CA002503249A CA2503249A1 (en) 2002-11-11 2003-11-10 A headset
EP03770921A EP1563708B1 (en) 2002-11-11 2003-11-10 A headset
CN2003801029562A CN1711797B (zh) 2002-11-11 2003-11-10 耳机
JP2004550661A JP2006506006A (ja) 2002-11-11 2003-11-10 ヘッドセット
NO20051759A NO20051759L (no) 2002-11-11 2005-04-11 Hodetelefonsett
US11/839,268 US7949127B2 (en) 2002-11-11 2007-08-15 Headset

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DE (1) DE60327940D1 (da)
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US7949127B2 (en) 2011-05-24
ATE433639T1 (de) 2009-06-15
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AU2003280313B2 (en) 2008-01-17
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DE60327940D1 (de) 2009-07-23
CA2503249A1 (en) 2004-05-27
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KR20050083793A (ko) 2005-08-26
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