EP3909255B1 - Ohrstütze zum tragen einer audiovorrichtung hinter der ohrmuschel - Google Patents

Ohrstütze zum tragen einer audiovorrichtung hinter der ohrmuschel Download PDF

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EP3909255B1
EP3909255B1 EP19832162.2A EP19832162A EP3909255B1 EP 3909255 B1 EP3909255 B1 EP 3909255B1 EP 19832162 A EP19832162 A EP 19832162A EP 3909255 B1 EP3909255 B1 EP 3909255B1
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • H04R2460/00—Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2460/13—Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers

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  • the field of the invention is that of ear supports designed to carry an electronic device behind the auricle.
  • the invention relates more particularly to an ear support designed to carry an electronic device behind the pinna of the ear and which comprises a branch with a central portion of the branch substantially in the form of a hook for hooking the retro-auricular groove between the ear and the skull, and a first rectilinear and rigid branch end extending said central part of the branch to form one end of the branch and to carry the electronic device against the internal face of the pinna of the ear.
  • Some of these supports also make it possible to carry the transducer against the internal face of the auricle so as to cause the auricle to vibrate in the same way as a loudspeaker causing its membrane to vibrate.
  • the vibration of the pavilion then propagates through the auditory canal to be transformed into an audio signal in the middle and inner ear.
  • the straight branch part is here extended by a hook-shaped branch part able to follow the contour of the ear, following the retro-auricular groove, to emerge near the root of the helix on the external face of the ear. ear pavilion.
  • the hooking of the outline of the ear by the hook-shaped branch part thus makes it possible to orient and carry the transducer against the inner face of the auricle so as to transmit vibrations to the auricle.
  • the surface of the pinna on which the transducer makes contact is not flat and varies according to the morphology of the users' ears.
  • the transducer thus tends to wobble during the user's head movements, sometimes causing the audio device to fall.
  • the transducer becomes awkward during prolonged use.
  • the document JP2019125904A describes an ear support designed to carry an electronic device behind the pinna of the ear, said support comprising a branch with a central part of the branch substantially in the form of a hook for hooking the retro-auricular groove between the ear and the skull.
  • the document FR2907303 A1 describes an ear support for holding a hearing aid in the ear canal, comprising a second branch end extending the central part and extending obliquely with respect to a plane in which the leg central part extends, the second leg end and said leg central part together forming a helical leg section.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to remedy the aforementioned problems.
  • the subject of the invention is an ear support designed to carry an audio device behind the auricle, said support comprising a branch with a central part of the branch substantially in the form of a hook for hooking the retro-auricular groove between the ear and the skull, and a first rectilinear and rigid end of the branch which extends from the said central part of the branch to form an end of the branch and which is designed to carry the audio device behind the pinna of the ear, characterized in that the branch comprises an elastically deformable and S-shaped second branch end which is adapted to be fixed to the external face of the auricle, said second branch end extending from said central branch part to form a end of the branch and extending obliquely with respect to a plane in which the central part of the branch extends, and in that the said second end d
  • the branch and said central part of the branch substantially form with each other a helical branch section.
  • the basic idea of the invention consists in using the second end of the elastically deformable branch having an S-shape to pinch the helix and to fit under compression into one or more excavations of the external face of the pavilion. of the ear.
  • the first leg end Through elastic deformation of the first S-shaped leg end, the first leg end exerts a force back on the audio device to press it against the inner surface of the auricle.
  • the transmission of vibrations to the auricle is thus improved and resistance to tearing increased.
  • the auricular support according to the invention is also little intrusive in the external face of the pavilion of the ear since the second end of the S-shaped branch is able to be inserted into one of the excavations of the external pavilion of the ear such as the triangular pit, the Scapha cavity and the Concha cavity.
  • the ear support according to the invention is advantageously arranged so as not to obstruct the user's auditory canal, making the user more alert to surrounding noises while guaranteeing optimal use of the audio device.
  • the ear support is adaptable to any type of ear morphology and is equally adaptable to the left ear as to the right ear.
  • the invention also extends to an electronic device comprising an audio device and/or a microphone attached to an ear support according to the invention.
  • the audio device may include a transducer with a surface in the shape of a half-sphere intended to be in contact with the ear.
  • the ear support 1 is particularly well suited for carrying an electronic device 2 such as an audio device, for example of the transducer 2a and/or microphone 2b type, behind the ear 4.
  • an electronic device 2 such as an audio device, for example of the transducer 2a and/or microphone 2b type, behind the ear 4.
  • the ear support 1, represented on the figures 1 to 6 is in the form of a branch comprising a first end 5 of a substantially straight and rigid branch which is designed to carry the electronic device 2, for example by means of clipping means, magnetization or simply by gluing.
  • a fixing rail 6, visible in figure 6 is also mounted on the branch, on the first end 5 of the branch, to allow adjustment of the position of the transducer 2a along the first end 5 of the branch.
  • the first end 5 of the branch can also comprise a ball joint 7 for fixing designed to tilt the electronic device 2 with respect to the first end 5 of the branch.
  • the transducer 2a can be oriented to adapt to the different morphologies of the ears 4 of the users.
  • the first branch end 5 may also incorporate a battery 8 capable of powering the electronic device 2 and thus limit wired connections.
  • Battery 8 can also be used to power other elements that can be integrated into the ear support, such as a Bluetooth and/or wifi module, LEDs, etc.
  • a wire attachment system 12 disposed at the first end 5 of the branch and operating by magnetic effect will be preferred so to limit the risk of stretching or tearing of the ear 4.
  • the arm of the ear support 1 also comprises a central part of the arm 9, represented on all of the figures 1 to 6 , extending substantially in a plane P and in the extension of the first end 5 of the branch.
  • the central portion 9 of the branch here has a curved hook shape to form a sort of arc or vault.
  • the central portion 9 of the branch is designed to hook the retro-auricular groove between the ear and the skull and to direct the first end 5 of the branch behind the ear, on the inside of the pavilion.
  • the electronic device 2 is pressed against the internal face of the auricle 4.
  • the central part 9 of the branch is here made of two materials, that is to say that it has on the one hand a rigid portion PR which extends the first end 5 of the branch so as to transmit a force to the first end 5 branch to press the electronic device 2 against the pavilion and on the other hand a flexible portion PS, here in plastic PU8150, which extends the rigid portion PR to form the end of the hook to soften the contact with the ear 4.
  • the ear support 1 finally comprises a second end 10 of an elastically deformable branch, as shown in the figures 1 to 6 , designed to fix the auricular support 1 on the external face of the auricle 4.
  • the second branch end 10 has an S-shape and extends in the extension of the central part 9 of the branch and obliquely with respect to the plane P of the central part 9 of the branch.
  • the helical branch section PH is capable of overlapping the helix 4a of the pinna of the ear 4 which acts as a pivot point PP, as shown in the figure 2 And 5 .
  • the overlap allows on the one hand to pinch the helix 4a between the central part 9 of branch and the second end 10 of branch, and on the other hand to present a downstream portion PA of the second end 10 of branch which follows the section spiral branch PH on the external surface of the auricle 4.
  • the downstream portion PA of the second end 10 of the branch extends in a curved manner in contrast to the helical section PH of the branch so as to be able to be inserted into one of the excavations on the external face of the pavilion, such as the triangular pit 4b , the Scapha 4c cavity and the Concha 4d cavity, visible on the figure 2 And 5 .
  • the downstream portion PA of the second end 10 of the branch which extends the helical section PH of the branch can be widened in order to best fit the triangular pit 4b which adjoins the root of the helix 4a to then refine towards its free end and facilitate its insertion into one of the Scapha 4c or Concha 4d cavities.
  • the second branch end 10 may also have a globally ovoid shape and a soft texture in order to improve user comfort.
  • the second end 10 of the branch can have two different arrangements which can be chosen according to the morphology of the ear 4 of the user.
  • the second end 10 of the branch substantially overlaps the central part 9 of the branch, which facilitates its elastic deformation for insertion into the Scapha cavity 4c, visible in picture 2 .
  • the second branch end 10 does not overlap the central part 9 of branch which facilitates its elastic deformation for insertion into the Concha cavity 4d, visible in figure 5 .
  • the ear support 1 therefore acts here as a spring, whether with the helical branch section PH or the downstream portion PA, and allows the electronic device 2 to be tensioned against the back of the ear 4.
  • the auricular support 1 therefore makes it possible to transmit a force from the external face of the auricle 4 to the internal face of the auricle 4.
  • the spring effect of the second end 10 of the branch comes from the elastic properties of the material used, here chosen according to the PU8400 shore A 85 standard.
  • the invention also extends to an audio device 11 which comprises a transducer 2a and a microphone 2b mounted with an ear support 1 according to the invention as shown in the picture 3 .
  • transducer 2a makes it possible to transmit an audio signal by vibration against the internal face of the pavilion of the ear 4.
  • the location of the transducer 2a for optimum vibration transmission is in a hollow of the pavilion, called point 0, on the inner face of the pavilion of the ear and which is opposite the root of the helix.
  • the transducer 2a of the audio device 11 represented on the figure 6 preferably has a surface of contact with the ear 4 in the shape of a half-sphere, on the one hand to better fit into the hollow of the point 0 and on the other hand to increase the surface of contact with the pinna.
  • the electronic device 2 can be wedged and pressed into the hollow of point 0.
  • the fixing rail 6 will also make it possible to position the electronic device 2 at the level of the point 0 according to the morphology of the ear 4 of the user.
  • the user initially places the central part 9 of the branch on the retro-auricular groove so as to orient the first end 5 of the branch behind the pinna of the ear 4 , then, elastically deforms the helical section PH of the branch to make it overlap the helix 4a and to insert the downstream portion PA of the second end 10 of the branch into one of the excavations of the external face of the pavilion of the ear 4, here for example the Scapha 4c cavity as represented on the figure 2 .
  • the pressure exerted by the second end 10 of the branch makes it possible to push the transducer 2a back against the point 0 of the internal face of the pavilion of the ear 4, stabilizing both the transducer 2a and the microphone 2b.

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  1. Ohrhalterung (1), die ausgelegt ist, um eine Audiovorrichtung (2) hinter der Ohrmuschel zu tragen, wobei die Halterung einen Bügel mit einem im Wesentlichen hakenförmigen Bügelmittelteil (9) umfasst, um die retroaurikuläre Furche zwischen dem Ohr und dem Schädel einzuhaken, sowie ein gerades und steifes erstes Bügelende (5), das den Bügelmittelteil verlängert, um ein Bügelende zu bilden, und das ausgelegt ist, um die Audiovorrichtung gegen die Innenseite der Ohrmuschel zu tragen, wobei der Bügel ein S-förmiges, elastisch verformbares zweites Bügelende (10) umfasst, das angepasst ist, an der Außenseite der Ohrmuschel befestigt zu werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das zweite Bügelende den Bügelmittelteil verlängert, um ein Bügelende zu bilden, und sich schräg zu einer Ebene (P) erstreckt, in der sich der Bügelmittelteil erstreckt, und dass das zweite Bügelende und der Bügelmittelteil im Wesentlichen miteinander einen spiralförmigen Bügelquerschnitt (PH) bilden.
  2. Ohrhalterung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das zweite Bügelende den Bügelmittelteil überlappt.
  3. Ohrhalterung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Bügel eine Befestigungsschiene (6) umfasst, die ausgelegt ist, um die Audiovorrichtung in Längsrichtung entlang des ersten Bügelendes zu bewegen.
  4. Ohrhalterung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Bügel ein Befestigungskugelgelenk (7) umfasst, das ausgelegt ist, um die Audiovorrichtung auf das erste Bügelende zu neigen.
  5. Ohrhalterung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Bügel ein Stromkabel mit magnetischer Verbindung umfasst, um die Audiovorrichtung mit Strom zu versorgen.
  6. Ohrhalterung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste Bügelende eine Batterie (8) umfasst, die geeignet ist, um die Audiovorrichtung mit Strom zu versorgen.
  7. Elektronische Einrichtung (11), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eine Audiovorrichtung umfasst, die an einer Ohrhalterung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche befestigt ist.
  8. Elektronische Einrichtung nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Audiovorrichtung einen Wandler (2a) umfasst.
  9. Elektronische Einrichtung nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Wandler eine halbkugelförmige Oberfläche umfasst, die dazu bestimmt ist, mit dem Ohr in Kontakt zu sein.
  10. Elektronische Einrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 9,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie ein Mikrofon (2b) umfasst.
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