EP3087642A4 - Earphone assembly - Google Patents

Earphone assembly Download PDF

Info

Publication number: EP3087642A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: earphone assembly; earphone; assembly
Prior art date: 2013-12-23
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP14874443.6A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3087642A1 (en

Inventor

Feng Song Liu

Brian C. Bone

Feng Feng

Nicholas J. MURRELLS

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Otter Products LLC

Original Assignee

Otter Products LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2013-12-23

Filing date

2014-12-23

Publication date

2017-10-25

2014-03-21 Priority claimed from US14/222,536 external-priority patent/US9161114B2/en

2014-12-23 Application filed by Otter Products LLC filed Critical Otter Products LLC

2016-11-02 Publication of EP3087642A1 publication Critical patent/EP3087642A1/en

2017-10-25 Publication of EP3087642A4 publication Critical patent/EP3087642A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
- H01R24/58—Contacts spaced along longitudinal axis of engagement
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
- H01R13/5219—Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
- H04R1/1016—Earpieces of the intra-aural type
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
- H01R13/5202—Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
- H01R13/622—Screw-ring or screw-casing
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
- H01R2201/16—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for telephony
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/60—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers including speech amplifiers
- H04M1/6033—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers including speech amplifiers for providing handsfree use or a loudspeaker mode in telephone sets
- H04M1/6041—Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
- H04M1/6058—Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R1/02—Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein
- H04R1/023—Screens for loudspeakers
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
- H04R1/1041—Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
- H04R1/1058—Manufacture or assembly

Landscapes

Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
Signal Processing (AREA)
Headphones And Earphones (AREA)

EP14874443.6A 2013-12-23 2014-12-23 Earphone assembly Withdrawn EP3087642A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201361920395P	2013-12-23	2013-12-23
US14/222,536 US9161114B2 (en)	2013-03-22	2014-03-21	Earmolds
PCT/US2014/072288 WO2015100387A1 (en)	2013-12-23	2014-12-23	Earphone assembly

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3087642A1 EP3087642A1 (en)	2016-11-02
EP3087642A4 true EP3087642A4 (en)	2017-10-25

Family

ID=53479682

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP14874443.6A Withdrawn EP3087642A4 (en)	2013-12-23	2014-12-23	Earphone assembly

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP3087642A4 (en)
WO (1)	WO2015100387A1 (en)

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US20090041284A1 (en) *	2007-08-08	2009-02-12	Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd.	Headphone set and method of producing the same
US20120039500A1 (en) *	2010-08-16	2012-02-16	Silvestri Ryan C	Earpiece Positioning and Retaining

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
JP4831505B1 (en) *	2010-06-08	2011-12-07	山一電機株式会社	Waterproof structure for cable connector, plug connector, socket connector, and cable connector using the same
US20120196464A1 (en) *	2011-01-31	2012-08-02	Yueh Chiung Lu	Water seal connector
US8465322B2 (en) *	2011-03-25	2013-06-18	Ppc Broadband, Inc.	Coaxial cable connector

2014
- 2014-12-23 WO PCT/US2014/072288 patent/WO2015100387A1/en active Application Filing
- 2014-12-23 EP EP14874443.6A patent/EP3087642A4/en not_active Withdrawn

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US20090041284A1 (en) *	2007-08-08	2009-02-12	Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd.	Headphone set and method of producing the same
US20120039500A1 (en) *	2010-08-16	2012-02-16	Silvestri Ryan C	Earpiece Positioning and Retaining

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO2015100387A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2015100387A1 (en)	2015-07-02
EP3087642A1 (en)	2016-11-02

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP3059125A4 (en)	2017-01-18	Microphone
EP3080725A4 (en)	2017-05-17	Application synchornization
EP2959078A4 (en)	2017-03-15	Latching assembly
EP2988168A4 (en)	2017-01-25	Light-adjusting-panel structure
EP3016404A4 (en)	2017-03-15	Headphone
EP2944093A4 (en)	2016-08-24	Headphone assembly
EP2997997A4 (en)	2017-03-08	Bio-implantable electrode assembly
EP3018005A4 (en)	2017-02-08	Headlight-affixing structure
EP3042340A4 (en)	2017-04-26	Ar-book
EP3007277A4 (en)	2017-03-08	Conducting member
EP3088520A4 (en)	2017-07-26	IMPROVED ß-FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE
EP2947066B8 (en)	2018-10-31	Phenoxyalkylamine compound
EP3063391A4 (en)	2017-12-06	Nosecap
EP3073762A4 (en)	2017-07-26	Sound-transmitting member
EP3041039A4 (en)	2017-04-12	Sample-retainer
EP3087642A4 (en)	2017-10-25	Earphone assembly
AU2013902478A0 (en)	2013-07-25	Connection assembly
AU2013903886A0 (en)	2013-10-24	Orientation assembly
AU2013904375A0 (en)	2013-11-28	Mounting Assembly
AU2013904936A0 (en)	2014-01-16	MonoCalm
AU2013904344A0 (en)	2013-11-21	Solitaire - - - - organizer
AU2013904094A0 (en)	2013-11-07	Enviro-Cut
AU2013904019A0 (en)	2013-10-31	Uni-Block
AU2013903581A0 (en)	2013-10-03	BikeAlert
AU2013903172A0 (en)	2013-09-05	Grabrail

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2016-09-30	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2016-11-02	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20160721
2016-11-02	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
2016-11-02	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: BA ME
2017-03-29	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2017-10-25	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20170921
2017-10-25	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: H01R 13/622 20060101ALN20170915BHEP Ipc: H04R 1/02 20060101ALN20170915BHEP Ipc: H01R 13/52 20060101AFI20170915BHEP Ipc: H04M 1/60 20060101ALN20170915BHEP Ipc: H04R 1/10 20060101ALI20170915BHEP Ipc: H01R 24/58 20110101ALI20170915BHEP
2018-09-28	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2018-10-31	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20180421