Patent ID: 9094760
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. An earphone, the earphone comprising: an outer ear canal insertion member, a portion of which is inserted into the outer ear canal; a housing onto which the outer ear canal insertion member is disposed; a driver unit, the driver unit being disposed within the housing and which generates sound; and a support member, the support member being disposed within the housing and supporting the driver unit, the support member including at least one external rib, the external rib shaped to provide a support component exterior space between an outer surface of the support member and an inner surface of the housing, and extending the length of the support member to allow air to travel the length thereof, air further being permitted to flow into the exterior space from a rear end of the support member; wherein the driver unit is supported within an inner space of the support member due to the support member being disposed within the housing.