Patent Publication Number: US-10334343-B2

Title: Integrated annular headphone

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present disclosure is related to an integrated annular headphone. In particular, the present disclosure relates to an integrated ring-type headband combined with two wearing headbands, which can be worn on a user&#39;s head for listening to sounds. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     The current earmuff headphone has a C-shaped manner and is usually worn on a user&#39;s head, and the headphone has two speaker modules which can respectively retain on the user&#39;s ears through a clamping force. The wearing condition of the common earmuff headphone is not stable and is easily swung. In addition, the headphone is prone to affect a user&#39;s hairstyle. A headband, which is connected to the two speaker modules, is usually non-detachable from the headphone. However, the headband will get damaged after long-term use. Besides, the irreplaceable headband is not able to match the user&#39;s clothing collocation. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     One of the objectives of the present disclosure is to provide an integrated annular headphone which is worn on a user&#39;s head in a surrounding manner to avoid affecting the user&#39;s hairstyle. 
     Another of the objectives of the present disclosure is to provide an integrated annular headphone of which the wearing headband connected with two earmuff-type speaker modules is replaceable, so that an appearance of the integrated annular headphone can be changed for matching a user&#39;s different hairstyles or clothing. 
     In order to achieve the above objectives, according to one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an integrated annular headphone is provided which includes an annular wearing headband and a pair of speaker modules. The annular wearing headband has a first half section, a second half section and two retaining parts. The first half section is connected to the second half section to form a closed-loop manner. The two retaining parts are respectively disposed at two sides of the annular wearing headband. Each of the retaining parts is formed with an inner opening, an outer opening and a receiving chamber. The receiving chamber is arranged between the inner opening and the outer opening. The pair of speaker modules are respectively retained in the retaining parts. Each of the speaker modules has an ear cover, a housing and an electroacoustic transducer disposed in the housing. The ear cover is fixed to the inner opening. The housing is partially exposed outside the outer opening. The electroacoustic transducer faces the inner opening. 
     Thus, the present disclosure has the advantages as follows. The integrated annular headphone of the present disclosure uses a retractable and replaceable annular wearing headband to connect two speaker modules, which is surrounding a user&#39;s forehead and back head and is different from the conventional C-shaped earmuff headphone which clamps a user&#39;s head. A user can put on the integrated annular headphone like putting on a headband or a headscarf without affecting the user&#39;s hairstyle. In addition, the wearing headband of the integrated annular headphone of the present disclosure is easy to dismount, thereby contributing to changing or washing the wearing headband for matching a user&#39;s different hairstyles or clothes, so as to create a personal style. 
     For further understanding of the present disclosure, reference is made to the following detailed description illustrating the embodiments and examples of the present disclosure. The description is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to limit the scope of the claim. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view of an integrated annular headphone according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  is an assembled perspective view of the integrated annular headphone according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3  is a front view of the integrated annular headphone according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3A  is a cross-sectional view along an IIIA-IIIA line in  FIG. 3  according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective view showing the integrated annular headphone in a usage condition according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4A  is a cross-sectional view along an IVA-IVA line in  FIG. 4  according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5  is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of the integrated annular headphone according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5A  is a cross-sectional view of a rear lining belt of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6  is an exploded perspective view of the rear lining belt of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 7  is an assembled perspective view of an integrated annular headphone according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; and 
         FIG. 8  is a side view of the integrated annular headphone according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS 
     Reference is made to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 3 , which are respectively an exploded perspective view, an assembled perspective view, and a front view of an integrated annular headphone according to the present disclosure. The present disclosure provides an integrated annular headphone  100 , which includes an annular wearing headband  10  and a pair of speaker module  20 ,  20 ′, so as to form an integrated annular headphone of a sports style. 
     The annular wearing headband  10  has a first half section  10   a , a second half section  10   b  (as shown  FIG. 3 ) and two retaining parts  13 . The first half section  10   a  is connected to the second half section  10   b , so as to form a closed-loop manner. The two retaining parts  13  are disposed at two sides of the annular wearing headband  10 , respectively. Each of the retaining parts  13  is formed with an inner opening  131 , an outer opening  132  and a receiving chamber  130 . The receiving chamber  130  is formed between the inner opening  131  and the outer opening  132 . 
     Reference is made to  FIG. 1 . In this embodiment, the annular wearing headband  10  includes an outer strap  11  and an inner strap  12 . The inner opening  131  is formed on the inner strap  12 , and the outer opening  132  is formed on the outer strap  11 . The inner strap  12  is detachably connected to the outer strap  11 . The annular wearing headband  10  can have a plurality of fastening elements  14  to combine the inner strap  12  with the outer strap  11 . As shown in  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 3A , the fastening element  14 , for example, can be magnets or buckles . . . etc. Therefore, user can clean or replace the inner strap  12 , or also replace the outer strap  11 , so as to create an integrated annular headphone having a different style. 
     Reference is made to  FIG. 1 . The pair of speaker modules  20 ,  20  are retained in the receiving chambers  130  of the retaining part  13 . Each of the speaker modules  20 ,  20  has an ear cover  21 , a housing  22 , and an electroacoustic transducer  23  disposed in the housing  22 . The ear cover  21  is fixed to the inner opening  131 . The housing  22  is partially exposed outside the outer opening  132 . The electroacoustic transducer  23  faces the inner opening  131 , and transfers an audio signal to a sound. The ear cover  21  can be attached to the inner strap  12 , or fixed in the housing  22  of the speaker module  20 . 
     The annular wearing headband  10  preferably is retractable, for example, it can be made of elastomeric cloth, such as spandex. The elastomeric cloth can be worn stably and comfortably on a user&#39;s head and fit in with different head circumferences. 
     Reference is made to  FIG. 4 . The speaker module  20  can further have a microphone  25 , but it is not limited thereto. In addition, the speaker module  20  can connect with a cable W, and the cable W can be detachably inserted in the speaker module  20  by an audio plug. Reference is made to  FIG. 4A . In this embodiment, the housing  22  includes a fixing part  221  and a rotational part  222 . The rotational part  222  is rotatably connected to the fixing part  221 . The microphone  25  is connected to the rotational part  222 , so that the angle of the microphone  25  can be adjusted by rotating the rotational part  222 , as shown in  FIG. 4 . 
     Reference is made to  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 .  FIG. 5  is an exploded perspective view of the integrated annular headphone of another embodiment. In this embodiment, the drawing omits the annular wearing headband  10  for being illustrated concisely. The present disclosure can further include a front lining belt  15  and a rear lining belt  16  in the annular wearing headband  10 . The front lining belt  15  is retained in the first half section  10   a  of the annular wearing headband  10 , and the rear lining belt  16  is retained in the second half section  10   b  of the annular wearing headband  10 . 
     In this embodiment, the front lining belt  15  has two ends which respectively have a pivotal ring  150 . The pivotal rings  150  are rotatably connected to the speaker modules  20 ,  20 ′, so that the front lining belt  15  is able to adjust an angle related to the rear lining belt  16 , as shown in  FIG. 8 . The connecting manner can be that, for example, the speaker module  20  has an inner housing  26 , and the inner housing  26  has an annular protrusion  260 . The pivotal ring  150  is rotatably connected to the annular protrusion  260 . 
     In addition, the front lining belt  15  can be integrated with an elastic portion  152 , so that it can easily retract for adjusting its length. The front lining belt  15  in this embodiment has two elastic portions  152 . 
     Reference is made to  FIG. 6 , which is an exploded perspective view of the integrated annular headphone according to the present disclosure. In this embodiment, the rear lining belt  16  has a length adjusting mechanism, so that the user can manually adjust the total length of the annular wearing headband. The rear lining belt  16  includes a first half-belt  161 , a second half-belt  162  and an adjusting module (including elements  163 ,  164 ). The first half-belt  161  has one end which is connected to the speaker module  20  and the other end which is connected to the speaker module  20 ′. In this embodiment, the first half-belt  161  is formed with a buckling button  1611 , which can be fastened to the inner housing  26  of the speaker module  20 . The other end of the first half-belt  161  is formed with a first adjusting slot  1610 . In this embodiment, the second half-belt  162  is formed with a buckling button  1621 , which can be fastened to the inner housing  26  of the speaker module  20 ′. The other end of the second half-belt  162  is formed with a second adjusting slot  1620 . The adjusting module (including elements  163 ,  164 ) passes through the first adjusting slot  1610  of the first half-belt  161  and the second adjusting slot  1620  of the second half-belt  162 , so that the total length of the rear lining belt  16  can be adjusted through the adjusting module. 
     Reference is made to  FIG. 5A , which is a cross-sectional view of the rear lining belt and the adjusting module of the present disclosure. The first half-belt  161  has a first rack gear  1613  formed at one side of the first adjusting slot  1610 . The second half-belt  162  has a second rack gear  1623  formed at one side of the second adjusting slot  1620 . The adjusting module includes an engaging element  163  and an adjusting button  164 . The first adjusting slot  1610  and the second adjusting slot  1620  are stacked and disposed in the engaging element  163 . The first rack gear  1613  and the adjusting button  164  pass through the engaging element  163  and are engaged with the first rack gear  1613  and the second rack gear  1623 . In detail, the engaging element  163  has an opening  1630  and a rod  1631  disposed in the opening  1630 . The adjusting button  164  has a pinion gear  1641 , and the pinion gear  1641  is formed with a pinion hole  1640  at a central part thereof. The rod  1631  is plugged in the pinion hole  1640  of the pinion gear  1641 . The pinion gear  1641  passes through the opening  1630  and is simultaneously engaged with the first rack gear  1613  and the second rack gear  1623 . 
     When the adjusting button  164  is rotated counterclockwise as shown in  FIG. 6 , the pinion gear  1641  of the adjusting button  164  drives the first rack gear  1613  and the second rack gear  1623 . The first half-belt  161  and the second half-belt  162  are drawn to be closer to each other, so that the total length of the rear lining belt  16  is shortened. When the adjusting button  164  is rotated clockwise as shown in  FIG. 6 , the pinion gear  1641  of the adjusting button  164  drives the first rack gear  1613  and the second rack gear  1623 . The first half-belt  161  and the second half-belt  162  are pulled away from each other, so that the total length of the rear lining belt  16  is increased. 
     Reference is made to  FIG. 7  and  FIG. 8 , which are respectively an assembled perspective view and a side view of the integrated annular headphone according to the present disclosure. In this embodiment, the front lining belt  15  and the rear lining belt  16  are like a skeleton of the annular wearing headband  10 , as shown in  FIG. 8 . The annular wearing headband  10  wraps around the front lining belt  15  and the rear lining belt  16 . However, the adjusting button  164  is partially exposed outside a back side of the annular wearing headband  10 . 
     Unlike the conventional C-shaped earmuff headphone which clamps a user&#39;s head, the present disclosure has features and functions that the integrated annular headphone  100  is provided to combine two speaker modules  20 ,  20 ′ with a retractable and replaceable annular wearing headband  10 , which surrounds the user&#39;s forehead and back head. The present disclosure is able to avoid affecting the user&#39;s hairstyle. The retractable annular wearing headband  10  can be worn stably and comfortably on the user&#39;s head and fit in with different head circumferences. In addition, it is also convenient for the user to do exercise. The replaceable annular wearing headband  10  is not only suitable for cleaning, but also matches the user&#39;s clothing collocation conspicuously. 
     The descriptions illustrated supra set forth simply the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure; however, the characteristics of the present disclosure are by no means restricted thereto. All changes, alterations, or modifications conveniently considered by those skilled in the art are deemed to be encompassed within the scope of the present disclosure delineated by the following claims.