Earphone device with optical sensor
First Claim
1. An earphone device to be worn in the ear, the earphone device comprising:
- a main body to be arranged in the concha of the outer ear of a user andan optical sensor, which includes a light emitter and a light detector, andwherein the earphone device includes a window through which light emitted by the light emitter can be transmitted,the window further includes an end face configured to abut a conchal wall at a sensing position,wherein the main body includes a speaker protrusion to be inserted into to ear canal and that the distance between the main body and the end face is adjustable by a plurality of replaceable fitting members of different lengths, whereby the distance between the speaker protrusion and the end face can (L) be adjusted by replacing one of the fitting members with another fitting member.
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Abstract
An earphone device (1) to be worn in the ear, which earphone device (1) comprising a main body (18) to be arranged in the concha (19) of the outer ear (14) of a user and an optical sensor (35), which optical sensor (35) comprises a light emitter (16) and a light detector (17). The earphone device (1) comprises window means (8, 9) through which light emitted by the light emitter (16) can be transmitted. The window means (8, 9) comprises an end face (31) adapted to abut a conchal wall (37) at a sensing position (36). The main body (18) comprises a speaker protrusion (26) to be inserted into to ear canal (15). The distance between the speaker protrusion (26) and the end face (31) is adjustable.
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14 Claims
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1. An earphone device to be worn in the ear, the earphone device comprising:
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a main body to be arranged in the concha of the outer ear of a user and an optical sensor, which includes a light emitter and a light detector, and wherein the earphone device includes a window through which light emitted by the light emitter can be transmitted, the window further includes an end face configured to abut a conchal wall at a sensing position, wherein the main body includes a speaker protrusion to be inserted into to ear canal and that the distance between the main body and the end face is adjustable by a plurality of replaceable fitting members of different lengths, whereby the distance between the speaker protrusion and the end face can (L) be adjusted by replacing one of the fitting members with another fitting member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An earphone device to be worn in the ear, comprising:
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a main body to be arranged in the concha of the outer ear of a user and a sensor, which comprises an emitter and a detector, capable of transmitting a signal between said emitter and detector, and a window through which the signal can be transmitted, which window includes an end face shaped to abut a conchal wall at a sensing position, wherein the earphone device is configured to be positioned in the outer ear, so that the end face is abutting the conchal wall in the lower end of the concha adjacent the antitragus, and wherein the main body includes a speaker protrusion to be inserted into to ear canal and wherein the distance between the main body and the end face being adjustable to bring the end face in proximity with the user'"'"'s ear; said distance being adjustable by a plurality of replaceable fitting members of different lengths, whereby the distance between the speaker protrusion and the end face (L) can be adjusted by replacing one of the fitting members with another fitting member.
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14. An earphone device to be worn in the ear, comprising:
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a main body to be arranged in the concha of the outer ear of a user, a sensor tower having an end face which is telescopically adjustable; and a sensor, which a sensor comprises an emitter and a detector capable of transmitting a signal between said emitter and detector, and an aperture through which the signal can be transmitted, which aperture includes an end face shaped to abut a conchal wall at a sensing position, wherein the location of the end face is adjustable; wherein the earphone device is configured to be positioned in the outer ear, so that the end face is abutting the conchal wall in the lower end of the concha adjacent the antitragus, and wherein the main body includes a speaker protrusion to be inserted into to ear canal and that the location of the end face is adjustable by telescopic adjustment.
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