EARPHONE AND HEADSET

• US 20090262952A1
• Filed: 04/21/2009
• Published: 10/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Kuhtz, Jan Peter, Nisse, Olav, Leske, Olaf
• Granted Patent: US 8,369,557 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/74
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1058 Manufacture or assembly

Abstract

There is thus provided an earphone comprising a housing (20) for receiving an electroacoustic transducer, and an ear cushion unit (10) having an ear cushion material (11) and a first ring (1). The housing has a sealing ring (2) and a latching unit (21). The first ring (1) has a prestressing when it is placed on the sealing ring (2) and held by means of the latching unit (21).

Claims

1. An earphone comprising:

a housing for receiving an electroacoustic transducer; and

an ear cushion unit having an ear cushion material and a first ring,

wherein the housing has a sealing ring and a latching unit,

wherein the first ring has a prestressing when it is placed on the sealing ring and held by means of the latching unit.

2. An earphone as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first ring is in the form of a hard ring plate.

3. An earphone as set forth in claim 2 wherein the ring plate engages into the latching unit and bears against the sealing ring in such a way that the ring plate represents a spring subjected to a force.

4. An earphone as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first ring has an axial prestressing when it is placed on the sealing ring and held by means of the latching unit.

5. A headset comprising:

a housing for receiving an electroacoustic transducer; and

an ear cushion unit having an ear cushion material and a first ring,

wherein the housing has a sealing ring and a latching unit,

wherein the first ring has a prestressing when it is placed on the sealing ring and held by means of the latching unit.

6. A headset as set forth in claim 5 wherein the first ring is in the form of a hard ring plate.

7. A headset as set forth in claim 6 wherein the ring plate engages into the latching unit and bears against the sealing ring in such a way that the ring plate represents a spring subjected to a force.

8. A headset as set forth in claim 5 wherein the first ring has an axial prestressing when it is placed on the sealing ring and held by means of the latching unit.