Test Device And Test Method For Active Noise Reduction Headphone

• US 20140146973A1
• Filed: 07/17/2013
• Published: 05/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Goertek Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Goertek Incorporated
• Inventors: Liu, Song, Zhao, Jian, Hua, Yang
• Granted Patent: US 9,084,060 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/58
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1083 Reduction of ambient noise active noise reduction per se G10K11/175; protective devices for the ear, e.g. providing acoustic protection A61F11/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 29/00 Monitoring arrangements; Testing arrangements for hearing aids H04R25/30; detection of loudspeaker connection H04R5/04; sound-field adaptation dependent on speaker detection H04S7/308
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 29/001 for loudspeakers H04R29/007 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention discloses a test device and test method for the noise reduction headphone. The test device comprises: an enclosed cavity, a noise source, a test panel, a measuring microphone and a measure comparison module connected with the measuring microphone. The sound emitted from the noise source is sealed within the enclosed cavity. The test panel can cooperate with the noise reduction headphone to form a coupling cavity in the test. The test panel has a sound guiding hole in the common part with the enclosed cavity for transmitting the sound of the noise source into the interior of the coupling cavity. The test panel also has a mounting hole, and the measuring microphone is mounted on the mourning hole towards the direction of the coupling cavity. The measuring microphone records noise signals before and after the noise reduction function of the noise reduction headphone is activated. The measure comparison module receives the signals recorded these two times by the measuring microphone and performs comparison processing to obtain noise reduction amount of the noise reduction headphone. The technical solution of the present invention solves the problem of noise pollution caused by high-power external noise sources to the surrounding environment during the test process of noise reduction amount of the headphone, meanwhile, no special shielding room is required, and the requirement on test environment is relieved.

Claims

1. A test device for a noise reduction headphone, characterized in that the test device comprises an enclosed cavity, a noise source, a test panel, a measuring microphone and a measure comparison module connected with the measuring microphone, wherein,

the sound emitted from the noise source is sealed within the enclosed cavity;

the test panel can cooperate with the noise reduction headphone to form a coupling cavity in the test;

the test panel has a sound guiding hole in the common part with the enclosed cavity for transmitting the sound of the noise source into the interior of the coupling cavity;

the test panel also has a mounting hole, the measuring microphone is mounted on the mounting hole towards the direction of the coupling cavity;

the measuring microphone records noise signals before and after the noise reduction function of the noise reduction headphone is activated;

the measure comparison module receives the signals recorded these two times by the measuring microphone and performs comparison processing to obtain the noise reduction amount of the noise reduction headphone.

2. The test device for a noise reduction headphone according to claim 1, characterized in that,

the number of the test panel is multiple;

the number of the measuring microphones is same as that of the test panels, and the measuring microphones and the test panels are in one to one correspondence;

each test panel can cooperate with a corresponding noise reduction headphone to form an independent coupling cavity in the test;

each test panel has a sound guiding hole in the common part with the enclosed cavity for transmitting the sound of the noise source into the interior of the corresponding coupling cavity; and

each test panel has a mounting hole, and the corresponding measuring microphone is mounted on the mounting hole towards the direction of the corresponding coupling cavity;

each measuring microphone records noise signals before and after the noise reduction function of the corresponding noise reduction headphone is activated, the measure comparison module receives the signals recorded these two times by each measuring microphone and performs comparison processing to obtain noise reduction amount of each corresponding noise reduction headphone.

3. The test device for a noise reduction headphone according to claim 1, characterized in that,

the test panel is plane, concave or convex.

5. The test device for a noise reduction headphone according to claim 1, characterized in that,

the number of the noise source(s) is one or more.

7. The test device for a noise reduction headphone according to claim 1, characterized in that,

the sound guiding hole is filled with or affixed with sound damping material

4. The test device for a noise reduction headphone according to claim I, characterized in that,

the noise source is located within the enclosed cavity;

or the noise source is located outside the enclosed cavity, and connected with an interface on the enclosed cavity to form an integral seal, such that the sound emitted by the noise source is transferred into the enclosed cavity.

6. The test device for a noise reduction headphone according to claim 11, characterized in that,

there are one or more sound guiding holes in the test panel.

8. A test method for a noise reduction headphone, characterized in that, the method comprises:

sealing the sound emitted by the noise source within an enclosed cavity;

providing a test panel that can cooperate with the noise reduction headphone to form a coupling cavity in the test;

providing a sound guiding hole in the common part of the test panel with the enclosed cavity for transmitting the sound of the noise source into the interior of the coupling cavity;

providing a mounting hole in the test panel and mounting the measuring microphone on the mounting hole towards the direction of the coupling cavity;

in performing the test, placing the noise reduction headphone on the test panel to form a coupling cavity, then using the measuring microphone to record noise signals before and after the noise reduction function of the noise reduction headphone is activated, comparing the signals recorded these two times by the measuring microphone to obtain the noise reduction amount of the noise reduction headphone.

9. The test method for a noise reduction headphone according to claim 8, characterized in that, said providing a test panel that can cooperate with the noise reduction headphone to form a coupling cavity in the test, said providing a sound guiding hole in the common part of the test panel with the enclosed cavity for transmitting the sound of the noise source into the interior of the coupling cavity and said providing a mounting hole in the test panel and mounting the measuring microphone on the mounting hole towards the direction of the coupling cavity comprise:

providing multiple test panels, each test panel can cooperate with a corresponding noise reduction headphone to form an independent coupling cavity in the test;

providing a sound guiding hole in the common part of each test panel with the enclosed cavity for transmitting the sound of the noise source into the interior of the corresponding coupling cavity; and

providing a mounting hole on each test panel and mounting the same number of the measuring microphones as that of the test panels on the mounting holes of respective test panels in one to one correspondence.

10. The test method for a noise reduction headphone according to claim 8, characterized in that, said sealing the sound emitted by the noise source within the enclosed cavity comprises:

placing the noise source in the enclosed cavity;

or placing the noise source outside the enclosed cavity, and connecting the noise source with an interface on the enclosed cavity to form an integral seal, such that the sound emitted by the noise source is transferred into the enclosed cavity.