Wireless earphone and portable electronic device using the same

• US 8,095,188 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2009
• Issued: 01/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Shi, Zheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Lee
• Application Number:
  US12/487,738
• Publication Number:
  US 20090325649A1
• Time in Patent Office: 935 Days
• Field of Search: 455/569.1, 455/575.2, 379/431, 379/433.01, 381/381
• US Class Current: 455/569.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0258 for a headset device
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/105 Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1066 Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support earpiece support for monophonic headphones H04R1/105; earpiece support for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/107 Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/11 Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's

Abstract

A wireless earphone includes an earphone, a microphone, a hanging portion and an adjusting portion fixed with the hanging portion. The answering portion is mounted on the junction area of the hanging portion and the adjusting portion. The microphone is mounted on the other end of the adjusting portion. The wireless earphone is made of flexible, elastic material. The bluetooth has at least one block protruding thereon, to make the wireless earphone be disassembly mounted on a portable electronic device. The invention also includes a portable electronic device using the wireless earphone.

Claims

1. A wireless earphone comprising:

a hanging portion configured for being hung on one ear of the user, the hanging portion comprising a protrusion disposed at the end thereof;

at least one block disposed on the hanging portion;

an adjusting portion connecting with the hanging portion and being configured for adjusting the relative distance between the adjusting portion and the hanging portion;

an earphone disposed at the junction area of the hanging portion and the adjusting portion to answer the incoming call; and

a microphone disposed on the adjusting portion spaced apart from the earphone.

2. The wireless earphone as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hanging portion is substantially arc-shaped and includes a first block disposed thereon.

3. The wireless earphone as claimed in claim 2, wherein the hanging portion of the wireless earphone may be produced by one-mold molding method with plastic material.

4. The wireless earphone as claimed in claim 2, wherein the adjusting portion is substantially bar-shaped and includes a second block disposed thereon.

5. The wireless earphone as claimed in claim 4, wherein the adjusting portion further includes a third block disposed thereon spaced apart from the second block.

6. The wireless earphone as claimed in claim 5, wherein the adjusting portion includes a working surface, the second block disposed at the end of the adjusting portion protruding from the working surface thereof.

7. The wireless earphone as claimed in claim 6, wherein the adjusting portion further includes a projection disposed at the end thereof adjacent to the second block to detach the wireless earphone from a portable electronic device.

8. The wireless earphone in claim 5, wherein the third block is disposed at the substantially middle portion of the adjusting portion.

9. The wireless earphone as claimed in claim 4, wherein the second block has an L-shaped cross-section.

10. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a body comprising a sidewall; and

a wireless earphone detachably mounted on the sidewall of the body, the wireless earphone comprising;

a hanging portion configured for being hung on one ear of the user, the hanging portion comprising a protrusion disposed at the end thereof;

an adjusting portion connecting with the hanging portion and being configured for adjusting the relative distance between the adjusting portion and the hanging portion;

an earphone disposed at the junction area of the hanging portion and the adjusting portion to answer the incoming call; and

a microphone disposed on the adjusting portion spaced apart from the earphone.

11. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the sidewall of the body further includes an assembling portion disposed thereon, the wireless earphone further includes at least one block disposed thereon for detachably assembling with the body.

12. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the assembling portion includes a first latching slot recessed from the sidewall of the body, the hanging portion is substantially arc-shaped and includes a first block disposed thereon corresponding to the first latching slot.

13. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the adjusting portion is substantially bar-shaped and includes a second block and a third block spaced apart disposed thereon;

the assembling portion further includes a second latching slot and a third latching slot space apart recessed from the sidewall longitudinally corresponding to the second latching slot and the third latching slot respectively.

14. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 13, wherein adjusting portion includes a working surface, the second block disposed at the end of the adjusting portion protruding from the working surface thereof;

the third block is disposed at the substantially middle portion of the adjusting portion.

15. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the adjusting portion further includes a projection disposed at the end thereof adjacent to the second block to detach the wireless earphone conveniently.

16. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the assembling portion may be an arcuate groove recessed from the sidewall of the body.

17. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the hanging portion of the wireless earphone may be produce by one-mold molding method with plastic material.

18. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the body is a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant.

19. A wireless earphone comprising:

a hanging portion configured for being hung on one ear of the user;

at least one block disposed on the hanging portion;

an adjusting portion connecting with the hanging portion and being configured for adjusting the relative distance between the adjusting portion and the hanging portion, the adjusting portion comprising a projection disposed at the end thereof;

an earphone disposed at the junction area of the hanging portion and the adjusting portion to answer the incoming call; and

a microphone disposed on the adjusting portion spaced apart from the earphone.