Ear canal ear bud sound system

• US 9,232,295 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2011
• Issued: 01/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Vladimir Walter Kukurudza
• Original Assignee: Vladimir Walter Kukurudza
• Inventors: Kukurudza, Vladimir Walter
• Primary Examiner(s): Villecco, John
• Application Number:
  US13/986,133
• Publication Number:
  US 20140301560A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,552 Days
• Field of Search: 381/309, 381/94.1, 381/94.6, 381/94.9, 381/380, 381/381, 381/384, 381184-186, 381/328, 381/150, 381/345, 381/162, 381/351
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 19/02 Audio-frequency transformers or mutual inductances, i.e. not suitable for handling frequencies considerably beyond the audio range
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/023 Screens for loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• 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

Abstract

An earbud sound system for a small speaker system having at least one earbud with a speaker and having, an earbud housing body defining a hollow interior a a circuit board within the housing body and having a signal input connection and a ground connection, and a speaker output connection and a speaker return connection; a bifilar coil unit having first and second coils wound in a bifilar manner, mounted on the circuit board within the housing body, and there being two first coil connections, and two second coil connections on the circuit board, for supporting the bifilar coil unit in a secure manner on the circuit board.

Claims

1. An earbud sound system for a small speaker system having a head set with at least one earbud with a speaker and characterised by;

an earbud housing body defining a hollow interior;

a circuit board within said housing body and having a signal cable with a signal input and a signal ground portion;

a bifilar coil unit comprising a supply coil and a return coil wound in a bifilar manner, mounted on said circuit board;

two supply coil connections and two return coil connections on said circuit board, for supporting the bifilar coil unit in a secure manner on said circuit board by securing said bifilar coil unit to respective said supply and return coil connections on said circuit board;

conductors in said circuit board connecting said supply coil connections and return coil connections to respective signal input and signal ground portions of said signal cable.

2. An earbud sound system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said circuit board defines a forward circuit board side and a rear circuit board side, with said signal supply connection and signal return connection arranged side by side on said forward circuit board side, and with said signal input and signal ground portions of said cable on said rear circuit board side.

3. An earbud sound system as claimed in claim 1 including:

a signal source, as a source of audio signals, said head set having left and right hand ear buds, with respective said ear bud housing bodies and left and right hand speakers, and a wire harness connecting said signal source and said head set.

4. An earbud sound system as claimed in claim 3 wherein said earbud housing bodies, are sized to fit within the ear canals of a user, each of the earbud housing bodies defining a hollow interior, and wherein a said circuit board is contained within each respective earbud housing body.

5. An earbud sound system as claimed in claim 4 wherein each said earbud housing body is formed as first and second body portions separate from one another to give access to the interior of each said housing and wherein a said circuit board is fitted within one said body portion, and wherein the other said body portion is secured to said one portion, thereby enclosing the circuit board.

6. An earbud sound system as claimed in claim 5 wherein each said earbud housing body is of cylindrical shape in section and wherein said circuit board is of circular disk shape, and fits within its respective housing, transversely of said housing interior, with the centre of the disk aligned with the central axis of the housing.

7. An earbud sound system as claimed in claim 6 wherein each said earbud housing body is formed as two components, each of cylindrical shape in section, and including a connecting lip on one said component, and a ridge on the other said component, said lip and said ridge being complementary and interfitting to join said components together.

8. An earbud sound system as claimed in claim 7 including a tube extending from one component, and an ear cushion fitted onto said tube, and said tube transmitting sound from a respective said speaker to the user.

9. An earbud sound system as claimed in claim 5 wherein said circuit board defines a forward circuit board side and a rear circuit board side, and wherein said forward circuit board side is directed towards said speaker, and wherein said bifilar coil unit is mounted on said forward circuit board side, and wherein said rear circuit board side is directed towards said signal cable.