BATTERY DOOR

• US 20130294633A1
• Filed: 07/01/2013
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen Grandsun Electronic Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Phitek Systems Limited (Amphenol Corporation)
• Inventors: Steyn, Andre, Pudney, Aran
• Granted Patent: US 9,014,409 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/370
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 11/14 external, e.g. earcaps or earmuffs
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1008 Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1025 Accumulators or arrangements for charging secondary cells per se H01M10/00; charging in general H02J7/00
• 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 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 1/1091 Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10

Abstract

An earcup assembly 11 for a headset 10 comprising a housing having a first side adapted to engage the head of a user when in use and a second side opposite thereto. A recess provided in the second side of the housing receives and stores a battery. A battery door 14 is arranged to slidably engage the second side of the housing such that the battery door 14 may be moved between a first, open position in which the recess is accessible to a user and a second, closed position in which the recess is covered by the battery door 14. Preferably, the earcup assembly 11 includes active noise reduction circuitry. One or a pair of such earcup assemblies 11 may be arranged to form a headset 10, wherein the assemblies 11 are coupled to a headband 12 via yokes 13.

Claims

1. An earcup assembly for a headset, the earcup assembly comprising:

a housing having a first side adapted to engage the head of a user when in use and a second side opposite thereto;

a recess in the second side of the housing for receiving and storing a battery;

a battery door; and

means for slidably engaging the battery door with the second side of the housing, the means for slidably engaging being adapted to enable positioning of the battery door in a first, open position in which the recess is accessible to a user and a second, closed position in which the recess is covered by the battery door.

2. The earcup assembly of claim 1, further comprising means for actively reducing background noise.

3. The earcup assembly of claim 1, further comprising means for selectively retaining the battery door in the second, closed position.

4. The earcup assembly of claim 1, further comprising means for selectively retaining the battery door in the first, open position.

5. The earcup assembly of claim 1, wherein the first side of the housing is substantially planar and the means for slidably engaging the battery door is adapted to slide the battery door in a plane substantially parallel to the first side of the housing.

6. The earcup assembly of claim 1, wherein the means for slidably engaging the battery door is adapted to rotatably slide the battery door.

7. The earcup assembly of claim 1, wherein the means for slidably engaging the battery door is adapted to linearly slide the battery door.

8. The earcup assembly of claim 1, wherein the means for slidably engaging the battery door is adapted to slide the battery door across the surface of the second side of the housing.

9. The earcup assembly of claim 1, wherein the battery door is adapted to cover at least a portion of the second side of the housing when in the second, closed position.

10. The earcup assembly of claim 1, wherein said at least a portion of the second side of the housing comprises at least a portion of the recess.

11. The earcup assembly of claim 1, wherein the battery door is adapted to cover substantially the entire second side of the housing when in the second, closed position.

12. The earcup assembly of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the battery door protrudes over at least one edge of the second side of the housing when the battery door is in the second, closed position.

13. The earcup assembly of claim 1, further comprising a loud speaker located inside the housing.

14. A headset comprising a first earcup assembly according to claim 1.

15. The headset of claim 14, further comprising a second earcup assembly.

16. The headset of claim 14, further comprising a second earcup assembly comprising means for actively reducing background noise.

17. The headset of any one of claim 14, further comprising a headband, wherein the first earcup assembly is coupled thereto.

18. The headset of claim 17, wherein the first earcup assembly is coupled to the headband via a first yoke assembly.

19. The headset of claim 18, wherein the second earcup assembly is coupled to the headband via a second yoke assembly.

20. The headset of claim 18, wherein the first earcup is communicatively and/or electrically coupled lo the second earcup.