Title:
SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/042900
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention ensures a stable ear-mounted state. A sound output device is provided with: a speaker that outputs sound; a speaker placement part in which the speaker is placed; and a sound-guiding pipe that has one end continuous with the speaker placement part and has an internal space formed as a sound-guiding space for guiding the sound outputted from the speaker, wherein an opening through which the sound is emitted to an ear is formed at the other end of the sound-guiding pipe, and the sound output device is mounted on the ear with an outer peripheral part of an auricle being caught between a portion of the speaker placement part and a portion of the sound-guiding pipe or between portions of the sound-guiding pipe. Thus, the sound output device is mounted on the ear by the outer peripheral part of the auricle being caught between the sound-guiding pipe and the speaker placement part or by the sound-guiding pipe, whereby a stable ear-mounted state can be ensured.
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Inventors:
MIHARA RYOTA (JP)
HOSODA YASUHIDE (JP)
HOSODA YASUHIDE (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2017/025429
Publication Date:
March 08, 2018
Filing Date:
July 12, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SONY CORP (JP)
International Classes:
H04R1/10; H04R1/06
Foreign References:
| JP2013115799A | 2013-06-10 | |||
| JPH03117999A | 1991-05-20 | |||
| JP2012134916A | 2012-07-12 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3509319A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
IWATA, Masanobu et al. (JP)
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