公开(公告)号：US11570549B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US17177063

申请日：2021-02-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brett W. Degner ,  Michael E. Leclerc ,  David H. Narajowski ,  Kristopher P. Laurent ,  William K. Smith ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  Daniele de Luliis ,  Markus Diebel ,  Sung-Ho Tan

IPC: H04R5/033 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that reduce the size of headphones and allow for small form-factor storage configurations are discussed. User convenience features that include synchronizing earpiece stem positions and automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.