公开(公告)号：US12082385B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17662394

申请日：2022-05-06

Applicant: BOSE CORPORATION

Inventor： Todd William MacFadden ,  Landon Airey ,  Colleen Salvaggi ,  Donna Marie Sullivan ,  Richmond Andrew Real ,  Traci Walz

IPC: H04R1/00 ,  H04R1/04 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H05K1/18 ,  H05K9/00

CPC classification number: H05K9/0067 ,  H04R1/04 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H05K1/189

Abstract: Aspects describe an in-ear audio output device for ESD mitigation. The device includes an earbud housing, a nozzle having one or more apertures to conduct sound waves to the ear canal of the wearer, a flexible printed circuit board positioned within the earbud housing and the nozzle, the flexible printed circuit board comprising: a first portion, a second portion comprising a first edge of the flexible printed circuit board proximate the one or more apertures, and a metal layer on a top surface of the second portion, a microphone attached to a bottom surface of the flexible printed circuit board, and a metal casing attached to the bottom surface of the flexible printed circuit board and surrounding the microphone, the metal casing comprising a second edge proximate the one or more apertures, wherein the second edge is a greater distance from the one or more apertures than the first edge.