公开(公告)号：US10284957B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-07

申请号：US15147582

申请日：2016-05-05

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Jianchun Dong

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R7/10 ,  H04R3/08 ,  H04R9/06 ,  H04R9/04 ,  H04R31/00

Abstract: A device is provided that comprises a membrane that includes one or more layers of an electrically resistive material. The device also comprises a film disposed along a surface of the membrane to form a coil. The film includes one or more layers of an electrically conductive material. The device also comprises a support structure coupled to a periphery of the membrane. The device also comprises a magnet arranged to provide a magnetic field that is substantially parallel to the surface of the membrane. The device also comprises a signal conditioner configured to provide an electrical signal to the coil to generate an electrical current flowing through the coil. The electrical current interacts with the magnetic field to cause a vibration of the membrane. Characteristics of the vibration are based on at least the electrical signal provided by the signal conditioner.

公开(公告)号：US20190246193A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16253669

申请日：2019-01-22

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Haley Toelle ,  Jianchun Dong ,  Michael Kai Morishita ,  Eliot Kim ,  Hayes Solos Raffle ,  Livius Dumitru Chebeleu

IPC: H04R1/10

CPC classification number: H04R1/1033 ,  H04R1/028 ,  H04R1/1008 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R1/1058 ,  H04R1/1066 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R2420/09

Abstract: A wearable audio component includes a first cable and an audio source in electrical communication with the first cable. A housing defines an interior and an exterior, the audio source being contained within the interior thereof. The exterior includes an ear engaging surface, an outer surface, and a peripheral surface extending between the front and outer surfaces. The peripheral surface includes a channel open along a length to surrounding portions of the peripheral surface and having a depth to extend partially between the front and outer surfaces. A portion of the channel is covered by a bridge member that defines an aperture between and open to adjacent portions of the channel. The cable is connected with the housing at a first location disposed within the channel remote from the bridge member and is captured in so as to extend through the aperture in a slidable engagement therewith.

公开(公告)号：US10194229B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-29

申请号：US15443142

申请日：2017-02-27

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Haley Toelle ,  Jianchun Dong ,  Michael Kai Morishita ,  Eliot Kim ,  Hayes Solos Raffle ,  Livius Dumitru Chebeleu

IPC: H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R5/033

Abstract: A wearable audio component includes a first cable and an audio source in electrical communication with the first cable. A housing defines an interior and an exterior, the audio source being contained within the interior thereof. The exterior includes an ear engaging surface, an outer surface, and a peripheral surface extending between the front and outer surfaces. The peripheral surface includes a channel open along a length to surrounding portions of the peripheral surface and having a depth to extend partially between the front and outer surfaces. A portion of the channel is covered by a bridge member that defines an aperture between and open to adjacent portions of the channel. The cable is connected with the housing at a first location disposed within the channel remote from the bridge member and is captured in so as to extend through the aperture in a slidable engagement therewith.

公开(公告)号：US10187720B1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-22

申请号：US15496520

申请日：2017-04-25

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Eliot Kim ,  Jianchun Dong ,  Michael Kai Morishita

IPC: H04R1/28 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an earphone device with sound adjustment capability that allows a user to dynamically adjust sound acoustics resonating from the device. In one aspect, the earphone device includes a housing having an acoustic output port. The acoustic output port is adapted to receive an audio signal. In this regard, sound resonates from the acoustic output port based on the audio signal. The earphone device also includes a telescopic portion having a hollow tube portion attached to the housing. The hollow tube portion may be in communication with the acoustic output port. The telescopic portion is configured to receive a fitting member. The fitting member is configured to adjust a bass range of the outputted sound resonating from the acoustic output port by passing through the telescopic portion so as to adjust a length of the hollow tube portion.

公开(公告)号：US09900676B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US15066253

申请日：2016-03-10

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Jianchun Dong ,  Liang-Yu Tom Chi ,  Mitchell Heinrich ,  Leng Ooi

IPC: H04R1/02 ,  H04R5/02 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H04R1/10

CPC classification number: H04R1/028 ,  G02B27/0176 ,  H04R1/1066 ,  H04R5/023 ,  H04R2460/13

Abstract: Exemplary wearable computing systems may include a head-mounted display that is configured to provide indirect bone-conduction audio. For example, an exemplary head-mounted display may include at least one vibration transducer that is configured to vibrate at least a portion of the head-mounted display based on the audio signal. The vibration transducer is configured such that when the head-mounted display is worn, the vibration transducer vibrates the head-mounted display without directly vibrating a wearer. However, the head-mounted display structure vibrationally couples to a bone structure of the wearer, such that vibrations from the vibration transducer may be indirectly transferred to the wearer's bone structure.