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US 11,700,471 B2Granted
Headphones with an anti-buckling assembly
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsEdward Siahaan, Daniel R. Bloom, Jason J. LeBlanc, Phillip Qian
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Abstract
This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include 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.
Claims20
Headphones, comprising:
- first and second earpieces;
- and
- a headband assembly joining the first earpiece to the second earpiece, the headband assembly comprising a rigid cable coupled to the first earpiece and a signal cable having at least a portion arranged in a helical geometry around the rigid cable and electrically coupled to the first earpiece.
Headphones, comprising:
- first and second earpieces;
- and
- a headband assembly joining the first earpiece to the second earpiece, the headband assembly comprising:
- a hollow housing extending along a length of the headband that defines an elongated tubular cavity;
- a rigid cable extending through the elongated tubular cavity between the first and second earpieces, the rigid cable including a first portion adjacent to the first earpiece and a second portion adjacent to the second earpiece;
- and
- a signal cable extending through the elongated tubular cavity to electrically couple the first earpiece to the second earpiece, the signal cable having a first portion arranged in a helical geometry around the first portion of the rigid cable and a second portion arranged in a helical geometry around the second portion of the rigid cable.
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Headphones, comprising:
- first and second earpieces;
- and
- an adjustable length headband assembly joining the first earpiece to the second earpiece, the headband assembly comprising:
- a hollow housing extending along a length of the headband that defines an elongated tubular cavity, the hollow housing including a central housing portion and first and second telescoping portions coupled to the central portion that allow a length of the headband to be shortened and extended;
- a rigid cable extending through the elongated tubular cavity between the first and second earpieces, the rigid cable including a first portion disposed within the first telescoping portion and a second portion disposed within the second telescoping portion;
- and
- a signal cable extending through the elongated tubular cavity to electrically couple the first earpiece to the second earpiece, the signal cable having a first portion arranged in a helical geometry around the first portion of the rigid cable within the first telescoping portion and a second portion arranged in a helical geometry around the second portion of the rigid cable within the second telescoping portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.