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US 11,770,646 B2Granted
Microphone boom rotation mechanism for headsets
AssigneePlantronics, Inc.
InventorWen Tang
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Abstract
A communication headset includes an earcup, a headband, and a microphone boom assembly. The microphone boom assembly includes a microphone boom, a gear assembly disposed on the earcup and supporting the microphone. The gear assembly enables a rotation of the microphone boom.
Claims18
A communication headset comprising:
- an earcup;
- a headband;
- and
- a microphone boom assembly comprising:
- a microphone boom, and
- a gear assembly disposed on the earcup and supporting the microphone;
- a first spur gear engaging with a gear associated with the microphone boom;
- and
- a gear assembly base rotatably supporting the microphone boom, and rotatably supporting the first spur gear,
- wherein:
- the rotation of the microphone boom causes rotation of the first spur gear, and
- the gear assembly enables a rotation of the microphone boom.
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A gear assembly for rotation of a microphone boom of a communication headset, the gear assembly comprising:
- a first spur gear engaging with a gear associated with the microphone boom,
- wherein the rotation of the microphone boom causes rotation of the first spur gear;
- and
- a gear assembly base rotatably supporting the microphone boom, and rotatably supporting the first spur gear.
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A method for controlling rotation of a microphone boom of a communication headset, the method comprising:
- receiving a microphone boom adjustment input;
- driven by the adjustment input, rotating the microphone boom;
- generating, by a gear assembly of the communication headset, a torque countering the rotation of the microphone boom,
- wherein the gear assembly comprises:
- a spur gear engaging with a gear associated with the microphone boom, and
- a gear assembly base rotatably supporting the microphone boom, and rotatably supporting the spur gear,
- wherein the rotation of the microphone boom causes rotation of the spur gear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.