Open audio device
AssigneeBose Corporation
InventorVincent James Lee
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Abstract
An open audio device includes an acoustic module and a body that supports the acoustic module. The acoustic module is configured to be located at least in part on the outer ear and defines a first sound-emitting opening that is configured to be proximate but spaced from the user's ear canal. The body includes a housing and a bridge that couples the acoustic module to the housing. The housing is configured to be located behind an outer ear of a user and in contact with at least one of the outer ear and the head proximate the intersection of the head and the outer ear. The bridge is constructed to have bending compliance.
Claims18
An open audio device comprising:
- an acoustic module configured to be located at least in part on the outer ear, wherein the acoustic module defines a first sound-emitting opening that is configured to be proximate but spaced from the user's ear canal and a second sound-emitting opening that is configured to sit farther from the user's ear canal than the first sound-emitting opening when the device is worn;
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- a body supporting the acoustic module, the body comprising:
- a housing configured to be located behind an outer ear of a user and in contact with at least one of the outer ear and the head proximate the intersection of the head and the outer ear;
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- a bridge that couples the acoustic module to the housing,
- wherein the bridge is constructed to have bending compliance, and
- wherein the acoustic module comprises an audio driver and the first and second sound emitting-openings are configured to emit sound from opposite sides of the audio driver and such that the sounds emitted from the first sound-emitting opening are out of phase with sounds emitted from the second sound-emitting opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.