Multi-material ear tips
AssigneeMeta Platforms Technologies, LLC
InventorsDrew Stone Briggs, Michael Zalisk
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Abstract
In some embodiments, an ear tip comprises a skin layer having a flange dimensioned to contact a user's ear, a sound bore extending through the flange toward a wide end of the flange and dimensioned to pass sound waves through the ear tip into an ear of a user; and a fill component coupled to the skin layer between the flange and the sound bore, wherein the fill component comprises a lower durometer material than the skin layer. Various other methods, systems, and apparatuses are also disclosed.
Claims20
An ear tip comprising:
- a skin layer comprising:
- a flange dimensioned to contact a user's ear;
- and
- a sound bore extending through the flange toward a wide end of the flange and dimensioned to pass sound waves through the ear tip into an ear of a user;
- and
- a fill component coupled to the skin layer between the flange and the sound bore, wherein the fill component comprises a lower durometer material than the skin layer.
A method of forming an ear tip, comprising:
- forming a skin layer having a flange dimensioned to contact a user's ear and a sound bore extending through the flange toward a wide end of the flange, the sound bore dimensioned as to pass sound waves through the ear tip;
- and
- coupling a fill component to the skin layer between the flange and the sound bore, wherein the fill component comprises a material having a lower durometer than the skin layer.
A system for presenting augmented reality content, the system comprising:
- a head-mounted display configured to present visual information to a user;
- at least one ear tip configured to be worn by the user, the ear tip comprising:
- a skin layer comprising a flange dimensioned to contact an ear of the user and a sound bore extending through the flange toward a wide end, the sound bore dimensioned to pass sound waves through the ear tip into the ear of the user;
- and
- a fill component coupled to the skin layer between the flange and the sound bore, wherein the fill component comprises a material having a lower durometer than the skin layer;
- wherein the head-mounted display and the ear tip are operatively coupled to deliver synchronized audio and visual augmented reality content to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.