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US 2026/0270600 A1Published application
Cable assemblies for headphone devices
AssigneeSonos, Inc.
InventorsRonald W. Roberts, JR., Mark Gerlovin, Mark Viscusi
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Abstract
Headphone playback devices can include a cable assembly including a plurality of conductors extending between a first earpiece and a second earpiece. The cable assembly includes a jacket, a power conductor disposed within the jacket and coupled between a power source in the first earpiece and a wireless transceiver in the second earpiece. The cable assembly further includes a microphone conductor at least partially disposed within the jacket and coupled to a microphone in one of the earpieces. A shield is at least partially disposed between the power conductor and the microphone conductor to reduce electromagnetic interference between the two.
Claims20
A headphone device comprising:
- a first earpiece;
- a first audio transducer housed within the first earpiece;
- a first plurality of electrical components at least partially disposed in the first earpiece;
- a second earpiece;
- a second audio transducer housed within the second earpiece;
- a second plurality of electrical components at least partially disposed in the second earpiece;
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- a cable assembly extending between the first earpiece and the second earpiece, the cable assembly comprising
- a plurality of conductors electrically connecting at least some of the first plurality of electrical components to at least some of the second plurality of electrical components,
- a jacket at least partially enclosing the plurality of conductors, and
- a first termination assembly disposed in the first earpiece, wherein the first termination assembly includes a flexible circuit board including a plurality of conductive traces and a plurality of terminals coupled to the plurality of conductive traces, wherein the plurality of terminals are electrically and mechanically connected to the plurality of conductors, and wherein the plurality of terminals are arranged on the flexible circuit board such that ends of the plurality of conductors mechanically connected to the plurality of terminals are aligned along a plane.
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A headphone device comprising:
- an over-ear housing including a first earpiece, a second earpiece, and a headband attached to the first earpiece and the second earpiece;
- a first audio transducer housed within the first earpiece;
- a second audio transducer housed within the second earpiece;
- a plurality of electrical components including a first subset of the plurality of electrical components at least partially disposed in the first earpiece and a second subset of the plurality of electrical components at least partially disposed in the second earpiece;
- a cable assembly extending between the first earpiece and the second earpiece, the cable assembly including a plurality of conductors electrically connecting the first subset of the plurality of electrical components to the second subset of the plurality of electrical components, and a jacket at least partially enclosing the plurality of conductors, wherein the cable assembly includes a first end portion coupled to the first subset of the plurality of electrical components, a second end portion coupled to the second subset of the plurality of electrical components, and an intermediate portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, wherein the intermediate portion is disposed within the headband, and wherein at least part of the intermediate portion is in a serpentine configuration that comprises a plurality of bends positioned adjacent one another;
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- a termination assembly disposed in the first earpiece, wherein the termination assembly includes a flexible circuit board including a plurality of conductive traces and a plurality of terminals coupled to the plurality of conductive traces, wherein the plurality of terminals are electrically and mechanically connected to at least a subset of the plurality of conductors.
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A wearable device comprising:
- a housing configured to be worn about a head of a subject;
- a plurality of electrical components disposed in the housing and including a first subset of the plurality of electrical components disposed on a first side of the subject when the wearable device is worn about the head, and a second subset of the plurality of electrical components disposed on a second, opposite side of the subject when the wearable device is worn about the head;
- a cable assembly at least partially disposed in the housing and including a plurality of conductors, and a jacket at least partially enclosing the plurality of conductors;
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- a termination assembly disposed in the housing, wherein the termination assembly includes a flexible circuit board having a plurality terminals electrically and mechanically connected to at least a subset of the plurality of conductors, and wherein the plurality of terminals are arranged on the flexible circuit board such that ends of at least the subset of the plurality of conductors mechanically connected to the plurality of terminals are aligned along a plane.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.