Customized earphone
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJun-Tai Kim, Jung-Eun Han, Eun-Jung Song, Jung-Ae Choi
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Abstract
An earphone and method for forming the same are provided. The earphone includes an earphone housing, a speaker, and an earcap. The earphone housing includes a speaker mounting portion. The speaker is fixed to the earphone housing, and has a cable that passes through the body and is drawn from the body. The earcap is installed to at least partially enclose the speaker and the housing, and has at least one speaker sound emitting hole therein. The earcap is made of a material that solidifies after a predetermined time elapses, and is manufactured by inserting the material into an ear of a user, and then solidifying the material such that it is suited for a shape of the ear of the user.
Claims20
An earphone comprising:
- an earphone housing including a speaker mounting portion;
- a speaker fixed to the earphone housing;
- a cable, electrically connected to the speaker, that passes through and is drawn from the earphone housing;
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- an earcap at least partially enclosing the speaker and the earphone housing, and having at least one speaker sound emitting hole therein,
- wherein the earcap is made of a material that solidifies after a predetermined time elapses, and is manufactured by inserting the material into an ear of a user, and then solidifying the material such that it is suited for a shape of the ear of the user.
A method of forming an earphone, the method comprising:
- providing an earphone housing including a speaker mounting portion;
- providing a speaker fixed to the earphone housing;
- providing a cable, electrically connected to the speaker, that passes through and is drawn from the earphone housing;
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- providing an earcap, at least partially enclosing the speaker and the earphone housing and having at least one speaker sound emitting hole therein, by inserting a material that solidifies after a predetermined time elapses into an ear of a user, and solidifying the material such that it is suited for a shape of the ear of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.