External vibration reduction in bone-conduction speaker
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorMichael Kubba
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to bone conduction. One disclosed apparatus includes a support structure and a bone-conduction transducer (BCT). The support structure includes a front section and a side section. The side section includes a recessed structure and at least one member that extends from the recessed structure. The BCT includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is in contact with the at least one member such that at least one gap is defined between the BCT and the recessed structure. When the support structure is worn, the second portion is in contact with a wearer so as to transmit a target vibration of the second portion to a bone structure of the wearer. The at least one member is configured to transmit a vibration of the first portion of the BCT to the recessed structure.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a support structure, wherein the support structure comprises a front section and a side section, wherein a recessed structure is disposed within the side section and, wherein the recessed structure comprises at least one member that extends from the recessed structure;
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- a bone-conduction transducer, wherein the bone-conduction transducer comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is in contact with the at least one member such that at least one gap is defined between the bone-conduction transducer and the recessed structure, and wherein when the support structure is worn, the second portion is in contact with a wearer so as to transmit a target vibration of the second portion to a bone structure of the wearer,
- wherein the at least one member is configured to transmit a vibration of the first portion of the bone-conduction transducer to the recessed structure.
An apparatus comprising:
- a support structure, wherein a recessed structure is disposed within the support structure, and wherein a cavity is defined in the recessed structure;
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- at least one member, wherein the at least one member extends from the recessed structure toward the cavity,
- wherein the support structure is configured to receive a bone-conduction transducer in the cavity such that the at least one member contacts a first portion of the bone-conduction transducer and such that at least one gap is defined between the recessed structure and the bone-conduction transducer, wherein the support structure is further configured such that, when the support structure is worn, a second portion of the bone-conduction transducer contacts a wearer so as to transmit a target vibration of the second portion to a bone structure of the wearer, and wherein the support structure is further configured to transmit a vibration resulting from the target vibration to the recessed structure by way of the at least one member.
An apparatus comprising:
- a support structure, wherein a recessed structure is disposed within the support structure, and wherein a cavity is defined in the recessed structure;
- two or more members, wherein the two or more members extend from the recessed structure toward the cavity, wherein the two or more members are arranged to receive a bone-conduction transducer in the cavity such that the two or more members contact a first portion of the bone-conduction transducer without the recessed structure contacting the bone-conduction transducer, wherein the two or more members are configured to support the bone-conduction transducer during a target vibration of a second portion of the bone-conduction transducer, and wherein the two or more members are further configured to transmit a resulting vibration of the first portion to the recessed structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.