ATTACHMENT MECHANISM FOR EARTIPS

• Main Authors: ZHU, Hao, STANLEY, Craig M, GRINKER, Scott, TWEHUES, Brian R, ANDERSEN, Esge, SIAHAAN, Edward, JI, Qigen, SANG, Haochuan, CHAWAN, Arun D, PANECKI, Lee M, MCINTOSH, Sean T, COUSINS, Benjamin, LEBLANC, Jason J, GHAHRI SARABI, Mohammad Soroush, ZHANG, Mei, HUWE, Ethan L, JUHNKE, Ethan W, HUA, Thanh P, PARKER, Samuel, DELLA ROSA, Jason C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 28.09.2022
• Subjects: DEAF-AID SETS; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; HAND CARRIED BAGS; HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; LUGGAGE; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS; PURSES; TRANSMISSION

Claimed is an acoustic shielding component (1200) and an in-ear device with the acoustic shielding component mounted in an opening of the device housing. The acoustic shielding component comprises: a stiffener (1206) formed of a rigid material providing structural integrity to the acoustic shielding component, the stiffener (1206) comprising first and second walls (1216a, 1216b) extending along a length of the stiffener and a plurality of ribs (1214) spaced apart from each other and extending between the first and second walls; a cosmetic mesh (1204) comprising a plurality of interlaced wires, a mesh cover (1208) disposed over the stiffener and having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a mesh wall (1210) extending from an outer periphery of the inner surface of the mesh cover and defining a tab (1212); and an acoustic mesh (1202) disposed between the stiffener and the cosmetic mesh.