CN100544688C

CN100544688C - Earplug and use the device of this earplug

Info

Publication number: CN100544688C
Application number: CNB2004100594114A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄福盛
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-06-18
Filing date: 2004-06-18
Publication date: 2009-09-30
Anticipated expiration: 2024-06-18
Also published as: CN1709213A

Abstract

The present invention is a kind of earplug and the device of using this earplug, this earplug has insertion end and the sound intake end opposite with this insertion end that can insert human antrum auris, the sound processing unit that it comprises lid, hollow body, soft sheath, the communicating pipe of combination in regular turn and inserts this hollow body.Noise is entered after this sound processing unit attenuation processing by sound intake end and enters auditory meatus again, reaches the function of noise-decreasing; Or the sound of sound equipment receives through sound processing unit, and sound is laggard goes into auditory meatus.The soft sheath bottom that is sheathed on insertion end among the present invention is provided with through hole plant communicating pipe perseverance makes insertion end communicate with outside air, this sheath and be one can abandon and easy metathetical assembly with this communicating pipe is measured the customized purpose of body to guarantee using health demand and can reach when not costing.

Description

Earplug and use the device of this earplug

Technical field

The invention relates to a kind of earplug and use the device of this earplug, be meant a kind ofly have part to form assembly be the earplug and the additional application device of jettisonable especially.

Background technology

Along with the evolution in epoch, people enjoy freely in the living space, and individual autonomy is more and more stronger, does not wish to be subjected to unnecessary interferential demand and day by day aggravates.Especially to the impression of sound individual a guy's living habit and demand.Use PlayGear Stealth to listen to the music, answer a call as many people at present; The occasion that is full of at another kind of noise and for example, because secular noise also can make the reduction of people's work efficient, memory variation, often anxious and the cardiovascular disease generation rate is increased, therefore, then many people need wear earplug for a long time, with the hermetic section noise.

The general complete isolation type earplug of the most normal use, promptly directly fill in the auditory meatus with a deformable foamed latex or plastics, isolated noise enters, but because circulate mutually with the air in the external world in the also isolated simultaneously auditory meatus of the earplug of this foaming, when long time is worn, often make us feeling vexed bloated discomfort.The earplug 10 that other has the earplug of preferable improvement to produce from (NOISE) company for German promise as shown in Figures 1 and 2, its design can make again in the auditory meatus at the reduction noise and circulate mutually with the air in the external world.This earplug 10 have one subtract sound valve 12 and one and this subtract the consecutive unit 14 of inserting of sound valve.This subtracts sound valve 12 and uses promises from G9313061.9 number novel patent of Deutsche Bundespatent " the adjustable sound valve that subtracts " of company, this subtracts sound valve 12 has a sound intake end 120 and and opposite goes out sound end 122, and this sound intake end 120 goes out sound end 122 with this and is provided with passage two end air are connected.This is inserted unit 14 and subtracts the end that the sound valve is close with this and be arranged with an accommodation space 140, make this subtract sound valve 12 to go out sound end 120 wherein ccontaining, this inserts unit 14 and this accommodation space 140 opposite ends is an insertion end 142, these insertion end 142 shaped slightly are gradually little circular arc body shape and are fit to insert human antrum auris, one connects this puts the passage 144 of unit 14, two ends of this passage 144 connect the outside of this accommodation space 140 and insertion end 142 respectively, and accommodation space 140 is connected with the outside maintenance air of inserting unit 14.So, when this earplug 10 is inserted human antrum auris with this insertion end 142, because this is inserted unit 14 and the auditory meatus driving fit external noise of blockading and enters, all noises can only enter via the sound intake end 120 that subtracts sound valve 12, the adjustment of passing through sound valve 12 inside decays, and (technology of this adjustment noise attenuation is this Deutsche Bundespatent technology, for decay is reached in the cross section variation from large to small of inner passage that see through to adjust the sound process) after enter accommodation space 140, enter in the auditory meatus via passage 144 again, therefore can lower excessive noise, the people that are under the noisy environment be worn to reduce noise jamming behind the earplug and feel comfortable and still can receive general normal sound.And because this earplug is a ventilation type, promptly has the internal pipeline of communicating (figure does not show) to going out sound end 122 by sound intake end 120, accommodation space 140 to insertion end 142 also has passage 144 to communicate, so interior still the keeping with outside air of auditory meatus communicates when wearing, make the auditory meatus internal and external pressure balance be unlikely vexed bloated uncomfortable sensation.The unit 14 of inserting of this kind earplug 10 is rigid plastics or acryl shaping, it is normally to measure the ear canal shapes of individual left and right sides ear earlier, insert unit 14 with what the antiallergic special material of medical grade was finished individual left and right sides ear again, will subtract sound valve 12 again and insert unit 14 with this and combine.Preferable way is established a conjunction 16 inserting on the unit 14, in addition with a connection piece 18 as rope band in conjunction with about two earplugs 10 make into one group, and can color or the left and right earplug 10 of word indicating to distinguish now.

Because the unit 14 inserted of this kind earplug 10 is indivedual custom-made by size, can not mass production, common people begin to have made to order for a long time time-consuming to delivering goods when just buying earplug for the bitter desire of noise certainly, so the wish of wearing earplug greatly reduces.Even, to have the factory operation person position of noisy environment, it uses for the employee for the regulation that meets labourer's safety and sanitation needs customized a large amount of earplug, but the employee is often flowed, can't continue to use with the customized earplug of amount body for other people, regular customized earplug causes this increase, and can't in time supply the employee who newly arrives and use.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, a purpose of the present invention is can in time obtain the tailor-made earplug of requirement body not providing a kind of.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a kind of assembly can separate the earplug that a large amount of manufacturings are made up again.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a part to form the earplug that assembly can be abandoned replacement.

Another object of the present invention is providing a kind of device of using above-mentioned earplug.

So earplug of the present invention has an insertion end and the sound intake end opposite with this insertion end that can insert auditory meatus.This earplug comprises:

Tool one hollow columnar body, this body has one first around wall body near this sound intake end, this first around wall body around defining one first room, have one second around wall body near this insertion end, this second around wall body around defining the second gradually little room of insertion end on one day;

One sound processing unit, this second room is inserted and be incorporated into to this first room certainly;

One is set in the soft sheath that this body approaches the insertion end place, this sheath have one with described insertion end be close the bottom and extend one the 3rd from this bottom and center on wall body to make this sheath be an opening away from bottom one end, the 3rd centers on wall body just can center on the external side of this second surrounding wall, and this sheath bottom is provided with a through hole;

Further comprise:

One lid, it is sealed on the opening part that described body approaches sound intake end, and this lid is provided with one at least and makes this first room and the extraneous passage that communicates;

One conjunction places this second room bottom; One is placed through this through hole and this conjunction plugs together and the communicating pipe affixed with this through-hole wall, and insertion end is communicated with this second accommodation space; By this, can make the sound that enters by sound intake end after a sound processing unit is handled, enter auditory meatus again, and this sheath and this communicating pipe are one can abandon and easy metathetical assembly, make and guarantee to use health demand, and this sheath is that soft material is filled in and made earplug with individual auditory meatus distortion after the auditory meatus the requirement body is tailor-made.

The sound processing unit that earplug of the present invention is ccontaining can select for use the known various sound valve that subtracts to be placed in this first and second accommodation space, reaches the effect of noise-decreasing.

The sound processing unit that earplug of the present invention is ccontaining can select for use known various electronic radio assembly to be placed in this first and second accommodation space, reaches the effect of radio reception.

Earplug of the present invention can be gone up a connecting piece such as rope band or headband more becomes earphone or one group of hearing conservation device of one group.

The present invention also provides a kind of device of using earplug, comprising:

Two earplugs and link the connecting piece of this two earplug; The lid of one this sound intake end of sealing, this lid are provided with one at least and make this first room and the extraneous passage that communicates; One conjunction places this second room bottom;

One is placed through the affixed common bundle that is plugged on communicating pipe on this conjunction of this through hole and this through-hole wall puts this soft sheath, and insertion end is communicated with this second accommodation space.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is known one group of earplug sketch map;

Fig. 2 is that the earplug of Fig. 1 is formed the assembly sketch map;

Fig. 3 is an earplug sketch map of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the exploded view of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is this body sketch map of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is that connector connects two earplug sketch maps; And

Fig. 7 is the alternative attachment sketch map.

In the accompanying drawing:

3 earplugs, 31 sound intake ends

32 insertion ends, 33 bodies

331 first around wall body 332 second around wall body

333 first rooms, 334 second rooms

335 to inward flange 336 beads

337 all around around wall body 338 grooves

34 lids, 342 medicated cap bodies

344 shortwall bodies, 346 raised lines

35 conjunctions, 36 sheaths

360 bottoms 362 the 3rd are around wall body

38 communicating pipes of 364 through holes

382 adapter sections, 384 cards end raised line

386 antelabium, 4 sound processing units

41 housings, 412 female threads

42 noise reduction plug-in units, 421 head ends

422 tail ends, 423 external screw threads

43 reducings of 424 through holes

5 connectors, 52 rope bands 5

54 holding parts, 56 headbands

560 ends

The specific embodiment

About aforementioned and other technology contents, characteristics and effect of the present invention, in the detailed description of a following cooperation preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, can be expressly understood.

Shown in Fig. 3,4, earplug 3 of the present invention has the insertion end 32 that can insert auditory meatus and the sound intake end 31 opposite with this insertion end 32.

This earplug 3 comprises at least: a hollow body 33, one soft sheath 36, an and sound processing unit 4 of inserting this hollow body 33.

This hollow columnar body 33 has one first around wall body 331 near this sound intake end 31, this first around wall body 331 around defining one first room 333, have one second around wall body 332 near this insertion end 32, this second around wall body 332 around defining the second gradually little room 334 of insertion end 32 on one day.This first interior side direction wall body around wall body 331 is arranged with a groove 338, narration again after its effect is held.

This sound processing unit 4, this first room 333 is inserted and is incorporated in this second room 334 certainly, and combination can holding or bonding or the like.The sound processing unit that uses in the present embodiment 4 subtracts sound valve such as promise from G9313061.9 number novel patent of Deutsche Bundespatent " the adjustable sound valve that subtracts " of (NOISE) company for commercially available.This sound processing unit 4 has a hollow housing 41 and has an inner space 44, and housing 41 is established a female thread 412 near the opening inwall of sound intake end 31, and these housing 41 inner spaces 44 are to the reducing 43 of 32 one-tenth gradually little of insertion ends; 42 one-tenth one length of one noise reduction plug-in unit are bar-shaped to have a head end 421 and a tail end 422, and this noise reduction plug-in unit 42 inserts near the gradually little reducing 43 of this housing with tail end 422.Simultaneously, the female thread 412 that an external screw thread 423 can cooperate these housing 41 opening inwalls is established in these head end 421 outsides, but moving this noise reduction plug-in unit 42 of spiral shell is to adjust the position that this tail end 422 is plugged on this accommodation space 44.This head end 421 has the plural through hole 424 that communicates with this accommodation space 44 in addition, makes sound can see through this through hole 424 to this accommodation space 44.422 of this tail ends become convergent bar-shaped, and it is narrow more that moving this noise reduction plug-in unit 42 of spiral shell makes dark more then this reducing 43 of insertion can pass through the passage of air, and the big more noise that enters auditory meatus that causes of sound attenuating that is reached insertion end 32 by sound intake end 31 then diminishes; Otherwise the noise that then enters auditory meatus becomes big.This adjustment is as long as be adjusted to appropriate sound attenuating value.

Soft sheath 36 continues and is set in body 33 near insertion end 32 places.This sheath 36 has one and extends one the 3rd near the bottom 360 of this insertion end and from this bottom 360 to make this sheath 36 around wall body 362 be an opening 363 away from an end of bottom 360, the 3rd around wall body 362 just can around this body 33 second around wall body 332 outsides, and at the bottom of this sheath 360 ones be provided with a through hole 364.

This sound processing unit 4 is inserted and is combined in first room 333 and second room 334 of this hollow body 33, soft sheath 36 is set in second periphery around wall body 332 of body 33 to sound intake end 31 by insertion end 32 with opening 363.So, because this soft sheath 33 is the characteristic of soft shaping, when inserting human antrum auris, insertion end 32 can and seal this auditory meatus with the warpage of auditory meatus, noise can only be entered by sound intake end 31, after after these sound processing unit 4 attenuation processing, enter auditory meatus again, reach the function of noise-decreasing and the requirement body is tailor-made.If as the promise that present embodiment uses is from G9313061.9 number novel patent of Deutsche Bundespatent " the adjustable sound valve that subtracts " of (NOISE) company, more can adjust position that this noise reduction plug-in unit 42 is plugged on this accommodation space 44 with the size of transferring noise attenuation individual moderate volume extremely.What certainly this sound processing unit 4 also can be selected commercially available other label for use subtracts the sound valve, and for example another De Ruifu company (DREVE) acoustic filter (filter) of producing also can reach identical sound attenuation effect.Moreover but this body 33 and this sheath 36 be the product of an industrial mass production, and price is very cheap, especially the product of sheath 36 for abandoning after using and replacing with new sheath 36.Unique in forming the earplug assembly is this sheath 36 with the auditory meatus person of contacting, so the health of sheath is extremely important, should be that the best makes usage when sheath 36 stains or uses and if can change later, and this renewal cost is atomic.Sheath 36 of the present invention uses and meets medical grade plasticity PU material (having the original shape of answer merit able one after the suitable kneadding of other plastic material also can select for use), this softness deformable can be replied the characteristic of original shape again, insertion end 32 is inserted after the auditory meatus can closely connected auditory meatus, and be out of shape with the different auditory meatus of individual, the requirement body is not tailor-made, with buying with usefulness.

In the above-described embodiments, extend all beads 336 in the external side of body 33 surrounding walls laterally from this body 33 this sheath opening 363 is contacted with this bead 336, but auxiliary propulsion sheath 36 enters auditory meatus when insertion end 32 is inserted auditory meatus.Better way extends one all around around wall body 337 away from the outer end of this body 33 to insertion end 32 in this bead 336, this all around around wall body 337 around this sheath opening 363 of protection.When insertion end 32 is inserted auditory meatus, can all around provide the finger force application part, make that to insert operation more smooth by this around wall body 337.

In the above-described embodiments, more can increase by a lid 34 with the ccontaining sound processing unit 4 in protection body 33 inside.This lid 34 can seal the opening of this body sound intake end 31, and this lid 34 is a main body by a medicated cap body 342, is provided with one on this medicated cap body 342 at least and makes this first room 333 and the extraneous passage 348 (consulting Fig. 5) that communicates; By this medicated cap body 342 shortwall body 344 on first accommodation chamber 333, these shortwall body 344 outsides can center on wall body 333 inboards with first of this body 33 and connect airtight.The preferable practice is established a raised line 346 at the outer ring of this shortwall body 344, and this raised line 346 can embed this first in the groove 338 of wall body 333 inboards, and this lid 34 is combined firmly with this body 33.

In the above-described embodiments, more can increase a connecting pipe 38, be placed through this communicating pipe 38 in sheath 36 bottom through-holes 364 and affixed with these through hole 364 inwalls, this communicating pipe 38 is one to be that hard stereoplasm tube guarantees that this second accommodation space 334 communicates with insertion end 32 external worlds than this sheath.In addition communicating pipe 38 affixed with these through hole 364 inwalls, be to prevent communicating pipe 38 outside outstanding this sheath 36 because this sheath bottom 360 be insertion end 32 near the human antrum auris position, may injure user if communicating pipes 38 give prominence to outside the sheath 36.This communicating pipe 38 coats these through hole 364 outer rims at the tube wall outside extensible one all antelabium 386 near insertion end 32.Again, these communicating pipes 38, an extensible adapter section 362 stretched in this second room 334, and can establish in the tube wall outside to block in a week and end raised line 384, narration again after its effect is held.

About sheath 36 and the affixed mode between communicating pipe 38 is affixed with solid, and this solid is " the chemical limited company of national starch " (National Starch ﹠amp; Chemical Co., Ltd.) technical assistance is to guarantee that adhesion and structural capacity can meet designing requirement and the relevant issues of other human body health of can not deriving (for example: can not contain the composition of any heavy metal, not cause the normal person to produce considering of health care aspects such as anaphylaxis); The said firm is the member of world-famous ICI group.

In the above-described embodiments, more can increase by a conjunction 35, second room, 334 bottoms of this body 33 can extend one to inward flange 335 to room inside simultaneously.This conjunction 35 is that a hollow short column body is provided with second room, 334 bottoms and is limited on inward flange 335 and approaches the end of the through hole 364 of soft sheath 36 away from this insertion end 32, the internal diameter of this conjunction 35 just can hold the adapter section that extends communicating pipe 38 362 that runs through this through hole 364 and insert combinations, these communicating pipes 38 the card in the tube wall outside end the peripheries of this sheath through hole 38 of 364 compactings of raised line.The hardness of conjunction 35 can be higher than this communicating pipe 38, can be out of shape the formation sealing state a little when making this communicating pipe 38 insert conjunction 35 inner edges.Because combining with this communicating pipe 38, conjunction 35 make body 33 and sheath 36 are made as the sealing that one increases communicating pipe 38 and body 33 by bundle, guarantee that sound can only enter auditory meatus via communicating pipe 38, again this through hole 364 with this communicating pipe 38 bind the unification body, so when insertion end 32 is inserted auditory meatus, can all around provide the finger force application part to apply strength by this to body 33 around wall body 337, this body 33 is passed to strength communicating pipe 38 by conjunction 35 and drives this sheath 36 to end user's auditory meatus, makes that to insert operation more smooth.

In the above-described embodiments, more can increase a connection piece 5, as Fig. 5 and shown in Figure 6, passage 348 on this lid 34 can symmetry be recessed into these medicated cap body 342 inside, symmetric passage 348 provides connector 5 to be used in combination except that ventilation is in the lump, uses rope band 50 to be placed through this passage 348 in this example and makes with a holding part 54 bundles, when two ends of rope band 50 place the appropriate body 33 that is incorporated into again behind lid 34, then consist of one group of earplug device, provide a people to use.

As shown in Figure 7, this connector 5 also can use the headband 56 of the earphone of the head-type that general sound equipment radio reception uses, and this lid 34 is shaped in two ends 560 of this headband 56, becomes one group of earplug device by this lid 34 in conjunction with 33 of bodies again, provides a people to use.

Ccontaining sound processing units 4 (with reference to Fig. 3) in the earplug 3 among Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are if the ccontaining sound processing unit 4 of this earplug 3 then is one group of hearing conservation device shown in the figure for subtracting assembly such as sound valve; If this sound processing unit 4 is selected known various electronic radio assembly for use, then is an electronic audio Headphone device shown in the figure.

But the above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, can not limit scope of the invention process with this, be that every simple equivalent of being done according to the present patent application claim and description of the invention content changes and modifies, all should still belong in the scope that patent of the present invention contains.

Claims

1. an earplug has an insertion end and the sound intake end opposite with this insertion end that can insert auditory meatus, it is characterized in that this earplug comprises:

One hollow columnar body, this body has one first around wall body near this sound intake end, this first around wall body around defining one first room, have one second around wall body near this insertion end, this second around wall body around defining the second gradually little room of insertion end on one day;

One is set in the soft sheath that this body approaches the insertion end place, this sheath has a bottom that is close with described insertion end and extends one the 3rd from this bottom and centers on wall body to make this sheath be an opening away from bottom one end, the 3rd centers on wall body just can center on the external side of this second surrounding wall, and this sheath bottom is provided with a through hole.

2. earplug as claimed in claim 1; it is characterized in that; wherein; a bead is extended laterally from this body in this body outside; this bead extends one all around around wall body away from the outer end of this body to insertion end; this sheath opening is contacted with this bead, this all around around wall body around this sheath opening of protection.

3. earplug as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, more comprises a lid, and it is sealed on the opening part that described body approaches sound intake end, and this lid has a passage at least makes this body interior room communicate with outside air;

This first establishes a groove around the inboard ring of wall body; This lid is a main body by a medicated cap body, this passage is arranged with on this medicated cap body, and extend a shortwall to first room by this medicated cap body, this shortwall outside can center on the wall body inboard with first of this body and connect airtight, and establish a raised line at the outer ring of this shortwall, this raised line can embed this first in the groove of wall body inboard, and this lid is combined firmly with this body.

4. earplug as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, comprises that more one is placed through this sheath through hole and the communicating pipe affixed with this through-hole wall, and this insertion end is communicated with this second room air.

5. earplug as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that, comprise a conjunction, this conjunction is that a hollow cylinder is arranged at this second room bottom, second room bottom of this body extends one to inward flange to room inside, this conjunction is limited on inward flange and approaches the end of the through hole of soft sheath away from this insertion end, the internal diameter of this conjunction can hold an adapter section that extends communicating pipe and insert combination, the card that stretches out outside this adapter section tube wall ends raised line, and this card ends the periphery formation sealing state that raised line is suppressed this sheath through hole.

6. earplug as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein, this sound processing unit is one to subtract the sound valve.

7. earplug as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein, this sound processing unit is an electronic radio assembly.

8. an application is characterized in that as the device of earplug as described in 1,6 or 7 of the claim the, comprising: claim 1,6 or 7 described two earplugs and link the connecting piece of this two earplug; The lid of one this sound intake end of sealing, this lid are provided with one at least and make this first room and the extraneous passage that communicates; One conjunction places this second room bottom;

9. device as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, wherein this lid periphery is arranged with a symmetrical passage, and this connecting piece is a rope band, and these rope band two ends respectively have a holding part, and this holding part is held in this symmetric channel on this lid.

10. device as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, wherein this connecting piece is a U-shaped headband, and this lid is shaped in this headband opposite side.