CN104470429A - 具有生理传感器的耳机和耳塞 - Google Patents

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CN104470429A
CN104470429A CN201380032106.3A CN201380032106A CN104470429A CN 104470429 A CN104470429 A CN 104470429A CN 201380032106 A CN201380032106 A CN 201380032106A CN 104470429 A CN104470429 A CN 104470429A
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Abstract

一种具有生理传感器的耳机,包括壳体;壳体内的扬声器;增强器,其包括主体,所述主体安装在所述壳体上并适于固定在耳朵内以将所述扬声器声学地耦合到用户耳朵;以及光学生理传感器,其布置在所述增强器内部,所述增强器具有与所述光学生理传感器对准的孔或窗,从而传感器能够在增强器固定于用户耳朵内时光学地与用户的耳朵耦合。

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具有生理传感器的耳机和耳塞
相关申请的交叉引用
本申请是2013年5月10日提交的美国专利申请No.13/891,230的PCT国际申请,并要求2012年5月11日提交的美国临时申请No.61/645,722的权益。上述参考申请的全部分开内容通过引入包含于此。
技术领域
本发明涉及耳机和耳塞,并且具体地,涉及结合生理传感器的耳机或耳塞。
背景技术
该部分提供了涉及本公开的背景信息,其并不一定是现有技术。
人们在锻炼时监测他们的生理状况已经变得越来越普遍。运动器材经常包括心率监测器来测量用户的心率,但是这理应需要用户在器材处保持静止。已经开发了监测运动员心率和/或呼吸的胸带,但这些是笨重且不舒适的,并因此没有广泛使用。
最近,基于耳朵的生理监测器的发展已经表明了它们对医疗应用的接受能力。已经尝试将这些传感器结合到耳塞和耳机中。例如参见LeBoeuf等人的美国专利No.8,157,730,针对生理和环境监测的***和方法(“Physiologicaland Environmental Monitoring Systems and Methods”)。然而,将传感器保持在合适位置用于连续并准确的监测仍然是一个挑战。
发明内容
该部分提供了本公开的基本概要,并且不是本公开的全部范围或全部特征的全面公开。
一般来说,本发明的各实施方式提供了组合的耳机和生理传感器。在一些实施方式中,该类型的耳机包括其中具有扬声器的壳体,以及用于与用户耳朵结合、并将所述扬声器与用户耳朵声学地耦合的增强器。生理传感器布置在增强器上,或优选地布置在增强器内。增强器能够在其中具有至少一个孔或窗口,使得传感器能够光学地耦合至穿戴者的耳朵以提供生理数据。
在其他实施方式中,耳机和生理传感器组合包括具有耳环的耳机。发射器设置在耳机和耳环中的一个上,而接收器设置在耳机和耳环的另一个上。生理传感器能够通过穿过发射器和接收器之间的耳朵部分的光学传输来感测生理特性。
其他可应用领域将从这里提供的描述中而变得明显。该发明内容中的描述和特定例子旨在仅用于说明目的,而不旨在限制本公开的范围。
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这里描述的附图仅用于选定实施方式而并非所有可能实现方式的说明性目的,并且不旨在限制本公开的范围。
图1是根据本发明原理构造的耳塞或耳机的正视图;
图2是耳机或耳塞沿图1中线2-2的平面的截面图;
图3是根据本发明原理构造的耳塞或耳机的端视图;
图4是根据本发明原理构造的增强器的第一优选实施方式的正视图;
图5是根据本发明原理构造的增强器的第二优选实施方式的正视图;
图6是根据本发明原理构造的增强器的第三优选实施方式的正视图;
图7是根据本发明原理构造的增强器的第四优选实施方式的正视图;
图8是根据本发明原理构造的增强器的第五优选实施方式的正视图;
图9是根据本发明原理构造的增强器的第六优选实施方式的正视图;
图10是根据本发明原理构造的增强器的第七优选实施方式的正视图;
图11是图10的增强器的后端视图;
图12是图10的增强器的底部平面图;
图13是根据本发明原理构造的增强器的第八优选实施方式的正视图;
图14是图13的增强器的后端视图;
图15是根据本发明原理构造的增强器的第九优选实施方式的正视图;
图16是图15的增强器的底部平面图;以及
图17是根据本发明原理构造的增强器的第十优选实施方式的正视图;
对应附图标记指示遍及附图中各个视图的对应部件。
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现在将参照附图来更加全面地描述示例实施方式。
根据本发明原理的耳机和生理传感器的第一实施方式在图1-3中通常以20指示。耳机和传感器组合20包括在壳体24内的扬声器22。增强器26包括适于适配在用户耳朵内的主体28。主体28具有用于接收壳体24一部分的开口,使得扬声器22与主体内部通信。声管30从主体28凸起,并适于适配在用户的耳道内,用于将由主体28内扬声器22产生的声音输送至用户的耳朵。
根据本发明的原理,耳机和传感器组合20还包括光学生理传感器32。在该第一实施方式中,生理传感器32布置在主体28内,并且在主体28的当耳机填充在用户耳朵内时朝向用户的耳朵的壁内具有孔34。孔34示出为椭圆形,但它能够是某个其他形状和尺寸。孔34将生理传感器32与用户耳朵光学地耦合,使得它能够测量一个或多个生理特性,例如脉搏和/或氧饱和度,或能够以该方式测量的任伺其他生理特性。生理传感器32可包括未示出的其他相关传感器,例如用于感测环境温度的温度传感器、gps传感器、压力传感器、和/或高度计、用于感测步幅的加速度传感器。
根据图5中指示为26A的增强器的第二优选实施方式,不采用增强器主体壁内的孔34,而是具有窗36。窗36可以是壁的一部分,其是够薄从而生理传感器32能够光学地连接用户耳朵。可替代地,窗36可以是壁的一部分,其对于生理传感器32使用的波长是透明的。该窗36可以在主体形成时共同模制,或它可以单独地形成,并且***壁内并通过例如粘合剂、声波焊接、或其他合适手段来固定。窗36示出为椭圆形状,但它可以是某个其他形状和尺寸。另外,增强器26A优选地类似增强器26,并且包含增强器26A的耳机和生理传感器的其他部件类似于耳机和生理传感器组合20。
根据图6中指示为26B的增强器的第三优选实施方式,不采用增强器主体壁内的孔34或窗36,而是生理传感器32安装在增强器26B的外部上,用于光学地连接用户的耳朵。另外,增强器26B优选地类似增强器26,并且包含增强器26B的耳机和生理传感器的其他部件类似于耳机和生理传感器组合20。
根据图7中指示为26C的增强器的第四优选实施方式,主体28的表面具有多个孔38,而不像增强器26仅有一个孔。在该第四优选实施方式中,具有九个大体上圆形孔38,它们以三乘三阵列布置。孔38可以具有某个其他形状,并且可以存在少于或多于九个这样的孔。可以为每个孔提供单独的传感器,或为单个传感器提供多个孔,多个孔提供针对该单个传感器的多个访问。除了孔38,还可以提供类似形状、尺寸和排列的窗。这些窗将优选地类似如上所述的窗36。另外,增强器26C优选地类似增强器26,并且包含增强器26C的耳机和生理传感器的其他部件类似于耳机和生理传感器组合20。
根据图8中指示为26D的增强器的第五优选实施方式,主体28的表面具有多个窗40,而不像增强器26A仅有一个窗。在该第五优选实施方式中,具有九个大体上矩形窗40,它们以三乘三阵列布置。窗40可以具有某个其他形状,并且可以存在少于或多于九个这样的窗。可以为每个窗提供单独的传感器,或为单个传感器提供多个窗,多个窗提供针对该单个传感器的多个访问。除了窗40,还可提供类似形状、尺寸和排列的孔。这些孔将优选地类似如上所述的孔34。增强器26D还包括通道42,用于将汗液从窗40引导出来以减少对所述一个或多个传感器和所述用户耳朵之间光学连接的干扰。尽管图8中示出了四条通道42,可以有更少或更多的通道,以及它们能够不同地定向以改进它们将汗液从窗引导出来的能力。通道42尺寸大小设置为通过毛细管作用来引导汗液,并且可以由亲水和/或疏水材料制成,或者它们的表面可以由亲水和/或疏水材料处理,从而促进它们的汗液引导能力。另外,增强器26D优选地类似增强器26,并且包含增强器26D的耳机和生理传感器的其他部件类似于耳机和生理传感器组合20。
根据图9中指示为26E的增强器的第六优选实施方式,主体28示出为具有扬声器22,扬声器22整个地布置在其中,并且与声管30对准。图9示出了即使在扬声器整个地包含在增强器26E时,在增强器中仍具有足够空间来容纳生理传感器32。
根据图10-12中指示为26F的增强器的第七优选实施方式,增强器26F的下边缘44具有生理传感器32A,并且增强器的后边缘46具有生理传感器32B。可以在增强器26F的底部提供汗液管理***48,用于改变汗液方向或吸收汗液,从而减少对传感器32A及32B的干扰。
如图11所示,增强器26F在后边缘46中具有多个窗50,从而生理传感器32B可以光学地耦合至用户耳朵的朝前部分。在该第七优选实施方式中,通常具有六个大体上矩形窗50,它们以二乘三阵列布置。窗50可以具有某个其他形状和尺寸,并且可以存在少于或多于六个这样的窗。可以为每个窗提供单独的传感器,或为单个传感器提供多个窗,多个窗提供针对该单个传感器的多个访问。窗50可以类似如上所述的窗36。除了窗50,可以提供类似形状、尺寸和排列的孔。这些孔将优选地类似如上所述的孔34。
如图12所示,增强器26F可以在下边缘44中具有多个窗52,从而生理传感器32A可以光学地耦合至用户的耳朵的朝上部分。在该第七优选实施方式中,有六个大体上圆形窗52,它们以二乘三阵列布置。窗52可以具有某个其他形状和尺寸,并且可以存在少于或多于六个这样的窗。可以为每个窗提供单独的传感器,或为单个传感器提供多个窗,多个窗提供针对该单个传感器的多个访问。窗52可以类似如上所述的窗36。除了窗52,可以提供类似形状、尺寸、和排列的孔。这些孔可以优选地类似如上所述的孔34。
可以在增强器26F的底部提供汗液管理***48,用于改变汗液方向或吸收汗液,从而减少对传感器32A及32B的干扰。汗液管理***48可以包括多个通道,类似上述的通道42,用于将汗液从窗50和52引导出去。可替代地,汗液管理***48可以包括将汗液从窗50和52引导出去的吸汗(wicking)材料。汗液管理***48可以包括贮液器,用于保存从窗50和52引导出的汗液。该贮液器可以包括中空空间,但优选地包括水凝胶,其能够可逆地吸收汗液并变干。
增强器26F可以具有生理传感器32A和窗52以及生理传感器32B和窗50,如所示及所述,或增强器可以仅具有生理传感器32A和窗52或生理传感器32B和窗50中的一个。例如,如图13和14所示,增强器26G的第八优选实施方式包括生理传感器32B,其靠近后向边缘54。增强器26G在后向边缘54中具有多个窗56,从而生理传感器32B光学地连接至用户耳朵的朝前部分。
根据图15中指示为26H的增强器的第九优选实施方式,主体28的表面具有垫座58,其位于主体表面中的窗之上。垫座58优选为易弯折的以结合用户耳朵的表面,并通过该结合提供传感器的光学耦合及汗液的排出。垫座58可由凝胶填充膜形成,其对传感器使用的光学波长是透明的。该垫座58可以可替代地是水凝胶片,其在暴露至湿气时,诸如来自水或汗液的湿气,膨胀以形成对于传感器使用的光学波长透明的顺应性团块。另外,增强器26H优选地类似增强器26,并且包含增强器26H的耳机和生理传感器的其他部件类似于耳机和生理传感器组合20。
根据本发明原理第十实施方式的耳机和生理传感器在图17中通常指示为100。耳机和生理传感器100包括容纳扬声器(未示出)的壳体102,以及用于将扬声器耦合至用户耳朵的增强器104。耳机包括耳环106来结合用户耳朵。耳机和生理传感器100还包括壳体102上的发射器108和耳环106上的接收器104。发射器108和接收器110操作以感测用户的生理特性。可替代地,发射器可以在耳环106上,而接收器110可以在壳体102上。
已经提供了各实施方式的前面描述以用于说明和描述。不旨在穷举或限制本公开。特定实施方式的各个元件或特征通常不限定于该特定实施方式,而是在可应用时是可互换的,并且能够用于选定实施方式中,即使未具体示出或描述。相同的方式还可以以多种方式改变。这些改变不认为是偏离了本公开,而是所有这些改变旨在包括在本公开的范围内。

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1.一种具有生理传感器的耳机,包括:
壳体;
扬声器,其位于所述壳体内;
增强器,其包括主体,所述主体安装在所述壳体上并适于固定在耳朵内以将所述扬声器声学地耦合到用户的耳朵;以及
光学生理传感器,其布置在所述增强器内部,并且所述增强器内的至少一个孔与所述光学生理传感器对准,使得在所述增强器固定于所述用户的耳朵内时,传感器能够与所述用户的耳朵光学地耦合。
2.根据权利要求1所述的耳机,其中具有多个孔,以阵列排列。
3.根据权利要求1所述的耳机,其中所述至少一个孔在所述增强器的朝向所述用户的耳朵的外耳的部分中。
4.根据权利要求1所述的耳机,其中所述至少一个孔在所述增强器的朝向所述用户的耳朵的外耳朝上壁的部分中。
5.根据权利要求1所述的耳机,其中所述至少一个孔在所述增强器的朝向所述用户的耳朵的外耳朝前壁的部分中。
6.根据权利要求1所述的耳机,还包括所述增强器的表面中的至少一个通道,用于从所述至少一个孔引出汗液。
7.根据权利要求1所述的耳机,还包括吸收片,用于从所述至少一个孔附近吸收汗液。
8.一种具有生理传感器的耳机,包括:
壳体;
扬声器,其位于壳体内;
增强器,其包括主体,所述主体安装在所述壳体上并适于固定在耳朵内以将所述扬声器声学地耦合到用户的耳朵;以及
光学生理传感器,其布置在所述增强器内部,并且所述增强器内的至少一个窗与所述光学生理传感器对准,使得在所述增强器固定于所述用户的耳朵内时,传感器能够与所述用户的耳朵光学地耦合。
9.根据权利要求8所述的耳机,其中具有多个窗,以阵列排列。
10.根据权利要求8所述的耳机,其中所述至少一个窗在所述增强器的朝向所述用户的耳朵的外耳的部分中。
11.根据权利要求8所述的耳机,其中所述至少一个窗在所述增强器的朝向所述用户的耳朵的外耳朝上壁的部分中。
12.根据权利要求8所述的耳机,其中所述至少一个窗在所述增强器的朝向所述用户的耳朵的外耳朝前壁的部分中。
13.根据权利要求8所述的耳机,还包括所述增强器的表面中的至少一个通道,用于从所述至少一个孔引出汗液。
14.根据权利要求8所述的耳机,还包括吸收片,用于从所述至少一个窗附近吸收汗液。
15.一种具有生理传感器的耳机,包括:
壳体;
扬声器,其位于壳体内;
增强器,其包括主体,所述主体安装在所述壳体上并适于固定在耳朵内以将所述扬声器声学地耦合到所述用户的耳朵;以及
光学生理传感器,其布置在所述增强器内部,以及在所述增强器上的可变形垫座,所述垫座对于所述光学生理传感器所使用的光学波长是透明的,所述垫座接触并顺应所述用户的耳朵,使得在所述增强器固定于所述用户的耳朵内时,传感器能够与所述用户的耳朵光学地耦合。
16.一种具有生理传感器的耳机,包括:
壳体;
扬声器,其位于壳体内;
增强器,其包括主体,所述主体安装在所述壳体上并适于将所述扬声器声学地耦合到用户的耳朵;
耳环,其用于在耳朵后延伸以固定所述耳机;以及
生理传感器,其包括在所述壳体和所述耳环中的一个上的光学发射器,以及在所述壳体和所述耳环中的另一个上的光学接收器。
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