WO2015022765A1 - ヘッドフォン型音響装置およびその制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the present technology relates to a headphone type acoustic device in which a headphone and a speaker, which are used when listening to music, are integrated and a control method thereof.
- the sealed headphone is an acoustic device configured to produce an optimum sound in a sealed space existing between the headphone unit and the ear.
- the speaker is designed on the assumption that a certain distance is taken to listen to the sound. Headphones and speakers are structurally similar, and it can be said that the biggest difference is in the power (sound pressure) that vibrates air. That is, the headphones need only have power enough to vibrate the air in the above-mentioned sealed space, but the speakers require large power to vibrate the space between the user and the user.
- Patent Document 1 the output power of a headphone speaker is switched between a small level for headphones and a large level for speakers by operating a changeover switch, thereby having two functions of a headphone function and a speaker function. Headphones are disclosed.
- the headphone disclosed in Patent Document 1 merely switches the output power of the speaker unit provided in the housing between a small level for headphones and a large level for speakers. For this reason, when using a speaker unit as a speaker, it must be used as a stationary speaker. At this time, the distance between the speaker units provided in the left and right housings is insufficient to exhibit a sufficient stereo effect in stereo reproduction.
- JP 2010-74831 A (paragraph [0019] etc.)
- a headphone type acoustic device in which a headphone and a speaker are integrated, for example, improvement in performance such as ease of use and sound quality of the speaker has been desired.
- an object of the present technology is to improve the performance of a headphone type acoustic device in which a headphone and a speaker are integrated.
- a headphone type acoustic device includes a pair of housing blocks each mounting a headphone unit, and supports each housing block at both ends, and includes a pair of speaker units.
- a control unit for controlling outputs of the pair of headphone units and the pair of speaker units.
- the control unit may determine whether to turn on the output of the pair of headphone units or turn on the output of the pair of speaker units according to the estimated wearing form.
- the estimation target mounting form includes at least a first mounting form by engagement with the pair of housing blocks and the headband part, and a second mounting form by engagement with the headband part,
- the controller turns on at least the pair of headphone units when the first wearing form is estimated, and turns on at least the pair of speaker units when the second wearing form is estimated. Good.
- the control unit may turn on both the pair of speaker units and the pair of headphone units when the second wearing form is estimated.
- One or more pressure sensors and one or more pressure sensors each provided in a portion of the pair of housing blocks that can contact the user in the first mounting form, and a portion that can contact the user in the head hand portion
- the control unit may estimate the wearing form based on detection results of the one or more pressure sensors and the one or more human sensors.
- the control unit After the end of the first wearing form is estimated, the control unit makes the output of the headphone unit larger than the output in the first wearing form for a certain time, and gradually outputs the output after the certain time has elapsed. It is good to make it smaller.
- the control unit estimates a first installation state in which the headphone type acoustic device is independent by the pair of housing blocks based on detection results by the one or more pressure sensors and the one or more human sensors,
- the pair of speaker units may be turned on.
- the control unit is configured such that the headphone type acoustic device is suspended from the headband portion as a fulcrum based on the detection results of the one or more pressure sensors and the one or more human sensors. May be estimated and the pair of speaker units may be turned on.
- a control method of a headphone type acoustic device includes a pair of housing blocks each mounting a headphone unit, and a head mounted with a pair of speaker units that support the housing blocks at both ends. Preparing a band part and one or more sensors for obtaining information for estimating a wearing form by a user, and estimating a wearing form based on an output of the one or more sensors by a control unit; The outputs of the pair of headphone units and the pair of speaker units are controlled based on the estimated wearing form.
- the present technology it is possible to improve the performance of the headphone type acoustic device in which the headphone and the speaker are integrally mounted.
- FIG. 1st embodiment It is a figure showing appearance of a headphone type acoustic device of a 1st embodiment concerning this art. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the headphone type acoustic apparatus of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a speaker unit. It is a cross-sectional view of a speaker unit. It is an external view which removes covers etc. and shows the structure of the speaker unit. It is a figure which shows the head mounting
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of a headphone type acoustic device according to the first embodiment of the present technology.
- the headphone type acoustic device 100 includes a headband 10, left and right slider blocks 20R and 20L, left and right hangers 30R and 30L, and left and right housing blocks 40R and 40L.
- the symbol “R” means right
- “L” means left
- the left and right are directions from the user wearing the headphone type acoustic device 100.
- the headband 10 is made of, for example, a thin plate made of synthetic resin, for example, which is bent with a substantially predetermined curvature and has flexibility so that it can be hooked on the head or neck of a human body.
- Housing blocks 40R and 40L are attached to both ends of the headband 10 via slider blocks 20R and 20L and hangers 30R and 30L, respectively.
- the headband 10 and the left and right slider blocks 20R and 20L are collectively referred to as “headband portion” in the claims.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the headphone type acoustic device 100 of FIG.
- Each of the slider blocks 20R and 20L includes a slider base 21, a slider cover 22, a hanger connecting portion 23, and a speaker unit 24.
- the slider base 21 is provided inside the insertion portion 25 and an insertion portion 25 into which the one end portion 11 of the headband 10 is inserted in order to slidably hold the one end portion 11 of the headband 10.
- a latching structure (not shown) that locks the insertion position of the headband 10 by latching a latching part (not shown) such as a protrusion provided on the surface of the end 11 of the headband 10. Is provided.
- the user can adjust each housing block 40R, 40L to the user's left and right ears by manually adjusting the amount of insertion of one end 11 of the headband 10 as appropriate.
- the slider cover 22 is a cover for the exterior of the slider base 21.
- the hanger connection part 23 is a part connected with the hanger 30R and 30L mentioned later.
- a speaker unit 24 including a group of components necessary for causing the headphone type acoustic device 100 of this embodiment to function as a speaker is fixed to the slider blocks 20R and 20L.
- the “speaker” here is an acoustic device that vibrates the air in the surrounding open space and transmits the sound to the user.
- the “headphone” that vibrates the air sealed by the housing block and transmits the sound to the user.
- the hangers 30R and 30L include a first connection part 31 for connection to the hanger connection part 23 of the slider blocks 20R and 20L, and a second connection part 32 for connection to the housing blocks 40R and 40L (see FIG. 1).
- the first connecting portion 31 has a shaft portion 33.
- the shaft portion 33 is coupled to a bearing portion 27 provided on the hanger coupling portion 23 of the slider blocks 20R and 20L.
- the bearing portion 27 is a component for rotatably holding the shaft portion 33 of the first connecting portion 31 of the hangers 30R and 30L.
- the shaft portion 33 of the first connecting portion 31 of the hangers 30R and 30L is connected to the bearing portion 27 of the hanger connecting portion 23 of the slider blocks 20R and 20L, whereby the hangers 30R and 30L are connected to the slider block 20R, It is connected to 20L so as to be rotatable in the direction around the axis.
- the first connecting portion 31 having the shaft portion 33 is provided with sufficient durability by being integrally formed on the hangers 30R and 30L.
- the second connecting portions 32 (see FIG. 1) of the hangers 30R and 30L support the housing blocks 40R and 40L in a rotatable manner.
- the second connecting portion 32 is configured to turn the housing blocks 40R and 40L in an axial direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the shaft portion 33 in the first connecting portion 31.
- the second connecting portion 32 includes a forked portion 34 that extends from the vicinity of the first connecting portion 31 in a bifurcated manner, and a shaft portion 35 that is provided at the tip of each of the forked portions 34.
- the shaft portion 35 is provided so as to protrude from the surface of the bifurcated portion 34 facing the housing 42 of the housing blocks 40R and 40L.
- the shaft portions 35 of the left and right hangers 30R and 30L are arranged so as to be aligned on a single straight line passing through the center of the housing 42, and substantially function as an integral shaft.
- the shaft portions 35 of the left and right hangers 30R, 30L are inserted and held in bearing holes (not shown) provided in the housing 42.
- Each of the housing blocks 40R and 40L includes a baffle 41, a housing 42, an ear pad 43, a headphone unit 44, a wiring board 45, and the like.
- the baffle 41 is a substantially disk-shaped base material that fixes the housing 42, the ear pad 43, and the headphone unit 44.
- the housing 42 is a substantially cylindrical box that covers the headphone unit 44.
- the ear pad 43 is a substantially donut-shaped component having cushioning properties for covering the user's ear.
- each shape of the baffle 41, the housing 42, and the ear pad 43 is not limited to the description.
- the headphone unit 44 includes a diaphragm for converting an electric signal into vibration (sound) of air and a magnetic circuit (for example, a magnet and a voice coil).
- the wiring board 45 is a board on which a processor 110, a memory, and other integrated circuits and other electronic components necessary for realizing the functions of the audio playback device are mounted.
- the housing 42 is provided with a slide switch 46 which is a part of the user operation unit 114 (see FIG. 8), and other switches such as a push switch and a jog dial.
- a speaker unit 24 is provided as a device for outputting sound, in addition to the headphone unit 44 in the housing blocks 40R and 40L.
- the speaker unit 24 is disposed on each of the left and right slider blocks 20R and 20L.
- the speaker unit 24 is provided on a predetermined surface of the slider blocks 20R and 20L, that is, one surface facing outward when the headphone type acoustic device 100 is worn on the user's head or neck.
- FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the configuration of the speaker unit 24
- FIG. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the speaker unit 24
- FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the configuration of the slider blocks 20R and 20L including the speaker unit 24. .
- the speaker unit 24 includes a diaphragm for converting an electric signal into vibration (sound) of air, a magnetic circuit (for example, a magnet and a voice coil) that drives the diaphragm, and cases 242 and 243 that accommodate these.
- a speaker driver unit 241 configured, and a speaker cover 244 and a speaker grille 245 that constitute a lid of the speaker driver unit 241 are provided.
- Cases 242 and 243 include an upper case 242 and a lower case 243.
- the upper case 242 is provided with a diaphragm holding opening 246 for holding the periphery of the diaphragm with the diaphragm (249 in FIG. 5) exposed.
- the cases 242 and 243 are fixed to a cushion member 28 fixed to the slider base 21 of the slider blocks 20R and 20L via connecting parts such as screws.
- the speaker cover 244 is mounted on the speaker driver unit 241 so as to form a space between the diaphragm of the speaker driver unit 241 and the surface of the upper case 242.
- the speaker grill 245 is a decorative cover part that further covers the outside of the speaker cover 244.
- a space S is formed between the diaphragm of the speaker driver unit 241 and the surface of the upper case 242 and the speaker cover 244.
- a sound escape port 247 for releasing the sound from the space to the outside is provided on one side of the speaker cover 244.
- the speaker grill 245 covering the outside of the speaker cover 244 is provided with a slit opening 248 corresponding to the sound escape opening 247 of the speaker cover 244 described above.
- the sound pressure output from the speaker driver unit 241 is released from the space S to the outside through the sound release port 247 provided on one side surface of the speaker cover 244 and the slit opening 248 of the speaker grill 245.
- the lid that collectively refers to the speaker cover 244 and the speaker grille 245 has a region where the sound escape opening 247 and the opening of the slit opening 248 overlap each other. It is provided as a part.
- the speaker cover is configured so that sound emitted from the diaphragm of the speaker driver unit 241 is smoothly guided toward the sound release port 247 provided on one side surface of the speaker cover 244 and emitted to the outside through these.
- the 244 and the upper case 242 are configured as follows.
- the back surface of the speaker cover 244 (the surface facing the surface of the diaphragm and the upper case 242) is mostly occupied by a flat surface.
- the height position of the space S and the height position of the sound escape opening 247 are made substantially the same.
- the space S was stopped at a position along the semicircular side opposite to the sound escape port 247 side of the speaker driver unit 241. That is, the space S is a space portion S1 corresponding to the outer shape of the diaphragm, as viewed from the vibration direction of the diaphragm, and a space portion that communicates from the space portion S1 to the sound escape port 247 of the speaker cover 244. And S2.
- the portion where the surface of the upper case 242 and the back surface of the speaker cover 244 are in contact with each other is pressed against each other with the cushion sheet 250 interposed therebetween.
- the cushion sheet 250 is for suppressing the vibration of the upper case 242 accompanying the vibration of the diaphragm from being transmitted to the speaker cover 244.
- the one side surface of the speaker cover 244 provided with the sound escape port 247 is a surface facing the front in a state where the user wears the headphone type acoustic device 100.
- the sound escape port 247 is provided at one end of the space S in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the slider blocks 20R and 20L. The reason is as follows.
- two types of headphone type acoustic devices 100 are mainly mounted.
- One of them is a wearing form when a general headphone is used as shown in FIG.
- the left and right housing blocks 40R and 40L are mounted so as to touch the left and right ears of the user. This is called a “head mounting form”.
- the headband 10 and the left and right slider blocks 20R and 20L are attached to the user's neck.
- This is called a “neck hanging form”.
- the sound escape openings 247 of the left and right speaker units 24, 24 are positioned substantially directly below the user's left and right ears. At this time, the sound escape opening 247 faces upward. Thereby, the sound from the left and right speaker units 24, 24 efficiently reaches the left and right ears of the user.
- the lower case 243 of the speaker unit 24 is supported and fixed to the slider base 21 by screws or the like via the cushion member 28. Thereby, the vibration of the speaker unit 24 is suppressed from being transmitted to the slider bases 21 of the slider blocks 20R and 20L.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an electrical configuration of the headphone type acoustic device 100 of the present embodiment.
- the headphone type acoustic device 100 includes a processor 110, a memory 112, a user operation unit 114, a flash memory 116, a headphone amplifier 118, a speaker amplifier 119, headphone units 44 and 44, speaker units 24 and 24, an external unit.
- An input terminal 120, a switching circuit 122, a battery 124, various sensors 125, 126, 127, a detection circuit 128, and the like are provided.
- the processor 110 is a control circuit that performs overall control of the headphone type acoustic device 100 of the present embodiment, necessary arithmetic processing, and signal processing, and is configured by, for example, a BGA (Ball Grid Array).
- BGA Bit Grid Array
- the memory 112 stores a program to be executed by the processor 110, and is used as a work area of the processor 110.
- the memory 112 is composed of, for example, SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory).
- the user operation unit 114 is a device that receives input from a user operation such as a jog dial, a slide switch, or a push button.
- a user operation such as a jog dial, a slide switch, or a push button.
- Examples of the switch of the user operation unit 114 include a main power on / off switch, a volume control switch, and an output changeover switch.
- the output selector switch is a switch for selectively switching between headphone output and speaker output.
- the processor 110 detects the state of the output selector switch, and recognizes from this result that the user has selected either the headphone output or the speaker output. If the processor 110 recognizes that the headphone output has been selected by the user, the processor 110 drives the headphone units 44 and 44 by activating the headphone amplifier 118. If the processor 110 recognizes that the speaker output has been selected by the user, the processor 110 drives the speaker units 24 and 24 by activating the speaker amplifier 119.
- the flash memory 116 is a rewritable and erasable nonvolatile storage device that stores, for example, audio files as user data.
- the headphone amplifier 118 amplifies the audio signal output from the processor 110 and supplies it to the headphone units 44 and 44.
- the speaker amplifier 119 amplifies the audio signal output from the processor 110 and supplies the amplified audio signal to the speaker units 24 and 24.
- the external input terminal 120 is, for example, a connection part with an external device such as a smartphone or a portable audio device.
- the switching circuit 122 switches the input source of the headphone units 44, 44 between the headphone amplifier 118 and the external device based on the connection state of the external device to the external input terminal 120. That is, when no external device is connected to the external input terminal 120, the headphone unit 44, 44 is input from the headphone amplifier 118, and when the external device is connected to the external input terminal 120, the headphone unit 44, 44. Switch to the external device.
- the battery 124 stores and supplies power for operating the headphone type acoustic device 100.
- the battery 124 is a rechargeable battery such as a lithium battery.
- Sensors 125, 126, and 127 are a sensor group for acquiring information for estimating the mounting form, installation form, and the like of the headphone type acoustic device 100. Details of these sensors 125, 126, and 127 will be described later.
- the detection circuit 128 is a circuit that detects the outputs of the sensors 125, 126, and 127 and supplies them to the processor 110 as digital data. More specifically, for example, the detection circuit 128 extracts a low-frequency component from the outputs of the sensors 125 and 126 and compares it with a predetermined threshold value, for example, and outputs the comparison result as a detection result. The output is converted into corresponding digital data and output to the processor 110.
- this headphone type acoustic device 100 has a display such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) for displaying various statuses, a general-purpose interface such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus), and the like.
- a display such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) for displaying various statuses
- a general-purpose interface such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus), and the like.
- the processor 110 reads, for example, an audio file of the song from the flash memory 116, decodes, demodulates, and converts it into an analog signal.
- the processor 110 supplies the analog audio signal to the amplifier that is set to the active state among the headphone amplifier 118 and the speaker amplifier 119.
- the headphone amplifier 118 is in an active state.
- the audio signal amplified by the headphone amplifier 118 is supplied to the headphone units 44 and 44, and the headphone units 44 and 44 are driven.
- the processor 110 supplies an analog audio signal to the speaker amplifier 119.
- the audio signal amplified by the speaker amplifier 119 is supplied to the speaker units 24 and 24, and the speaker units 24 and 24 are driven.
- the user can enjoy listening to music output from the speaker.
- the user can input an instruction from the user operation unit 114 to switch to speaker output.
- the processor 110 switches the headphone amplifier 118 to the inactive state and sets the speaker amplifier 119 to the active state. The same applies when switching from the speaker output state to the headphone output state.
- the headphone type acoustic device 100 of this embodiment it is possible to estimate the mounting mode such as the head mounting mode and the necking mode, and to automatically switch the speaker output and the headphone output according to the estimated mounting mode. Details of this operation will be described later.
- the speaker units 24 and 24 are provided on the left and right slider blocks 20R and 20L, in addition to the headphone units 44 and 44 provided on the left and right housing blocks 40R and 40L, respectively. Is provided.
- the sound escape openings 247 of the left and right speaker units 24, 24 are positioned substantially directly below the user's left and right ears and face upward. That is, sound from the left and right speaker units 24, 24 is emitted from below toward the user's ear. For this reason, even if the volume of the speaker units 24, 24 is not increased so much, the user can sense a sound having a sufficient volume.
- the total length including the headband 10 and the slider blocks 20R and 20L can be appropriately changed manually by the user. For this reason, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the latching position is changed to a position where the headband 10 is slightly pulled out from the slider blocks 20R, 20L, or the latching position is changed to a position where the headband 10 is slightly pushed.
- the positional relationship between the user's left and right ears and the left and right speaker units 24, 24 can be freely adjusted.
- the ears are not closed like when using headphones, so the surrounding sound enters the user's ear as well as the music. For this reason, the safety of the moving user can be improved.
- the headphone type acoustic device 100 of this embodiment is provided with one or more of the following sensors 125, 126, and 127, respectively. 1. Pressure sensor 125 2. Human sensor 126 3. Other sensors (rotation detection sensor 127, acceleration sensor, etc.)
- the pressure sensor 125 is a sensor for detecting that pressure is received from a user's human body (head, neck, etc.) or an external object.
- a plurality of pressure sensors 125 are arranged, for example, in the vicinity of the apex of the headband 10, for example, in the ear pads 43 of the left and right housing blocks 40R, 40L.
- the human sensor 126 is a sensor for detecting physical parameters such as temperature, capacitance, light, and changes thereof and detecting contact or approach of the user's human body. For example, when a rise in temperature, an increase in capacitance, or a change from a state without light reflection to a certain state is detected, it is detected that the user's human body is in contact with or approached.
- a plurality of human sensors 126 are arranged, for example, in the vicinity of the apex of the headband 10, and in the ear pads 43 of the left and right housing blocks 40R, 40L.
- the outputs of the sensors 125, 126, 127 are taken into the detection circuit 128.
- the detection circuit 128 extracts a low frequency component from the output of each pressure sensor 125, compares the threshold value, and outputs a comparison result (large or small determination result) between the output and the threshold value as a detection result to the processor 110.
- the detection circuit 128 extracts a low frequency component from the output of each human sensor 126, compares the threshold value, and outputs a comparison result (large or small determination result) between the output and the threshold value to the processor 110 as a detection result.
- the detection circuit 128 converts the output of the rotation detection sensor 127 that detects the rotation position of other sensors, for example, the housing blocks 40R and 40L, into digital data of the corresponding rotation position and outputs the digital data to the processor 110.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a head mounting form.
- a plurality of pressure sensors provided near the top of the headband 10, for example, the “pressure sensor 125A”, and the right and left housing blocks 40R, 40L, for example, the ear pads 43, etc.
- the pressure sensors are “pressure sensor 125B” and “pressure sensor 125C”
- the human sensor provided near the top of the headband 10 is “human sensor 126A”
- the ear pads 43 of the left and right housing blocks 40R and 40L for example.
- a plurality of human sensors mounted in the above are called “human sensor 126B” and “human sensor 126C”.
- a plurality of pressure sensors 125A, 125B, 125C and a detection circuit 128 provided near, for example, the top of the headband 10 and, for example, the ear pads 43 of the left and right housing blocks 40R, 40L.
- the generation of pressure is detected, and each detection result is output to the processor 110.
- the detection result when the generation of pressure is detected is set to “ON”.
- the human body is brought into contact or approached by a plurality of human sensors 126A, 126B, 126C and detection circuits 128 provided, for example, in the vicinity of the top of the headband 10 and in the ear pads 43 of the left and right housing blocks 40R, 40L, respectively.
- the occurrence is detected, and each detection result is output to the processor 110.
- the detection result when the occurrence of contact or approach of the human body is detected is set to “ON”.
- the processor 110 estimates that the headphone type acoustic device 100 is attached to the head, and makes the headphone amplifier 118 active.
- the speaker amplifier 119 When the speaker output is performed immediately before that, the speaker amplifier 119 is inactivated and the headphone amplifier 118 is activated. Thereby, switching from the speaker output to the headphone output is achieved.
- the headphone amplifier 118 is set to the active state when the detection results by the pressure sensors 125A, 125B, and 125C and the detection results by the human sensors 126A, 126B, and 126C are all “ON”. However, when the detection results of the pressure sensors 125A, 125B, and 125C are all “ON”, or when the detection results of the human sensors 126A, 126B, and 126C are all “ON”, the headphone amplifier 118 is activated. You may make it do.
- the generation of pressure is detected by the pressure sensor 125 ⁇ / b> A and the detection circuit 128 provided near the top of the headband 10, for example.
- the human sensor 126 ⁇ / b> A provided near the apex of the headband 10 detects the occurrence of contact or approach of the human body, and outputs each detection result to the processor 110.
- the headphone type acoustic device 100 is worn in the neck-mounted form. That is, if the left and right speaker units 24, 24 are not mounted so that the sound escape opening 247 faces upward, it is difficult for the sound to reach the user's ear.
- the headphone type acoustic device 100 of this embodiment is provided with a pressure sensor 125D (see FIGS. 2 and 11) for determining whether or not the neck is in the correct orientation.
- the pressure sensor 125D is provided at a position corresponding to the chest of the user when the neck is in the correct orientation. For example, it is provided on the side surfaces of the right and left housing blocks 40R, 40L, for example, the ear pads 43.
- the processor 110 detects the occurrence of pressure by a pressure sensor 125A provided near, for example, the top of the headband 10, detects the occurrence of contact or approach of the human body by the human sensor 126A, and detects the pressure by the pressure sensor 125D.
- the speaker amplifier 119 is set in an active state on the assumption that the neck is in the correct orientation.
- the headphone amplifier 118 is made inactive and the speaker amplifier 119 is made active. Thereby, switching from the headphone output state to the speaker output state is achieved.
- the processor 110 when the neck is in the wrong orientation, the processor 110 places the speaker amplifier 119 in the active state because the pressure sensor 125D does not detect the generation of pressure. do not do. At this time, the processor 110 may notify the user so that the neck is in the correct orientation with synthesized speech.
- the operation in the case of the desktop installation state will be described.
- the ear pads 43 of the left and right housing blocks 40R, 40L are directed downward (facing the top surface of the desk) in order to direct the sound relief opening 247 of the speaker units 24, 24 toward the user side.
- the headphone type acoustic device 100 is made to stand on the desk with the left and right housing blocks 40R and 40L as legs.
- the pressure is detected by all the pressure sensors 125 provided on the ear pads 43 of the left and right housing blocks 40R, 40L.
- the human sensor 126 provided on the ear pad 43 does not react to the surface of the desk, the detection results of all the human sensors 126 are “OFF”.
- the processor 110 sets the speaker amplifier 119 to an active state.
- the headphone amplifier 118 When the headphone output is performed immediately before that, the headphone amplifier 118 is made inactive and the speaker amplifier 119 is made active. Thereby, switching from the headphone output state to the speaker output state is achieved.
- the rotation detection sensor 127 that detects the rotational position of the housing blocks 40R and 40L detects that the housing blocks 40R and 40L are at the rotational position in the desktop installation state. , May be added. Further, the desktop installation state may be detected based on the detection result of the rotation detection sensor 127 and the detection results of all the human sensors 126.
- the headphone type acoustic device 100 can be automatically switched to the speaker output only by being installed on the desk in a predetermined state.
- the wall-hanging state here refers to a state in which the portion of the headband 10 of the headphone type acoustic device 100 is hung on a hook 50 fixed to the wall.
- the headphone amplifier 118 When the headphone output is performed immediately before that, the headphone amplifier 118 is made inactive and the speaker amplifier 119 is made active. Thereby, switching from the headphone output state to the speaker output state is achieved.
- the operation of switching the headphone output and the speaker output by estimating the mounting form and the installation state of the headphone type acoustic device 100 based on the detection results of the sensors 125, 126, and 127 has been described. If a combination other than the combination of detection results from the sensor occurs during audio playback, the processor 110 controls to stop playback as an unexpected state.
- the wearing type and installation state of the headphone type acoustic device 100 are estimated based on the detection results of the various sensors 125, 126, and 127, and the estimation is performed.
- the headphone output and the speaker output can be automatically switched according to the wearing form and installation state. Thereby, even if a user changes a usage type during music appreciation, it can continue music appreciation.
- FIGS. 13 and 14 when the headphone type acoustic device 100 is used in a desk-mounted state or a wall-mounted state, in order to emit sound from the speaker unit 24 in a substantially horizontal direction, The sound escape opening 247 is provided so as to face a direction orthogonal to or substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the slider blocks 20R and 20L.
- the positional relationship between the user's ears and the speaker units 24 and 24 in the neck-mounted state. Will also change. For example, the larger the size of the user's face and neck, the closer the speaker units 24, 24 are to the position of the user's chin.
- the insertion depth of the headband 10 in the slider blocks 20R and 20L is detected by a separately provided sensor (not shown), and the speaker unit is shown in FIG. 15, for example, according to the detection result.
- a method is conceivable in which the speaker units 24 and 24 are rotated so that the sound release ports 247 of the 24 and 24 are directed to the user's ears.
- detection means such as a sensor for detecting the insertion depth of the headband 10 in the slider blocks 20R and 20L, and speaker units 24 and 24 in the slider blocks 20R and 20L.
- a mechanism for rotating the is necessary.
- the processor 110 stores a table in which the insertion amount is associated with the optimum rotation amount.
- the processor 110 refers to the optimum amount of rotation from the table based on the amount of insertion detected by a detecting means such as a sensor, and outputs a control signal for rotating the speaker units 24, 24 by the amount of rotation described above. Output to the mechanism.
- Modification 2 In the headphone type acoustic apparatus 100 of the first embodiment, the headphone output and the speaker output are exclusively switched. Modification 2 introduces a playback mode in which headphone output and speaker output are performed simultaneously.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an electrical configuration of the headphone type acoustic device 100B of the second modification.
- a filter 131, an amplifier 132, and a switch 133 are connected between the output of the headphone amplifier 118 and the headphone units 44 and 44.
- the filter 131 performs a surround process on the headphone output audio signal from the headphone amplifier 118.
- the amplifier 132 amplifies the audio signal output from the filter 131 to a speaker output level.
- the switch 133 switches the output of the headphone amplifier 118 and the output of the amplifier 132 in accordance with a switching signal from the processor 110 and supplies it to the headphone units 44 and 44.
- the processor 110 activates the headphone amplifier 118 and the speaker amplifier 119 so that the headphone output and the speaker output are simultaneously performed.
- the processor 110 controls the switch 133 with the switching control signal so that the amplifier is in an active state and the switch 133 selects the output on the amplifier 132 side.
- the audio signal output from the speaker amplifier 119 is output as sound from the speaker unit 24.
- the audio signal output from the headphone amplifier 118 is subjected to surround processing by the filter 131, input to the amplifier 132, amplified to the speaker output level by the amplifier 132, and then the headphone unit via the switch 133. 44, 44.
- a speaker output level sound is simultaneously output from each of the speaker unit 24 and the headphone units 44 and 44. Thereby, the surround feeling given to the headphone output can be further improved.
- the processor 110 is optimal for processing such as balance adjustment of headphone output and speaker output, audio phase correction, and the like in accordance with the estimated wearing form such as the head wearing form and the neck hanging form of the headphone type acoustic device 100B. Select a parameter. Thereby, a surround feeling can be raised further.
- FIG. 17 is a time chart showing changes in headphone output and speaker output when the head mounting mode is changed to the necking mode.
- detection results by the pressure sensors 125B and 125C mounted on, for example, the ear pads 43 of the left and right housing blocks 40R and 40L are “OFF”.
- the outputs of the human sensors 126B and 126C have values corresponding to the distance from the human body.
- the detection circuit 128 has different threshold values for determining the state in which the headphone type acoustic device is removed from the user and the state of transition from the head-mounted configuration to the neck-mounted configuration based on the outputs of the human sensors 126B and 126C. Yes. Therefore, during the transition from the head-mounted configuration to the neck-mounted configuration, the detection circuit 128 outputs a detection result indicating the transition state to the processor 110 from the outputs of the human sensors 126B and 126C.
- the processor 110 gradually increases the headphone output over a certain period of time, continues that state for a certain period of time, and then reduces it to “0” over a certain period of time. Go. These times are determined in advance in consideration of the time required for the transition from the head mounting mode to the necking mode. The reason why the headphone output is gradually increased over a certain period of time is that the volume reaching the user's ears is not greatly changed as the left and right housing blocks 40R, 40L move away from the user's ears.
- the processor 110 switches the speaker output to “ON” at a timing when a certain time for continuing the increased headphone output continues, and gradually increases the speaker output from “0” to an appropriate temperature amount over a certain time from that timing.
- the speaker output is continued as it is. As a result, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of volume cuts that reach the user's ears when shifting from headphone output to speaker output.
- the timing until the headphone output becomes “0” at the time of transition from the head-mounted configuration to the neck-mounted configuration is set to be later than the timing until the speaker output reaches an appropriate volume. This is to prevent a break in sound due to a sudden stop of the headphone output.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of a headphone type acoustic device 100 ⁇ / b> C according to the fourth modification.
- the processor 110C is provided with a line-in terminal 117 connected to the external input terminal 120. When an external device is connected to the external input terminal 120, the processor 110C recognizes this through the line-in terminal 117. Then, the processor 110C performs control so that the input source of the headphone units 44, 44 is switched from the headphone amplifier 118 to the external device.
- this technique can also take the following structures. (1) a pair of housing blocks each mounting a headphone unit; A headband unit that supports each housing block at both ends, and is mounted with a pair of speaker units; One or more sensors for obtaining information for estimating a user's wearing form; A controller that estimates the wearing form based on the output of the one or more sensors and controls the outputs of the pair of headphone units and the pair of speaker units based on the estimated wearing form. Headphone type sound device.
- the control unit determines whether to turn on the output of the pair of headphone units or to turn on the output of the pair of speaker units according to the estimated wearing form.
- the headphone type acoustic device includes at least a first mounting form by engagement with the pair of housing blocks and the headband part, and a second mounting form by engagement with the headband part,
- the controller turns on at least the pair of headphone units when the first wearing form is estimated, and turns on at least the pair of speaker units when the second wearing form is estimated.
- Type acoustic device includes at least a first mounting form by engagement with the pair of housing blocks and the headband part, and a second mounting form by engagement with the headband part, The controller turns on at least the pair of headphone units when the first wearing form is estimated, and turns on at least the pair of speaker units when the second wearing form is estimated.
- the control unit turns on both the pair of speaker units and the pair of headphone units when the second wearing form is estimated.
- the detection unit is In the first mounting form, one or more pressure sensors and one or more human sensors provided in a portion that can contact the user in the pair of housing blocks, and a portion that can contact the user in the head hand unit.
- the control unit estimates the wearing form based on detection results of the one or more pressure sensors and the one or more human sensors.
- the control unit estimates a transition state from the first mounting form to the second mounting form based on detection results by the one or more pressure sensors and the one or more human sensors, and the transition state When the second wearing form is estimated, the speaker unit is turned on, and the headphone unit is kept on until the second wearing form is estimated.
- the control unit After the end of the first wearing form is estimated, the control unit makes the output of the headphone unit larger than the output in the first wearing form for a certain time, and gradually outputs the output after the certain time has elapsed. Make it smaller Headphone type sound equipment.
- the control unit estimates a first installation state in which the headphone type acoustic device is independent by the pair of housing blocks based on detection results by the one or more pressure sensors and the one or more human sensors, A headphone type acoustic device that turns on the pair of speaker units.
- the headphone type acoustic device according to any one of (1) to (8),
- the control unit is configured such that the headphone type acoustic device is suspended from the headband portion as a fulcrum based on the detection results of the one or more pressure sensors and the one or more human sensors.
- a headphone-type acoustic device that estimates the installation state of and turns on the pair of speaker units.
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<第1の実施形態>
[ヘッドフォン型音響装置の構成]
図1は、本技術に係る第1の実施形態のヘッドフォン型音響装置の外観を示す図である。
同図に示すように、ヘッドフォン型音響装置100は、ヘッドバンド10、左右のスライダブロック20R,20L、左右のハンガー30R,30L、および左右のハウジングブロック40R,40Lを備える。
なお、符号の"R"は右、"L"は左を意味し、左右は本ヘッドフォン型音響装置100を装着したユーザからの向きとする。
スライダブロック20R,20Lはそれぞれ、スライダベース21、スライダカバー22、ハンガー連結部23、およびスピーカユニット24を有する。
ハンガー連結部23は、後述するハンガー30R,30Lと連結される部分である。
スライダブロック20R,20Lにはそれぞれ、本実施形態のヘッドフォン型音響装置100をスピーカとして機能させるために必要な部品群を含むスピーカユニット24が固定されている。ここで言う「スピーカ」とは、周囲の開放された空間の空気を振動させて音をユーザに伝える音響装置であり、ハウジングブロックにより密閉された空気を振動させて音をユーザに伝える「ヘッドフォン」とは異なる意味の用語としてこの明細書においては使用する。
次に、ハウジングブロック40R,40Lの構成を説明する。
ハウジングブロック40R,40Lは各々、バッフル41、ハウジング42、イヤパッド43、ヘッドフォンユニット44、および配線基板45などを有する。
ハウジング42は、ヘッドフォンユニット44を覆うための略円筒状の箱体である。
イヤパッド43は、ユーザの耳を覆うためのクッション性を有する略ドーナツ状の部品である。
なお、バッフル41、ハウジング42、イヤパッド43の各々の形状は記述のものに限定されない。
次に、スピーカユニット24の構成を説明する。
本実施形態のヘッドフォン型音響装置100には、音を出力するデバイスとして、ハウジングブロック40R,40L内のヘッドフォンユニット44の他、スピーカユニット24が設けられている。
2.空間Sの高さ位置と音逃し口247の高さ位置が略同じになるようにした。
3.スピーカドライバユニット241の音逃し口247の側とは反対側の半円周に沿う位置で空間Sを止めた。すなわち、上記の空間Sは、振動板の振動方向から見て、振動板の外形に対応する空間部分S1と、この空間部分S1から上記のスピーカカバー244の音逃がし口247までを連通する空間部分S2とで構成される。
図8は、本実施形態のヘッドフォン型音響装置100の電気的な構成を示す図である。
同図に示すように、ヘッドフォン型音響装置100は、プロセッサ110、メモリ112、ユーザ操作部114、フラッシュメモリ116、ヘッドフォンアンプ118、スピーカアンプ119、ヘッドフォンユニット44,44、スピーカユニット24,24、外部入力端子120、切替回路122、バッテリ124、各種のセンサー125,126,127、検出回路128などを備える。
ユーザ操作部114のスイッチとしては、主電源のオン/オフスイッチ、音量ボリュームスイッチ、出力切替スイッチなどがある。出力切替スイッチは、ヘッドフォン出力とスピーカ出力とを択一的に切り替えるためのスイッチである。
次に、オーディオ再生の基本動作について説明する。
ユーザ操作部114を使ってユーザによって楽曲の再生が指示されると、プロセッサ110は、例えば、フラッシュメモリ116からその楽曲のオーディオファイルを読み込み、デコード、復調、アナログ信号への変換を行う。プロセッサ110は、アナログのオーディオ信号を、ヘッドフォンアンプ118とスピーカアンプ119のうちアクティブな状態に設定された方のアンプに供給する。
次に、本実施形態のヘッドフォン型音響装置100に搭載されているセンサー125,126,127について説明する。
1.圧力センサー125
2.人感センサー126
3.その他のセンサー(回転検出センサー127、加速度センサーなど)
本実施形態のヘッドフォン型音響装置100においてセンサーの検出結果に基づくヘッドフォン出力およびスピーカ出力の切り替え制御について説明する。
1.ヘッド装着形態
2.首掛け形態
3.机上設置状態
4.壁掛け状態
なお、以降の説明においては、必要に応じて、ヘッドバンド10の例えば頂点付近に設けられた圧力センサーを「圧力センサー125A」、左右のハウジングブロック40R,40Lの例えばイヤパッド43などに搭載された複数個の圧力センサーを「圧力センサー125B」、「圧力センサー125C」、ヘッドバンド10の例えば頂点付近に設けられた人感センサーを「人感センサー126A」、左右のハウジングブロック40R,40Lの例えばイヤパッド43などに搭載された複数個の人感センサーを「人感センサー126B」、「人感センサー126C」と呼ぶ。
図10に示すように、ヘッド装着形態では、ヘッドバンド10の例えば頂点付近と、左右のハウジングブロック40R,40Lの例えばイヤパッド43に各々設けられた複数の圧力センサー125A,125B,125Cと検出回路128によって圧力の発生が検出され、各々の検出結果がプロセッサ110に出力される。圧力の発生が検出された場合の検出結果を"ON"とする。またこのとき、ヘッドバンド10の例えば頂点付近と、左右のハウジングブロック40R,40Lの例えばイヤパッド43に各々設けられた複数の人感センサー126A,126B,126Cと検出回路128によって人体の接触または接近の発生が検出され、各々の検出結果がプロセッサ110に出力される。人体の接触または接近の発生が検出された場合の検出結果を"ON"とする。
図11に示すように、首掛け形態では、ヘッドバンド10の例えば頂点付近に設けられた圧力センサー125Aと検出回路128によって圧力の発生が検出される。またこのとき、ヘッドバンド10の例えば頂点付近に設けられた人感センサー126Aによって人体の接触または接近の発生が検出され、各々の検出結果がプロセッサ110に出力される。
図13に示すように、机上設置状態では、スピーカユニット24,24の音逃し口247をユーザ側に向けるために、左右のハウジングブロック40R,40Lのイヤパッド43を下に向け(机の上面に対向させ)、左右のハウジングブロック40R,40Lを脚部としてヘッドフォン型音響装置100を机の上に自立させる。
図14に示すように、ここで言う壁掛け状態とは、壁に固定されたフック50にヘッドフォン型音響装置100のヘッドバンド10の部分を掛けた状態を言う。
次に、第1の実施形態のヘッドフォン型音響装置100の変形例を説明する。
図13および図14に示したように、ヘッドフォン型音響装置100を机上設置状態または壁掛け状態で使用した場合、スピーカユニット24からの音を略水平方向に放出させるために、スピーカユニット24,24の音逃がし口247はスライダブロック20R,20Lの長手方向に対して直交する方向もしくは略直交する方向に面するように設けられている。
上記の第1の実施形態のヘッドフォン型音響装置100では、ヘッドフォン出力とスピーカ出力とを排他的に切り替えることとした。変形例2は、ヘッドフォン出力とスピーカ出力を同時に行う再生モードを導入したものである。
ヘッドフォンアンプ118の出力をスピーカ出力程度に上げるため、ヘッドフォンアンプ118の出力とヘッドフォンユニット44,44との間にフィルター131、アンプ132、スイッチ133が接続される。
次に、ヘッド装着形態から首掛け形態への移行時のヘッドフォン出力とスピーカ出力の制御について説明する。
図18は、変形例4のヘッドフォン型音響装置100Cの電気的な構成を示す図である。
プロセッサ110Cには、外部入力端子120と接続されたラインイン端子117が設けられている。外部入力端子120に外部機器が接続されると、ラインイン端子117を通じてプロセッサ110Cがこれを認識する。すると、プロセッサ110Cは、ヘッドフォンユニット44,44の入力元をヘッドフォンアンプ118から外部機器へと切り替えるように制御を行う。
(1)各々ヘッドフォンユニットを搭載した一対のハウジングブロックと、
前記各々のハウジングブロックを両端部に支持し、かつ一対のスピーカユニットを搭載したヘッドバンド部と、
ユーザによる装着形態を推定するための情報を取得する1以上のセンサーと、
前記1以上のセンサーの出力をもとに前記装着形態を推定し、前記推定された装着形態をもとに前記一対のヘッドフォンユニットおよび前記一対のスピーカユニットの出力を制御する制御部と
を具備するヘッドフォン型音響装置。
前記制御部は、前記推定された装着形態に応じて、前記一対のヘッドフォンユニットの出力をオンにするか、前記一対のスピーカユニットの出力をオンにするかを決定する
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。
前記推定対象の装着形態が、少なくとも前記一対のハウジングブロックおよび前記ヘッドバンド部との係合による第1の装着形態と、前記ヘッドバンド部との係合による第2の装着形態とを含み、
前記制御部は、前記第1の装着形態が推定されたとき、少なくとも前記一対のヘッドフォンユニットをオンにし、前記第2の装着形態が推定されたとき、少なくとも前記一対のスピーカユニットをオンにする
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。
前記制御部は、前記第2の装着形態が推定されたとき、前記一対のスピーカユニットと前記一対のヘッドフォンユニットをともにオンにする
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。
前記検出部が、
前記第1の装着形態で前記一対のハウジングブロックにおいてユーザと接触し得る部位と、前記ヘッドハンド部においてユーザと接触し得る部位に各々設けられた1以上の圧力センサーおよび1以上の人感センサーを有し、
前記制御部は、前記1以上の圧力センサーおよび前記1以上の人感センサーによる検出結果をもとに、前記装着形態を推定する
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。
前記制御部は、前記1以上の圧力センサーおよび前記1以上の人感センサーによる検出結果をもとに前記第1の装着形態から前記第2の装着形態への移行状態を推定し、この移行状態が推定されたとき、前記第2の装着形態が推定される前に前記スピーカユニットをオンにし、かつ前記第2の装着形態が推定されるまで前記ヘッドフォンユニットをオンに保つ
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。
前記制御部は、前記第1の装着形態の終了が推定された後、一定時間前記ヘッドフォンユニットの出力を前記第1の装着形態時の出力より大きくし、前記一定時間経過後、徐々に出力を小さくする
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。
前記制御部は、前記1以上の圧力センサーおよび前記1以上の人感センサーによる検出結果をもとに、前記ヘッドフォン型音響装置が前記一対のハウジングブロックで自立した第1の設置状態を推定し、前記一対のスピーカユニットをオンにする
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。
前記制御部は、前記1以上の圧力センサーおよび前記1以上の人感センサーによる検出結果をもとに、前記ヘッドフォン型音響装置が前記ヘッドバンド部を支点に吊り下げられて設置されている第2の設置状態を推定し、前記一対のスピーカユニットをオンにする
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。
20R,20L…スライダブロック
24…スピーカユニット
40R,40L…ハウジングブロック
44…ヘッドフォンユニット
100…ヘッドフォン型音響装置
110…プロセッサ
112…メモリ
114…ユーザ操作部
118…ヘッドフォンアンプ
119…スピーカアンプ
125…圧力センサー
126…人感センサー
127…回転検出センサー
128…検出回路
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- 各々ヘッドフォンユニットを搭載した一対のハウジングブロックと、
前記各々のハウジングブロックを両端部に支持し、かつ一対のスピーカユニットを搭載したヘッドバンド部と、
ユーザによる装着形態を推定するための情報を取得する1以上のセンサーと、
前記1以上のセンサーの出力をもとに前記装着形態を推定し、前記推定された装着形態をもとに前記一対のヘッドフォンユニットおよび前記一対のスピーカユニットの出力を制御する制御部と
を具備するヘッドフォン型音響装置。 - 請求項1に記載のヘッドフォン型音響装置であって、
前記制御部は、前記推定された装着形態に応じて、前記一対のヘッドフォンユニットの出力をオンにするか、前記一対のスピーカユニットの出力をオンにするかを決定する
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。 - 請求項1に記載のヘッドフォン型音響装置であって、
前記推定対象の装着形態が、少なくとも前記一対のハウジングブロックおよび前記ヘッドバンド部との係合による第1の装着形態と、前記ヘッドバンド部との係合による第2の装着形態とを含み、
前記制御部は、前記第1の装着形態が推定されたとき、少なくとも前記一対のヘッドフォンユニットをオンにし、前記第2の装着形態が推定されたとき、少なくとも前記一対のスピーカユニットをオンにする
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。 - 請求項3に記載のヘッドフォン型音響装置であって、
前記制御部は、前記第2の装着形態が推定されたとき、前記一対のスピーカユニットと前記一対のヘッドフォンユニットをともにオンにする
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。 - 請求項3に記載のヘッドフォン型音響装置であって、
前記検出部が、
前記第1の装着形態で前記一対のハウジングブロックにおいてユーザと接触し得る部位と、前記ヘッドハンド部においてユーザと接触し得る部位に各々設けられた1以上の圧力センサーおよび1以上の人感センサーを有し、
前記制御部は、前記1以上の圧力センサーおよび前記1以上の人感センサーによる検出結果をもとに、前記装着形態を推定する
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。 - 請求項5に記載のヘッドフォン型音響装置であって、
前記制御部は、前記1以上の圧力センサーおよび前記1以上の人感センサーによる検出結果をもとに前記第1の装着形態から前記第2の装着形態への移行状態を推定し、この移行状態が推定されたとき、前記第2の装着形態が推定される前に前記スピーカユニットをオンにし、かつ前記第2の装着形態が推定されるまで前記ヘッドフォンユニットをオンに保つ
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。 - 請求項6に記載のヘッドフォン型音響装置であって、
前記制御部は、前記第1の装着形態の終了が推定された後、一定時間前記ヘッドフォンユニットの出力を前記第1の装着形態時の出力より大きくし、前記一定時間経過後、徐々に出力を小さくする
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。 - 請求項5に記載のヘッドフォン型音響装置であって、
前記制御部は、前記1以上の圧力センサーおよび前記1以上の人感センサーによる検出結果をもとに、前記ヘッドフォン型音響装置が前記一対のハウジングブロックで自立した第1の設置状態を推定し、前記一対のスピーカユニットをオンにする
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。 - 請求項5に記載のヘッドフォン型音響装置であって、
前記制御部は、前記1以上の圧力センサーおよび前記1以上の人感センサーによる検出結果をもとに、前記ヘッドフォン型音響装置が前記ヘッドバンド部を支点に吊り下げられて設置されている第2の設置状態を推定し、前記一対のスピーカユニットをオンにする
ヘッドフォン型音響装置。 - 各々ヘッドフォンユニットを搭載した一対のハウジングブロックと、
前記各々のハウジングブロックを両端部に支持し、かつ一対のスピーカユニットを搭載したヘッドバンド部と、
ユーザによる装着形態を推定するための情報を取得する1以上のセンサーと、
を準備し、
制御部により、前記1以上のセンサーの出力をもとに前記装着形態を推定し、前記推定された装着形態をもとに前記一対のヘッドフォンユニットおよび前記一対のスピーカユニットの出力を制御する
ヘッドフォン型音響装置の制御方法。
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