CPC H04R 1/1008 (2013.01) [H04R 1/105 (2013.01); H04R 1/1066 (2013.01); H04R 1/1075 (2013.01); H04R 5/0335 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An earpiece suitable for use with over-ear headphones, the earpiece comprising:
an earpiece housing including one or more walls that define an interior volume having a central region surrounded by an annular region, wherein the one or more walls include a cover disposed over the central region and having one or more apertures formed there through;
an annular earpiece cushion surrounding the one or more apertures and coupled to the earpiece housing;
an acoustic driver disposed within the interior volume and aligned to emit sound through the one or more apertures formed in the cover, the earpiece having a front volume formed between the acoustic driver and the annular earpiece cushion;
a pressure relief aperture formed through a portion of the one or more walls that defines the annular region of the interior volume;
a frame disposed within the interior volume and coupling the acoustic driver to the earpiece housing; and
a plurality of fasteners that couple the acoustic driver to the frame, the plurality of fasteners including at least one hollow fastener having a bore formed through its length; and
an acoustic channel extending through the bore formed in the hollow fastener to acoustically couple the front volume with the pressure relief aperture.
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