Sony group corporation (20240430609). SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE
SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE
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SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240430609 titled 'SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE
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a pair of ear hooking arms respectively worn on left and right ears, a coupling band that is elastically deformable and couples the pair of ear hooking arms, and a speaker unit coupled to at least one of the ear hooking arm or the coupling band, in which at least a portion of the speaker unit opposes a concha auriculae and is positioned in a state of being separated from an auricle are included. the ear hooking arm includes a front side portion positioned on a front side of the auricle and a back side portion that is positioned more toward a back side than a tragus and in which at least a portion is positioned in an auriculotemporal groove. the front side portion is in contact with at least two points that are a first contact point that is a base of an upper portion of a helix and a second contact point that is a portion on a front side of the tragus in a temporal region. the back side portion is sloped in a state in which an upper end is positioned more toward a front side than a lower end and can be in contact with a third contact point and a fourth contact point positioned above and below at a base of the auricle. an extension line of a straight line connecting the first contact point and the second contact point is a first extension line. an extension line of a straight line connecting the third contact point and the fourth contact point is a second extension line. an angle between the first extension line and the second extension line is an acute angle.