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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
May. 01, 2014
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shunsuke Shiomi, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Yosuke Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyuki Ishizaku, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A headphone includes: a headband; a pair of housing support portions, one and the other of which are provided at one and the other ends of the headband, respectively; a pair of rotational shafts, one and the other of which rotatably connect one and the other of the pair of housing support portions to the headband, respectively; a pair of housings, one and the other of which are provided on one and the other of the pair of housing support portions, respectively, wherein, in a folded state of the housing support portions as a result of a rotation, the pair of housings are disposed in positions contained within an area inside an arc formed by the headband and the housing support portions in an opened state of the housing support portions, and are located side by side without crossing each other; and a pair of ear pads.