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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2015
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsu Magariyachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Toru Nakagawa, Chiba, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An in-the-ear device such as a binaural microphone and an earphone is provided. An in-the-ear deviceis used while being inserted into a human ear (external auditory canal), examples of which include the microphone and the earphone. This in-the-ear deviceincludes an in-the-ear device main body unitsubstantially round column-shaped and a cylindrical inner side insertion unitprovided to protrude from an end surface of the in-the-ear device main stomach body uniton an inner side. The in-the-ear device main body unitis inserted closer to the inside than a first curve of the external auditory canal. As will be described later, an end surface of the in-the-ear device main body uniton an outer side forms a surface substantially same as that of a cavum conchae while being worn. In addition, in the inner side insertion unit, the in-the-ear device main body unitis provided to protrude closer to the inner side than the first curve of the external auditory canal in order to be along the external auditory canal.