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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2018
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Ryutaro Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Nakagawa, Chiba, JP;
Tetsunori Itabashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigetoshi Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Chinen, Kanagawa, JP;
Asaya Hondo, Chiba, JP;
Satoko Kitagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to reducing influence of crosstalk components by appropriately blocking a propagation path of the crosstalk components output from speakers that reproduce signals for right and left ears respectively. Provided is a contact member used in contact with a back and/or a back of a head of a listener. The contact member is installed with: a first speaker that reproduces a signal for the left ear and a second speaker that reproduces a signal for the right ear; and a propagation obstruction adapted to block a propagation path of crosstalk components output from the respective speakers.