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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2022
Applicant:
Harman Becker Automotive Systems Gmbh, Karlsbad, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH, Karlsbad, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H01R 13/24 (2006.01); H01R 43/26 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/1025 (2026.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1025 (2013.01); H01R 13/24 (2013.01); H01R 43/26 (2013.01); H02J 7/0044 (2013.01); H04R 2460/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides to a housing configured to receive an earbud. The housing comprises two power providing charging electrodes configured to charge the earbud when the earbud is positioned in the housing. The housing further comprises a first magnetic element arranged in the housing and having a geometry such that the first magnetic element encircles at least one electrode of the at least two electrodes, where the first magnetic element is configured to generate an attractive force for the earbud in combination with a second magnetic element provided in the earbud.