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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Seiji Horii, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 17/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 7/04 (2006.01); H04R 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/456 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 7/045 (2013.01); H04R 17/005 (2013.01); H04R 25/02 (2013.01); H04R 25/606 (2013.01); H04R 17/00 (2013.01); H04R 2225/021 (2013.01); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an audio device, including: a vibratorthat includes a piezoelectric elementconfigured to undergo flexure and a panelconfigured to be bent directly by the piezoelectric elementto vibrate; and a holderthat includes a behind-the-ear portionto be hooked over a helix of a user's ear and that holds the vibratorin a position that allows the vibratorto abut against the user's ear, wherein sound is heard by a user.