Microphone

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10021490-B2
Application number	US-201615353944-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2016
Priority date	Dec 25, 2015
Publication date	Jul 10, 2018
Grant date	Jul 10, 2018

Abstract

A microphone with a stable electromagnetic shield includes a microphone case having a shape of a hollow cylinder with a bottom end, the microphone case having an opening, an inner circumferential surface, an exterior and an interior, a microphone unit accommodated in the microphone case, a cord bush through which a microphone cord outputting audio signals from the microphone unit passes, the cord bush being fit to the opening of the microphone case, a sound transmission material accommodated in the microphone case, and a communication path establishing communication between the exterior and the interior of the microphone case. The cord defines a part or a whole of the communication path. The communication path is covered by the sound transmission material from the front of the communication path.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A microphone comprising:
a microphone case having a shape of a hollow cylinder with a bottom end, the microphone case having an opening, an inner circumferential surface, an exterior and an interior;
a microphone unit accommodated in the microphone case;
a cord bush comprising a first hole through which a microphone cord outputting audio signals from the microphone unit passes, the cord bush being fit to the opening of the microphone case, the cord bush comprising a groove or a second hole that is different from the first hole;
a sound transmission material accommodated in the microphone case; and
a communication path establishing communication between the exterior and the interior of the microphone case, wherein
the cord bush defines a part or a whole of the communication path with the groove or the second hole,
the communication path is covered by the sound transmission material from a front of the communication path, and
an axis of the first hole and an axis of the groove or second hole are displaced in the radial direction of the cord bush from one another.

2. The microphone according to claim 1 , wherein,
the cord bush has an outer circumferential surface,
the cord bush has the groove in the outer circumferential surface of the cord bush, and
the communication path is defined by the inner circumferential surface of the microphone case and the groove.

3. The microphone according to claim 1 , wherein
the cord bush has the second hole, and
the communication path is defined by the second hole.

4. The microphone according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fixing member disposed in a rear of the sound transmission material, wherein
the fixing member covers a part of the opening of the microphone case, and
the fixing member comprises a shape of a plate.

5. The microphone according to claim 4 , wherein the fixing member is disposed between the sound transmission material and the cord bush.

6. The microphone according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a cord connecting member connected to the microphone case and one end of the microphone cord, wherein
the sound transmission material is disposed between the fixing member and the cord connecting member,
the cord connecting member has a penetrating hole, and
the penetrating hole is covered by the sound transmission material from the rear of the sound transmission material.

7. The microphone according to claim 6 , wherein
the cord connecting member comprises:
a small-diameter cylindrical portion; and
a large-diameter cylindrical portion,

the small-diameter cylindrical portion is connected to the one end of the microphone cord, and
the large-diameter cylindrical portion has a protrusion in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the microphone case.

8. The microphone according to claim 7 , wherein
the cord connecting member has a step portion,
the large-diameter cylindrical portion and the small-diameter cylindrical portion are connected with the step portion, and
the penetrating hole is disposed in the step portion.

9. The microphone according to claim 7 , wherein
the fixing member comprises:
an insertion hole through which the small-diameter cylindrical portion passes; and
a contact portion contacting with the inner circumferential surface of the microphone case.

10. The microphone according to claim 1 , wherein the sound transmission material has conductivity.

11. A microphone comprising:
a microphone case having a shape of a hollow cylinder with a bottom end, the microphone case having an opening, an inner circumferential surface, an exterior and an interior;
a microphone unit accommodated in the microphone case;
a cord bush through which a microphone cord outputting audio signals from the microphone unit passes, the cord bush being fit to the opening of the microphone case;
a sound transmission material accommodated in the microphone case;
a fixing member disposed in a rear of the sound transmission material;
a cord connecting member connected to the microphone case and one end of the microphone cord; and
a communication path establishing communication between the exterior and the interior of the microphone case, wherein
the cord bush defines a part or a whole of the communication path,
the communication path is covered by the sound transmission material from a front of the communication path,
the fixing member covers a part of the opening of the microphone case,
the fixing member is disposed between the sound transmission material and the cord bush,
the sound transmission material is disposed between the fixing member and the cord connecting member,
the cord connecting member has a penetrating hole, and
the penetrating hole is covered by the sound transmission material from the rear of the sound transmission material.

12. The microphone according to claim 11 , wherein
the cord bush has an outer circumferential surface,
the cord bush has a groove in the outer circumferential surface of the cord bush, and
the communication path is defined by the inner circumferential surface of the microphone case and the groove.

13. The microphone according to claim 11 , wherein
the cord bush has a hole, and
the communication path is defined by the hole.

14. The microphone according to claim 11 , wherein
the cord connecting member comprises:
a small-diameter cylindrical portion; and
a large-diameter cylindrical portion,

the small-diameter cylindrical portion is connected to the one end of the microphone cord, and
the large-diameter cylindrical portion has a protrusion in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the microphone case.

15. The microphone according to claim 14 , wherein
the cord connecting member has a step portion,
the large-diameter cylindrical portion and the small-diameter cylindrical portion are connected with the step portion, and
the penetrating hole is disposed in the step portion.

16. The microphone according to claim 14 , wherein
the fixing member has a shape of a plate,
the fixing member comprises:
an insertion hole through which the small-diameter cylindrical portion passes; and
a contact portion contacting with the inner circumferential surface of the microphone case.

17. The microphone according to claim 11 , wherein the sound transmission material has conductivity.

Assignees

• Akino Hiroshi
• Audio Technica Kk

Inventors

• Akino Hiroshi

Classifications

• H04R31/006

  Interconnection of transducer parts (of diaphragm and outer suspension by moulding H04R31/003) · CPC title

• H04R1/086 Primary

  Protective screens, e.g. all weather or wind screens · CPC title

• H04R19/04 Primary

  Microphones (H04R19/01 takes precedence) · CPC title