Microphone

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11070900-B2
Application number	US-202016748105-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 21, 2020
Priority date	Jan 23, 2019
Publication date	Jul 20, 2021
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021

Abstract

A microphone including a light emitting part can be miniaturized.The microphone includes: a microphone unit; an impedance converter that converts output impedance of the microphone unit; a light source that notifies an operation state of the microphone unit; a conversion substrate on which the impedance converter is mounted; a light source substrate on which the light source is mounted; and a connection substrate to which a signal line for transmitting a signal from the impedance converter and a power line for transmitting power to the light source are connected. The conversion substrate, the light source substrate, and the connection substrate are three-dimensionally connected to one another to constitute one substrate unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A microphone comprising:
a microphone unit;
an impedance converter that converts output impedance of the microphone unit;
a light source that notifies an operation state of the microphone unit;
a conversion substrate on which the impedance converter is mounted;
a light source substrate on which the light source is mounted; and
a connection substrate to which a signal line that transmits a signal from the impedance converter and a power line that transmits power to the light source are connected, wherein
the conversion substrate, the light source substrate, and the connection substrate are three-dimensionally connected to one another to constitute one substrate unit.

2. The microphone according to claim 1 , wherein
the substrate unit includes a space through which each of the signal line and the power line is passed, and
the space is formed by the light source substrate and the connection substrate.

3. The microphone according to claim 2 , wherein
the light source substrate includes an insertion hole through which each of the signal line and the power line is passed,
the connection substrate includes a notch through which each of the signal line and the power line is passed, and
the space is formed by the notch and the insertion hole that communicate with each other.

4. The microphone according to claim 3 , wherein
the light source substrate has a disk shape,
the insertion hole is disposed at a center of the light source substrate,
the connection substrate has a rectangular shape, and
the notch is disposed at a center of a short side abutting the light source substrate, among short sides of the connection substrate.

5. The microphone according to claim 3 , wherein each of the signal line and the power line is passed through the space and connected to the connection substrate in a state substantially parallel to the connection substrate.

6. The microphone according to claim 1 , wherein
the conversion substrate is disposed to face the light source substrate, and
the connection substrate is disposed between the conversion substrate and the light source substrate.

7. The microphone according to claim 6 , wherein
the conversion substrate includes a first facing surface that faces the light source substrate,
the light source substrate includes a second facing surface that faces the conversion substrate,
the connection substrate includes a connection surface to which the signal line and the power line are connected, and
the connection surface is disposed to stand upright from each of the first facing surface and the second facing surface.

8. The microphone according to claim 7 , wherein
the conversion substrate has a plate shape and includes a first mounting surface on which the impedance converter is mounted,
the light source substrate has a plate shape and includes a second mounting surface on which the light source is mounted, and
the first mounting surface is a surface different from the first facing surface and the second mounting surface is a surface different from the second facing surface.

9. The microphone according to claim 8 , wherein the substrate unit is disposed in an order of the conversion substrate, the connection substrate, and the light source substrate from a side of the microphone unit.

10. The microphone according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a light guide member that guides light from the light source in a direction different from a direction to which the second mounting surface faces.

11. The microphone according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a spacer disposed between the conversion substrate and the light source substrate.

12. The microphone according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a transistor that generates operating power of the impedance converter, wherein
the transistor is mounted on the connection substrate.

13. The microphone according to claim 12 , wherein
the connection substrate includes:
a connection surface to which the signal line and the power line are connected; and
a third mounting surface on which the transistor is mounted, and

the third mounting surface is a surface different from the connection surface.

14. The microphone according to claim 1 , wherein
the conversion substrate includes a first ground pattern,
the light source substrate includes a second ground pattern,
the connection substrate includes a third ground pattern,
the conversion substrate is connected to the connection substrate by a first solder that electrically connects the first ground pattern and the third ground pattern, and
the light source substrate is connected to the connection substrate by a second solder that electrically connects the second ground pattern and the third ground pattern.

15. The microphone according to claim 14 , wherein
the conversion substrate includes a first signal pattern to which a signal output from the impedance converter is transmitted,
the light source substrate includes a first power pattern to which power to the light source is transmitted,
the connection substrate includes:
a second signal pattern to which the signal output from the impedance converter is transmitted; and
a second power pattern to which the power to the light source is transmitted,

the conversion substrate is connected to the connection substrate by a third solder that electrically connects the first signal pattern and the second signal pattern, and
the light source substrate is connected to the connection substrate by a fourth solder that electrically connects the first power pattern and the second power pattern.

16. The microphone according to claim 14 , further comprising:
a case that accommodates the substrate unit, wherein
the substrate unit is electrically connected to the case via at least one of the first ground pattern and the second ground pattern.

17. The microphone according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a unit case that accommodates the microphone unit;
a case that accommodates the substrate unit; and
a connection member that connects the unit case and the case, wherein
the substrate unit is fixed in the case by a part of the case and the connection member.

18. The microphone according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a case that accommodates the substrate unit; and
a flexible pipe that adjusts a direction of the microphone unit, wherein
each of the signal line and the power line is wired in the flexible pipe, and
a ratio of an outer diameter of the case to an outer diameter of the flexible pipe is within a range of 1.4 to 1.6.

Assignees

• Audio Technica Kk

Inventors

• Yoshino Satoshi

Classifications

• H04R1/083 Primary

  Special constructions of mouthpieces · CPC title

• F21V33/0056

  Audio equipment, e.g. music instruments, radios or speakers · CPC title

• H04R1/04 Primary

  Structural association of microphone with electric circuitry therefor (in electric hearing aids H04R25/00) · CPC title

• H04R1/326

  for microphones (H04R1/34 and H04R1/40 take precedence) · CPC title

• H04R19/04 Primary

  Microphones (H04R19/01 takes precedence) · CPC title