Piezoelectric MEMS microphone

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11212617-B2
Application number	US-202016988733-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 10, 2020
Priority date	Aug 16, 2019
Publication date	Dec 28, 2021
Grant date	Dec 28, 2021

Abstract

The present invention provides a piezoelectric MEMS microphone having a base with a cavity, a piezoelectric diaphragm, and a restraining element. The base has a ring base circumferentially forming a cavity, a support column. The piezoelectric diaphragm includes diaphragm sheets each having a fixing end connected to a support column and a free end suspended over the cavity. The restraining element has one end fixedly connected to the free end, the other end connected to the part on the base that is not connected to the fixing end. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone of the invention can constrain the deformation of the diaphragm sheet, thereby improving the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric diaphragm, reducing the noise of the whole piezoelectric MEMS microphone.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A piezoelectric MEMS microphone comprising:
a base including a ring base circumferentially forming a cavity;
a piezoelectric diaphragm mounted on the base, comprising a plurality of diaphragm sheets each having a fixing end connected to the support column and a free end suspended over the cavity;
a restraining element connecting the base and the piezoelectric diaphragm;
a support column arranged in the cavity and spaced from the ring base; wherein
the restraining element has one end fixedly connected to the free end, and another end connected to a part of the base that is not connected to the fixing end.

2. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 1 , wherein one end of the restraining element has one end fixedly connected to the free end, and another end connected to the ring base.

3. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 1 , wherein the base further comprises a plurality of support beams each having one end fixedly connected to the support column and another end connected to the ring base so as to separate the cavity into a plurality of subcavities.

4. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 3 , wherein the restraining element has one end fixedly connected to the free end, and another other end connected to the support beam.

5. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 1 , wherein the restraining element is a rigid restraining element.

6. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 2 , wherein the restraining element is a rigid restraining element.

7. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 3 , wherein the restraining element is a rigid restraining element.

8. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 4 , wherein the restraining element is a rigid restraining element.

9. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 1 , wherein the restraining element is an elastic restraining element; the restraining element comprises an elastic arm, a protruding part connected to the diaphragm sheet and a fixing column connected to the base; the elastic arm has one end connected to the protruding part, the other end connected to the fixing column.

10. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 2 , wherein the restraining element is an elastic restraining element; the restraining element comprises an elastic arm, a protruding part connected to the diaphragm sheet and a fixing column connected to the base; the elastic arm has one end connected to the protruding part, the other end connected to the fixing column.

11. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 3 , wherein the restraining element is an elastic restraining element; the restraining element comprises an elastic arm, a protruding part connected to the diaphragm sheet and a fixing column connected to the base; the elastic arm has one end connected to the protruding part, the other end connected to the fixing column.

12. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 4 , wherein the restraining element is an elastic restraining element; the restraining element comprises an elastic arm, a protruding part connected to the diaphragm sheet and a fixing column connected to the base; the elastic arm has one end connected to the protruding part, the other end connected to the fixing column.

13. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 1 , wherein the elastic arm comprises an arc connecting arm, a first support arm connected to the protruding part and a second support arm connected to the fixing column; the arc connecting arm has one end connected to the first support arm, the other end connected to the second support arm.

14. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 2 , wherein the elastic arm comprises an arc connecting arm, a first support arm connected to the protruding part and a second support arm connected to the fixing column; the arc connecting arm has one end connected to the first support arm, the other end connected to the second support arm.

15. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 3 , wherein the elastic arm comprises an arc connecting arm, a first support arm connected to the protruding part and a second support arm connected to the fixing column; the arc connecting arm has one end connected to the first support arm, the other end connected to the second support arm.

16. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 4 , wherein the elastic arm comprises an arc connecting arm, a first support arm connected to the protruding part and a second support arm connected to the fixing column; the arc connecting arm has one end connected to the first support arm, the other end connected to the second support arm.

17. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 1 , wherein each of the diaphragm sheets connects two of the restraining elements, the two ends of the diaphragm sheet facing the ring base side are respectively provided with the restraining element.

18. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 3 , wherein a projection profile of the free end in a direction perpendicular to the diaphragm sheet is located within a projection profile of the subcavity in a direction perpendicular to the diaphragm sheet.

19. The piezoelectric MEMS microphone as described in claim 3 , wherein the projection profile of the free end in the direction perpendicular to the diaphragm sheet is the same as the projection profile shape of the corresponding subcavity in the direction perpendicular to the diaphragm sheet.

Assignees

• Aac Acoustic Tech Shenzhen Co Ltd

Inventors

• Duan Lian
• Zhang Rui
• Chen Zhiyuan

Classifications

• B81B2201/0257

  Microphones or microspeakers · CPC title

• H04R7/04

  Plane diaphragms · CPC title

• H04R2201/003

  Mems transducers or their use · CPC title

• H04R17/02 Primary

  Microphones · CPC title

• H04R7/24 Primary

  Tensioning by means acting directly on free portions of diaphragm or cone · CPC title