Microphone

US9820026B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9820026-B2
Application numberUS-201615348394-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 10, 2016
Priority dateJan 6, 2016
Publication dateNov 14, 2017
Grant dateNov 14, 2017

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Abstract

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Provided is a unidirectional microphone including ribbon diaphragms which is reduced in dimensions. The microphone includes a bidirectional ribbon microphone unit and an omnidirectional condenser microphone unit. The ribbon microphone unit includes a pair of ribbon diaphragms. The condenser microphone unit is disposed between the pair of ribbon diaphragms.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A microphone having unidirectivity, comprising: a bidirectional ribbon microphone unit; and an omnidirectional condenser microphone unit, wherein, the ribbon microphone unit includes a pair of ribbon diaphragms, and the condenser microphone unit is positioned in a magnetic gap of the ribbon microphone unit and between the pair of ribbon diaphragms. 2. The microphone according to claim 1 , wherein the ribbon microphone unit has an acoustic terminal in the same plane with an acoustic terminal of the condenser microphone unit. 3. The microphone according to claim 1 , further comprising: a magnetic circuit assembly providing the magnetic gap, wherein, the magnetic circuit assembly comprises: a yoke having a window; and a magnet fixed in the window, the pair of ribbon diaphragms are disposed in the magnetic gap, and the condenser microphone unit is disposed in the yoke. 4. The microphone according to claim 3 , wherein the condenser microphone unit is disposed at a position equally distant from the pair of ribbon diaphragms. 5. The microphone according to claim 1 , wherein an electrical signal output from the ribbon microphone unit is added to an electrical signal output from the condenser microphone unit.

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

  • Microphones (H04R19/01 takes precedence) · CPC title

  • H04R1/083Primary

    Special constructions of mouthpieces · CPC title

  • Details · CPC title

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What does patent US9820026B2 cover?
Provided is a unidirectional microphone including ribbon diaphragms which is reduced in dimensions. The microphone includes a bidirectional ribbon microphone unit and an omnidirectional condenser microphone unit. The ribbon microphone unit includes a pair of ribbon diaphragms. The condenser microphone unit is disposed between the pair of ribbon diaphragms.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Akino Hiroshi, Audio-Technica Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04R1/083. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 14 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).