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US 7,561,712 · App. 11/167,149 · Granted Jul 14, 2009

Microphone device

Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
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Patent No.
US 7,561,712
App. No.
11/167,149
Granted
Jul 14, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a microphone device which can positively prevent vibration noise caused by a microphone unit shaking its head back and forth. A microphone unit 24 is held by a unit mounter 23 composed of a plate-like elastic body 26, and the two upper and lower points of the unit mounter 23 are respectively fixed to upper and lower points of the microphone case, thereby preventing the microphone unit 24 from shaking its head.

Claims (9)

1. A microphone device, comprising:

a microphone case including an upper case and a lower case connected to the upper case,

a bearing plate disposed in and fixed to the microphone case, and

a microphone body disposed in the microphone case and comprising a microphone unit, and a unit mounter including a flat elastic body having a holding window provided at a middle portion thereof for holding the microphone unit and two support plates arranged to sandwich the holding window therebetween, each of said two support plates having an elastic protrusion protruding from an end portion thereof,

wherein the elastic protrusions are fixed to the bearing plate and an inner surface of the upper case, and

the flat elastic body has a width at the holding window greater than that of the two support plates.

2. The microphone device according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing plate has a locking hole so that one of the elastic protrusions is engaged with the locking hole.

3. The microphone device according to claim 1 , wherein the microphone body contacts the microphone case only through the two support plates.

4. The microphone device according to claim 1 , wherein the flat elastic body is integrally formed together with the holding window completely penetrating therethrough.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2005
From: AKINO, HIROSHI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2004-193130 · Jun 30, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060002576A1 · Jan 5, 2006