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US 8,705,786 · App. 13/594,121 · Granted Apr 22, 2014

Dynamic microphone unit and dynamic microphone

Inventor: Hiroshi Akino (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
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Patent No.
US 8,705,786
App. No.
13/594,121
Granted
Apr 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dynamic microphone unit has a diaphragm 5 vibrating in response to sound waves, a voice coil 6 fixed to the diaphragm 5 and vibrating in cooperation with the diaphragm 5 , a magnetic circuit including a magnetic gap around the voice coil 6 and generating a magnetic field in a magnetic gap, a first air chamber 11 adjacent to the reverse of the diaphragm 5 holding an acoustic resistance therein, a second air chamber 9 behind the voice coil, and a communication passage 22 for sound waves between the first air chamber 11 and the second air chamber 9.

Claims (28)

1. A dynamic microphone unit comprising:

a diaphragm vibrating in response to sound waves;

a voice coil fixed to the diaphragm and vibrating in cooperation with the diaphragm;

a magnetic circuit comprising an inner yoke, an outer yoke and a pole piece, the magnetic circuit generating a magnetic field in a magnetic gap, and the voice coil being disposed in the magnetic gap;

a first air chamber adjacent to a reverse of the diaphragm and holding an acoustic resistance therein;

a second air chamber behind the voice coil; and

a communication passage for sound waves between the first air chamber and the second air chamber, the communication passage comprising a groove provided on the inner yoke,

wherein the magnetic gap is defined between an inner circumference wall of the outer yoke and an outer circumference wall of the pole piece,

wherein the magnetic circuit comprises a magnet surrounded by a ring spacer,

wherein the ring spacer has a notch on an outer circumference wall of the ring spacer, the notch is in communication with the communication passage, and

wherein the groove is in communication with the notch.

2. The dynamic microphone unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the inner yoke has a center hole, and

the groove extends in the radial direction on the surface of the inner yoke such that the outer circumference wall of the inner yoke is in communication with the center hole.

3. The dynamic microphone unit according to claim 1 , wherein the ring spacer has an inner circumference wall, the inner circumference wall is in contact with an outer circumference wall of the magnet, and the outer circumference wall is in contact with an inner circumference wall of a body frame.

4. A dynamic microphone comprising:

a dynamic microphone unit comprising:

a diaphragm vibrating in response to sound waves;

a voice coil fixed to the diaphragm and vibrating in cooperation with the diaphragm;

a magnetic circuit comprising an inner yoke, an outer yoke and a pole piece, the magnetic circuit generating a magnetic field in a magnetic gap, and the voice coil being disposed in the magnetic gap;

a first air chamber adjacent to a reverse of the diaphragm and holding an acoustic resistance therein;

a second air chamber behind the voice coil; and

a communication passage for sound waves between the first air chamber and the second air chamber, the communication passage comprising a groove provided on the inner yoke,

wherein the magnetic gap is defined between an inner circumference wall of the outer yoke and an outer circumference wall of the pole piece,

wherein the magnetic circuit comprises a magnet surrounded by a ring spacer,

wherein the ring spacer has a notch on an outer circumference wall of the ring spacer, the notch is in communication with the communication passage, and

wherein the groove is in communication with the notch; and

a microphone case accommodating the dynamic microphone unit therein.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2012
From: AKINO, HIROSHI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-190567 · Sep 1, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130058515A1 · Mar 7, 2013