IP Library Granted Patent US 11,503,402
Granted Patent B2
US 11,503,402 · App. 17/325,657 · Granted Nov 15, 2022

Unidirectional microphone

Inventors: Hiroshi Yamagata (Fukuoka, JP); Hironori Saeki (Fukuoka, JP); Tsuyoshi Baba (Fukuoka, JP); Ryuji Awamura (Fukuoka, JP); Kensuke Nakanishi (Fukuoka, JP)
Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
H04R1/342H04R1/04H04R1/08H04R7/04H04R7/18
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Patent No.
US 11,503,402
App. No.
17/325,657
Granted
Nov 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A unidirectional microphone includes: a case having a shape of a bottomed cylinder and including a sound hole in a bottom thereof; a ring-shaped diaphragm fixed to the bottom in the case; a vibrating membrane stretched on the diaphragm; a backplate which has a shape of a bottomed cylinder and is housed in the case in a nested manner such that an air gap to serve as a sound propagation path is formed between the backplate and an inner surface of the case, the backplate including an aperture serving as a sound propagation path in a side face thereof; a spacer positioned between the diaphragm and the backplate to fix the diaphragm and the backplate, and including a notch serving as a sound propagation path in a portion thereof; and a base plate covering a top opening of the case and including a hole serving as a sound propagation path.

Claims (38)

1. A unidirectional microphone comprising:

a case having a shape of a bottomed cylinder and including a sound hole in a bottom thereof;

a ring-shaped diaphragm fixed to the bottom in the case;

a vibrating membrane stretched on the diaphragm;

a backplate which has a shape of a bottomed cylinder and is housed in the case in a nested manner such that an air gap to serve as a sound propagation path is formed between the backplate and an inner surface of the case, the backplate including an aperture serving as a sound propagation path in a side face thereof;

a spacer positioned between the diaphragm and the backplate to fix the diaphragm and the backplate, and including a notch serving as a sound propagation path in a portion thereof; and

a base plate covering a top opening of the case and including a hole serving as a sound propagation path.

2. The unidirectional microphone according to claim 1 , wherein

the spacer is formed by printing on an underside of a bottom of the backplate.

3. The unidirectional microphone according to claim 2 , comprising:

on the underside of the bottom of the backplate, a dent for increasing a volume of a back chamber, the back chamber being a space between the backplate and the vibrating membrane.

4. The unidirectional microphone according to claim 1 , wherein

the spacer is formed by printing on a surface of the vibrating membrane.

5. The unidirectional microphone according to claim 4 , comprising:

on an underside of a bottom of the backplate, a dent for increasing a volume of a back chamber, the back chamber being a space between the backplate and the vibrating membrane.

6. The unidirectional microphone according to claim 1 , comprising:

on an underside of a bottom of the backplate, a dent for increasing a volume of a back chamber, the back chamber being a space between the backplate and the vibrating membrane.

7. The unidirectional microphone according to claim 1 , comprising:

a sound hole penetrating a bottom of the backplate; and

a gate terminal which blocks a sound propagation path that runs from the hole in the base plate to the sound hole and that does not go through the aperture in the side face of the backplate.

8. A unidirectional microphone comprising:

a case having a shape of a bottomed cylinder and including a sound hole in a bottom thereof;

a ring-shaped diaphragm fixed to the bottom in the case;

a vibrating membrane stretched on the diaphragm;

a backplate which has a shape of a bottomed cylinder and is housed in the case in a nested manner such that an air gap to serve as a sound propagation path is formed between the backplate and an inner surface of the case, the backplate including an aperture serving as a sound propagation path in a side face thereof and including a recess serving as a sound propagation path on an underside of a bottom thereof;

a spacer positioned between the diaphragm and the backplate to fix the diaphragm and the backplate; and

a base plate covering a top opening of the case and including a hole serving as a sound propagation path.

9. The unidirectional microphone according to claim 8 , wherein

the spacer is formed by printing on the underside of the bottom of the backplate.

10. The unidirectional microphone according to claim 9 , comprising:

on the underside of the bottom of the backplate, a dent for increasing a volume of a back chamber, the back chamber being a space between the backplate and the vibrating membrane.

11. The unidirectional microphone according to claim 8 , wherein

the spacer is formed by printing on a surface of the vibrating membrane.

12. The unidirectional microphone according to claim 8 , comprising:

on the underside of the bottom of the backplate, a dent for increasing a volume of a back chamber, the back chamber being a space between the backplate and the vibrating membrane.

13. The unidirectional microphone according to claim 8 , comprising:

a sound hole penetrating the bottom of the backplate; and

a gate terminal which blocks a sound propagation path that runs from the hole in the base plate to the sound hole and that does not go through the aperture in the side face of the backplate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2021
From: YAMAGATA, HIROSHI; SAEKI, HIRONORI; BABA, TSUYOSHI; AWAMURA, RYUJI; NAKANISHI, KENSUKE
To: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-105373 · Jun 18, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210400378A1 · Dec 23, 2021