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Title:
ELECTRET CONDENSER MICROPHONE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3971763
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electret condenser microphone (ECM) that is inexpensive, easy to manufacture and can be minimized.
SOLUTION: An ECM (100) includes a housing (101) for the microphone, a diaphragm (108a) having a first surface and a second surface within the housing, a first sound inlet port, a second sound inlet port spaced from the first sound inlet port, and an acoustic resistive material (118) disposed within the housing and in the acoustic path between the second inlet port and the diaphragm. The acoustic resistive material may further electrically couple a backplate (112) which is coupled to the diaphragm, to an amplifier (122) disposed within the housing.


Inventors:
James Stephen Collins
Application Number:
JP2004227601A
Publication Date:
September 05, 2007
Filing Date:
August 04, 2004
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Knowles Electronics Limited Liability Company
International Classes:
H04R19/01; H04R1/38; H04R19/04; (IPC1-7): H04R19/01
Domestic Patent References:
JP11027781A
JP59189798A
JP55051589U
JP60261295A
JP46026366Y1
JP58132499U
Foreign References:
US2852620
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Sadao Kumakura
Fumiaki Otsuka
Toshio Imajo
Takaki Nishijima