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Title:
MICROPHONE UNIT AND NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE USING SAME, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPONENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/012448
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A microphone unit having a microphone body built in a housing, the microphone unit detecting a sound entering the inside of the housing from a sound hole in the housing with the microphone body. An optical detector that detects light entering the inside of the housing from the sound hole is provided in the housing. Therefore, by monitoring the detection level of this optical detector, it is possible to detect the occurrence of an obstacle by which the sound hole is blocked from a change in the detection level of the optical detector.

Inventors:
HAYASHI YOSHIYUKI
Application Number:
PCT/JP2017/025090
Publication Date:
January 18, 2018
Filing Date:
July 10, 2017
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Assignee:
PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
H04R1/02; B60R11/02; G10K11/178; H04R3/00; H04R19/04
Domestic Patent References:
WO2007100015A12007-09-07
Foreign References:
JP2007114239A2007-05-10
JP2011191383A2011-09-29
JP2007047367A2007-02-22
JP2014519624A2014-08-14
JP2004156227A2004-06-03
JPH0895581A1996-04-12
JP2009135777A2009-06-18
Other References:
See also references of EP 3471429A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KAMATA Kenji et al. (JP)
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