Sun visor assembly with integrated microphone

• US 10,308,099 B1
• Filed: 07/10/2018
• Issued: 06/04/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Vemulapati, Satyanarayana Raju, Fink, Larry, Weckstein, Daniel, Majkowski, Matt Anthony, Troychak, Marcia Edna
• Primary Examiner(s): Gay, Sonia L
• Application Number:
  US16/031,644
• Time in Patent Office: 329 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0204 Sun visors
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0278 structure of the body B60J3/0208, B60J3/0213 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0247 for microphones or earphones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0035 Sun visors
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/02 Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein H04R1/28 takes precedence ; attachments for microphones H04R1/08; mounting of transducers in earpieces H04R1/1075
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/342 for microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/13 Acoustic transducers and sound field adaptation in vehicles

Abstract

A sun visor assembly includes a body having a first face, a second face and an internal receiver between the first face and the second face. The sun visor assembly also includes a microphone that his held in the internal receiver as well as a baffle that is carried on the body and configured to efficiently and effectively direct sound toward the microphone.

Claims

1. A sun visor assembly, comprising:

a body having (a) a first face including a first sound port, (b) a second face including a second sound port and (c) an internal receiver between said first face and said second face;

a single microphone held in said internal receiver; and

a baffle carried on said body and configured to direct sound from said first sound port and said second sound port toward said single microphone.

2. The sun visor assembly of claim 1, further including a first grille integrated into said first face over said first sound port.

3. The sun visor assembly of claim 2, further including a second grille integrated into said second face over said second sound port.

4. The sun visor assembly of claim 3, wherein said baffle includes a first acoustic surface oriented toward said first sound port.

5. The sun visor assembly of claim 4, wherein said baffle includes a second acoustic surface oriented toward said second sound port.

6. The sun visor assembly of claim 5, wherein said first acoustic surface is arcuate.

7. The sun visor assembly of claim 6, wherein said second acoustic surface is arcuate.

8. The sun visor assembly of claim 7, wherein said first acoustic surface converges toward said second acoustic surface from a first end of said baffle toward a second end of said baffle.

9. The sun visor assembly of claim 8, wherein said second end is oriented toward said microphone.

10. The sun visor assembly of claim 1, wherein said baffle includes a first acoustic surface oriented toward said first sound port.

11. The sun visor assembly of claim 10, wherein said baffle includes a second acoustic surface oriented toward said second sound port.

12. The sun visor assembly of claim 11, wherein said first acoustic surface is arcuate.

13. The sun visor assembly of claim 12, wherein said second acoustic surface is arcuate.

14. The sun visor assembly of claim 13, wherein said first acoustic surface converges toward said second acoustic surface from a first end of said baffle toward a second end of said baffle.

15. The sun visor assembly of claim 14, wherein said second end is oriented toward said microphone.