Vehicle accessory microphone assembly having a windscreen with hydrophobic properties
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1. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a mirror subassembly including a mirror housing and adapted to be attached to the vehicle;
a mirror disposed in said mirror housing; and
a microphone assembly associated with said mirror subassembly comprising;
a microphone housing having at least one acoustic port;
a transducer disposed in said microphone housing; and
a windscreen sealed across said acoustic port, said windscreen having hydrophobic properties to prevent water from penetrating said microphone housing through said acoustic port.
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Abstract
A microphone assembly for a vehicle accessory includes one or more transducers positioned in a microphone housing. The microphone housing has at least one acoustic port to which the transducer is acoustically coupled. The microphone assembly further includes a windscreen sealed across the acoustic port. The windscreen having hydrophobic properties to prevent water from penetrating the microphone housing through the acoustic port.
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1. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
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a mirror subassembly including a mirror housing and adapted to be attached to the vehicle;
a mirror disposed in said mirror housing; and
a microphone assembly associated with said mirror subassembly comprising;
a microphone housing having at least one acoustic port;
a transducer disposed in said microphone housing; and
a windscreen sealed across said acoustic port, said windscreen having hydrophobic properties to prevent water from penetrating said microphone housing through said acoustic port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle accessory for mounting to a vehicle, comprising:
a microphone assembly comprising;
a microphone housing having at least one acoustic port;
a transducer disposed in said microphone housing; and
a windscreen sealed across said acoustic port, said windscreen having hydrophobic properties to prevent water from penetrating said microphone housing through said acoustic port. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A vehicle accessory for mounting to a vehicle, comprising:
a microphone assembly comprising;
a microphone housing comprising at least one front acoustic port and at least one rear acoustic port, and wherein said microphone housing defines a common cavity to which both said front and rear acoustic ports of said microphone housing are acoustically coupled;
a transducer disposed in said microphone housing, said transducer including a transducer housing having at least one port acoustically coupled to at least one of said acoustic ports; and
a windscreen sealed across said acoustic ports, said windscreen having hydrophobic properties to prevent water from penetrating said microphone housing through said acoustic ports, wherein said transducer is positioned in said microphone housing such that said at least one port of said transducer housing is spaced apart from said windscreen. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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