Vented Microphone Module
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1. A microphone module, comprising:
- an outer housing and a port extending through the outer housing;
a microphone apparatus, the microphone apparatus disposed in the outer housing and defining an extended back volume with the outer housing, the microphone apparatus comprising;
a microphone apparatus housing;
an acoustic sensing element disposed within the microphone apparatus housing;
a front volume communicating with the port of the microphone module, the front volume being defined by a first side of the acoustic sensing element and the microphone apparatus housing;
a back volume defined by a second side of the acoustic sensing element and the microphone apparatus housing;
an opening in the microphone apparatus housing, the opening allowing the extended back volume to communicate with the back volume.
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Abstract
A microphone module includes an outer housing and a microphone apparatus. The outer housing includes port that extends through the outer housing. The microphone apparatus is disposed in the outer housing and defines an extended back volume with the outer housing. The microphone apparatus includes a microphone apparatus housing, an acoustic sensing element, a front volume, and a back volume. The acoustic sensing element is disposed within the microphone apparatus housing. An opening in the microphone apparatus housing allows the extended back volume to communicate with the back volume.
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1. A microphone module, comprising:
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an outer housing and a port extending through the outer housing; a microphone apparatus, the microphone apparatus disposed in the outer housing and defining an extended back volume with the outer housing, the microphone apparatus comprising; a microphone apparatus housing; an acoustic sensing element disposed within the microphone apparatus housing; a front volume communicating with the port of the microphone module, the front volume being defined by a first side of the acoustic sensing element and the microphone apparatus housing; a back volume defined by a second side of the acoustic sensing element and the microphone apparatus housing; an opening in the microphone apparatus housing, the opening allowing the extended back volume to communicate with the back volume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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