Capacitor microphone

• US 6,111,966 A
• Filed: 04/10/1998
• Issued: 08/29/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Claus-Peter Hinke, Raimund Staat
• Original Assignee: Claus-Peter Hinke, Raimund Staat
• Inventors: Staat, Raimund, Hinke, Claus-Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuntz, Curtis A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ni, Suhan
• Application Number:
  US09/058,583
• Time in Patent Office: 872 Days
• Field of Search: 381/174, 381/173, 381/170, 381/190, 381/191, 381/91, 381/356, 367/170, 367/181, 367/188
• US Class Current: 381/174
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 19/04 Microphones H04R19/01 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention relates to a capacitor microphone having a housing, a first membrane, a backplate electrode associated with this membrane, and an opening through which sound can reach the membrane. It is therefore the task of the invention to provide an effective protection against sweat penetration into the microphone, thus overcoming prior art disadvantages and problems.

Claims

1. A capacitor microphone comprising:

a microphone housing;

a first membrane located within said microphone housing, said first membrane having a sound inlet opening;

a backplate electrode associated with said first membrane and spaced therefrom at a small distance;

a membrane ring having first and second sides, on the first side of which said first membrane is located; and

a second membrane positioned on the second side of the membrane ring, said second membrane having no means for pressure equalization.

2. A capacitor microphone according to claim 1, characterized in that the first membrane is found in the rest position at a distance of about 10 to 50 μ

m in front of the backplate electrode.

3. A capacitor microphone according to claim 2, further characterized in that the second membrane is essentially lighter than the first membrane.

4. A capacitor microphone according to claim 2, characterized in that the weight ratio or tension/rigidity ratio of the first membrane to the second membrane amounts to about 4:

1.

5. A capacitor microphone according to claim 2, characterized in that both the first and the second membrane are adhered to the membrane ring.

6. The capacitor microphone of claim 2, wherein the second membrane is weaker tensioned than the first membrane.

7. The capacitor microphone of claim 6, wherein the weight ratio or tension/rigidity ratio of the first membrane to the second membrane is about 4:

1.

8. The capacitor microphone of claim 6, wherein both the first and the second membrane are adhered to one membrane ring.

9. A capacitor microphone according to claim 1, characterized in that the second membrane is essentially lighter than the first membrane.

10. A capacitor microphone according to claim 9, characterized in that the weight ratio or tension/rigidity ratio of the first membrane to the second membrane amounts to about 4:

1.

11. A capacitor microphone according to claim 9, characterized in that both the first and the second membrane are adhered to the membrane ring.

12. A capacitor microphone according to claim 1, characterized in that the weight ratio or tension/rigidity ratio of the first membrane to the second membrane amounts to about 4:

1.

13. A capacitor microphone according to claim 12, characterized in that both the first and the second membrane are adhered to the membrane ring.

14. A capacitor microphone according to claim 1, characterized in that both the first and the second membrane are adhered to membrane ring.

15. A capacitor microphone according to claim 1, characterized in that the second membrane is weaker tensioned than the first membrane.

16. A capacitor microphone according to claim 1, characterized in that both the first and the second membrane are adhered to membrane ring.