Miniature surface mounted directional microphone assembly
First Claim
1. A directional microphone assembly comprising:
- a removable directional microphone module;
a receiving unit adapted to releasably mount the removable directional microphone module in a plurality of different mounting positions, each of the plurality of different mounting positions being achieved at least in part by rotation of the removable directional microphone module about an axis and relative to the receiving unit, the removable directional microphone module generating a different polar directivity in each of the plurality of different mounting positions that corresponds to an angle of rotation of the removable directional microphone module about the axis; and
the removable directional microphone module and the receiving unit together comprising a locking arrangement that locks the removable directional microphone module in each of the plurality of different mounting positions, the locking arrangement preventing movement of the removable directional microphone module relative to the receiving unit when the removable directional microphone module is in each of the plurality of different mounting positions.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a motor vehicle mounted directional microphone assembly for use in hands-free cellular telecommunications. The microphone assembly is comprised of a case and a removable directional microphone module. The case is adapted to mount and lock the module in a plurality of different orientations, thereby enabling the assembly to accommodate various mounting arrangements within the vehicle. The module is releasable, however, from its locked position to permit re-orientation of the microphone with respect to the case, if desired. The module is also completely removable from the case to permit mounting of the module within the vehicle in mounting arrangements independent of the case.
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47 Claims
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1. A directional microphone assembly comprising:
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a removable directional microphone module;
a receiving unit adapted to releasably mount the removable directional microphone module in a plurality of different mounting positions, each of the plurality of different mounting positions being achieved at least in part by rotation of the removable directional microphone module about an axis and relative to the receiving unit, the removable directional microphone module generating a different polar directivity in each of the plurality of different mounting positions that corresponds to an angle of rotation of the removable directional microphone module about the axis; and
the removable directional microphone module and the receiving unit together comprising a locking arrangement that locks the removable directional microphone module in each of the plurality of different mounting positions, the locking arrangement preventing movement of the removable directional microphone module relative to the receiving unit when the removable directional microphone module is in each of the plurality of different mounting positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A directional microphone assembly comprising:
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a removable directional microphone module;
a receiving unit;
a mounting system that releasably mounts the removable directional microphone module at a plurality of different directional mounting positions within the receiving unit, each of the plurality of different directional mounting positions being achieved at least in part by rotation of the removable directional microphone module about an axis and relative to the receiving unit, the removable directional microphone module generating a different polar directivity in each of the plurality of different mounting positions that corresponds to an angle of rotation of the removable directional microphone module about the axis; and
the mounting system being configured to lock the removable directional microphone module in each of the plurality of different directional mounting positions, the mounting system preventing movement of the removable directional microphone module relative to the receiving unit when the removable directional microphone module is in each of the plurality of different directional mounting positions. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A directional microphone assembly comprising:
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a removable directional microphone module;
a receiving unit;
a mounting system located in the receiving unit that releasably mounts and locks the removable directional microphone module at a plurality of different directional mounting positions within the receiving unit; and
a windscreen comprised of at least two portions, and having a ring portion and a plug portion, the plug portion fitting into the ring portion. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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