Unidirectional condenser microphone
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1. A miniature unidirectional condenser microphone having a fore and aft orientation, said microphone comprising:
- a. a miniature housing;
b. electret diaphragm means dividing said housing into front and rear chambers;
c. means in said housing forming a front sound inlet port for said front chamber;
d. means in said housing forming a rear sound inlet port for said rear chamber;
e. dimple means internal of said rear chamber projecting inwardly from the wall of said housing and surrounding said rear inlet port for defining a continuous ridge surrounding said rear inlet port and circumscribing an area larger than and including said rear inlet port; and
f. sheet material supported in spaced relation to said rear inlet port by said ridge and covering the area circumscribed by said ridge for forming an acoustical resistance in the path of communication established by said rear inlet port between said rear chamber and the exterior of said housing.
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Abstract
A miniature unidirectional condenser microphone includes a diaphragm dividing a housing into first and second chambers. Each chamber communicates through a sound inlet port to the atmosphere. One of the sound inlet ports is covered by a sheet of porous, non-absorbent, hydrophobic thermoplastic material forming an acoustical resistance.
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1. A miniature unidirectional condenser microphone having a fore and aft orientation, said microphone comprising:
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a. a miniature housing; b. electret diaphragm means dividing said housing into front and rear chambers; c. means in said housing forming a front sound inlet port for said front chamber; d. means in said housing forming a rear sound inlet port for said rear chamber; e. dimple means internal of said rear chamber projecting inwardly from the wall of said housing and surrounding said rear inlet port for defining a continuous ridge surrounding said rear inlet port and circumscribing an area larger than and including said rear inlet port; and f. sheet material supported in spaced relation to said rear inlet port by said ridge and covering the area circumscribed by said ridge for forming an acoustical resistance in the path of communication established by said rear inlet port between said rear chamber and the exterior of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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2. A miniature unidirectional condenser microphone having a fore and aft orientation, said microphone comprising:
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a. a housing; b. diaphragm means dividing said housing into front and rear chambers; c. means forming a front sound inlet port for said front chamber; d. means forming a rear sound inlet port for said rear chamber; e. a continuous acoustical resistance sheet of non-absorbant, hydrophobic, sound permeable material covering said rear sound inlet port and having a thickness not in excess of 0.020 inches; and f. means for rendering said sheet acoustically effective over an area thereof significantly greater than the area of said rear sound inlet port. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A miniature unidirectional condenser microphone having a fore and aft orientation, said microphone comprising:
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a. a miniature housing; b. electret diaphragm means dividing said housing into front and rear chambers; c. means in said housing forming a front sound inlet port for said front chamber; d. means in said housing forming a rear sound inlet port for said rear chamber; e. sheet material forming an acoustical resistance in the path of communication established by said rear inlet port between said rear chamber and the exterior of said housing; and f. second sheet material internal of said rear chamber adjacent the surface of said housing in which said rear inlet port is formed and surrounding said rear inlet port for supporting said acoustical resistance material in spaced relation to said rear inlet port, said second sheet material defining an opening having an area parallel to said acoustical resistance sheet greater than the area of said rear inlet port, said opening circumscribing and including said rear inlet port. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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