Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Weather and wind buffeting resistant microphone assembly
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Application No.: US16009785Application Date: 2018-06-15
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Publication No.: US10555063B2Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Bassam S. Shahmurad , Walter A. Kargus, IV , Stephen M. Sifton
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: H04R1/08
- IPC: H04R1/08 ; H04R1/40 ; H04R17/02

Abstract:
A microphone assembly includes a base that includes a first surface, a second surface and a third surface. The first surface is configured to connect the base to a mounting location in an external environment. The second surface is positioned parallel to the first surface with the third surface positioned therebetween. The third surface defines a curved shape to direct air flow that contacts the third surface in a direction away from the first surface. The microphone assembly also includes a cap disposed over and separated from the base by a gap. The cap includes a domed portion that has a convex shape that curves away from the second surface of the base. The microphone assembly also includes a microphone array that includes a plurality of microphones. The microphone array is disposed within the cap and is configured to receive acoustic signals from the external environment through the gap.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190387297A1 WEATHER AND WIND BUFFETING RESISTANT MICROPHONE ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2019-12-19
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