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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2018
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Walter A. Kargus, IV, Livonia, MI (US);
Bassam S. Shahmurad, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A microphone assembly for an external surface of a vehicle comprises a microphone housing, a microphone assembly, and a wind break member. The microphone housing comprises a housing support. The microphone is disposed in the microphone housing. The wind break member has a base and a wind break portion. The base of the wind break member comprises a floor surface, a leading edge, and a trailing edge opposite the leading edge. The wind break portion of the wind break member is disposed proximate the leading edge of the base. The microphone housing is disposed on the base of the wind break member proximate the wind break portion. The wind break portion comprises a top surface that forms a first angle relative to the base of the wind break member. The top surface has one of a concave shape, a convex shape, and a compound concave and convex shape.