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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2020
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Zoltan Giang-Son Kleinheincz, Pilisborosjeno, HU;
Zsolt Marton, Budapest, HU;
Laszlo Csaszar, Budapest, HU;
Pablo Diego Regla, Budapest, HU;
Balazs Varga, Szekesfehervar, HU;
Viktor Dobos, Budapest, HU;
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
In at least one embodiment, a microphone apparatus for attachment to an exterior portion of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a microphone element, a cover, and a grille cover. The microphone element is positioned on the PCB. The cover extends over the printed circuit board and defines a first opening to enable ambient sound external to the vehicle to be transmitted to the microphone element. The grille cover is positioned on the exterior portion of the vehicle defining a plurality of openings for directly receiving the ambient sound and for transmitting the ambient sound to the first opening of the cover and to the microphone element.