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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2007
Christopher Wilk, Toronto, CA;
Bjarke Pihl Bovbjerg, Horsens, DK;
Tapio Juhani Liusvaara, Tampere, FI;
Christopher Wilk, Toronto, CA;
Bjarke Pihl Bovbjerg, Horsens, DK;
Tapio Juhani Liusvaara, Tampere, FI;
Sonion Mems A/S, Roskilde, DK;
Abstract
An elastic shield comprising an acoustic channel having a sound inlet and a sound outlet, and a hollow portion being adapted to at least partly surround a miniature microphone, or alternatively, arranged to follow an outer contour of a miniature microphone. The present invention further relates to a miniature microphone assembly comprising a miniature microphone having a sound inlet, and an elastic shield comprising an acoustic channel having a sound inlet and a sound outlet, the elastic shield further comprising a hollow portion housing at least part of the miniature microphone in a manner so that the sound outlet of the acoustic channel is aligned with the sound inlet of the miniature microphone.