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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2009
Fuminori Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Ryusuke Horibe, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Inoda, Osaka, JP;
Masatoshi Ono, Ibaraki, JP;
Rikuo Takano, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshimi Fukuoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuminori Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Ryusuke Horibe, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Inoda, Osaka, JP;
Masatoshi Ono, Ibaraki, JP;
Rikuo Takano, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshimi Fukuoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Funai Electric Advanced Applied Technology Research Institute Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A microphone unit is disposed in the inside of a first housing of a voice input apparatus. The microphone unit includes: a second housing; a diaphragm which is disposed in the inside of the second housing; and an electric circuit portion which processes an electric signal that is generated based on a vibration of the diaphragm. In the voice input apparatus, a first sound guide space which guides a sound outside the first housing to a first surface of the diaphragm and a second sound guide space which guides a sound outside the first housing to a second surface of the diaphragm are formed. The electric circuit portion is disposed in either one of the first sound guide space and the second sound guide space; and an acoustic resistance portion which adjusts at least one of a frequency characteristic of the first sound guide space and a frequency characteristic of the second sound guide space is formed.