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Bone conduction microphone, bone conduction headset, and communication device

US11050870B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 25, 2019
Grant dateJun 29, 2021
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2460/13
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A bone conduction microphone is configured to convert vocal cord vibration into a sound signal. The bone conduction microphone includes a vibration collection unit configured to come into contact with a human body and collect vibration in a predetermined direction, which is included in the vocal cord vibration, and a switch configured to switch whether collection of the vibration in the predetermined direction is enabled. The switch is disposed on a side of the vibration collection unit, which is opposite to a side configured to come into contact with the human body, to allow a direction of an operation of switching whether collection of the vibration in the predetermined direction is enabled to be parallel to the predetermined direction.

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