Integral holder-connector for capacitor microphone
US6017225A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K3/325
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integral microphone holder-connector made from a rubbery material is disclosed, which is used in assemblage of a compact electronic instrument such as a portable telephone having a built-in capacitor microphone and which greatly improves the productivity in the mounting work of the microphone and reliability of microphone holding and positioning as well as electrical connection thereof with the mounting circuit board without necessitating soldering. The integral microphone holder-connector consists of a rubber-made microphone holder in the form of a cup for holding a microphone in the cavity thereof and a connector body forming the bottom of the cup-formed microphone holder, the connector body consisting of a rubbery connector base and a plurality of fine metal wires embedded therein in a parallel alignment running in the direction perpendicular to the bottom of the cup-formed microphone holder to extend out of the surfaces of the connector base to serve as the contacting terminals.
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