| US 7,616,260 B2 | ||
| Electronic apparatus equipped with a microphone | ||
| Shinichi Kano, Tokyo (Japan); Tokusuke Tsujimoto, Tokyo (Japan); and Koichi Sadatsuki, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 13, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/248,126. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. P2004-300101 (JP), filed on Oct. 14, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0109997 A1, May 25, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04N 5/225 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 348—376 [348/374] | 9 Claims |
| 1. An electronic apparatus equipped with a microphone comprising:
an enclosure constituting an outer case of said electronic apparatus;
a receiving recess formed in the enclosure, the receiving recess including a bottom wall and a side wall uprising from a circumference
of the bottom wall;
a holding member received in said receiving recess, said holding member being formed of a vibration relaxing material;
a supporting piece for supporting said holding member within said receiving recess such that a space is secured between said
holding member and said bottom wall;
a plurality of microphone recesses formed on an outward face of said holding member, said outward face being curved around
an cylindrical axis that is parallel to an optical axis of said electronic apparatus;
a microphone inserted into each of said microphone recesses; and
a grill disposed to cover said outward face of said holding member.
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