US 11,812,211 B2
Microphone suspension system
Clayton Christopher Williamson, Moorpark, CA (US); Tzyy-Woei Richard Sung, Los Angeles, CA (US); Adam Kirk Bennett, Ventura, CA (US); Matthew Fumio Yamamoto, Moorpark, CA (US); and Aron Michael Rosenberg, Lafayette, CA (US)
Assigned to Logitech Europe S.A., Lausanne (CH)
Filed by Logitech Europe S.A., Lausanne (CH)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/667,118.
Prior Publication US 2023/0254621 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. H04R 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/086 (2013.01) [H04R 2410/07 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A microphone comprising:
a housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
a windscreen coupled with the distal end of the housing, the windscreen and the housing defining a central volume;
an audio module disposed within the central volume, the audio module comprising:
a receiver capsule; and
a carrier unit coupled with a proximal end of the receiver capsule; and
a suspension element that is coupled with the housing and the carrier unit to suspend the audio module within the central volume, wherein:
the suspension element comprises an inner body that contacts an outer surface of the carrier unit;
the suspension element comprises a first flange extending outward from a proximal portion of the inner body and a second flange extending outward from a distal portion of the inner body;
each of the first flange and the second flange are fixedly coupled with the housing;
a cross-section of each of the first flange and the second flange comprises an arched region that extends at least partially from the inner body to an inner wall of the housing; and
the arched region of the first flange is oriented in an opposite direction than the arched region of the second flange.