# US 10,375,494 B1 · Microphone test device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,375,494 B1 - Document ID: US10375494B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/017,019 - Filed: 2018-06-25 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-20 - Assignees: Primax Electronics Ltd. - Applicants: Primax Electronics Ltd - Inventors: Jun-Hsueh Chou - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10375494B1 ## CPC - H04R 29/004: {for microphones (H04R29/007 takes precedence)} - H04R 1/025: {Arrangements for fixing loudspeaker transducers, e.g. in a box, furniture} - H04R 1/222: {for microphones (H04R1/24, H04R1/26 take precedence)} - H04R 3/04: for correcting frequency response - H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K) ## Abstract A microphone test device is provided to test a sound-receiving function of an under-test microphone. The microphone test device includes a test platform, a standard speaker module, a fixing mechanism and a pedestal. A sleeve of the standard speaker module includes a cone-shaped channel. A test acoustic wave from the standard speaker is centralized by the cone-shaped channel. Consequently, the interference of the acoustic wave reflection phenomenon is effectively reduced. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A microphone test device for testing an under-test microphone, the microphone test device comprising: a test platform; a standard speaker module comprising: a standard speaker generating a test acoustic wave; a sleeve comprising a first accommodation space and a cone-shaped channel, wherein the standard speaker is accommodated within the first accommodation space, and the cone-shaped channel has a first opening and a second opening, wherein the first opening and the second opening are opposed to each other, and the cone-shaped channel is in communication with the first accommodation space through the first opening; and a standard microphone arranged beside the second opening; a fixing mechanism, wherein the standard speaker module is fixed on the test platform through the fixing mechanism; and a pedestal disposed on the test platform, wherein the under-test microphone is fixed on the pedestal, wherein the second opening faces a sound-receiving part of the under-test microphone, and the test acoustic wave is transferred to the sound-receiving part through the first opening, the cone-shaped channel and the second opening sequentially. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The microphone test device according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve further comprises a second accommodation space, and the standard microphone is accommodated within the second accommodation space, so that a sound-receiving terminal of the standard microphone is located at the second opening. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The microphone test device according to claim 2, wherein an included angle between the sound-receiving terminal and a travelling direction of the test acoustic wave is 45 degrees. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The microphone test device according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve further comprises a covering plate, the second opening is located at a first end of the sleeve, and the covering plate is fixed on a second end of the sleeve, so that the first accommodation space is a closed status. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The microphone test device according to claim 1, wherein the standard microphone has a sound-outputting hole, and the sound-outputting hole is arranged beside the first opening, wherein the test acoustic wave is outputted from the sound-outputting hole. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The microphone test device according to claim 5, wherein a diameter of the sound-outputting hole is equal to a diameter of the first opening. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The microphone test device according to claim 1, wherein a diameter of the first opening is larger than a diameter of the second opening. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The microphone test device according to claim 7, wherein the diameter of the first opening is in a range between 8 mm and 40 mm. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The microphone test device according to claim 7, wherein the diameter of the second opening is in a range between 4 mm and 20 mm. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The microphone test device according to claim 1, wherein a vertical distance between the first opening and the second opening is 20 mm. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The microphone test device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing mechanism comprises a fixing seat and an adjusting part, and the adjusting part is connected with the fixing seat, wherein a rotating shaft is arranged between the fixing seat and the adjusting part, and the adjusting part is rotatable relative to the fixing seat through the rotating shaft. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The microphone test device according to claim 11, wherein the adjusting part comprises a sliding slot, and a portion of the sleeve of the standard speaker module is locked into the sliding slot, wherein the standard speaker module is movable along the sliding slot, so that a distance between second opening and the under-test microphone is adjustable. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The microphone test device according to claim 12, wherein when the adjusting part is rotated through the rotating shaft, a travelling direction of the test acoustic wave from the standard speaker module is correspondingly adjusted. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The microphone test device according to claim 1, wherein the pedestal comprises a positioning recess, and the under-test microphone is accommodated and fixed in the positioning recess. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The microphone test device according to claim 1, wherein a driving shaft is located at a bottom side of the pedestal, and the pedestal is rotated with the driving shaft. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The microphone test device according to claim 15, wherein the test platform has a pivotal hole corresponding to the driving shaft, and the driving shaft is penetrated through the pivotal hole. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The microphone test device according to claim 15, wherein the sound-receiving part of the under-test microphone includes a first sound-receiving part, a second sound-receiving part and a third sound-receiving part. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The microphone test device according to claim 17, wherein as the pedestal is rotated with the driving shaft, the test acoustic wave is transferred to the first sound-receiving part, the second sound-receiving part or the third sound-receiving part.