Noise canceling microphone unit for composing noise canceling handset by using normal housing

A microphone holder for use in a handset having a housing with both of a lower member and an upper member to hold a noise canceling microphone element having a microphone length, said noise canceling microphone element having first and second acousto-electric transducers facing first and second sound sensing surfaces at opposite ends thereof to produce an electric signal representing a sound difference between a first sound sensed at said first sound sensing surface and a second sound sensed at said second sound sensing surface, said microphone holder comprising:

• a hollow cylinder having a peripheral surface between a first open end and a second open end and a cylinder length longer than said microphone length for defining an inner space to receive said noise canceling microphone element, and
• a vent tube formed on said peripheral surface at a position which is nearer to said second open end than said noise canceling microphone received in said inner space, said vent tube extending outward to an extending open end and defining a passage which leads from said extending open end to said inner space;
• wherein
• said extending open end is inserted into an opening of said upper housing member when said hollow cylinder is mounted on said lower housing member.

A microphone holder for fixedly holding a noise canceling microphone element in a handset having a closed housing defining a microphone receiving space therein, said housing having a lower member with a mouthpiece surface and an upper member with a side surface, said noise canceling microphone element having first and second acousto-electric transducers facing first and second sound sensing surfaces at opposite ends thereof to produce an electric signal representing a sound difference between a first sound sensed at said first sound sensing surface and a second sound sensed at said second sound sensing surface, said microphone holder comprising:

• a hollow cylinder having opposite first and second open ends, said first open end facing said mouthpiece surface when said microphone holder is mounted in said microphone receiving space, said hollow cylinder for fixedly holding therein said noise canceling microphone element with said first sound sensing surface being directed to but short of said first open end while said second sound sensing surface directed to but short of said second open end;
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• a vent tube laterally extending from said hollow cylinder and opening in said hollow cylinder at a position between said second open end and said second sound sensing surface when said noise canceling microphone element is held in said hollow cylinder, said vent tube having an extending open end so that said extending open end is inserted into an opening formed in said side surface to be opened to the outside of said housing when said microphone holder is mounted on said lower member in said microphone receiving space.

A noise canceling handset including a noise canceling microphone element having a microphone length, said noise canceling microphone element having first and second acousto-electric transducers facing first and second sound sensing surfaces at opposite ends thereof to produce an electric signal representing a sound difference between a first sound sensed at said first sound sensing surface and a second sound sensed at said second sound sensing surface, said noise canceling handset comprising:

• a microphone holder for holding said noise canceling microphone element, said microphone holder comprising:
• a hollow cylinder having a peripheral surface between a first open end and a second open end and a cylinder length longer than said microphone length for defining an inner space to receive said noise canceling microphone element;
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• a vent tube formed on said peripheral surface at a position which is nearer to said second open end than said noise canceling microphone received in said inner space, said vent tube extending outward to an extending open end and defining a passage which leads from said extending open end to said inner space, and
• a housing having a lower member with a mouthpiece surface and an upper member with a side surface for defining a microphone receiving space to receive said noise canceling microphone element held by said microphone holder, wherein:
• said microphone holder is fixed to said lower member at said microphone receiving space so that said first open end faces said mouthpiece surface and that said extending open end is inserted into an opening formed in said side surface to be opened to the outside of said housing.

A noise canceling handset having a closed housing defining a microphone receiving space therein, said housing having a lower member with a mouthpiece surface of a lower member and a side surface of an upper member, said noise canceling handset comprising:

• a noise canceling microphone element having first and second acousto-electric transducers facing first and second sound sensing surfaces, respectively, at opposite ends of said noise canceling microphone element to produce an electric signal representing a sound difference between a first sound sensed at said first sound sensing surface and a second sound sensed at said second sound sensing surface;
• a microphone holder for fixedly holding said noise canceling microphone element therein, said microphone holder mounted in said microphone receiving space and comprising:
• a hollow cylinder having opposite first and second open ends, said first open end facing said mouthpiece when said microphone holder is mounted in said microphone receiving space, said hollow cylinder fixedly holding therein said noise canceling microphone element with said first sound sensing surface being directed to but short of said first open end while said second sound sensing surface directed to but short of said second open end;
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• a vent tube laterally extending from said hollow cylinder and opening in said hollow cylinder at a position between said second open end and said second sound sensing surface of said noise canceling microphone element held in said hollow cylinder, said vent tube having an extending open end, said extending open end being inserted into an opening formed in said side surface to be opened to the outside of said housing when said microphone holder is mounted on said lower member in said microphone receiving space;
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• a circuit board connected to said noise canceling microphone element and mounted on said hollow cylinder to close said second open end.

A method of mounting a noise canceling microphone element in a microphone receiving space defined by a closed housing of a handset, said noise canceling microphone element having first and second sound sensing surfaces at opposite ends thereof to produce an electric signal representing a sound difference between a first sound sensed at said first sound sensing surface and a second sound sensed at said second sound sensing surface, said housing having a lower member with a mouthpiece surface and an upper member with a side surface, said method comprising the steps of:

• preparing a microphone holder for fixedly holding said noise canceling microphone element therein, said microphone holder comprising:
• a hollow cylinder having opposite first and second open ends for fixedly holding therein said noise canceling microphone element;
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• a vent tube laterally extending from said hollow cylinder and opening in said hollow cylinder at a position between said second open end and said second sound sensing surface when said noise canceling microphone element is held in said hollow cylinder, said vent tube having an extending open end so that said extending open end being opened to the outside of said housing through said side surface when said microphone holder is mounted in said microphone receiving space;
• holding said noise canceling microphone element in said microphone holder with said first sound sensing surface being directed to but short of said first open end while said second sound sensing surface directed to but short of said second open end so that a circuit board connected to said noise canceling microphone element is mounted on said hollow cylinder and closes said second open end;
• mounting said microphone holder together with said noise canceling microphone held by said microphone holder in said microphone receiving space on side of said lower member so that said first open end faces said mouthpiece when said microphone holder is mounted in said microphone receiving space,
• fixing said microphone holder together with said circuit board to said lower member;
• making an opening in said side surface so as to correspond to said extending open end of said vent tube of said microphone holder fixed to said lower member;
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• combining said upper member with said lower member so that said extending opening end is inserted into said opening.