Noise-vibration microphone stand
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorAlberto N. Reginaldo
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a noise-vibration (NV) microphone stand for holding an NV microphone a predetermined distance from a surface that the NV microphone stand is attached to. The NV microphone stand can include a rod having an attachment end that is operable to attach to the surface to be tested and with the rod extending away from the surface. In addition, an arm can be attached to and extend from the rod, the arm having an NV microphone bracket spaced apart from the rod. The NV microphone bracket can have an opening that is dimensioned for the NV microphone to slide therewithin, the opening having a plurality of friction wiper blades that come into contact with the NV microphone when it slides within the bracket.
Claims15
A noise-vibration (NV) microphone stand for holding an NV microphone a predetermined distance from a surface that the NV microphone stand is attached to, the NV microphone stand comprising:
- a rod having an attachment end operable to attach to the surface with said rod extending away from said surface, said rod having at least one location member operable to locate and hold said arm a predefined distance from said attachment end;
- an arm attached to and extending from said rod, said arm having an NV microphone bracket spaced apart from said rod, said arm having a rod end oppositely disposed from said NV microphone bracket, said rod end attached to said rod and engaged with said location member;
- said NV microphone bracket having an opening dimensioned for the NV microphone to slide therewithin, said opening having a plurality of friction wiper blades dimensioned to contact the NV microphone when the NV microphone slides within the opening, for the purpose of securely holding the NV microphone within the NV bracket.
A process for holding a noise-vibration (NV) microphone a predefined distance from a surface during noise and vibration testing of the surface, the process comprising:
- providing an NV microphone;
- providing an NV microphone stand having:
- a rod having an attachment end operable to attach to the surface with the rod extending away from said surface;
- an arm attached to and extending from the rod, the arm having an NV microphone bracket spaced apart from the rod, the arm also having a rod end dimensioned to slide up and down the rod;
- the rod having at least one location member operable to locate and hold the rod end of the arm a predefined distance from the surface when the attachment end is attached to the surface, the at least one location member being a first aperture through the rod and the rod end has a second aperture that can be aligned with the first aperture, the first and second apertures dimensioned for a pin to slide through;
- the NV microphone bracket having an opening dimensioned for the NV microphone to slide therewithin, said opening having a plurality of friction wiper blades dimensioned to contact the NV microphone when the NV microphone slides within the opening;
- placing the NV microphone at least partially within the opening, the plurality of friction wiper blades contacting the NV microphone and providing an interference fit therebetween;
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- attaching the attachment end to the surface, the NV microphone being a predefined distance from the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.