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US 8,804,983 B2Granted
Microphone and microphone apparatus
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
InventorHiroshi Akino
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Abstract
A microphone includes a microphone unit having a diaphragm, a fixed electrode and a FET as an impedance converter; a plug outputting audio signals output from the microphone unit; and a jack into which audio signals inputted in the microphone unit are inputted. While the plug of the other microphone is inserted in the jack of the microphone, the audio signals output from the other microphone unit are added to the audio signals output from the microphone unit and are output.
Claims7
A microphone comprising:
- a first microphone unit comprising a diaphragm, a fixed electrode and a FET as an impedance converter;
- a first plug outputting audio signals output from the first microphone unit;
- and
- a jack into which audio signals inputted in the first microphone unit are inputted,
- wherein the microphone is connectable to a subsequent microphone that is different from the microphone,
- wherein one of the diaphragm and the fixed electrode is comprised of an electret member,
- wherein the jack is connectable to a second plug of the subsequent microphone, the second plug includes a signal output terminal,
- wherein, while the second plug of the subsequent microphone is inserted in the jack of the microphone, the signal output terminal of the subsequent microphone is directly connected to the diaphragm of the microphone, audio signals output from a second microphone unit of the subsequent microphone are added to the audio signals output from the first microphone unit and are output.
5 more elements
A microphone apparatus comprising;
- a plurality of nose-to-tail connected microphones,
- wherein the plurality includes at least one of a first microphone and a second microphone,
- the first microphone comprising:
- a first microphone unit comprising a diaphragm, a fixed electrode, and a FET as an impedance converter;
- a first plug outputting audio signals output from the first microphone unit;
- and
- a jack into which audio signals inputted in the first microphone unit are inputted,
- wherein the first microphone is connectable to the second microphone, the second microphone being different from the first microphone,
- wherein one of the diaphragm and the fixed electrode is comprised of an electret member,
- wherein the jack is connectable to a second plug of the second microphone, the second plug includes a signal output terminal,
- wherein, while the second plug of the second microphone is inserted in the jack of the first microphone, the signal output terminal of the second microphone is directly connected to the diaphragm of the first microphone, and audio signals output from a second microphone unit of the second microphone are added to the audio signals output from the first microphone unit and are output.
8 more elements
A microphone apparatus comprising:
- a first microphone comprising:
- a microphone unit comprising a diaphragm, a fixed electrode and a FET as an impedance converter;
- a first plug outputting audio signals output from the microphone unit;
- and
- a jack into which audio signals inputted in the microphone unit are inputted,
- wherein, while a second plug of a second microphone is inserted in the jack of the first microphone, a signal line of the diaphragm of the microphone unit and the second plug of the second microphone are electrically connected, a signal output terminal of the second microphone is directly connected to the diaphragm of the first microphone, and audio signals output from the second microphone are added to the audio signals output from the first microphone and are output.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.