US 11,955,718 B2
Waterproof microphone kit and electronic device
Kun-Cheng Lee, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to GETAC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, Taoyuan (TW)
Filed by GETAC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, Taoyuan (TW)
Filed on Aug. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/402,534.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/130,310, filed on Dec. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0197350 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 5/30 (2015.01); H01Q 21/28 (2006.01); H04R 1/04 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 21/28 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2266 (2013.01); H01Q 1/243 (2013.01); H01Q 5/30 (2015.01); H04R 1/04 (2013.01); H05K 7/1427 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A waterproof microphone kit, adapted to be fixed in an electronic device, the waterproof microphone kit comprising:
a housing, comprising an integral structure, a first limiting structure, and a second limiting structure extending parallel to the first limiting structure, the integral structure having only two openings, the two openings consisting of a first opening on one end of the housing and a second opening on a first side of the housing, and a fitting member, the fitting member located on a second side of the housing opposite to the first side, wherein the fitting member has an asymmetrical shape, and a longest dimension of the first limiting structure and a longest dimension of the second limiting structure extend in a first direction toward the first opening;
a waterproof breathable film, disposed on an exterior surface of the housing and sealing the second opening;
a plug, received in the first opening and partially disposed in the housing, wherein the waterproof breathable film, the plug and the housing jointly form an enclosed space;
a circuit motherboard, disposed in the housing and located in the enclosed space, wherein the circuit motherboard is configured to be disposed between the first limiting structure and the second limiting structure;
a microphone unit, disposed at the circuit motherboard and located in the enclosed space, a sound receiving part of the microphone unit disposed as facing the waterproof breathable film;
an electrical connector seat; and
a flexible electrical connection component,
wherein the flexible electrical connection component is insertable into the electrical connector seat and forms an electrical connection to the circuit motherboard through the electrical connector seat, and the circuit motherboard and the microphone unit are shaped to fit through the first opening during assembly.