Microphone unit

摘要

A microphone unit is provided which includes a microphone for picking up sound of a unit which sound is to be picked up, a clamping unit having a first end configured to clamp to the unit and a second end for holding the microphone, a contactless vibration sensor configured to detect vibrations of the unit, and an audio gate unit coupled to the output of the microphone and to the output of the contactless vibration sensor as a trigger signal to allow the output of the microphone to be forwarded to an output terminal.

主权项

1. A microphone unit, comprising:
a microphone configured to pick up sound from a sound unit; a contactless vibration sensor configured to detect vibrations of the sound unit and to output a trigger signal in response to a detected vibration; and a clamp unit comprising:
a first end configured to clamp to the sound unit;a second end configured to hold the microphone; andan arm configured to hold the vibration sensor; and an audio gate unit which is coupled to an output of the microphone and to an output of the contactless vibration sensor, and which, in response to the trigger signal, allows the output of the microphone to be forwarded to an output terminal of the microphone unit; wherein the audio gate unit is attached or integrated to the clamp unit; wherein a cable between the vibration sensor and the audio gate unit is arranged in or at the clamp; and wherein an output terminal of the clamp unit communicates an output of the audio gate unit.