Patent ID: 9420376
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: H04R

Claim Text:
1. A microphone comprising: a microphone case; a microphone unit accommodated in the microphone case, and including a magnetic circuit, a diaphragm, and a voice coil attached to the diaphragm and vibratably disposed in a magnetic gap of the magnetic circuit; an output connector disposed at a rear portion of the microphone case, and including a sound signal output switch to turn on/off a sound signal from said microphone unit; and a connector cover including a magnet therein, and surrounding the output connector; wherein the sound signal output switch is turned on or off in response to an external magnetic field of the magnet approaching or moving away from the sound signal output switch in connection with a movement of the connector cover relative to the output connector, such that the sound signal output switch on/off controls the sound signal from said microphone unit; the connector cover is removably attached to said microphone case; when the connector cover is removed from the microphone case, the microphone maintains a state wherein the sound signal output switch turns on; and when the connector cover is mounted on the microphone case, the sound signal is on or off controlled by the sound signal output switch.