Patent ID: 8331601
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. A housing sub-assembly for mounting a microphone sub-assembly to a vehicle, the housing sub-assembly comprising: a main body portion adapted to be mounted to an interior surface of the vehicle, the main body portion being configured to connect to the microphone sub-assembly and to support the microphone sub-assembly in a position such that a portion of the microphone sub-assembly protrudes beyond an end of the main body portion when the main body portion is connected to the microphone sub-assembly; and an acoustically transparent grill disposed adjacent the main body portion and positioned to cover the microphone sub-assembly when the main body portion is connected to the microphone sub-assembly, wherein the housing sub-assembly is substantially free of any structure positioned between the portion of the microphone sub-assembly and the acoustically transparent grill when the main body portion is connected to the microphone sub-assembly, and wherein the main body portion includes a pair of structures, each structure being configured to connect to the microphone sub-assembly and to support the microphone sub-assembly, the pair of structures unilaterally connecting the main body portion to the microphone sub-assembly and unilaterally supporting the microphone sub-assembly in the position.