Patent ID: 8238584

Claim:
A voice signal transmitting/receiving apparatus comprising: a device body; a sound releasing unit arranged in the device body; and a microphone array having a plurality of single-directivity microphones arranged in an array, wherein the sound releasing unit is disposed so that sound emitted from the sound releasing unit is in a direction that is lower in sensitivity to the microphone array, wherein the sound releasing unit is a speaker array having a plurality of arrayed speaker units, wherein an array direction of the microphones and an array direction of the speaker units are parallel to each other, wherein the microphone array and the speaker array are arranged in the device body so that a sound collecting face of the microphone array and a sound releasing face of the speaker array are perpendicular to each other, and the sound collecting direction and the sound releasing direction are directed outwardly, wherein the device body includes a frame for mounting the microphone array, wherein a plurality of peripherally arranged holes are formed in the frame in the periphery of the mounting positions of the individual microphones, wherein the frame is a member having a substantially C-shape with a bent edge that is bent substantially at a right angle on at least one edge in a transverse direction thereof, wherein the speaker array is attached to an upper face of the frame so that a sound releasing direction of the sound releasing unit is directed toward the frame, wherein holes are formed at the positions of the speaker units, wherein the microphone array is buried in the bent edge of the frame over the longitudinal direction so that the sound collecting side is directed outwardly, and wherein the peripherally arranged holes are formed in an end portion of the upper face of the frame on the side of the microphone array and in an edge of the frame where the microphone array is arranged.