Patent ID: 7079663

Claim:
A microphone comprising: a diaphragm which has a first diaphragm surface which is oriented towards a sound source and on which sound waves impinge and a second diaphragm surface which is at least partly acoustically separated from the first diaphragm surface, and which faces away from the sound source; at least one, slot-shaped sound inlet, through which sound waves can go to the second diaphragm surface and which forms substantially an acoustic inductance so that at least a part of the sound waves to be picked up is passed with a delay to the second diaphragm surface; and at least one damping element; said sound inlet having an acoustic resistance which is less than the acoustic resistance of the damping element, wherein the sound waves to be picked up first pass through said at least one slot-shaped sound inlet before reaching said at least one damping element, wherein the diaphragm is connected to a diaphragm fixing portion, wherein the diaphragm fixing portion has an orifice which leads from a rear side of the microphone which faces away from a sound source to the second diaphragm surface and which is substantially closed by a sealing element, the slot-shaped sound inlet being formed between the sealing element and the diaphragm fixing portion.