JP2001103590A - Sound collector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the convenience in the case of collecting sound while maintaining conventional functions. SOLUTION: The sound collector connected to a portable electronic device is provided with a microphone section 10 that collects sound, a jack 30 that is connected to the microphone section 10 via a connection cord 20 to supply a sound signal picked up by the microphone 10 to the portable electronic device, and an engagement pin 41 and an opening 31 that support removably the jack 30 with respect to the microphone section 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sound collection device which is connected to a portable electronic device and takes in a sound wave as an electric signal. Specifically, a holding means for detachably holding a jack connected to the portable electronic device and a sound collecting means connected to the jack and a connection line is provided, so that the convenience of sound collecting while maintaining the conventional function is provided. It is something that can be improved.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable electronic devices in which various electronic devices have been downsized have been developed with the progress of technology. For example, a portable recording device, a portable loudspeaker, and the like are examples. This portable recording device or the like has a sound collecting device such as a microphone, and the sound collecting device captures and records a sound wave, for example, a sound as an electric signal. Since this portable recording device is small and lightweight, it is being widely used in meetings and interviews. Along with this, development of a sound collecting device with better operability is being promoted.

According to a conventional sound collecting apparatus, a microphone unit that converts sound waves into electric signals and takes in the electric signals is connected to a jack with a connection cord, and the jack is connected to a portable recording device such as a portable recording player (hereinafter referred to as a recording device). Unit). By making the microphone unit independent of the recording unit in this way, it is possible to record closer to the sound source.

For example, if you want to record your own voice,
The microphone unit is attached to a collar, a breast pocket, or the like of clothes with a clip or the like, the microphone unit is brought close to a sound source (mouth, etc.), and the recording unit is stored in a bag or a pocket for use.
In a conference or the like, a microphone unit and a recording unit are placed on a desk or the like and used to pick up sound over a wide area. In addition, when conducting interviews, etc., use the microphone unit with one hand and approach the speaker, store the recording unit in a bag or pocket or hold it with the other hand and pick up the sound with pinpoint Have been.

[0005]

However, according to the conventional method, the jack connected to the recording unit and the microphone section are connected to each other by a connection cord, so that the microphone section can be easily moved relative to the sound source. It has been made to pick up sound waves as pinpoint. For this reason, since the microphone unit and the recording unit are always independent, holding only the recording unit causes the microphone unit to hang. Also, when it is not necessary to pick up the sound by separating the recording unit from the microphone unit (for example, in a meeting), the connection cord is in the way and since the microphone unit is always independent, the convenience of sound collection is improved. There is a problem of hindering.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to provide a sound collection device capable of improving the convenience of sound collection while maintaining the conventional functions. I do.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a sound collecting device according to the present invention is a sound collecting device connected to a portable electronic device. A jack that is connected to the portable electronic device through the connection line and supplies the audio signal collected by the sound collection unit to the portable electronic device, and a holding unit that detachably holds the jack with respect to the sound collection unit. It is a feature.

According to the present invention, for example, when used in an interview or the like, a connection line is drawn out of the storage means, and the sound collecting means is used separately from the jack, and when used in a conference or the like. The connection line is stored in the storage means, and the sound collection means is fixed to the jack for use.

Therefore, the convenience at the time of sound collection can be improved while maintaining the conventional functions. This makes it possible to provide a multifunctional sound collecting device having a function of separating and integrating the sound collecting means and the portable electronic device, and to improve the portability of the portable electronic device to which the sound collecting device is applied. Can be.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A sound collecting apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a sound collection device 100 as an embodiment according to the present invention. In this embodiment, a holding means for detachably holding a jack connected to the portable electronic device and a sound collecting means connected to the jack by a connection line is provided, and the convenience at the time of sound collecting while maintaining the conventional function is provided. It is possible to improve the performance.

A sound collecting device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is a pin microphone or the like attached to a portable electronic device. For example, the microphone unit 10 or the like as a sound collecting unit has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the microphone unit 10 is a stereo microphone that converts sound waves into electric signals and takes in the electric signals. And this microphone part 1
Reference numeral 0 denotes a small and lightweight device having a size of, for example, 50 × 20 × 20 mm. The microphone unit 10 is connected to one end of, for example, a connection cord 20 or the like as a connection line, and the other end of the connection cord 20 is connected to a jack 30 or the like.

The jack 30 has connection pins 32 and the like. When the connection pins 32 are removably inserted into a portable electronic device (not shown), an electric signal converted by the microphone unit 10 is transmitted through the connection cord 20. Output to the portable electronic device. The jack 30 is connected to a portable electronic device to supply power to the microphone unit 10 via the connection cord 20 (plug-in power). The jack 30 is provided with, for example, an opening 31 as an engaged portion constituting the holding means.

On the back side (the front side of the hand in FIG. 1) of the microphone section 10, a reel section 42 and the like constituting storage means are integrally formed. The reel portion 42 has a “T” shape, and is integrally provided with the microphone portion 10. Assuming that the "T" -shaped reel portion 42 is divided into an "a" portion perpendicular to the back of the microphone portion and a "b" portion parallel to the rear surface of the microphone portion as shown in FIG. It has been made like that. The part b is a wound connection cord 2.
0 is prevented from falling off. Reel part 42
For example, an engagement pin 41 as an engagement portion for a jack constituting the holding means is provided in the portion b.
It is configured to be removably inserted into the opening 31 of the “0”. Thereby, the microphone unit 10 can be detachably held on the jack 30.

An engagement pin 4 is provided on the back of the microphone section 10.
A cover 51 and the like are disposed so as to cover the reel unit 42 and the reel unit 42. The connection cord 20 is wound around the reel unit 42, so that the connection cord 20, the engaging pin 41, and the reel unit 4
2 is protected by the cover 51. A clip 52 or the like is provided on the upper surface of the cover 51.
For example, the microphone unit 10 is attached to a collar, a breast pocket, or the like to hold the microphone unit 10. In addition, the microphone unit 10,
The connection cord 20, the jack 30, the opening portion 31, the engagement pin 41, the reel portion 42, the cover 51, and the clip 52 are not limited to these, but may be any as long as they have the same effect. For example, the reel part 42 and the cover 51 may be detachable.

When the jack 30 is held on the cover 51 by the engaging pin 41, the surface of the jack 30 on the opening side closes the opening of the cover 51. Does not come out of the cover 51 even if it is separated. Here, for example, when the b portion of the reel portion 42 as the storage means is not provided, the connection cord 20 wound around the a portion is pressed by the surface on the opening side of the jack 30 as described above, so that the Dropout can be prevented.

Next, an operation example of the sound collecting device 100 as the embodiment will be described. 2A and 2B are plan views showing an operation example of the sound collecting device 100, including (a) at the time of attachment and (b) a partial cross section at the time of completion of attachment. As shown in FIG. 2A, first, the connection cord 20 is wound around the reel unit 42. Then, when the connection cable 20 is substantially wound, the engagement pin 41 of the microphone unit 10 is inserted into the opening 31 of the jack 30 as shown in FIG. Are detachably held.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of use of the sound collecting device 100. Here, it is assumed that the sound collection device 100 is connected to, for example, a portable recording device 200 having a recording function. The portable recording device 200 shown in FIG. 3 is small and lightweight, and includes a microphone plug 210 connected to the sound collection device 100 and the like. By inserting the connection pin 32 into the microphone plug 210 while the microphone unit 10 is held in the jack 30, the sound collection device 100 can be connected to the portable recording device 200, and the microphone unit 10 can be connected to the portable recording device. 200 can be detachably held.

Thus, when carrying the portable recording device 200 to which the sound collection device 100 is connected, the microphone unit 10 is attached to the jack as shown in FIG. 3, and the connection cord 20 is wound around the winding unit 42 (see FIG. 2). ), The microphone unit 10 and the connection cord 20 shown in FIG. 2 do not hang when the portable recording device 200 is held as in the conventional method, thereby hindering portability.

For recording own voice, for example, the microphone unit 10 is removed from the jack 30 and the stored connection cord 20 is pulled out, and then a clip 52 is attached to the collar or breast pocket of the clothes as in the conventional system. Can be attached. For example, when the microphone is placed on a desk or the like at a meeting, the connection cord 20 is wound around the winding part 42 of the microphone part 10 and stored, and then the microphone part 10 is attached to the jack 30 to collect the sound. When the portable recording device 200 is integrated with the portable recording device 200, the desk can be used without worrying about the connection cord 20, and the microphone unit 10 follows the movement of the portable recording device 200. Can be better.

Further, when conducting an interview or the like, for example, the portable recording device 200 may be held in the pocket or the like by holding the microphone section 10 with one hand and approaching the speaker, or holding the microphone section 10 with the other hand. The microphone unit 10 is attached to the jack 30 so that the sound collection device 100 and the portable recording device 20
By bringing the portable recording device 200 closer to the talker with the unit 0, the interview can be conducted without disturbing the connection cord 20 even in an interview in a crowded place. In the present embodiment, the portable recording device 200 having a recording function is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the portable recording device 200 may have a loudspeaker function for amplifying and reproducing sound.

As described above, the sound collecting device 1 according to the embodiment is described.
According to 00, the microphone unit 10 that converts sound waves into electric signals and takes in the electric signals and the jack 30 that is detachably connected to the portable recording device 200 are connected by the connection cord 20. A reel portion 42 around which the connection cord 20 is wound protrudes from the rear surface of the microphone portion, and an engaging pin 41 is provided on the reel portion 42. The jack 30 is provided with an opening 31 into which an engaging pin 41 is removably inserted. Then, the connection cord 20 is pulled out from the reel part 42 and the microphone part 10 is used separately from the jack 30, or the connection cord 20 is wound around the reel part 42 and the microphone part 10 is fixed to the jack 30. used.

Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience at the time of sound collection while maintaining the conventional function. Thereby, the microphone unit 1
0 and the portable recording device 200 can be provided with a multifunctional sound collecting device 100 having a separating function and an integrating function, and the portability of the portable recording device 200 to which the sound collecting device 100 is applied can be improved. it can.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention,
There is provided a holding means for detachably holding a sound collecting means for collecting sound and a jack connected to the portable electronic device.
With this configuration, the convenience at the time of sound collection can be improved while maintaining the conventional functions. This makes it possible to provide a multifunctional sound collecting device having a function of separating and integrating the sound collecting means and the portable electronic device, and to improve the portability of the portable electronic device to which the sound collecting device is applied. Can be. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is very suitably applied to a pin microphone or the like of a portable recording player or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a sound collection device 100 according to an embodiment of the invention.
It is a perspective view which shows the example of a structure of.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an operation example of the sound collecting device 100, including (a) at the time of attachment, and (b) a partial cross section at the time of completion of attachment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of use of the sound collecting device 100.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Microphone part (sound collecting means) 20 Connection cord (connection line) 30 Jack 31 Opening part (holding means) 41 Engagement pin (holding means) 42 Reel part (winding part) 100 Sound collecting device

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A sound collection device connected to a portable electronic device, comprising: a sound collection unit that collects sound; and a sound signal that is connected to the sound collection unit via a connection line and that collects sound by the sound collection unit. A sound collection device comprising: a jack for supplying the portable electronic device; and a holding unit that detachably holds the jack with respect to the sound collection unit. 2. The sound collection device according to claim 1, wherein the holding unit includes a storage unit that stores the connection line. 3. The sound collection device according to claim 2, wherein the storage unit has a winding portion around which the connection wire is wound. 4. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the connection line is stored, and when the jack is connected to the holding unit, the storage state of the connection line is held by the jack. A sound collecting device according to claim 1.