KR102146119B1 - Digital microphone system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a conference microphone system, and more specifically, to the conference microphone system, in which an UTP cable, especially a CAT 7 (S-FTP) cable, is connected between the conference microphone transmitter and a controller, or between conference microphone transmitters through a wire, which are used when a large number of people gather to conduct a multi-party conference, thereby increasing convenience by using the UTP cable which can be easily purchased on the market instead of a dedicated cable. In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, the conference microphone system includes: a plurality of conference microphone transmitters; a controller for controlling an operation of the plurality of conference microphone transmitters; and a connection means for individually connecting each conference microphone transmitters or the conference microphone transmitter and the conference controller, wherein the connecting means is composed of the UTP cable.

Description

Conference microphone system {DIGITAL MICROPHONE SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a conference microphone system, and more particularly, a UTP cable, in particular CAT 7 (S-FTP), between a conference microphone transmitter and a controller or conference microphone transmitters used when a plurality of people gather to conduct a multiparty conference. It relates to a microphone system for conferences that can increase convenience by using a UTP cable that can be easily purchased in the market instead of a dedicated cable by wired connection with a cable.

In general, when a large number of people gather to have a multi-party conference, there are cases in which the conference is held using microphones and speakers to facilitate communication with each other.

In more detail, the conference microphone system used for multi-party conferences as described above is described in more detail,

A plurality of microphones for a speaker to input voices, a connection box for connecting the plurality of microphones, a speaker for amplifying the voice signal of the speaker input to the microphone and transmitting it to the other party, and for controlling the operation of each microphone It consists of a control device.

In the conventional conference microphone system of the above configuration, as the microphones are connected with a dedicated cable, a connection box dedicated to the system is additionally required.This connection structure requires a high facility construction cost due to the use of a dedicated connection box and a dedicated cable. Not only is it required, but when you want to add additional microphones due to incompatibility due to a dedicated cable or to replace a dedicated cable due to failure, etc., there is a hassle of having to repurchase and use only the dedicated cable and dedicated connection box of the system.

For reference, as a related art, there is a registered utility model No. 20-0390296.

Accordingly, the present invention was devised to solve the above problems,

It provides a conference microphone system that can improve convenience compared to using a dedicated cable by connecting conference microphone transmitters and controllers used in multi-party conferences with UTP cables, especially CAT 7 (S-FTP) cables. It is aimed at.

In order to achieve the above object, the conference microphone system according to the present invention,

A plurality of conference microphone transmitters;

A controller for controlling the operation of the plurality of conference microphone transmitters;

Including; each conference microphone transmitters or connection means for individually connecting the conference microphone transmitter and the conference controller

The connecting means is characterized in that consisting of a UTP cable.

And in the conference microphone system according to the present invention,

The conference microphone transmitter is characterized in that it comprises a tabletop mounting unit, a microphone unit connected to the upper side of the tabletop mounting unit to input a speaker's voice.

Furthermore, in the conference microphone system according to the present invention,

The connecting portion connecting the tabletop mounting portion and the microphone portion is characterized in that the angle can be changed into a bellows type.

In addition, in the conference microphone system according to the present invention,

The conference controller is characterized in that it comprises a housing to which a cover is hooked to an upper opening surface, and a detachment means for enabling detachment of the cover from the housing.

Conference microphone system according to the present invention,

Since each conference microphone transmitter and controller are connected with a UTP cable that can be easily purchased on the market, it is not necessary to use a dedicated cable and a dedicated connection box, so it is not only convenient to use, but also microphone extension or cable replacement can be easily performed.

Through this, it is possible to connect to only Internet communication in a digital manner while reducing the system construction and maintenance cost.

In particular, it supports gigabit (up to 10 Gbps) Internet while using a bandwidth of 600 MHz or more through the use of CAT 7 (S-FTP) cables.

Voice input and output are made through individual channels of each conference microphone transmitter to facilitate conference proceedings.

The height and top of the microphone unit can be freely changed for each user, while

There is a convenient effect of attaching and detaching the cover for safe sealing of the controller and repairing problems.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a conference microphone system according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the detachment means according to the present invention.

The present invention will be described in detail in the text of the bar, implementation (態樣, aspect) (or embodiment) that can apply various changes and have various forms. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to a specific form of disclosure, it should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In each drawing, the same reference numerals, in particular the number of tens and ones, or the same reference numerals with the same tens, ones, and alphabet indicate members having the same or similar functions, and unless otherwise specified, each of the drawings The member indicated by the reference number can be identified as a member conforming to these criteria.

In addition, the components in each drawing are expressed by exaggeratingly large (or thick) or small (or thin) or simplified the size or thickness in consideration of the convenience of understanding, but this limits the scope of protection of the present invention. It shouldn't be.

The terms used in the present specification are only used to describe specific embodiments (sun, 態樣, aspect) (or embodiments), and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In the present application, terms such as ~include~ or ~consist are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or a combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It is to be understood that the presence or addition of elements or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof, does not preclude in advance the possibility of being added.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms as defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and should not be interpreted as an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in this application. Does not.

The ~1~, ~2~, etc. described in the present specification are only referred to to distinguish different constituent elements, and are not limited to the order of manufacture, and their names in the detailed description and claims of the invention It may not match.

Hereinafter, a conference microphone system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention relates to a conference microphone system, and as shown in FIG. 1, it includes a plurality of conference microphone transmitters 10, a conference controller 20, and a connection means 30.

The conference microphone transmitter 10 receives the speaker's voice, converts it into an electric signal, and transmits it,

A tabletop mounting part 11, a microphone part 12 connected to the upper side of the tabletop mounting part 11 to input a speaker's voice, and a connection part 13 connecting the tabletop mounting part 11 and the microphone part 12 ).

The tabletop mount 11 is a pedestal shape, and may further include an operation button 11a that blocks the speaker's voice input during normal times and allows the speaker's voice to be input only when speaking, a speaker indicator lamp, a standby lamp, etc. have.

The microphone unit 12 uses various types of general microphones, and the voice signal of the speaker inputted into the microphone is converted into a digital signal and transmitted to the conference controller 20 through the connection means 30.

The connection part 13 is provided in a bellows type so that the angle can be changed, so that the speaker can arbitrarily change the position, height, and angle of the microphone part 12 and use it.

The conference controller 20 receives the electric signal from the operation button 11a and controls individual (or multiple) operations for each conference microphone transmitter 10, so that the voice input to the conference microphone transmitter 10 is transmitted to the speaker. It is printed through (26) so that a multi-party conference can be held.

The conference controller 20 is connected to a conference microphone receiver 25 that receives the voice signal of the speaker authorized from the controller 20, and the conference microphone receiver 25 is connected to the speaker 26 to provide the speaker's voice. Prints.

The connecting means 30 individually connects between each conference microphone transmitter 10 or between the conference microphone transmitter 10 and the conference controller 20.

This connecting means 30 connects each of the plurality of conference microphone transmitters 10 to the conference controller 20 in parallel, or connects the conference controller 20 and the plurality of conference microphone transmitters 10 in series with each other.

At this time, the present invention is characterized in that the connection means 30 is composed of an Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP) cable used for a wide range of data communication in order to realize complete digitalization of the conference microphone system.

The UTP cable is a LAN cable, which is mainly used to establish a local area network such as a wired LAN, and is a plurality of conference microphone transmitters 10 (s) and a conference controller, such as a conventional conference microphone system. 20) It is possible to implement a digital microphone system only with a UTP cable, which is the connecting means 30, without using a dedicated cable.

In particular, as a UTP cable, it is preferable to use a CAT 7 (S-FRP) cable.

These CAT 7 (S-FRP) cables are equipped with RJ45 connectors at both ends, and each twisted wire is protected by a silver foil shield and wrapped with a braided shield to completely block external interference, compared to the standard product of a general LAN cable. The quality can be improved, and through this, it is possible to support gigabit (up to 10 Gbps) Internet connections using a bandwidth of 600 MHz or more.

Therefore, through a UTP cable that can be easily purchased on the market, it is easier and more convenient to extend a microphone or replace a cable without additional purchase of a conventional dedicated cable, and there is an effect of reducing installation and maintenance costs.

In addition, the conference controller 20 includes a housing 22 in which the cover 21 is hook-coupled to the upper opening surface, and a detachment means for enabling the cover 21 to be detached from the housing 22.

The housing 22 contains internal parts of the conference controller 20, and the cover 21 opens and closes the housing 22 to enable an upgrade or replacement of the internal parts.

The detachable means may be a bolting coupling method or a hook coupling method, etc.,

The present invention enables stable coupling and opening and closing of the cover 21 through the hook coupling between the cover 21 and the housing 22.

Specifically, the detachment means as shown in Figure 2,

A first hook protrusion 23A and a second hook protruding downward from the rim of the cover 21, provided at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction of the cover 21, and elastically supported in the inner and outer directions, respectively. Projection (23B),

It is provided on each inner surface of the side wall portion 22A of the housing 22 and the inner wall portion 22B protruding at a predetermined distance from the inside of the side wall portion 22A to form a fitting portion, 2 The first locking groove (22a) and the second locking groove (22b) to which the hook protrusions (23A) (23B) are respectively engaged,

The first and second hook protrusions 23A and 23B are formed concave in the longitudinal direction on the inner surface facing each other, and the hook protrusions 23A and 23B are elastically supported from the upper end to the lower end. The first slide groove (23a) and the second slide groove (23b) formed to be inclined upward,

Including a pressure pin (24) having both side ends inserted into the first and second slide grooves (23a) (23b) so as to be liftably coupled,

The pressure pin 24 is located at the upper end of the first and second slide grooves 23a and 23b while the hook protrusions 23A and 23B are caught in the locking grooves 22a and 22b. ,

When the pressure pin 24 is pressed, the pressure pin 24 descends to the lower end of the first and second slide grooves 23a, 23b, and the hook protrusions 23A and 23B are elastically supported. By pressing in the direction, each hook protrusion 23A, 23B is characterized in that it is separated from each of the locking grooves 22a and 22b.

The first and second hook protrusions 23A and 23B are elastically supported in the inner and outer opposite directions (that is, the direction in which each protrusion protrudes), and the first and second locking grooves 22a and 22b ) Is formed to correspond to the first and second hook protrusions 23A and 23B.

The first slide groove (23a) is formed to be inclined upward from the upper end of the first hook protrusion (23A) toward the outer lower end, and the second slide groove (23b) is inside the upper end of the second hook protrusion (23B) It is formed to be inclined upward toward the lower end, and at this time, the upper ends of the first and second slide grooves 23a and 23b are located on the same line, so that the first and second slide grooves 23a and 23b are used as a reference point. They are formed symmetrically to each other.

The pressure pin 24 is fitted into the first and second slide grooves 23a, 23b on both sides, and the cover 21 corresponds to the pressure pin 24 for a pressing operation of the pressure pin 24 It further includes a pressing hole (21a) formed through both sides at the position.

Therefore, when the pressure pin 24 is located at the upper end of each of the slide grooves 23a, 23b, the elastic force of each hook protrusion 23A, 23B is fully exerted so that each of the hook protrusions 23A and 23B is It is elastically supported inside and outside (the first hook protrusion 23A is outside, and the second hook protrusion 23B is inside).

When the cover 21 is coupled to the housing 22, the first and second hook protrusions 23A and 23B are closed and inserted into a fitting portion between the side wall portion 22A and the inner wall portion 22B, The first and second hook protrusions 23A and 23B are opened by elastic force at the height of the first and second locking grooves 22a and 22b, and each protrusion is hooked while being caught in the respective locking grooves 22a and 22b. This is done.

And, when it is necessary to remove the cover 21 from the housing 22 for upgrading or replacing internal parts, inserting a tool (flat screwdriver) into the pressing hole 21a and pressing the pressing pin 24 , The pressing pin 24 descends toward the lower end of each of the slide grooves 23a, 23b, at this time, due to the inclination of the slide grooves 23a, 23b, the first and second hook projections 23A ( As 23B) is closed (that is, the pressing pin 24 and each slide groove (23a) (23b) function as a cam), each protrusion is separated from each of the locking grooves (22a) (22b). , By releasing the hook coupling between the cover 21 and the housing 22, the cover 21 can be separated.

And when the pressure on the pressure pin 24 is released, the pressure pin 24 is moved to the upper end of each slide groove 23a, 23b by the elastic restoring force of the first and second hook protrusions 23A, 23B. It rises and returns so that the cover 21 can be recombined to the housing 22.

In the above description of the present invention, a conference microphone system has been mainly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention can be variously modified, changed, and substituted by those skilled in the art, and such modifications, changes and substitutions are within the scope of the present invention. Should be interpreted as belonging.

10: conference microphone transmitter 20: conference controller
30: connection means

Claims (4)

A plurality of conference microphone transmitters 10;
A controller 20 for controlling the operation of the plurality of conference microphone transmitters 10;
Including; each conference microphone transmitter 10 or a connection means 30 for individually connecting the conference microphone transmitter 10 and the controller 20;
The connecting means 30 is composed of a UTP cable,
The controller 20 includes a housing 22 to which the cover 21 is hooked to the upper opening surface, and a detachment means for enabling the detachment of the cover 21 from the housing 22,
The detachment means,
A first hook protrusion 23A and a second hook protruding downward from the rim of the cover 21, provided at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction of the cover 21, and elastically supported in the inner and outer directions, respectively. Projection (23B),
It is provided on each inner surface of the side wall portion 22A of the housing 22 and the inner wall portion 22B protruding at a predetermined distance from the inside of the side wall portion 22A to form a fitting portion, 2 The first locking groove (22a) and the second locking groove (22b) to which the hook protrusions (23A) (23B) are respectively engaged,
The first and second hook protrusions 23A and 23B are formed concave in the longitudinal direction on the inner surface facing each other, and the hook protrusions 23A and 23B are elastically supported from the upper end to the lower end. The first slide groove (23a) and the second slide groove (23b) formed to be inclined upward,
Including a pressure pin (24) having both side ends inserted into the first and second slide grooves (23a) (23b) so as to be liftably coupled,
The pressure pin 24 is located at the upper end of the first and second slide grooves 23a and 23b while the hook protrusions 23A and 23B are caught in the respective locking grooves 22a and 22b. ,
When the pressing pin 24 is pressed, the pressing pin 24 is lowered to the lower end of the first and second slide grooves 23a, 23b, and the hook protrusions 23A and 23B are elastically supported. A conference microphone system, characterized in that by pressing in the direction, each hook protrusion (23A) (23B) is separated from each of the locking grooves (22a) (22b).
The method of claim 1,
The conference microphone transmitter (10) is a conference microphone system, characterized in that it comprises a tabletop mount (11), a microphone (12) connected to the upper side of the tabletop mount (11) to input a speaker's voice.
The method of claim 2,
A conference microphone system, characterized in that the connection part (13) connecting the tabletop mounting part (11) and the microphone part (12) is capable of changing an angle in a bellows type.


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