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EP0847227A3
EP0847227A3 EP98103587A EP98103587A EP0847227A3 EP 0847227 A3 EP0847227 A3 EP 0847227A3 EP 98103587 A EP98103587 A EP 98103587A EP 98103587 A EP98103587 A EP 98103587A EP 0847227 A3 EP0847227 A3 EP 0847227A3
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Prior art keywords
hearing aid
covering element
sound
covering
entry opening
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EP98103587A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0847227A2 (en
EP0847227B1 (en
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Hilmar Meier
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Sonova Holding AG
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Phonak AG
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Priority to DK98103587T priority Critical patent/DK0847227T3/en
Priority to EP98103587A priority patent/EP0847227B1/en
Priority to DE59809366T priority patent/DE59809366D1/en
Application filed by Phonak AG filed Critical Phonak AG
Publication of EP0847227A2 publication Critical patent/EP0847227A2/en
Publication of EP0847227A3 publication Critical patent/EP0847227A3/en
Priority to EP99904679A priority patent/EP1060640B2/en
Priority to PCT/CH1999/000093 priority patent/WO1999045744A1/en
Priority to DE59904091T priority patent/DE59904091D1/en
Priority to AU25089/99A priority patent/AU2508999A/en
Priority to AT99904679T priority patent/ATE231678T1/en
Priority to DK99904679T priority patent/DK1060640T4/en
Priority to JP2000535179A priority patent/JP4608095B2/en
Priority to US09/654,337 priority patent/US6574343B1/en
Priority to US10/376,834 priority patent/US7372973B2/en
Publication of EP0847227B1 publication Critical patent/EP0847227B1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/652—Ear tips; Ear moulds
    • H04R25/654—Ear wax retarders
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/021—Behind the ear [BTE] hearing aids
    • H04R2225/0213—Constructional details of earhooks, e.g. shape, material
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/025—In the ear hearing aids [ITE] hearing aids
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/40—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic
    • H04R25/402—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic using contructional means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/602—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of batteries
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/604—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of acoustic or vibrational transducers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/607—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of earhooks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/658—Manufacture of housing parts

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Details Of Audible-Bandwidth Transducers (AREA)
  • Adornments (AREA)
  • Finger-Pressure Massage (AREA)
  • Headphones And Earphones (AREA)
  • Casings For Electric Apparatus (AREA)
  • Soundproofing, Sound Blocking, And Sound Damping (AREA)

Abstract

The invention relates to a hearing aid, comprising a sound entry opening (SE), a sound exit opening (SA) and a covering element (DE) for covering the sound entry opening (SE). According to the invention the covering element (DE) is embedded in the hearing aid housing flush with the surface of same and consists of an open-cell material. The advantage of the invention is that integration of the covering element (DE) into the hearing aid prevents interference noise resulting from air movements.
EP98103587A 1998-03-02 1998-03-02 Hearing aid Revoked EP0847227B1 (en)

Priority Applications (12)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DK98103587T DK0847227T3 (en) 1998-03-02 1998-03-02 Hearing aid
EP98103587A EP0847227B1 (en) 1998-03-02 1998-03-02 Hearing aid
DE59809366T DE59809366D1 (en) 1998-03-02 1998-03-02 hearing Aid
EP99904679A EP1060640B2 (en) 1998-03-02 1999-03-01 Hearing aid
JP2000535179A JP4608095B2 (en) 1998-03-02 1999-03-01 hearing aid
DK99904679T DK1060640T4 (en) 1998-03-02 1999-03-01 Hearing aid
PCT/CH1999/000093 WO1999045744A1 (en) 1998-03-02 1999-03-01 Hearing aid
DE59904091T DE59904091D1 (en) 1998-03-02 1999-03-01 HEARING AID
AU25089/99A AU2508999A (en) 1998-03-02 1999-03-01 Hearing aid
AT99904679T ATE231678T1 (en) 1998-03-02 1999-03-01 HEARING AID
US09/654,337 US6574343B1 (en) 1998-03-02 2000-09-01 Hearing aid
US10/376,834 US7372973B2 (en) 1998-03-02 2003-02-28 Hearing aid

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EP98103587A EP0847227B1 (en) 1998-03-02 1998-03-02 Hearing aid

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EP0847227A2 EP0847227A2 (en) 1998-06-10
EP0847227A3 true EP0847227A3 (en) 1998-10-21
EP0847227B1 EP0847227B1 (en) 2003-08-27

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EP98103587A Revoked EP0847227B1 (en) 1998-03-02 1998-03-02 Hearing aid
EP99904679A Expired - Lifetime EP1060640B2 (en) 1998-03-02 1999-03-01 Hearing aid

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EP (2) EP0847227B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4608095B2 (en)
AT (1) ATE231678T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2508999A (en)
DE (2) DE59809366D1 (en)
DK (2) DK0847227T3 (en)
WO (1) WO1999045744A1 (en)

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WO1999045744A1 (en) 1999-09-10
DE59809366D1 (en) 2003-10-02
US20030142843A1 (en) 2003-07-31
AU2508999A (en) 1999-09-20
DK0847227T3 (en) 2003-12-22
DK1060640T3 (en) 2003-04-22
EP1060640B1 (en) 2003-01-22
ATE231678T1 (en) 2003-02-15
JP2002506335A (en) 2002-02-26
EP1060640B2 (en) 2007-03-14
US6574343B1 (en) 2003-06-03
EP0847227A2 (en) 1998-06-10
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