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EP1190601A2 - Hearing-aid worn behind the ear, comprising a face plate - Google Patents

Hearing-aid worn behind the ear, comprising a face plate

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EP1190601A2
EP1190601A2 EP00954314A EP00954314A EP1190601A2 EP 1190601 A2 EP1190601 A2 EP 1190601A2 EP 00954314 A EP00954314 A EP 00954314A EP 00954314 A EP00954314 A EP 00954314A EP 1190601 A2 EP1190601 A2 EP 1190601A2
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hearing aid
housing shell
ear
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front plate
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Hans-Dieter Borowsky
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Auric Horsysteme GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • 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
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a hearing aid according to the preamble of
  • BTE devices Hearing aids to be worn behind the ear, hereinafter referred to briefly as “BTE devices”, are usually constructed from two housing shells, with separating webs forming a plurality of mutually separate chambers inside the housing.
  • the user must be accessible from the outside, as well as with the electronic circuit, as well as with a microphone and loudspeaker, and it is comparatively complex to adapt such a hearing aid to different techniques, ie to different functional features of the electronic circuit, which often requires a complicated exchange of the individual components inside the hearing aid.
  • the invention has for its object to improve a generic hearing aid in that it is simple and inexpensive to manufacture. This object on which the invention is based is achieved by a hearing aid with the features of claim 1
  • the invention proposes to use a so-called front plate, which is also referred to as a "faceplate” and which is known, for example, from the field of hearing aids to be worn in the ear.
  • a hearing aid is known, for example, from DE 81 06 942 U1 or DE 297 23 569 U1 known, a hearing aid from "Patents abstracts of Japan, E- 489 March 13, 1987 VOI.11 / No.83," Custom ear fitting type hearing aid “JP-61-238 198 (A)” With such a “faceplate” can be seen, which is designed as a combination plate or multifunctional plate.
  • a commercially available standard front panel can be used, which is usually for one
  • the front panel being present in its previously customary, in contrast larger, dimensions compared to its dimensions which are required for use with BTE devices. This front panel can be easily attached to the
  • housing shell of the BTE device to be manufactured placed on the technical components are accommodated by the housing shell. Then protruding edge areas of the front panel, which is usually made of plastic and is easy to machine, are milled.
  • the assembly with the electronic components it can be advantageous to be able to guide the front panel through the assembly machines in its larger dimensions that have been customary up to now.
  • inexpensive series production can take place in that the front panel is first produced with these larger dimensions, fitted with the electronic components and then inexpensively adapted to the contour of the housing shell of a BTE device, for example by an automated stamping or milling process , The excess material can be removed before connecting the front plate and housing shell, with optimal accessibility of the front plate and without risk of damage to the housing shell.
  • the housing shell and the front plate can advantageously be releasably connected to one another, so that simple replacement defective components or a simple adaptation to other desired technological properties of the hearing aid can be done by a complete replacement of the front panel, so that, in particular due to the progressive miniaturization, laborious to carry out by hand
  • Interventions in the hearing aid can be avoided and the assemblies can be changed quickly and easily.
  • FIG. 1 to 3 a housing shell in different views
  • FIG. 4 a commercially available front panel for hearing aids to be worn in the ear
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 production steps for producing a hearing aid according to the invention.
  • 1 denotes a housing shell, two projections 2 being indicated purely schematically at the lower end of the housing shell 1. It can be, for example, an on / off switch, a volume control, or a connecting piece for a sound tube or the like.
  • FIG. 2 shows the narrow side of the housing shell 1 in a representation angled by 90 °.
  • FIG. 3 shows the view of the housing shell 1 rotated by a further 90 °, the trough-like interior 3 of the housing shell 1, which serves to accommodate the technological components of the hearing aid, to be seen here.
  • FIG. 4 shows a front plate 4, which in practice is referred to as a "phase plate” and as a multifunctional plate not only has a housing function or a covering function of a hearing device, but also the technological components of the hearing device wearing.
  • a cover flap 5 of a battery compartment can be seen from the outside; on the rear side of the front plate 4, as compared to FIG. 4, the electronic circuit, a loudspeaker and possibly a microphone are arranged.
  • the microphone is optionally understood as the term “hearing aid” referred to in this application not only meaning sound-amplifying devices, but also sound-generating devices, such as tinitus treatment devices, which do not have their own microphone.
  • FIG. 5 shows how the front plate 4 is placed on the housing shell 1, the technological components being accommodated within the trough-shaped interior 3. Areas of the front plate 4 protrude beyond the outer contour of the housing shell 1, which are subsequently removed by hand or by machine, for. B. be milled away.
  • FIG. 6 shows a hearing aid 6, as is obtained after the excess areas of the front plate 4 have been removed. It has the outer contour of the housing shell 1, the front plate 4 being preferably detachably connected to this housing shell 1, for example by a snap connection, but possibly also by a screw connection, so that in any case the “technology module” can be removed quickly Shape of the front panel 4 can be done and appropriate repairs or adjustments can be carried out in a simple and quick manner.
  • a hearing aid 6 according to the invention can also be produced in that before the assembly step, in which the front plate is connected to the housing shell 1, the front plate is brought to the contour adapted to the housing shell. This can be done directly by a shape adapted to the housing shell during the manufacture of the front panel, so that none
  • Post-processing especially no superfluous removal Areas of the front panel is required, or this adjustment can be done by post-processing before connecting the front panel to the housing shell.
  • Such an adaptation can also include the arrangement of connecting means on the front panel, for example for screwing or clipping, possibly also the creation of connecting surfaces for gluing, ultrasonic welding or the like.
  • the front panel with the housing shell.

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Abstract

A behind the ear hearing aid includes a housing having a housing shell configured in a contoured shape. The housing shell houses an electronic circuit and a power storage unit. A multi-function plate designed as a front plate for use in an in-ear hearing aid is adapted to couple to the housing shell to form the behind the ear hearing aid. The multifunction plate includes an access opening for one of the power storage unit and the electronic circuit.

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"HdO-Hörqerät mit Frontplatte""BTE hearing aid with front panel"
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Hörgerät nach dem Oberbegriff desThe invention relates to a hearing aid according to the preamble of
Anspruches 1.Claim 1.
Hinter dem Ohr zu tragende Hörgeräte, im folgenden kurz als „HdO-Geräte" bezeichnet, sind üblicherweise aus zwei Ge- häuseschalen aufgebaut, wobei Trennstege mehrere voneinander getrennte Kammern im Gehäuseinneren ausbilden. Die Bestückung der einzelnen Kammern mit einerseits dem Energiespeicher, der für den Benutzer erreichbar von außen zugänglich sein muß, sowie mit der elektronischen Schaltung, sowie mit Mikrophon und Lautsprecher ist vergleichsweise aufwendig. Insbesondere die Adaption eines derartigen Hörgerätes an unterschiedliche Techniken, d. h. an unterschiedliche Funktionsmerkmale der elektronischen Schaltung erfordert häufig einen komplizierten Austausch der einzelnen Kompo- nenten innerhalb des Hörgerätes.Hearing aids to be worn behind the ear, hereinafter referred to briefly as “BTE devices”, are usually constructed from two housing shells, with separating webs forming a plurality of mutually separate chambers inside the housing. The equipping of the individual chambers with, on the one hand, the energy store which is used for the The user must be accessible from the outside, as well as with the electronic circuit, as well as with a microphone and loudspeaker, and it is comparatively complex to adapt such a hearing aid to different techniques, ie to different functional features of the electronic circuit, which often requires a complicated exchange of the individual components inside the hearing aid.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein gattungsgemäßes Hörgerät dahingehend zu verbessern, daß dieses einfach und preisgünstig herstellbar ist. Diese der Erfindung zugrundeliegende Aufgabe wird durch ein Hörgerät mit den Merkmalen des Anspruches 1 gelostThe invention has for its object to improve a generic hearing aid in that it is simple and inexpensive to manufacture. This object on which the invention is based is achieved by a hearing aid with the features of claim 1
Die Erfindung schlagt mit anderen Worten vor, eine sogenannte Frontplatte zu verwenden, die auch als „Faceplate" bezeichnet wird und die beispielsweise aus dem Bereich der im Ohr zu tragenden Hörgeräte bekannt ist Derartige Hörgeräte sind beispielsweise aus der DE 81 06 942 U1 oder der DE 297 23 569 U1 bekannt, wobei aus der „Patents abstracts of Japan, E- 489 March 13, 1987 VOI.11/No.83, „Custom ear fitting type hearing aid" JP-61-238 198 (A)" ein Hörgerat mit einer derartigen „Faceplate" ersichtlich ist, die als Kombinationsplatte oder Multifunktionsplatte ausgebildet ist Sie stellt nicht nur die nach außen sichtbare Gehäuseoberfläche des im Ohr zu tragenden Hörgerätes dar, sondern mit ihr verbunden sind sämtliche technischen Einrichtungen des Hörgerätes, so daß diese Frontplatte lediglich durch eine Gehauseabdeckung umgeben wird, die der Kontur des Ohres des Benutzers durch einen entsprechenden Abdruck nachempfunden und angepaßt In other words, the invention proposes to use a so-called front plate, which is also referred to as a "faceplate" and which is known, for example, from the field of hearing aids to be worn in the ear. Such hearing aids are known, for example, from DE 81 06 942 U1 or DE 297 23 569 U1 known, a hearing aid from "Patents abstracts of Japan, E- 489 March 13, 1987 VOI.11 / No.83," Custom ear fitting type hearing aid "JP-61-238 198 (A)" With such a "faceplate" can be seen, which is designed as a combination plate or multifunctional plate. It not only represents the externally visible housing surface of the hearing aid to be worn in the ear, but is also connected to all the technical devices of the hearing aid, so that this front panel is only through a housing cover is surrounded, which is modeled and adapted to the contour of the ear of the user by means of an appropriate impression
Durch Verwendung einer ähnlich multifunktional ausgestalteten Frontplatte vereinfacht sich die Herstellung eines HdO-Gerätes erheblich, da lediglich zwei Module zusammengefugt werden müssen, nämlich einerseits die Gehäuseschale und andererseits die mit den technischen Komponenten bestückte Frontplatte.The use of a similarly multifunctional front plate simplifies the manufacture of a BTE device considerably, since only two modules have to be put together, namely on the one hand the housing shell and on the other hand the front plate equipped with the technical components.
Insbesondere bei kleineren Stückzahlen der herzustellenden HdO-Geräte kann vorteilhaft eine handelsübliche serienmäßige Frontplatte Verwendung finden, die üblicherweise für einenParticularly in the case of smaller quantities of the BTE devices to be produced, a commercially available standard front panel can be used, which is usually for one
Einsatz bei im Ohr zu tragenden Hörgeräten vorgesehen ist, wobei die Frontplatte gegenüber ihren Abmessungen, die für den Einsatz bei HdO-Geräten erforderlich sind, zunächst in ihren bislang üblichen, demgegenüber größeren Abmessungen vorliegt. Diese Frontplatte kann auf einfache Weise auf dieUse in hearing aids to be worn in the ear is provided, the front panel being present in its previously customary, in contrast larger, dimensions compared to its dimensions which are required for use with BTE devices. This front panel can be easily attached to the
Gehauseschale des herzustellenden HdO-Gerätes aufgesetzt werden, wobei die technischen Komponenten von der Gehäuseschale aufgenommen werden. Anschließend werden überstehende Randbereiche der Frontplatte, die üblicherweise aus Kunststoff besteht und einfach zu bearbeiten ist, abgefräst.Housing shell of the BTE device to be manufactured placed on the technical components are accommodated by the housing shell. Then protruding edge areas of the front panel, which is usually made of plastic and is easy to machine, are milled.
Bei größeren Stückzahlen herzustellender HdO-Geräte kann auf ebenfalls besonders wirtschaftliche Weise eine von vornherein passende Formgebung bei der Herstellung der Frontplatte erfolgen, die bereits serienmäßig an die Kontur der Gehäuse- schalen angepaßt ist. Seitens des Herstellers von Frontplatten ist auf einfache Weise lediglich eine Änderung des Kunststoff- Spritzgußwerkzeuges erforderlich, so daß die Kontur der Frontplatte nun an die Kontur der Gehäuseschale angepaßt ist. Die Bestückung der so angepaßten Frontplatte kann herstellerseitig genauso erfolgen wie für die bislang üblichen Frontplatten.In the case of larger quantities of BTE devices to be produced, a shape which is suitable from the outset in the manufacture of the front panel and which is already adapted to the contour of the housing shells as standard is also particularly economical. The manufacturer of front panels simply requires a change in the plastic injection mold, so that the contour of the front panel is now matched to the contour of the housing shell. The front panel, which has been adapted in this way, can be fitted by the manufacturer in exactly the same way as for the front panels customary up to now.
Alternativ kann erst kurz vor dem erwähnten Montageschritt vorgesehen sein, die Abmessungen der zunächst größeren Frontplatte auf die erforderliche, an die Gehäuseschale an- gepaßte Kontur zu reduzieren. Beispielsweise für die Bestückung mit den elektronischen Komponenten kann es vorteilhaft sein, die Frontplatte in ihren bislang üblichen, größeren Abmessungen durch die Bestückungsautomaten führen zu können. In diesem Fall kann eine preisgünstige Serienfertigung dadurch erfolgen, daß die Frontplatte zunächst mit diesen größeren Abmessungen hergestellt, mit den elektronischen Komponenten bestückt und anschließend kostengünstig an die Kontur der Gehäuseschale eines HdO-Gerätes angepaßt wird, beispielsweise durch einen automatisierten Stanz- oder Fräs- Vorgang. Die Entfernung des überschüssigen Materials kann dabei, vor der Verbindung von Frontplatte und Gehäuseschale, bei optimaler Zugänglichkeit der Frontplatte und ohne Beschädigungsgefahr für die Gehäuseschale erfolgen.Alternatively, it can only be provided shortly before the mentioned assembly step to reduce the dimensions of the initially larger front panel to the required contour which is adapted to the housing shell. For example, for the assembly with the electronic components, it can be advantageous to be able to guide the front panel through the assembly machines in its larger dimensions that have been customary up to now. In this case, inexpensive series production can take place in that the front panel is first produced with these larger dimensions, fitted with the electronic components and then inexpensively adapted to the contour of the housing shell of a BTE device, for example by an automated stamping or milling process , The excess material can be removed before connecting the front plate and housing shell, with optimal accessibility of the front plate and without risk of damage to the housing shell.
Vorteilhaft können die Gehäuseschale und die Frontplatte lösbar miteinander verbunden sein, so daß ein einfacher Austausch defekter Komponenten oder eine einfache Anpassung an andere gewünschte technologische Eigenschaften des Hörgerätes durch einen kompletten Austausch der Frontplatte erfolgen kann, so daß insbesondere aufgrund der fortschreiten- den Miniaturisierung umständliche, von Hand durchzuführendeThe housing shell and the front plate can advantageously be releasably connected to one another, so that simple replacement defective components or a simple adaptation to other desired technological properties of the hearing aid can be done by a complete replacement of the front panel, so that, in particular due to the progressive miniaturization, laborious to carry out by hand
Eingriffe in das Hörgerät vermieden werden können und ein einfacher und schneller Wechsel der Baugruppen erfolgen kann.Interventions in the hearing aid can be avoided and the assemblies can be changed quickly and easily.
Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird anhand der Zeichnung im folgenden näher erläutert. Dabei zeigen dieAn embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. The show
Fig. 1 bis 3 eine Gehäuseschale in verschiedenen Ansichten, Fig. 4 eine handelsübliche Frontplatte für im Ohr zu tragende Hörgeräte und die Fig. 5 und 6 Fertigungsschritte zur Herstellung eines erfindungsgemäßen Hörgerätes.1 to 3 a housing shell in different views, FIG. 4 a commercially available front panel for hearing aids to be worn in the ear and FIGS. 5 and 6 production steps for producing a hearing aid according to the invention.
In Fig. 1 ist mit 1 eine Gehäuseschale bezeichnet, wobei rein schematisch am unteren Ende der Gehäuseschale 1 zwei Vorsprünge 2 angedeutet sind. Es kann sich dabei beispielsweise um einen Ein- und Ausschalter handeln, um einen Lautstärkeregler, um einen Anschlußstutzen für einen Schallschlauch od. dgl.In Fig. 1, 1 denotes a housing shell, two projections 2 being indicated purely schematically at the lower end of the housing shell 1. It can be, for example, an on / off switch, a volume control, or a connecting piece for a sound tube or the like.
Fig. 2 zeigt in um 90° abgewinkelter Darstellung die Schmalseite der Gehäuseschale 1.2 shows the narrow side of the housing shell 1 in a representation angled by 90 °.
Aus Fig. 3 ist die um weitere 90° gedrehte Ansicht der Gehäuseschale 1 ersichtlich, wobei hier der muldenartige Innenraum 3 der Gehäuseschale 1 erkennbar ist, der zur Aufnahme der technologischen Komponenten des Hörgerätes dient.FIG. 3 shows the view of the housing shell 1 rotated by a further 90 °, the trough-like interior 3 of the housing shell 1, which serves to accommodate the technological components of the hearing aid, to be seen here.
Fig. 4 zeigt eine Frontplatte 4, die in der Praxis als „Faseplate" bezeichnet wird und als Multifunktionsplatte nicht nur eine Ge- häusefunktion oder abdeckende Funktion eines Hörgerätes hat, sondern die technologischen Komponenten des Hörgerätes trägt. Erkennbar ist von außen eine Abdeckklappe 5 eines Batteriefaches, auf der gegegenüber Fig. 4 hinteren Seite der Frontplatte 4 sind die elektronische Schaltung, ein Lautsprecher und ggf. ein Mikrophon angeordnet. Das Mikrophon ist insofern optional als unter dem in dieser Anmeldung bezeichneten Begriff „Hörgerät" nicht nur schallverstärkende Einrichtungen verstanden werden, sondern auch schallerzeugende Einrichtungen, wie beispielsweise Tinitus-Behandlungsgeräte, die über kein eigenes Mikrophon verfügen.FIG. 4 shows a front plate 4, which in practice is referred to as a "phase plate" and as a multifunctional plate not only has a housing function or a covering function of a hearing device, but also the technological components of the hearing device wearing. A cover flap 5 of a battery compartment can be seen from the outside; on the rear side of the front plate 4, as compared to FIG. 4, the electronic circuit, a loudspeaker and possibly a microphone are arranged. In this respect, the microphone is optionally understood as the term “hearing aid” referred to in this application not only meaning sound-amplifying devices, but also sound-generating devices, such as tinitus treatment devices, which do not have their own microphone.
Aus Fig. 5 ist ersichtlich, wie die Frontplatte 4 auf die Gehäuseschale 1 aufgesetzt ist, wobei die technologischen Komponenten innerhalb des muldenförmigen Innenraumes 3 untergebracht sind. Über die Außenkontur der Gehäuseschale 1 stehen Be- reiche der Frontplatte 4 über, die anschließend von Hand oder maschinell entfernt, z. B. weggefräst werden.5 shows how the front plate 4 is placed on the housing shell 1, the technological components being accommodated within the trough-shaped interior 3. Areas of the front plate 4 protrude beyond the outer contour of the housing shell 1, which are subsequently removed by hand or by machine, for. B. be milled away.
Aus Fig. 6 ist ein Hörgerät 6 ersichtlich, wie es sich nach der Entfernung der überschüssigen Bereiche der Frontplatte 4 ergibt. Es weist die Außenkontur der Gehäuseschale 1 auf, wobei die Frontplatte 4 mit dieser Gehäuseschale 1 vorzugsweise lösbar verbunden ist, beispielsweise durch eine Schnappverbindung, ggf. jedoch auch durch eine Schraubverbindung, so daß in jedem Fall eine schnelle Entfernbarkeit des „Technik- moduls" in Form der Frontplatte 4 erfolgen kann und entsprechende Reparaturen oder Anpassungen auf einfache und schnelle Weise durchgeführt werden können.6 shows a hearing aid 6, as is obtained after the excess areas of the front plate 4 have been removed. It has the outer contour of the housing shell 1, the front plate 4 being preferably detachably connected to this housing shell 1, for example by a snap connection, but possibly also by a screw connection, so that in any case the “technology module” can be removed quickly Shape of the front panel 4 can be done and appropriate repairs or adjustments can be carried out in a simple and quick manner.
In Abwandlung des dargestellten Ausführungsbeispieles kann ein erfindungsgemäßes Hörgerät 6 auch dadurch hergestellt werden, daß vor dem Montageschritt, bei dem die Frontplatte mit der Gehäuseschale 1 verbunden wird, die Frontplatte auf die an die Gehäuseschale angepaßte Kontur gebracht wird. Dies kann direkt durch eine an die Gehäuseschale angepaßte Formgebung bereits bei der Herstellung der Frontplatte erfolgen, so daß keineIn a modification of the illustrated embodiment, a hearing aid 6 according to the invention can also be produced in that before the assembly step, in which the front plate is connected to the housing shell 1, the front plate is brought to the contour adapted to the housing shell. This can be done directly by a shape adapted to the housing shell during the manufacture of the front panel, so that none
Nachbearbeitung, insbesondere kein Entfernen überflüssiger Bereiche der Frontplatte erforderlich ist, oder diese Anpassung kann durch eine Nachbearbeitung vor der Verbindung der Frontplatte mit der Gehäuseschale erfolgen.Post-processing, especially no superfluous removal Areas of the front panel is required, or this adjustment can be done by post-processing before connecting the front panel to the housing shell.
Eine derartige Anpassung kann auch die Anordnung von Verbindungsmitteln an der Frontplatte beinhalten, beispielsweise zum Verschrauben oder Verclipsen, ggf. auch die Schaffung von Verbindungsflächen zum Verkleben, Ultraschallverschweißen od. dgl. der Frontplatte mit der Gehäuseschale. Such an adaptation can also include the arrangement of connecting means on the front panel, for example for screwing or clipping, possibly also the creation of connecting surfaces for gluing, ultrasonic welding or the like. The front panel with the housing shell.

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Patentansprüche: claims:
1. Hinter dem Ohr tragbares Hörgerät, mit einem eine Gehäuseschale aufweisenden Gehäuse, und mit einer elektronischen Schaltung, sowie mit einem Energiespeicher, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Hörgerät (6) aus der Gehäuseschale (1) und einer an die Gehäuseschale (1) angepaßten, als Frontplatte (4) bezeichneten Multifunktionsplatte aufgebaut ist, an welcher die Schaltung sowie eine Zugangsöffnung für den Energiespeicher vorgesehen ist.1. behind the ear portable hearing aid, with a housing having a housing shell, and with an electronic circuit, and with an energy store, characterized in that the hearing aid (6) from the housing shell (1) and one adapted to the housing shell (1) , As a front plate (4) designated multifunctional plate, on which the circuit and an access opening for the energy store is provided.
2. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 1 , gekennzeichnet durch eine handelsübliche, serienmäßige Frontplatte (4), welche für die Verwendung bei einem im Ohr zu tragenden Hörgerät vorgesehen ist, und welche bearbeitet ist, derart, daß sie an die Kontur der Gehäuseschaie (1) angepaßt ist.2. Hearing aid according to claim 1, characterized by a commercially available, standard front panel (4) which is intended for use with a hearing aid to be worn in the ear and which is processed in such a way that it is adapted to the contour of the housing shells (1) is.
3. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Multifunktionsplatte durch eine serienmäßig an die Kontur der Gehäuseschale (1) angepaßte Frontplatte (4) gebildet ist.3. Hearing aid according to claim 1, characterized in that the multifunctional plate is formed by a front plate (4) adapted to the contour of the housing shell (1) as standard.
4. Hörgerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Gehäuseschale (1) und die Frontplatte (4) lösbar miteinander verbunden sind.4. Hearing aid according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the housing shell (1) and the front plate (4) are detachably connected to each other.
5. Verwendung einer handelsüblichen Frontplatte (4), welche für die Verwendung bei einem im Ohr zu tragenden5. Use of a commercially available front plate (4), which is for use with one to be worn in the ear
Hörgerät vorgesehen ist, bei einem hinter dem Ohr tragbaren Hörgerät, wobei die Frontplatte (4) derart bearbeitet ist, daß sie an die Kontur des Gehäuses des hinter dem Ohr tragbaren Hörgerätes angepaßt ist. Hearing aid is provided in the case of a hearing aid that can be worn behind the ear, the front plate (4) being processed such that it is adapted to the contour of the housing of the hearing aid that can be worn behind the ear.
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