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EP2063670A2 - Appareil auditif, notamment appareil auditif intra-auriculaire - Google Patents

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EP2063670A2
EP2063670A2 EP08167748A EP08167748A EP2063670A2 EP 2063670 A2 EP2063670 A2 EP 2063670A2 EP 08167748 A EP08167748 A EP 08167748A EP 08167748 A EP08167748 A EP 08167748A EP 2063670 A2 EP2063670 A2 EP 2063670A2
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hearing aid
battery
battery charger
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Markus Heerlein
Harald Klemenz
Daniel Reiße
Markus Wild
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Sivantos Pte Ltd
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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
    • H04R25/60—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
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/31—Aspects of the use of accumulators in hearing aids, e.g. rechargeable batteries or fuel cells

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  • the invention relates to a hearing aid, in particular an in-ear hearing aid, with a battery receiving space and a battery charger. Furthermore, the invention relates to a hearing aid set with a hearing aid, and method for producing the hearing aid.
  • Hearing aids and hearing aids generally have a housing or a housing shell, in which a microphone, an amplifier device, a receiver or loudspeaker, a power supply, usually a zinc-air battery, u. a. are arranged.
  • the handset is connected to an acoustic output of the housing or the housing shell, which emits the acoustic signals processed and generated by the hearing aid or by the hearing aid in an auditory canal of a wearer of the hearing aid or the hearing aid.
  • a battery in a 312 battery size to stow in an interior of the IO hearing aid without a battery charger for the battery is applied to the inside of a housing shell of the hearing aid IO device and / or with other components within the IO hearing aid device in contact , This problem increases even in anatomically difficult ears with z.
  • the WO 00/79834 A1 discloses a behind-the-ear hearing aid or BTE hearing aid and an attachment module for this.
  • the BTE hearing aid is expandable in its functionality by the attachment module.
  • a plug-in part of the attachment module is plugged into a battery compartment of the hearing aid and thereby electrically and mechanically connected to the BTE hearing aid.
  • the battery is then in the add-on module.
  • the attachment module provides z. As an interface for a wireless signal transmission, a programming unit, another audio input, a larger battery compartment and / or a mechanical actuator available.
  • the EP 1 563 712 B1 discloses a set and method for the manufacture of an IO hearing aid, and an IO hearing aid.
  • a pouring space element with membrane, and one or a plurality of casting cores an individually adaptable to an auditory canal IO hearing aid can be produced, wherein one of the cores creates space for an electronic module within an emerging earmold. After removal of the core, the electronics module can be inserted into the earmold.
  • the battery-powered electronic modules of a series are all constructed identically.
  • a hearing aid device a hearing aid device set and a method for producing the hearing aid device are to be made available, wherein it is possible to accommodate a battery of a certain size in hearing aid devices with different housing designs.
  • the hearing aid in particular a Housing shell of the hearing aid, have the lowest possible volume, ie be formed as small as possible. In this case, different curvatures of the housing shell should be considered.
  • the invention is by means of a hearing aid, in particular an IO hearing aid, according to claim 1, by means of a hearing aid set with a hearing aid, in particular an IO hearing aid, according to claim 15, and by a method for producing the hearing aid, in particular the IO hearing aid , solved according to claim 19.
  • a plurality of different battery charging stations are provided for a hearing aid device, wherein the hearing aid device and the plurality of battery charging devices together form the hearing aid device set according to the invention.
  • the battery boxes according to the invention vary in their size, in their appearance and / or volume, or a position of a battery provided in the respective battery charger with respect to a storage point of the battery charger in / on the hearing aid, whereby a position of the battery relative to the hearing aid is variable and in certain Limits - depending on the available battery charge - can be freely selected, as long as the battery is in a correct electrical contact with the hearing aid can be brought.
  • this makes it possible to appropriately select a position of the battery in the hearing aid and to match the battery and the hearing aid according to customer wishes.
  • the battery door according to the invention or the set of battery flaps according to the invention are therefore available in different sizes or heights, whereby the battery when closing the battery door at different depths in one Battery receiving space of the hearing aid is hineinbewegbar.
  • the center of the battery compartment which can be provided in the battery compartment with respect to the attachment point of the battery charger in / on the hearing aid device in such a way that different immersion depths of the battery charger or the battery provided in the battery compartment result in the hearing aid.
  • the battery can submerge completely or only in sections in the hearing aid. It is even possible according to the invention - with provision of a corresponding electrical contact for the battery - to not immerse it in the housing shell of the hearing aid.
  • a front panel and / or the battery charger is designed accordingly.
  • the hearing aid or a housing shell or a front panel of the hearing aid is changed such that not all battery charging in / on the hearing aid are providable.
  • the hearing aid or the housing shell and / or the front panel is changed according to the customer's wishes and picked out a matching battery charger, on the one hand on the size of the battery and on the other hand can be influenced to a size of the entire hearing aid.
  • the housing shell is processed according to customer wishes for a particular ear such that one or more a plurality of battery charging in / on the hearing aid are providable.
  • the housing shell can be milled down so far that just a single battery of the available battery charger is selectable. This makes it possible to realize an individually smallest hearing aid device.
  • a housing shell it is also possible according to the invention to mill down a housing shell to such an extent that a battery charger with the lowest possible immersion depth can be selected in the battery receiving space of the hearing aid device. Furthermore, the housing shell can be milled down so far that the battery or the battery charger in a closed position of the battery charger in / on the hearing aid on the inside of the hearing aid just rests or spaced with the smallest possible gap to it.
  • the hearing aid according to the invention is designed such that due to a different design of the battery charger or the battery charger, the immersion depth of the battery in the predictable battery in the hearing aid into it, is modifiable or changeable.
  • the hearing aid preferably has a battery receiving space, which is preferably designed to be just so large that it is just the battery, if necessary, with portions of the battery charger can be accommodated therein.
  • the battery receiving space is preferably delimited by the front panel of the hearing aid, the front panel being provided on the housing shell of the hearing aid.
  • the battery charger is movably mounted at least on the front panel. Due to the storage, the battery charger is translationally and / or moved in a curved path in the battery receiving space and moved out again. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the battery charger is on a circular path movable on the hearing aid, in particular the front panel provided.
  • the battery compartment When closing the battery door from an open position, the battery compartment preferably moves the battery provided therein at least partially into the battery receiving space, in which the battery can then be contacted by corresponding electrical contacts to supply the hearing aid, the battery door then being in its closed position in / located on the hearing aid.
  • a storage of the battery charger on the hearing aid via a snap, clips, click or plug connection is realized, on the one hand realized a corresponding hold the battery charger in its closed position and beyond when opening and / or closing the battery charger a corresponding Guidance guaranteed.
  • Such a design of storage ensures a simple and quick replacement of the battery charger.
  • a kinematic reversal is of course possible here.
  • the battery charger is replaceably provided in / on the hearing aid. It is preferred that the battery charger is as easy as possible replaceable by hand, without the need for additional tools. So z. B. the battery charger by means of a detachable, preferably an easily detachable mechanical connection to the hearing aid connected, it is also preferred that this mechanical connection storage of the battery in / on the hearing aid in all positions from the open to the closed position and back, takes over.
  • the hearing aid device with its paired battery charge is configured such that in the closed position of the battery charger in / on the hearing aid, the hearing aid device can electrically contact the battery provided in the battery charger.
  • the battery can protrude more or less far into the battery receiving space of the hearing aid in the closed position of the battery charger.
  • an external surface of the battery charger is adapted.
  • the battery charger it is preferable for the battery charger to occupy as little additional space as possible.
  • a flat design on the outer surface of the battery charger which fits harmoniously into the overall picture of the hearing aid or of a human ear, is preferred.
  • a plurality of different battery charging for one and the same hearing aid can be providable.
  • a wearer of the hearing aid device can choose between an aesthetic aspect of the hearing aid device with a comparatively short service life and a comparatively long service life but a large hearing aid device, depending on a situation.
  • the wearer attaches importance to the smallest possible hearing aid, he chooses a battery charger for a rather small battery, with the battery charger protruding as little as possible from the front panel. If the wearer attaches importance to a long service life of the hearing aid, he chooses the largest possible battery charge, which protrudes correspondingly far from the front panel and increases the hearing aid accordingly. A position in the respective battery compartment of the battery charge predictable battery is then adapted accordingly to the electrical contact in / on the hearing aid.
  • the battery charge in a peripheral area for the battery to be accommodated may not be fully closed, i. H.
  • the battery compartment then surrounds the battery provided therein only in a circumferential angle of greater than 180 ° and less than 360 °.
  • IO hearing aid worn in the ear-referred to below as an IO hearing aid.
  • the invention is not intended to be limited to such IO hearing aids, but quite generally applicable to hearing aids. So also concern devices that not only serve to improve a hearing impairment, but are also suitable hearing a wearer of the hearing aid in an acoustically difficult situation - such. B. on a construction site - to improve. This concerns z. As a hearing protection with an integrated receiver.
  • the Fig. 1 shows in a three-dimensional representation of a plastic housing shell 40 of an IO hearing aid 1, which is modeled on the shape of an ear canal, in which it can be used.
  • an eardrum remote from the ear canal distal side is the housing shell 40, which receives the hearing aid components - such as a microphone 50, an amplifier 60, a handset 70, etc. - completed by means of a front panel 10, which by means of a battery charger 20 closable opening 13 (see Fig. 2 to 4 ) having.
  • a sound inlet opening 12 is provided in the front panel 10.
  • a sound exit channel 42 directs the sound signals of the earpiece 70 into the ear canal and thus to the eardrum of a wearer of the IO hearing device 1.
  • the individually manufactured housing shell 40 also referred to as otoplasty 40, is based on an impression of an ear 2 (see Fig. 2 to 4 ) of the carrier.
  • otoplasty 40 For a frontal closure of a respective housing shell 40 similar front plates 10 are used, which are glued to a distal edge of the housing shell 40. Subsequently, a projecting portion of the front panel 10 is separated and processed a transition from the front panel 10 to the housing shell 40.
  • the front panel 10 may also be a component, in particular an integral part, of the housing shell 40.
  • FIG. 2 to 4 now each show an embodiment of the IO hearing aid 1, wherein an immersion depth T of a battery 30 is formed in the IO hearing aid 1 different sizes. So shows Fig. 2 a battery 30 with a large immersion depth T in the IO hearing aid 1, whereas the Fig. 4 an embodiment of the invention shows in which a battery 30 has a low insertion depth T.
  • the embodiment according to Fig. 3 has an immersion depth T, which is between the Fig. 2 and the one Fig. 4 lies.
  • the immersion depth T is preferably measured from a fixed point F, on the IO hearing aid 1, preferably a fixed point F on the front panel 10, and denotes, for example, as in FIGS Fig. 2 to 4 shown - the length of the fixed point F to that point of the battery 30, which dips in the closed position of the battery charger 20 farthest in the IO hearing aid 1.
  • a fixed point F on the IO hearing aid 1
  • FIGS Fig. 2 to 4 shown - the length of the fixed point F to that point of the battery 30, which dips in the closed position of the battery charger 20 farthest in the IO hearing aid 1.
  • other points on the battery 30 can be used for this purpose.
  • the immersion depth T is defined such that with her only a vertical distance with respect to the front panel 10 is meant.
  • the front panel 10 and the housing shell 40 define a battery receiving space 41 of the IO hearing aid 1, in which the Battery charger 20 is partly folded into it, wherein in the Fig. 2 to 4 the battery charger 20 is shown in its respective closed position on the IO hearing aid 1.
  • the immersion depth T of the battery 30 into the battery receiving space 41 can be varied as a function of a design of the battery charger 20.
  • the battery 30 completely accommodate within the IO hearing aid 1.
  • the battery 30 is no longer just in the battery receiving space 41, but protrudes into the opening 13 of the front panel 10 for the battery door 20 inside.
  • the battery charger 20 is formed such that the battery 30 is partially provided within the battery receiving space 41 and partially outside the front panel 10 on / in the IO hearing aid 1. Ie. In such an embodiment, the battery 30 protrudes through the opening 13 of the front panel 10 therethrough.
  • the battery 30 is accommodated in a battery compartment 23 of the battery charger 20.
  • the battery 30 completely surrounds at its periphery and thus holds the battery 30 in the battery compartment 23 of the battery charger 20.
  • the battery compartment 23 open so that this only partially surrounds the battery 30, which in the Fig. 4 dotted is shown. In such an embodiment, a shorter peripheral portion of the battery drawer 20 is missing. This makes it possible to create space within the IO hearing aid 1 and / or corresponding components lying within the IO hearing aid 1 above (with reference to FIGS Fig. 2 to 4 ) or the housing shell 40 continue to work down and thereby make the entire IO hearing aid 1 smaller.
  • the battery 30 can be accommodated within the IO hearing device 1 by means of the battery charger 20 according to the invention, the flatter a corresponding outer surface 29 of the battery charger 20 is formed, which is in the Fig. 2 to 4 easy to recognize.
  • the in the Fig. 2 to 4 illustrated battery drawer 20 is rotationally with respect to a pivot axis S at least partially in the IO hearing aid 1 zoom in and out again.
  • a connection of the battery charger 20 with the IO hearing aid 1 preferably takes place via a suitable, a corresponding mobility gestattende connection with the front panel 10 instead. This can also be realized with the housing shell 40 in other embodiments of the invention.
  • a storage of the battery charger 20 is realized on the front panel 10 via a simple, detachable connection, in particular a pivotal connection.
  • the battery drawer 20 can be pivotally connected to the front panel 10 by a simple handgrip. This is preferably accomplished by a simple click mechanism whereby the battery tray 20 can be removed from the front panel 10 and a new battery drawer 20 clicked thereon.
  • the front panel 10 at the edge of its opening 13 for the battery door 20 and adjacent to the pivot axis S a recess 11, z.
  • the recess 21 is also provided within the battery door 20 so adjacent to the pivot axis S of the battery door 20, that in the open position of the battery door 20, a boundary or an edge of the opening 13 for the battery door 20 can be accommodated.
  • both recesses 11, 21 can also be used.
  • this has a recess 22 and a recessed grip 22, which, opposite to the pivot axis S, is provided in / on the battery drawer 20 and a kind of groove in the closed position of the battery drawer 20 with the front panel 10th forms.
  • different heights of the battery charger 20 make it possible to place space in a region of the housing shell 40 in the vicinity of a conching floor of the human ear 2. This makes it possible to work more flexibly in the manufacturing process of IO hearing aids 1 at the immersion depth T of the battery 30.
  • the invention one can lower the height of the housing shell 40 during the manufacturing process of the IO hearing aids 1 down and so make the entire IO hearing aid 1 smaller.
  • the variation of different battery door 20 according to the invention offers a great advantage in the manufacturing process.
  • this makes it possible to individually produce the smallest IO hearing aids 1 which, moreover, can be adapted later to a desired operating time.
  • Fig. 2 to 4 R denotes a radius r or a radius length r of the battery 30.

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