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EP2136574A3 - Hearing aid with a battery compartment for containing a battery secured by a spring element - Google Patents

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EP2136574A3
EP2136574A3 EP09162245.6A EP09162245A EP2136574A3 EP 2136574 A3 EP2136574 A3 EP 2136574A3 EP 09162245 A EP09162245 A EP 09162245A EP 2136574 A3 EP2136574 A3 EP 2136574A3
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battery
spring element
hearing aid
battery compartment
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Werner Fickweiler
Tom Weidner
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Sivantos Pte Ltd
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Siemens Medical Instruments 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

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
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  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
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  • Battery Mounting, Suspending (AREA)

Abstract

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Hörgerät (1) mit einem Batteriefach (3), das ein Federelement (5, 6) zur Halterung einer Batterie (4) in dem Batteriefach (3) aufweist, wobei das Federelement (5, 6) derart in dem Batteriefach (3) gehaltert ist, dass es z.B. bei einem Nachlassen der Federspannung ausgewechselt werden kann. Gemäß einer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung kennzeichnet die Art des Federelements (5) zusätzlich die Einstellung oder die Funktion des Hörgeräts (1).

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The invention relates to a hearing aid (1) with a battery compartment (3), which has a spring element (5, 6) for holding a battery (4) in the battery compartment (3), wherein the spring element (5, 6) in the battery compartment (3) is held that it can be replaced, for example, when a decrease in the spring tension. According to one embodiment of the invention, the type of spring element (5) additionally characterizes the setting or the function of the hearing device (1).
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EP09162245.6A 2008-06-17 2009-06-09 Hearing aid with a battery compartment for containing a battery secured by a spring element Active EP2136574B1 (en)

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EP2136574A2 EP2136574A2 (en) 2009-12-23
EP2136574A3 true EP2136574A3 (en) 2013-11-27
EP2136574B1 EP2136574B1 (en) 2017-03-15

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DK (1) DK2136574T3 (en)

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US9247358B2 (en) 2013-03-14 2016-01-26 Gn Resound A/S Hearing aid with safety feature for opening a battery door
CN109314830B (en) * 2016-06-10 2020-12-15 西万拓私人有限公司 Electronic component frame for holding electronic components of hearing aid, hearing aid and kit thereof

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US2975226A (en) * 1958-03-07 1961-03-14 Dictograph Products Inc Battery holder
DE1140614B (en) * 1958-08-05 1962-12-06 Robert Bosch Elektronik Ges Mi Container for a button cell in small electrical appliances, e.g. B. in hearing glasses or other hearing aid devices
WO2006056198A2 (en) * 2004-11-26 2006-06-01 Gn Resound A/S Holder and method for shaping a sound tube

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US5201008A (en) * 1987-01-27 1993-04-06 Unitron Industries Ltd. Modular hearing aid with lid hinged to faceplate
US6041128A (en) * 1994-01-31 2000-03-21 Rion Kabushiki Kaisha Battery receiving chamber and hearing aid
AU2002221584A1 (en) * 2000-12-20 2002-07-01 Oticon A/S A communication device
DE102006029815A1 (en) * 2006-06-28 2008-01-03 Siemens Audiologische Technik Gmbh Electrical device with battery compartment, in particular hearing aid

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2975226A (en) * 1958-03-07 1961-03-14 Dictograph Products Inc Battery holder
DE1140614B (en) * 1958-08-05 1962-12-06 Robert Bosch Elektronik Ges Mi Container for a button cell in small electrical appliances, e.g. B. in hearing glasses or other hearing aid devices
WO2006056198A2 (en) * 2004-11-26 2006-06-01 Gn Resound A/S Holder and method for shaping a sound tube

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EP2136574A2 (en) 2009-12-23
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EP2136574B1 (en) 2017-03-15

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