KR102038339B1 - A hearing aid with easy wearing and easy removing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention can be easily worn and removed by the wearer by using a magnet, a thread and a toggle device, and wears to check the proper insertion and correct insertion of the hearing aid by detecting the insertion depth of the hearing aid and the proper insertion of the hearing aid. And a hearing aid that is easy to remove. The hearing aid, which is easy to wear and remove, includes a hearing aid body and a hearing aid holder.

Description

Hearing aids that are easy to wear and remove {A hearing aid with easy wearing and easy removing}

The present invention relates to a hearing aid, and in particular, the wearer can easily wear and remove by using a magnet, a thread and a toggle device, and by detecting the insertion depth of the hearing aid and the proper insertion of the hearing aid, Hearing aids to confirm the insertion.

Hearing aids are mounted on the ear of a patient diagnosed with hearing loss on hearing test and amplify the sound by using the main instrument.The microphone receives the external sound, the amplifier amplifies the signal received by the microphone, and the speaker delivers the amplified sound Consists of wearing, set to operate in accordance with hearing by each frequency of hearing loss.

To use a hearing aid, you must first wear it after performing an accurate hearing test in a hospital (otolaryngology), with the smallest sound you can hear at each frequency, the size you can hear most comfortably, After measuring the size and determining the range to be amplified, it has to go through a considerable process such as adjusting and wearing it.

Since the shape of the ear canal of the hearing aid wearer varies, the appearance of the hearing aid should be made according to the shape of the ear canal of the wearer. In the hospital, the ear canal is manufactured according to the ear canal bone after performing the pattern of the ear canal of the wearer.

1 is a photograph showing the distinction of hearing aids.

Referring to Figure 1, a pocket-shaped (not shown) attached to the body, earrings hanging behind the ear (Fig. 1a), ear canal and ear canal (filled shell-shaped space from the ear canal to the entrance to the ear canal), other entrances It can be divided into the ear canal type (Fig. 1b) to fill a part and the tympanic mold (Fig. 1c) so that it is completely not visible to others.

With the development of electronic technology and processing technology, the size of materials, components, and devices is decreasing, and accordingly, various types of insertion hearing aids have been developed in the hearing aid field. Typically, ultra-small hearing aids are inserted deeper than ordinary tympanic hearing aids, so that they can hardly be seen from the outside.

However, such a small hearing aid has a disadvantage in that it is difficult to properly determine the correct position and the depth of insertion when the wearer inserts himself into the ear without help of another person. If the hearing aid is not correctly inserted due to incorrect insertion, it may be difficult to remove the hearing aid. If the hearing aid is inserted at an appropriate depth, the eardrum or the ear canal may be damaged.

In addition, the hearing aid is provided with a strap (handle) protruding from the hearing aid for easy removal of the hearing aid, and the protruding strap is exposed outside the wearer's ear, so that people around them can recognize the wearing of the hearing aid, thereby increasing the objectionability of the hearing aid. There was also a disadvantage.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0088878 (08 Aug 2012)

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention, by using a magnet, a thread and a toggle device can be easily worn and removed by the wearer himself, by detecting the insertion depth of the hearing aid and the proper insertion of the hearing aid of the proper insertion and accurate depth of the hearing aid It is to provide a hearing aid that is easy to wear and remove to confirm insertion.

Hearing aid easy to wear and remove according to the present invention for achieving the above technical problem includes a hearing aid body and a hearing aid holder. The hearing aid holder is mounted on the inner surface of the user's ear canal in a cylindrical shape, the diameter of which narrows from the outside of the ear toward the inside of the ear, and an appropriate insertion detection sensor is installed in the middle of the inner surface. The hearing aid body is inserted into the hearing aid holder using at least one of a magnet, a toggle means, and a screw thread, and an appropriate insertion detection sensor is installed therein. The hearing aid body has a shape in which the diameter becomes narrower from the outside of the ear toward the inside of the ear, and transmits a second sound to the wearer's ear when the appropriate insertion detection sensor is activated in response to the proper insertion detection sensor. .

The hearing aid according to the present invention can be easily worn and removed by the wearer by using a magnet, a thread and a toggle device, and can detect the proper insertion and correct insertion of the hearing aid by detecting the insertion depth and the proper insertion of the hearing aid. The wearer can easily and accurately wear and remove it alone, and since the user does not use the externally protruding strap (handle) for removing the hearing aid, the wearer's neighbor cannot check whether the hearing aid is worn. There is this.

It has the advantage.

1 is a photograph showing the distinction of hearing aids.
Figure 2 shows the configuration of the hearing aid easy to wear and remove according to the present invention.
3 shows an embodiment of a method using a magnet.
4 shows an embodiment of a scheme using a toggle means.
5 shows an embodiment of a method using a thread.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In order to fully understand the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings that describe exemplary embodiments of the present invention and the contents described in the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

Figure 2 shows the configuration of the hearing aid easy to wear and remove according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the hearing aid 200, which is easy to wear and remove according to the present invention, includes a hearing aid body 210 and a hearing aid holder 230.

The hearing aid body 210 includes a microphone 211, an amplifier 212, a speaker 213, a volume control unit 214, a proper insertion detection sensor 215, and a battery 216 and a first magnet 217. The auxiliary hearing aid may include at least one of the hearing aid separating and assisting means 218, the toggle counterpart 219, the main body rotation groove 220, and the first thread 221.

The hearing aid holder 230 includes a titration insertion detection sensor 232 and auxiliaryly includes at least one of the position detection sensor 231, the second magnet 233, and the second screw thread 234.

First, the basic configuration of the hearing aid main body 210 will be described.

The microphone 211 receives a sound input into the ear from the outside of the wearer's ear. The amplifier 212 amplifies the sound received by the microphone 211. The speaker 213 transmits the sound amplified by the amplifier 212 to the wearer's ear, and on the other hand, detects the detection result of the position sensor 221 activated according to the insertion depth of the hearing aid body 210. When the first sound is transmitted to the wearer's ear, or when the appropriate insertion detection sensor 215 constituting the hearing aid body 210 is activated in response to the proper insertion detection sensor 222 constituting the hearing aid holder 230. 2 Sound is sent to the wearer's ear. The volume controller 214 adjusts the amplification degree of the amplifier 212 or the volume of the speaker 213. The proper insertion detection sensor 215 is activated when the proper insertion detection sensor 222 of the hearing aid holder 220 is at a predetermined distance. The battery 216 supplies electric energy required for the microphone 211, the amplifier 212, the speaker 213, the volume control unit 214, and the appropriate insertion detection sensor 215.

The first magnet 217, the hearing aid separation and auxiliary means 218, the toggle corresponding jaw 219, the main body rotation groove 220 and the first thread 221 additionally configuring the hearing aid body 210 will be described later. It will be described together with an embodiment.

Next, the configuration of the hearing aid holder 230 will be described.

Proper insertion detection sensor 232 is for when the wearer inserts the hearing aid body 210 in the hearing aid holder 230, the front and rear direction of the hearing aid body 210 to be inserted is reversed or not inserted at the correct angle It is only activated when worn correctly. That is, when the wearer wears the hearing aid body 210 at the correct angle, the proper insertion detection sensor 232 and the proper insertion corresponding detection sensor 215 installed in the hearing aid body 210 approach a certain distance, and are activated only at this time. The second sound is eventually delivered to the wearer's ear. In some embodiments, the hearing aid body 210 may be used to maintain the proper angle while the hearing aid body 210 is rotated at a predetermined angle after inserting the hearing aid body 210 into the hearing aid holder 230.

The position sensor 231 is a sensor that detects the front end of the advancing direction of the hearing aid main body 210 inserted into the hearing aid holder 230 and proceeds at the ear, for example, the earliest direction of the advancing direction of the hearing aid main body 210. When the front reaches the position sensor 231 is activated to eventually emit the first sound to the wearer's ear to stop the wearer's insertion of the hearing aid body 210, which will be described later, but can be selectively used according to the embodiment have. The position sensor 231 may prevent the hearing aid body 210 from exceeding the maximum point that can reach the eardrum, for example, and inserts the hearing aid body 210 into the hearing aid holder 230 by the wearer without the help of another person. You may be able to help.

The second magnet 233, the toggle means 234, and the second screw thread 235 constituting the hearing aid holder 230 will be described with reference to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, the appearance and operation of the hearing aid main body 210 and the hearing aid holder 230 having the above-described configuration will be described.

The hearing aid holder 230 is mounted on the inner surface of the user's ear canal in a cylindrical shape whose diameter narrows from the outside of the ear toward the inside of the ear, and a proper insertion detection sensor 222 is installed in the middle of the inner surface. By attaching the hearing aid holder 230 to the ear canal in advance, it is easy to remove the wearable when not using the hearing aid body 210 as well as wearing the hearing aid body 210 later. Since the ear canal is different for each person, the actual hearing aid holder 230 should be made through a separate process according to the wearer, but this part is not related to the core idea of the present invention and thus will not be described in detail.

Hearing aid body 210 is mounted on the inner surface of the hearing aid holder 230 in a form that the diameter becomes narrower toward the inner direction of the ear from the outside of the ear, the position of the hearing sensor body 210 is activated according to the depth of insertion of the sensor Detects the detection result and transmits the first sound to the wearer's ear through the built-in speaker 213, the appropriate insertion detection sensor 215 in response to the appropriate insertion detection sensor 222 constituting the hearing aid holder 220 When activated, it transmits a second sound through the speaker 213 to the wearer's ear.

Although the first sound and the second sound may be the same embodiment, it may be desirable to allow the wearer to distinguish them from each other.

The wearer may insert the hearing aid body 210 into the hearing aid holder 230 only until the first sound is heard, so that the hearing aid body 210 may not be inserted into the hearing aid holder 230 so as not to cause problems. It may be confirmed through the second sound whether the insertion in the correct direction or angle 230. The first sound and the second sound activated in the above situation may assist the wearer to correctly mount the hearing aid body 210 to the hearing aid holder 230 without help from others.

The hearing aid body 210 may be inserted into, detached from, or removed from the hearing aid holder 230 in various ways.

3 shows an embodiment of a method using a magnet.

3A illustrates a position detecting sensor (in addition to the hearing aid body 210 and the proper insertion detecting sensor 232 in which the first magnet 217 and the hearing aid separating and auxiliary means 218 are additionally installed in addition to the proper insertion detecting sensor 215). 231 and the second magnet 233 is further shown coupled to the state in which the hearing aid holder 230 is additionally installed, respectively, Figure 3b shows an embodiment of the first hearing aid separating means 300.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the hearing aid body 210 is inserted into the hearing aid holder 230, the position sensor 231 informs the wearer of the insertion depth of the hearing aid body 210 so that the hearing aid body 210 is hearing aid. To allow the wearer to check the optimum depth to be inserted into the holder 230, the hearing aid body 210 is the hearing aid holder 230 by using the appropriate insertion detection sensor 215 and the appropriate insertion detection sensor 232. It can be confirmed that it is properly inserted into, the hearing aid body 210 inserted into the hearing aid holder 230 is to be fixed by the magnetic force of the two magnets (217, 233).

In order to separate the hearing aid body 210 inserted into and fixed to the hearing aid holder 230 from the hearing aid holder 230, the hearing aid separation aid formed on the hearing aid body 210 by hooks 301 of the first hearing aid separating means 300 are provided. It may be inserted into the means 218 and pulled out of the ear.

4 shows an embodiment of a scheme using a toggle means.

FIG. 4A illustrates a hearing aid main body 210 having a first magnet 217 and a toggle counterpart 219 in addition to the proper insertion detection sensor 215 and a second magnet 233 in addition to the proper insertion detection sensor 232. And the hearing aid holder 230 in which the toggle means 234 are additionally installed, and the state in which they are coupled, respectively, and FIG. 4B shows the operating characteristics of the toggle means 234, respectively.

Toggle means 234 is reduced in length when the force of a constant size is applied, and the reduced length is restored to the original length when the force of a constant size is applied to the industrial field in various ways, and will be described in detail here. I never do that. However, since the force when it is reduced and restored is considerable, the hearing aid body 210 fixed to the hearing aid holder 230 by magnetic force when the toggle means 234 is restored can be separated from the hearing aid holder 230. will be.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, instead of the position sensor 231 in the embodiment of FIG. 3, the toggle means 234 may replace the function of the position sensor 231. Of course, depending on the embodiment it is also possible to use the position sensor 231.

Referring to FIG. 4, the wearer inserts the hearing aid body 210 into the hearing aid holder 230 until the toggle counterpart 219 constituting the hearing aid body 210 contacts the toggle means 234. A force of magnitude is further applied to cause the toggle means 234 to reduce the length. At this time, the first magnet 217 of the hearing aid main body 210 additionally inserted into the hearing aid holder 230 by the reduced distance of the toggle means 234 of the second magnet 233 constituting the hearing aid holder 230. The hearing aid body 210 may be fixed to the inside of the hearing aid holder 230 by a force. In some embodiments, the two magnets 217 and 233 may not be used by installing the locking and unlocking means in the toggle means 234 itself.

In order to detach the hearing aid body 210 fixed inside the hearing aid holder 230 from the hearing aid holder 230 by using the physical feature of the toggle means 234, a simple force may be applied to the hearing aid body 210. At this time, the length of the toggle means 234 constituting the hearing aid holder 230 is restored, and the restoring force of the toggle means 234 overcomes the magnetic forces of the two magnets 217 and 233 and replaces the hearing aid body 210 with the hearing aid holder ( 230, and pushes it out of the ear a certain distance. Insert the hook 301 of the first hearing aid separating means 300 into the hearing aid separating aid 218 formed in the hearing aid body 210 separated by a certain distance from the hearing aid holder 230 and pulling it out of the ear. ) Can be completely detached from the ear.

5 shows an embodiment of a method using a thread.

5A illustrates a hearing aid in which a hearing aid body 210 in which a body rotation groove 220 is additionally installed in addition to a proper insertion detection sensor 215, and a position detection sensor 231 in addition to a proper insertion detection sensor 222 are additionally installed on an outer surface thereof. The holder 230 is in a separated state and a state in which they are coupled to each other, and FIG. 4B illustrates a body rotating groove 220 formed in the head of the hearing aid body 210 and a first screw thread 221 formed in the outer surface of the hearing aid body 210. 4C shows the second screw thread 235 formed inside the hearing aid holder 230, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 5, the hearing aid body 210 includes a hearing aid holder 230 through a first screw thread 221 formed on an outer surface of the hearing aid body 210 and a second screw thread 235 formed on an inner surface of the hearing aid holder 230. In this case, the second hearing aid separating means 500 may be used as a means for inserting or separating the hearing aid body 210 into the hearing aid holder 230. As shown in FIG. 5B, when the main body rotation groove 220 is a 1-shaped or cross-shaped groove, the second hearing aid separating means 500 may use a 1-shaped screwdriver or a cross-shaped screwdriver.

Although the hearing aid body 210 may be separated from the hearing aid holder 230 by a second hearing aid separating means 500, the hearing aid body 210 may be completely separated from the ear by separating the first hearing aid shown in FIG. 3. The hook 301 of the means 300 may be inserted into the hearing aid separation aid 218 formed in the hearing aid body 210 and pulled out of the ear.

In the above description, the technical idea of the present invention has been described with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present invention by way of example and do not limit the present invention. In addition, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and imitations can be made without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

210: hearing aid body
211: microphone 212: amplifier
213: speaker 214: volume control unit
215: appropriate insertion detection sensor 216: dry cell
217: first magnet 218: hearing aid separation aid
219: toggle jaw 220: main body rotation groove
221: first screw thread
220: hearing aid holder
221: position detection sensor 222: proper insertion detection sensor
223: second magnet 224: toggle means
225: second screw thread
300: the first hearing aid separation means
500: second hearing aid separation means

Claims (4)

Hearing aid holder is mounted on the inner surface of the ear canal of the user's ear canal in the form of a cylinder becomes narrower in diameter toward the inner side of the ear from the outside of the ear, the hearing aid holder is installed in the middle of the inner surface; And
A hearing aid body inserted into the hearing aid holder and having a proper insertion sensor installed therein; Including;
The hearing aid body has a shape in which the diameter becomes narrower from the outside of the ear toward the inside of the ear, and when the titration insertion response sensor is activated in response to the titration insertion detection sensor, a second sound is transmitted to the wearer's ear through a built-in speaker. A hearing aid easy to wear and remove, characterized in that it is transmitted and inserted into the hearing aid holder using at least one of a magnet, a toggle means and a thread. The method of claim 1, wherein when the hearing aid body is inserted into the hearing aid holder using the magnet,
The hearing aid body further includes a first magnet, and the hearing aid holder further includes a position sensor and a second magnet, and the first magnet and the second magnet correspond to each other when the hearing aid body is mounted on the hearing aid holder. Is installed in the position, the hearing aid body is fixed to the inside of the hearing aid holder by the magnetic force (gravity) of the first magnet and the second magnet,
The speaker of the hearing aid body detects a detection result of the position sensor which is activated according to the insertion depth of the hearing aid body, and transmits a first sound to a wearer's ear.
One side of the hearing aid body is located on the outer surface of the wearer's ear is further characterized in that the hearing aid separation aid means for allowing the hearing aid body to be separated from the hearing aid holder by using a first hearing aid separation means Hearing aids that are easy to wear and remove. The method of claim 1, wherein when the hearing aid body is inserted into the hearing aid holder using the toggle means and the magnet,
The hearing aid body further includes a toggle counterpart and a first magnet, and a toggle means and a second magnet, respectively, on the inner surface of the hearing aid holder, and the toggle counterpart is configured by the toggle means to allow the hearing aid body to enter into the hearing aid holder. Insertion depth is limited, the first magnet and the second magnet is installed in a position corresponding to each other when the hearing aid body is mounted to the hearing aid holder, the magnetic force of the first magnet and the second magnet The hearing aid body is fixed to the inside of the hearing aid holder,
When the toggle means inserts the hearing aid body into the hearing aid holder until the toggle corresponding jaw constituting the hearing aid body comes into contact with the hearing aid holder, the force is reduced in length, and then the force is applied again. The reduced length returns to its original length,
One side of the hearing aid body is located on the outer surface of the wearer's ear is further characterized in that the hearing aid separation aid means for allowing the hearing aid body to be separated from the hearing aid holder by using a first hearing aid separation means Hearing aids that are easy to wear and remove. The hearing aid body of claim 1, wherein the hearing aid body is inserted into the hearing aid holder using the screw thread.
The hearing aid body has a first screw thread, the hearing aid holder is further provided with a position sensor and a second screw thread, the first screw thread is formed on the outer surface of the hearing aid body, the second screw thread is the inner surface of the hearing aid holder Installed in,
One side of the hearing aid body is located on the outer surface of the wearer's ear, the hearing aid body using the body rotation groove and the first hearing aid separating means for rotating the hearing aid body using a second hearing aid separating means; Hearing aid easy to wear and remove, characterized in that the hearing aid is separated from the hearing aid holder is further provided with a hearing aid separation aid.

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