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WO2014013353A1 - Attache de connecteur de récepteur et de suspension de récepteur combinés - Google Patents

Attache de connecteur de récepteur et de suspension de récepteur combinés Download PDF

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WO2014013353A1
WO2014013353A1 PCT/IB2013/054802 IB2013054802W WO2014013353A1 WO 2014013353 A1 WO2014013353 A1 WO 2014013353A1 IB 2013054802 W IB2013054802 W IB 2013054802W WO 2014013353 A1 WO2014013353 A1 WO 2014013353A1
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receiver
suspension
connector
fastener
connector fastener
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Eduardo Jr Alea Bas
Anand Ganapathy
Uli Gommel
Chuan Foong LEE
Beng Hai Tan
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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
    • H04R25/604—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
    • H04R25/45—Prevention of acoustic reaction, i.e. acoustic oscillatory feedback
    • H04R25/456—Prevention of acoustic reaction, i.e. acoustic oscillatory feedback mechanically

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  • the invention is related to a receiver assembly for a hearing aid and a receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener.
  • the receiver assembly comprises a receiver suspen- sion/receiver connector fastener and a receiver connector.
  • the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener is configured to receive a receiver.
  • a typical hearing aid provides a microphone for converting sound into electrical signals, electronics for filtering and amplifying the signals, and a transducer or receiver for converting the electrical signals back to sound. These components are arranged in a housing which protects the components against detrimental effects from the environment, but the as- sembly of the components is complex and costly.
  • a receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener according to claim 1 provides fastening means configured to de- tachably mutually engage complementary fastening means of a receiver connector such that the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener and the receiver connector are fixed in a predefined relative position to each other.
  • the receiver sus- pension/receiver connector fastener provides also a recess configured to receive a receiver.
  • the receiver assembly for a hearing aid furthermore comprises a receiver connector providing fastening means configured to detachably mutually engage the fastening means of the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener, such that the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener and the receiver connector are fixed in a predefined relative position to each other, wherein a receiver positioned in the recess is fixed in its position by the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener and the receiver connector.
  • a receiver assembly according to the invention may advantageously be assembled without usage of other assembly materials (i.e. glue, solder, wires). Assembling is simplified and the time to assemble the receiver assembly is reduced.
  • the detachable fixing means enable dismounting of the receiver and improve the serviceability.
  • the receiver is suspended by the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener and is fixed between the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener and the receiver connector.
  • the fastening means keep the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener and the receiver connector in a fixed relative position to each other thus preventing the receiver from moving or dropping off.
  • the receiver assembly according to the invention protects the receiver from dropping off the assembly when the receiver assembly is subjected mechanical shocks, thereby improving the reliability .
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective side view of a receiver assembly
  • Fig. 2 shows a perspective top view of a partial cross section of the receiver assembly
  • Fig. 3 shows a top view of a cross section of the receiver assembly
  • Fig. 4 shows a perspective view from the bottom of the combined receiver suspension and receiver connector fastener
  • Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of separate portions of an embodiment of the receiver connector fastener
  • Fig. 6 shows a side view of a cross section of another embodiment of the receiver assembly
  • Fig. 7 shows a side view of a cross section of another embodiment of the receiver assembly
  • Fig. 8 shows a side view of a cross section of another embodiment of the receiver connector fastener.
  • Fig. 9 shows a side view of a cross section of a receiver assembly according to the prior art.
  • Fig. 1 shows a receiver assembly, which is composed of three major parts. These are a receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener 1, a receiver 5 and a receiver connector 3.
  • the combined receiver suspension /receiver connector fastener 1 serves as a receiver connector fastener la, receiver suspension lb and a sound tube lc. This is molded as one part and is made out of rubber (Viton or Fluorosilicone) . It is also possible to provide a suspension /receiver connector fastener according to the invention made from other elastic or flexible material, e.g. from plastics. This approach will make ultrasonic welding, laser welding, spot welding, shrink tube application and gluing more feasible.
  • the portions la or legs la extend from receiver suspension /receiver connector fastener 1 in a direction in which a receiver connector 3 is to be connected.
  • the legs la extend essentially parallel such that they provide a recess in between to receive the receiver 5 therein.
  • the portion la is designed to have a rounded edge rectangular hole 7 at the tip, as can be seen in Fig. 2, which mates with the hook up rib 2.
  • Other shapes of the hole 7 and complementary hook up ribs 2 are possible, such as circular, ellipsoid, rectangular, triangular.
  • the front end part 6 provides a slightly thicker rubber to introduce some level of interference to press and avoid gaps.
  • the hook up rib 2 sprouts from the receiver connector 3.
  • the hook up rib is designed to lock and hold in place the receiver suspension /receiver connector fastener 1.
  • the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener 1 Apart from hook up ribs 2, another way to latch the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener 1 is to sprout two plastic shafts on each side with a dome/spherical shape object 9, which can be seen in Fig. 3 on its tip.
  • the holes in the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener 1 need to have a smaller diameter than the dome/spherical object 9 in order to maintain a good latch. From the design, it only covers two sides of the receiver but it must be known that this is not limited to two and can cover all sides as well.
  • the receiver suspension part occupies approximately half of the receiver length and is configured to wrap the receiver 5.
  • the sound tube lc part of the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener 1 assembly is configured to interfaces the screw on connection thereby completing the sound channel of the BTE (behind the ear) hearing aid.
  • the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener 1 may have embodiments in different sizes to fit a wide range of receiver 5 sizes.
  • the combined receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener 1 is configured to press the receiver connector 3 together thereby introducing x compression to the polymeric contact 4 which is sandwiched between these parts. This is done to maintain good electrical connection.
  • Fig. 5 shows the portions la or legs la according to another embodiment of the invention.
  • the portions la may be manufac- tured separately and may be imposed over the receiver suspension lb and a sound tube lc parts of the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener 1.
  • the portions la may be implemented as a dedicated rubber belt 8, wherein this part is not molded together with the receiver suspension lb and the sound tube lc .
  • the rubber belt may have the same latching features as in 2, 7 of the combined receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener 1.
  • the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener 1 and the rubber belt 8 can also be fastened using a special form of adhesive (glue) instead of latching features as in 2 and 7.
  • the adhesive material can be applied e.g. at the side surface 10 of the receiver connector 3 in Fig. 7.
  • Fig. 6 shows an embodiment of the receiver assembly according to the invention, wherein the fastening means comprise screws or pins 11, which fix the portions la of the receiver suspen- sion/receiver connector fastener 1 to the receiver connector 3 detachably.
  • the fastening means comprise screws or pins 11, which fix the portions la of the receiver suspen- sion/receiver connector fastener 1 to the receiver connector 3 detachably.
  • Fig. 7 shows another embodiment of the receiver assembly according to the invention.
  • the portions or legs la provide hooks 10 at the distal end, which engage with a recess of the receiver connector 3 or reach behind a corner of a base of the receiver connector and engage with the base itself.
  • FIG. 8 another embodiment of the receiver assembly is shown.
  • the hook up ribs 2 do not sprout from the receiver connector 3. Instead of this, a frame rib hook 13 sprouts to latch the receiver suspension/receiver connector fastener to the assembly. Instead at the receiver connector 3, the rib will come from the frame or any rigid surface of the hearing aid assembly.
  • the design can also use separate rubber part 12 where its shape is molded in a way to push the receiver towards the receiver connector, as shown in Fig. 9. It utilizes interfer- ence fit with any rigid surface or part of the hearing aid assembly to create the force.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un ensemble récepteur pour une aide auditive. L'ensemble récepteur comprend une attache de connecteur de récepteur/suspension de récepteur combinés (1), un récepteur (5) et un connecteur de récepteur (3). L'attache de connecteur de récepteur/suspension de récepteur (1) ou le connecteur de récepteur (3) offre un renfoncement (2, 7) pour recevoir le récepteur (5) à l'intérieur de celui-ci. L'attache de connecteur de récepteur/suspension de récepteur (1) et le connecteur de récepteur (3) offrent chacun un moyen de fixation (2, 7) configuré pour s'enclencher mutuellement de telle sorte que l'attache de connecteur de récepteur/suspension de récepteur (1) et le connecteur de récepteur (3) sont fixés dans une position relative prédéfinie l'un par rapport à l'autre. Lorsque l'attache de connecteur de récepteur/suspension de récepteur (1) et le connecteur de récepteur (3) soient fixés l'un à l'autre dans la position relative prédéfinie, le récepteur (5) positionné dans le renfoncement est fixé dans le renfoncement par l'attache de connecteur de récepteur/suspension de récepteur (1) et le connecteur de récepteur (3).
PCT/IB2013/054802 2012-07-18 2013-06-12 Attache de connecteur de récepteur et de suspension de récepteur combinés WO2014013353A1 (fr)

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