EP1190601B1 - Prothese auditive derriere l'oreille dotee d'une plaque frontale - Google Patents

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EP1190601B1
EP1190601B1 EP00954314A EP00954314A EP1190601B1 EP 1190601 B1 EP1190601 B1 EP 1190601B1 EP 00954314 A EP00954314 A EP 00954314A EP 00954314 A EP00954314 A EP 00954314A EP 1190601 B1 EP1190601 B1 EP 1190601B1
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hearing aid
housing shell
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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; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Electric hearing aids
    • 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; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; 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; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Electric hearing aids
    • 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 Claim 1.
  • BTE devices Hearing aids to be worn behind the ear
  • BTE devices are usually made up of two housing shells built, with dividers several from each other Form separate chambers inside the housing.
  • the adaptation of such a hearing aid different techniques, d. H. to different Functional features of the electronic circuit requires often a complicated exchange of the individual components inside the hearing aid.
  • the invention has for its object a generic Hearing aid to improve that this simple and is inexpensive to manufacture.
  • the invention proposes a so-called To use front panel, which is also referred to as "faceplate” is and for example from the area in the ear too wearing hearing aids is known.
  • hearing aids are for example from DE 81 06 942 U1 or DE 297 23 569 U1, being known from the "Patents abstracts of Japan, E-489 March 13, 1987 VOl. 11 / No.83, "Custom ear fitting type hearing aid "JP-61-238 198 (A)" a hearing aid with such "Faceplate” can be seen as a combination plate or multi-function plate is formed.
  • Front plate simplifies the manufacture of a BTE device considerable, since only two modules are put together must, namely on the one hand the housing shell and on the other hand the front panel equipped with the technical components.
  • BTE devices can advantageously be a commercially available standard Front panel use, which is usually used for one Is intended for use in hearing aids to be worn in the ear, the front panel compared to its dimensions, which for the use of BTE devices are necessary, first in their hitherto usual, but larger dimensions is present.
  • This front panel can be easily attached to the Housing shell of the BTE device to be manufactured placed on be, the technical components of the housing shell be included. Then be protruding Edge areas of the front panel, which are usually made of Plastic is made and is easy to work, milled.
  • the dimensions of the initially larger Front plate on the required, adapted to the housing shell Reduce contour can be provided, for example, for the assembly with the electronic components it can be beneficial be, the front panel in its usual, larger Dimensions due to the placement machines lead to can. in this case, inexpensive series production in that the front panel first with these manufactured larger dimensions, with the electronic Components assembled and then inexpensively to the Contour of the housing shell of a BTE device is adapted, for example by an automated punching or milling process. The removal of the excess material can doing this, before the connection of the front plate and housing chute, with optimal accessibility of the front panel and without risk of damage for the housing shell.
  • the housing shell and the front plate can advantageously be detachable be connected to each other so that an easy exchange defective components or a simple adjustment other desired technological properties of the hearing aid by completely replacing the front panel can take place, so that especially due to the progressive miniaturization cumbersome, to be carried out by hand Interventions in the hearing aid can be avoided and a the modules can be changed more easily and quickly.
  • Fig. 1 denotes a housing shell, being pure schematically at the lower end of the housing shell 1 two Projections 2 are indicated. It can be, for example are an on / off switch, a volume control, around a connection piece for a sound tube or the like
  • FIG 3 is the view of the housing shell rotated by a further 90 ° 1, the trough-like interior 3 the housing shell 1 can be seen, which for receiving the technological components of the hearing aid.
  • Fig. 4 shows a front panel 4, which in practice as a "Faseplate” is referred to as a multifunctional plate and not just a housing function or has a covering function of a hearing aid, but the technological components of the hearing aid wearing.
  • a cover flap 5 of one can be seen from the outside Battery compartment, on the opposite side of Fig. 4 the Front plate 4 are the electronic circuit, a speaker and possibly arranged a microphone.
  • the microphone is so far optionally as under the term referred to in this application "Hearing aid” understood not only sound-amplifying devices be, but also sound generating devices, such as for example tinitus treatment devices that do not have their own Microphone.
  • FIG. 5 it can be seen how the front panel 4 on the housing shell 1 is set up, the technological components housed within the trough-shaped interior 3 are. There are areas over the outer contour of the housing shell 1 the front panel 4, which is then manually or mechanically removed, e.g. B. be milled away.
  • a hearing aid 6 can be seen how it is after the Removal of excess areas of the front panel 4 results. It has the outer contour of the housing shell 1, the front plate 4 with this housing shell 1 preferably is releasably connected, for example by a snap connection, but possibly also by a screw connection, see above that in any case a quick removal of the "technology module" can be done in the form of the front panel 4 and corresponding Repairs or adjustments to simple and can be done quickly.
  • a hearing aid 6 according to the invention also produced thereby be that before the assembly step where the front panel with the housing shell 1 is connected to the front panel the housing shell is brought adapted contour. This can directly through a shape adapted to the housing shell already done during the manufacture of the front panel, so that none Post-processing, especially no removal unnecessary Areas of the front panel is required, or this adjustment can be done by post-processing before connecting the Front panel with the housing shell.
  • Such an adjustment can also be the arrangement of Include fasteners on the front panel, for example for screwing or clipping, possibly also the creation of Connection surfaces for gluing, ultrasonic welding or the like.
  • the front panel with the housing shell can also be the arrangement of Include fasteners on the front panel, for example for screwing or clipping, possibly also the creation of Connection surfaces for gluing, ultrasonic welding or the like.

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Claims (5)

  1. Appareil auditif pouvant être porté derrière l'oreille, comprenant un boítier muni d'une coque de boítier et un circuit électronique, ainsi qu'un accumulateur d'énergie, caractérisé en ce que l'appareil auditif (6) est composé d'une coque de boítier (1) et d'une plaque avant (4) adaptée à la coque de boítier (4), appelée plaque multifonction sur laquelle sont prévus le circuit et une ouverture d'accès pour l'accumulateur d'énergie.
  2. Appareil auditif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par une plaque avant (4) habituelle du commerce, de série, qui est prévue pour être utilisée dans un appareil auditif à porter dans l'oreille et qui est façonnée de manière à être adaptée au contour de la coque (1) du boítier.
  3. Appareil auditif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la plaque multifonction est formée d'une plaque avant (4) de série adaptée au contour de la coque (1) du boítier.
  4. Appareil auditif selon une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que la coque (1) du boítier et la plaque avant (4) sont assemblées entre elles de façon démontable.
  5. Utilisation d'une plaque avant (4) habituelle du commerce qui est prévue pour être utilisée dans un appareil auditif à porter dans l'oreille, dans un appareil auditif pouvant être porté derrière l'oreille, la plaque avant (4) étant façonnée de manière à être adaptée au contour du boítier de l'appareil auditif pouvant être porté derrière l'oreille.
EP00954314A 1999-07-07 2000-07-04 Prothese auditive derriere l'oreille dotee d'une plaque frontale Expired - Lifetime EP1190601B1 (fr)

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DE19930935A DE19930935C1 (de) 1999-07-07 1999-07-07 HdO-Hörgerät mit Frontplatte
DE19930935 1999-07-07
DE29915308U 1999-09-01
DE29915308U DE29915308U1 (de) 1999-07-07 1999-09-01 HdO-Hörgerät mit Frontplatte
PCT/DE2000/002256 WO2001005190A2 (fr) 1999-07-07 2000-07-04 Prothese auditive derriere l'oreille dotee d'une plaque frontale

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JP (1) JP2003504982A (fr)
CN (1) CN1347629A (fr)
AT (1) ATE248495T1 (fr)
CA (1) CA2379487A1 (fr)
ES (1) ES2206291T3 (fr)
PL (1) PL352470A1 (fr)
TR (1) TR200200001T2 (fr)
WO (1) WO2001005190A2 (fr)

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