EP1404151B1 - Prothèse auditive à porter dans l'oreille avec un boîtier - Google Patents

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EP1404151B1
EP1404151B1 EP02021477.1A EP02021477A EP1404151B1 EP 1404151 B1 EP1404151 B1 EP 1404151B1 EP 02021477 A EP02021477 A EP 02021477A EP 1404151 B1 EP1404151 B1 EP 1404151B1
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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
    • H04R25/60—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; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/025—In the ear hearing aids [ITE] 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
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture

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  • the present invention relates to a hearing aid portable in the ear according to the preamble of claim 1, comprising a housing which comprises at least one receptacle for pivotable attachment and a housing opening for pivoting in and out of a battery charging device.
  • a hearing aid is off US 4,831,655 A known.
  • ear portable hearing aids In the ear portable hearing aids (IdO) have a housing that is individually adapted to the ear canal of a hearing aid wearer.
  • a housing opening for carrying out a battery is formed on the side facing away from the eardrum, which is also referred to as a faceplate.
  • the housing is connected to a battery charger, in which the battery can be inserted and inserted through the housing opening in the housing.
  • the battery charging device comprises a cover, so that when the battery charging device is closed, the housing opening in the housing of the hearing aid device that is portable in the ear is covered.
  • a housing opening and a battery charger is for example from the EP 0 988 776 B1 known.
  • the hearing aid device shown therein further comprises an electronics module, which is also inserted through the housing opening in the housing of the hearing aid and attached by means of guide grooves and fastening clips on the housing of the hearing aid.
  • the battery charger is articulated, which thus has no direct connection to the housing of the hearing aid.
  • the battery charging device is connected directly pivotably to the housing of the hearing aid device that is portable in the ear.
  • a hearing aid eg shows the EP 0 311 233 A2 .
  • a known hearing aid device is further attached to the housing, an element which surrounds a housing opening at least partially.
  • Object of the present invention is therefore to improve the attachment of a battery charging device to the housing of a portable in the ear hearing aid.
  • a hearing aid device to be worn in the ear with a housing which comprises at least one receptacle for pivotal mounting and a housing opening for pivoting in and out of a battery charging device, by a stabilizing element attached to the housing and surrounding the housing opening Housing in the area of the housing opening.
  • an ear impression of the hearing aid wearer is usually first taken. With the help of the ear impression, a housing shell is then produced which is individually adapted to the auditory canal of the hearing device wearer. The end of the housing shell facing away from the eardrum is initially open and is provided with a cover plate in a subsequent production step.
  • manufacturing methods are also known in which the housing of the hearing aid device that is portable in the ear is formed in one piece. In this case, for example, in a laser sintering process, not only the housing parts adjacent to the auditory canal, but also the housing end facing away from the drum field are in a working process manufactured. The production of an independent Dckplatte is then no longer necessary.
  • the invention causes a stabilization and in particular stiffening of the housing in the region of the housing opening, which is provided for pivoting the battery charger and thus for performing the battery, and thus causes an improved attachment of the battery charger in this housing area.
  • a distortion of the housing in the area of the receptacles of the battery charger is prevented when pulling out of the hearing aid from the ear canal, which could otherwise lead to unintentional loosening of the battery charger of the housing.
  • the stabilizing element may be mounted on the upper side of the housing, the underside of the housing or on both sides and at least partially surround the housing opening.
  • the stabilizing element is preferably inserted into the housing opening and fastened to the edge region in at least two points with the edge region of the housing which surrounds the housing opening.
  • the stabilizing element advantageously has clamping elements which can be embodied in a simple manner as formations. When mounting the hearing aid, the stabilizing element is then merely clipped into the housing opening.
  • a receptacle are provided for fastening the battery charging device on two opposite sides of the housing opening, engage in the mounting pins of the battery charging device.
  • the fixing pins are also passed through holes in the stabilizing element, so that the stabilizing element not only causes a stiffening of the housing in the region of the receptacles for the battery charging device, but also directly improves the attachment of the battery charging device to the housing.
  • the stabilizing element is preferably made of a metal or a metal alloy, so that this offers good protection against twisting despite its small size.
  • the Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of the invention with a separately manufactured cover plate 1. This is usually carried out as a plastic injection molded part.
  • the cover plate 1 In the cover plate 1 there is an opening 2, through which a battery can be inserted into the hearing aid in the finished mounted housing shell.
  • the opening in the exemplary embodiment is dimensioned so large that, in addition to the battery, further components of the hearing aid device, such as the signal processing electronics or the earpiece, are advantageously introduced into the housing. The components can then be removed through the housing opening, for example in case of repair, also from the hearing aid.
  • the cover plate 1 is further provided with two receptacles 3A and 3B, in which pins are insertable for fastening a battery charging device. Through the recordings 3A and 3B and the pins insertable therein, a hinge connection is formed.
  • a stabilizing element 4 is introduced as an independent component in the housing opening 2. This is preferably formed as a metal clasp and clasps the cover plate 1 in the region of two opposite in the housing opening 2 areas 5A and 5B of the cover plate 1. Das Stabilizing element 4 stabilizes and stiffens the cover plate 1, in particular in the region of the housing opening 2.
  • Fig. 1 Furthermore, two eyelets 6A and 6B are integrally formed on the stabilizing element 4, which rest against the receptacles 3A and 3B.
  • FIG. 2 shows the cover plate 1 with the housing opening 2, the stabilizing element 4 and the receptacles 3A and 3B, to which a battery charging device 7 is pivotally mounted.
  • the articulated connection comprises a substantially omega-shaped spring element 8, whose ends in each case extend through a guide 9A or 9B in the stabilizing element 4 and project into the receptacles 3A and 3B.
  • the off FIG. 1 visible eyelets 6A and 6B of the stabilizing element 4 are the off FIG. 1 visible eyelets 6A and 6B of the stabilizing element 4, whereby an additional stabilization of the battery charging device 7 is achieved.
  • a very space-saving, yet stable attachment of the battery charging device 7 is achieved on the housing of a portable in the ear hearing aid. Furthermore, higher production tolerances can also be allowed in the battery charging device 7 or the housing opening 2. Overall, a further miniaturization of hearing aid housings is thus made possible at the same time increased stability. In addition, can be made of different, even porous materials by the invention, the battery charger 7 and the cover plate 1.
  • a closed embodiment can surround the housing opening 2 on all sides.

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  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
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Claims (5)

  1. Prothèse auditive à porter dans l'oreille avec un boîtier qui comprend au moins un logement (3A, 3B) destiné à une fixation, laquelle peut pivoter, et une ouverture de boîtier (2) destinée à un mouvement de pivot, vers l'intérieur et vers l'extérieur, d'un mécanisme de charge de batterie, caractérisée par un élément de stabilisation (4) qui est fixé au boîtier et entoure, tout au moins en partie, l'ouverture de boîtier (2), lequel élément de stabilisation (4) est destiné à la stabilisation du boîtier au niveau de l'ouverture de boîtier (2), de telle sorte qu'une torsion du boîtier au niveau de l'au moins un logement (3A, 3B) du mécanisme de charge de batterie est empêchée quand la prothèse auditive est extraite en dehors du canal auditif, torsion qui, dans le cas contraire, pourrait provoquer la désolidarisation accidentelle du mécanisme de charge de batterie avec le boîtier.
  2. Prothèse auditive à porter dans l'oreille selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de stabilisation (4) est mis en place dans l'ouverture de boîtier (2) et est fixé au boîtier au niveau d'au moins deux faces opposées d'une zone de bordure du boîtier qui entoure l'ouverture de boîtier (2).
  3. Prothèse auditive à porter dans l'oreille selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de stabilisation (4) destiné à la fixation avec le boîtier enserre, tout au moins en partie, la zone de bordure du boîtier qui entoure l'ouverture de boîtier (2).
  4. Prothèse auditive à porter dans l'oreille selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que le boîtier (2) présente deux logements (3A, 3B) destinés à la fixation d'un mécanisme de charge de batterie (7) et l'élément de stabilisation (4) présente deux ouvertures, selon laquelle, en vue de la fixation d'un mécanisme de charge de batterie (7), des éléments de fixation, lesquels sont reliés au mécanisme de charge de batterie, sont guidés à travers les ouvertures de l'élément de stabilisation (4) et font saillie dans les logements (3A, 3B).
  5. Prothèse auditive à porter dans l'oreille selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de stabilisation (4) est conçu en métal ou en un alliage métallique.
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DK02021477.1T DK1404151T3 (da) 2002-09-25 2002-09-25 I øret bærbart høreapparat med et hus
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US10/670,935 US7191867B2 (en) 2002-09-25 2003-09-25 Hearing aid device that can be worn in the ear with a housing

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