EP1599069A1 - Hörgerät mit Tür für ein Batteriefach - Google Patents

Hörgerät mit Tür für ein Batteriefach Download PDF

Info

Publication number: EP1599069A1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: battery; hearing device; housing; door; doors
Prior art date: 2005-07-20
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP05015735A

Other languages

English (en)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1599069B1 (de

Inventor

Andi Vonlanthen

Richard Niccolai

Urs Züger

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Sonova Holding AG

Original Assignee

Phonak AG

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2005-07-20

Filing date

2005-07-20

Publication date

2005-11-23

2005-07-20 Application filed by Phonak AG filed Critical Phonak AG

2005-07-20 Priority to DK05015735T priority Critical patent/DK1599069T3/da

2005-07-20 Priority to DE200560015909 priority patent/DE602005015909D1/de

2005-07-20 Priority to EP20050015735 priority patent/EP1599069B1/de

2005-11-23 Publication of EP1599069A1 publication Critical patent/EP1599069A1/de

2009-08-12 Application granted granted Critical

2009-08-12 Publication of EP1599069B1 publication Critical patent/EP1599069B1/de

2025-07-20 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

- 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

Definitions

the present invention relates to a hearing device according the generic portion of claim 1.
Hearing devices such as in-the-ear hearing aids, behind-the-ear hearing aids, hearing instruments or miniaturized active earphones usually have a battery compartment for carrying one or more batteries for supplying the electronic or electric components of the device with electricity. As the battery will have to be removed or exchanged from time to time, this battery compartment is closed by a battery door to be opened on demand and to firmly close the battery compartment for regular use of the hearing device.
the electronic or electric components of the hearing device are usually designed to be supplied by a specific battery type and thus the battery compartment, especially the geometric dimensions of such a compartment, are defined by the geometric dimensions of the specific battery type.
the present invention provides a hearing device comprising a housing with electronic components and a battery compartment with an opening in the housing, the battery compartment comprising means for removeably engaging a battery door, a set of battery doors, each comprising mechanical means for detachably receiving a battery, the shells of each battery door of the set of battery doors having different shapes and sizes, each adapted to the size of the assigned specific battery type.
the battery door for the battery matching those individual needs may be chosen from the set of battery doors and engaged with the housing of the hearing device.
the respective battery door will have a reduced size as well, and the overall size of the hearing device will be reduced.
the lifetime of the battery will be higher and thus the replacement cycle will be longer.
the overall size of the hearing device will increase.
the user of the hearing device may decide according to the circumstances to change the battery door for either having a smaller overall size of the hearing device or to benefit of a longer lifetime of the battery as well as easier handling when replacing the battery.
the hearing device further comprises electrical means for electrically contacting the battery and contact elements to establish a connection to the electronic components of the housing. It is thus possible to already have connected the electronic components with the battery even if the battery door is open.
the contact elements may be arranged within the battery compartment itself to connect the electronic components with the battery only in the closed position of the battery door.
the hearing device comprises a pin, bar or screw located in the opening of the battery compartment of the housing for receiving one of said battery doors.
the battery door may be connected to this pin, bar or screw and be pivoted around this pin, bar or screw for opening or closing the battery compartment.
the battery doors comprise resilient snap-in tongues to detachably connect a battery door with the pin, bar or screw. A replacement of the battery doors may therefore easily be performed even by the user of the hearing device, without the need of any special tool.
a hearing device 1 serving as a behind-the-ear hearing aid with a housing 2 and a battery door 3 in its closed position is shown.
a hook or tube 4 is provided at one end of the housing 2, for transmitting the acoustical signal emitted from the loudspeaker (often also referred to as "receiver") of the hearing device 1 to the ear canal of the user of the hearing device 1.
the electronic components of the hearing device 1 are conventionally arranged inside of the housing 2.
the battery door 3 is shown in its opened position, showing the opening 5 of the battery compartment 6 of the housing 2.
the battery door 3 comprises a support 7 for receiving a battery (not shown), i.e. a button-type battery commonly used in miniaturized electrical or electronic devices.
the size of the battery door 3 is adapted to just receive a battery of a certain geometrical dimension. As the diameter or dimension of the battery assigned to this battery door 3 is bigger than the space available within the battery compartment 6 of the housing 2, the shell of the battery door 3 is formed as a box to receive a part of the battery within this box volume.
the overall size of the hearing device 1 thus exceeds the shape of the housing 2, thus increasing the overall size of the hearing device 1 by providing a high lifetime of the battery. The replacement interval for the battery therefore increases with respect of the use of a smaller battery.
the hearing device 1 is again shown with a further battery door 8 from the set of battery doors assigned to the hearing device 1 or the housing 2 respectively.
This battery door 8 fits the shape of the housing 2 of the hearing device in its closed position, thus does not influence the overall size of the hearing aid 1.
the battery door 3 is shown in its opened position.
the support 7' for another type of battery e.g. a small button-type battery, is formed as an open tube to receive and hold in place the respective battery.
the shell of the battery door 8 is just formed as a curved cap according to the outer shape of the housing 2 of the hearing device 1.
the battery doors 3 and 8 are pivotably attached to the housing 2 over an axis or pin 9 arranged at one end of the opening 5 of the battery compartment 6.
the battery doors 3 or 8 may be detachably snapped on to this pin 9 for an easy exchange of the battery door 3 or 8.

Landscapes

Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Neurosurgery (AREA)
Otolaryngology (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
Signal Processing (AREA)
Battery Mounting, Suspending (AREA)

EP20050015735 2005-07-20 2005-07-20 Hörgerät mit Tür für ein Batteriefach Expired - Lifetime EP1599069B1 (de)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DK05015735T DK1599069T3 (da)	2005-07-20	2005-07-20	Höreapparat med batterilåg
DE200560015909 DE602005015909D1 (de)	2005-07-20	2005-07-20	Hörgerät mit Tür für ein Batteriefach
EP20050015735 EP1599069B1 (de)	2005-07-20	2005-07-20	Hörgerät mit Tür für ein Batteriefach

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP20050015735 EP1599069B1 (de)	2005-07-20	2005-07-20	Hörgerät mit Tür für ein Batteriefach

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1599069A1 true EP1599069A1 (de)	2005-11-23
EP1599069B1 EP1599069B1 (de)	2009-08-12

Family

ID=34937881

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP20050015735 Expired - Lifetime EP1599069B1 (de)	2005-07-20	2005-07-20	Hörgerät mit Tür für ein Batteriefach

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1599069B1 (de)
DE (1)	DE602005015909D1 (de)
DK (1)	DK1599069T3 (de)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP1874092A3 (de) *	2006-06-29	2008-06-11	Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH	Modulares Hinter-dem-Ohr-Hörgerät
US8634582B2 (en)	2006-06-23	2014-01-21	Gn Resound A/S	Hearing aid with an elongate member
US10034107B2 (en)	2006-06-23	2018-07-24	Gn Hearing A/S	Hearing aid

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE3723809A1 (de) *	1987-07-18	1989-01-26	Bosch Gmbh Robert	Hinter dem ohr zu tragendes hoergeraet
US4890330A (en)	1987-08-11	1989-12-26	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	Hearing aid with interchangeable battery compartment and audio connection
US6119864A (en) *	1999-04-28	2000-09-19	Kessler; Henry M.	Storage device to accommodate batteries of varying sizes

2005
- 2005-07-20 EP EP20050015735 patent/EP1599069B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2005-07-20 DE DE200560015909 patent/DE602005015909D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2005-07-20 DK DK05015735T patent/DK1599069T3/da active

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE3723809A1 (de) *	1987-07-18	1989-01-26	Bosch Gmbh Robert	Hinter dem ohr zu tragendes hoergeraet
US4890330A (en)	1987-08-11	1989-12-26	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	Hearing aid with interchangeable battery compartment and audio connection
US6119864A (en) *	1999-04-28	2000-09-19	Kessler; Henry M.	Storage device to accommodate batteries of varying sizes

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US8634582B2 (en)	2006-06-23	2014-01-21	Gn Resound A/S	Hearing aid with an elongate member
EP2033486B1 (de) *	2006-06-23	2014-12-17	GN Resound A/S	Hörgerät mit einem wechselbar verbundenen länglichen glied
US8948430B2 (en)	2006-06-23	2015-02-03	Gn Resound A/S	Hearing aid with an elongate member
US10034107B2 (en)	2006-06-23	2018-07-24	Gn Hearing A/S	Hearing aid
EP1874092A3 (de) *	2006-06-29	2008-06-11	Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH	Modulares Hinter-dem-Ohr-Hörgerät

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DK1599069T3 (da)	2009-11-23
DE602005015909D1 (de)	2009-09-24
EP1599069B1 (de)	2009-08-12

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2005-10-07	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2005-11-23	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
2005-11-23	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: AL BA HR MK YU
2006-07-26	AKX	Designation fees paid
2006-08-09	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20060510
2006-08-09	RBV	Designated contracting states (corrected)	Designated state(s): AT BE BG
2006-08-16	RBV	Designated contracting states (corrected)	Designated state(s): CH DE DK LI
2006-08-30	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20060727
2006-09-07	REG	Reference to a national code	Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: 8566
2009-02-17	GRAP	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1
2009-07-07	GRAS	Grant fee paid	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3
2009-07-10	GRAA	(expected) grant	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210
2009-08-12	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: B1 Designated state(s): CH DE DK LI
2009-08-14	REG	Reference to a national code	Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: EP
2009-09-15	REG	Reference to a national code	Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: NV Representative=s name: TROESCH SCHEIDEGGER WERNER AG
2009-09-24	REF	Corresponds to:	Ref document number: 602005015909 Country of ref document: DE Date of ref document: 20090924 Kind code of ref document: P
2009-11-23	REG	Reference to a national code	Ref country code: DK Ref legal event code: T3
2010-06-18	PLBE	No opposition filed within time limit	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261
2010-06-18	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT
2010-07-21	26N	No opposition filed	Effective date: 20100517
2019-05-09	REG	Reference to a national code	Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: R084 Ref document number: 602005015909 Country of ref document: DE
2021-11-30	PGFP	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]	Ref country code: CH Payment date: 20210804 Year of fee payment: 17 Ref country code: DE Payment date: 20210728 Year of fee payment: 17 Ref country code: DK Payment date: 20210728 Year of fee payment: 17
2023-02-01	REG	Reference to a national code	Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: R119 Ref document number: 602005015909 Country of ref document: DE
2023-02-27	REG	Reference to a national code	Ref country code: DK Ref legal event code: EBP Effective date: 20220731
2023-02-28	REG	Reference to a national code	Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: PL
2023-04-28	PG25	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]	Ref country code: LI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20220731 Ref country code: CH Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20220731
2023-05-31	PG25	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]	Ref country code: DE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20230201
2023-07-31	PG25	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]	Ref country code: DK Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20220731

Publication	Publication Date	Title
JP5627679B2 (ja)	2014-11-19	補聴器
EP2289250B1 (de)	2018-07-18	Gehäuse für hörhilfe
US8194903B2 (en)	2012-06-05	Hearing apparatus with battery compartment locking
EP2930945B1 (de)	2018-08-22	Hörgerät mit Batteriefach
EP1816893B1 (de)	2014-07-02	Verbindungseinrichtung für einen Hörer eines Hörhilfegerätes
CN112788511B (zh)	2025-05-06	完全耳道式助听器
US7646878B2 (en)	2010-01-12	Hearing device with battery door
EP3892014B1 (de)	2024-01-10	Im ohr tragbare vorrichtung mit tunnel mit elektrischen kontaktstiften
US20130187594A1 (en)	2013-07-25	Hearing aid having a battery charger
US20130236041A1 (en)	2013-09-12	Battery holder for a hearing device
EP1599069B1 (de)	2009-08-12	Hörgerät mit Tür für ein Batteriefach
US8170251B2 (en)	2012-05-01	Battery compartment comprising several gripping arms and hearing equipped device therewith
US20110038499A1 (en)	2011-02-17	Hearing aid with an identifier
US8213654B2 (en)	2012-07-03	In the ear audio device and method for fastening an electronic module in a cavity in a custom made shell part for an in the ear audio device
CN109314830B (zh)	2020-12-15	固持助听器电子构件的电子元件框架、助听器及其套装
EP3182730B1 (de)	2019-09-18	Hörgerät
EP3128578B1 (de)	2018-06-20	Batterieanordnung für ein hörgerät
CN113940094B (zh)	2024-08-16	耳机、耳机盒及终端设备