EP3469814A1 - Hörgerät und bausatz für ein hörgerät - Google Patents
Hörgerät und bausatz für ein hörgerätInfo
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- EP3469814A1 EP3469814A1 EP17732353.2A EP17732353A EP3469814A1 EP 3469814 A1 EP3469814 A1 EP 3469814A1 EP 17732353 A EP17732353 A EP 17732353A EP 3469814 A1 EP3469814 A1 EP 3469814A1
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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
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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
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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
- H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
- H04R2225/31—Aspects of the use of accumulators in hearing aids, e.g. rechargeable batteries or fuel cells
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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
- H04R2420/00—Details of connection covered by H04R, not provided for in its groups
- H04R2420/09—Applications of special connectors, e.g. USB, XLR, in loudspeakers, microphones or headphones
Definitions
- the invention relates to a hearing aid, in particular a hearing aid.
- the invention further relates to a kit for such a hearing aid.
- hearing aid is here and below summarized in particular devices that affect the support of hearing impaired people (hearing aids for this purpose are usually referred to as “hearing aids"), tinnitus therapy (so-called “tinnitus masker) or
- hearing aid devices usually have at least one microphone for detecting noises from the surroundings of a hearing aid wearer
- the sounds processed in this way are output to the ear of the hearing device wearer by means of a loudspeaker, also referred to as a "handset,” which is partially amplified and / or attenuated.
- a loudspeaker also referred to as a "handset,” which is partially amplified and / or attenuated.
- devices for mechanical or electrical stimulation of the hearing of the hearing device wearer for example a cochlear implant
- cochlear implant for example a cochlear implant
- non-rechargeable batteries in particular "button cells”, preferably in a zinc-air design
- rechargeable energy sources also known as rechargeable battery, rechargeable battery or short “battery”
- the invention has for its object to simplify the production of hearing aids with different energy supply.
- This object is achieved by a hearing aid with the features of claim 1. Furthermore, this object is achieved by a hearing aid with the features of claim 2. Furthermore, this object is achieved by a kit for such a hearing aid with the features of claim 1 first In addition, this invention is also achieved by a hearing aid with the features of claim 13 and also by a kit for such a hearing aid with the features of claim 17.
- the hearing aid according to the invention according to claim 13 comprises an electronic frame for holding electronic components (such as at least one microphone, a loudspeaker and a signal processor for processing the sounds detected by the at least one microphone).
- the hearing aid further comprises a first spring contact and a second spring contact. Both the first and the second spring contact are attached to the electronics frame and preferably electrically connected to at least one of the electronic components.
- the two spring contacts are arranged and provided for the reversible electrical contacting of at least one of the electronic components with in particular lying at different electrical potential contact surfaces of a two-pole battery.
- the hearing aid comprises a "battery module", that is to say a structural unit which has a rechargeable battery and an electronic converter
- Converter electronics serve in particular for adapting the battery voltage value provided by the rechargeable battery to an operating voltage value required for operating the electronic components.
- the battery module is articulated in the intended mounting state of the hearing aid movable to the electronics frame and also includes to the two spring contacts corresponding terminal contacts.
- the battery module also includes a charging electronics for controlling a charging process of the rechargeable battery.
- the charging Electronics also an antenna (eg. An induction coil) for wireless charging of the rechargeable battery.
- the bipolar battery is preferably a button cell (also: button battery), which is designed in particular as a non-rechargeable battery (also referred to as a primary cell) in the form of a zinc-air battery. Alternatively, it can also be a rechargeable battery (also referred to as a secondary cell or accumulator) of the same type.
- the electronic frame is preferably formed by a (in particular three-dimensionally shaped) printed circuit board or comprises a (such or a flat) printed circuit board.
- the two spring contacts are preferably attached to the circuit board and thus indirectly to the electronics frame.
- the two spring contacts are preferably held on a (common) contact carrier for simplified mounting on the electronic frame.
- This contact carrier is attached to the electronics frame and preferably electrically connected to at least one of the electronic components.
- the invention is based on the idea of a hearing device, which is set up for the use of a predetermined energy source - in particular either a rechargeable battery module or a coin cell - in particular during production, in a simple way to use a different energy source - ie the button cell or the rechargeable battery module - to be able to adapt.
- assembly costs and, in particular, inventory costs for the respective components of hearing aid models aimed at different energy sources are to be reduced in particular.
- the hearing aid in particular by the battery module, which is designed to make contact with the two provided for a conventional "hearing aid battery” (button cell) spring contacts, it is advantageously particularly easy in the manufacture of the hearing aid as needed, the hearing aid For the operation with a button cell or with a rechargeable battery, in particular with the accumulator module to equip.
- the inventive design for the production of hearing aids with different energy sources is provided a particularly high proportion of common parts, so inventory costs for storage of a variety of different components and assemblies can be reduced.
- assembly processes can be simplified, in particular be automated more easily, since there is only a small variation of components.
- the battery module comprises three connection contacts, which are referred to below as first, second and third connection contact.
- first and the second connection contacts are spaced apart from one another such that these two connection contacts are contacted by the first spring contact, in particular jointly, in the intended contacting state of the accumulator module. This means that the first and the second terminal contact are short-circuited in the intended contacting state by means of the first spring contact.
- the third connection contact is contacted accordingly with the second spring contact.
- the intended contacting state of the battery module with the two spring contacts of the contact carrier is produced according to the above embodiment, in particular by a movement of the battery module in the direction of the electronics frame, in particular in the direction of the two spring contacts carrying contact carrier.
- This makes it possible to switch the hearing device on and off by contacting the accumulator module with the two spring contacts or removing the accumulator module from these spring contacts, comparable to inserting a coin cell into the hearing device (for example, swiveling in or pushing in).
- the second terminal contact of the battery module is designed as a so-called control contact.
- This control contact is used in particular to reversibly put the battery module, preferably the converter electronics, into an active or operating state (ie to switch on or off).
- the activation of the battery module is effected in particular by the above-described interconnection ("short circuit") of the first Final contact with the control contact.
- the two spring contacts of the contact carrier preferably have mutually perpendicular contact points (that is, contact surfaces).
- the two spring contacts are thus preferably configured to contact the button cell on the one hand on a flat side (front side) and on the other hand on the (on other electrical potential lying) circumferential surface. This design of the spring contacts is advantageously made possible to use button cells with different thickness when using the same spring contacts.
- the first connection contact and the second connection contact respectively have an associated contact point, in particular a surface against which the corresponding spring contact of the contact carrier rests in the intended contacting state.
- These contact points of the first and the second terminal contact (of the control contact) lie approximately in a common plane, in particular on a flat surface of the battery module.
- the third terminal contact is aligned with its associated contact point transversely and in particular in the thickness direction of the battery module offset from the contact points of the first and second terminal contacts.
- the battery module has an approximately cylindrical basic structure, wherein the contact points of the first and second terminal contacts on a front side and the contact point of the third terminal contact on the "lateral surface" (ie, on a peripheral surface) of the battery module are arranged.
- the battery module is movable, d. H.
- the battery module is adjustable between an "operating position" in which the battery module is intended to contact the spring contacts, and an "off position” in which the terminal contacts of the battery module are removed from the spring contacts and thus the power supply to the electronic Components of the hearing aid interrupted.
- the converter electronics of the battery module is deactivated (i.e., switched off or in sleep mode).
- the kit for a hearing aid according to the invention comprises the hearing aid of the type described above.
- the kit comprises the hearing aid, which in turn has the electronic frame and the two (optionally held on the contact carrier) spring contacts of the above type and the battery module described above.
- the kit also includes a battery door for reversibly holding the button cell.
- This battery door is in particular so pivotable on the electronics frame or on the housing of the hearing articulated (ie hinged in the intended mounting state) that when pivoting the battery door in a closed position, the contact surfaces of the (intentionally inserted into the battery compartment door) button cell are contacted with the two spring contacts ,
- the hearing aid of the kit according to the invention can thus, depending on requirements, in particular depending on the energy source to be used, advantageously optionally be equipped with the battery door described above or the battery module described above.
- This equipment is, for example, already in the production of the hearing aid, but preferably this equipment can also be done by a hearing care professional or comparable expert in the sale or adaptation of the hearing aid to a hearing aid wearer according to his wishes.
- the hearing aid according to an alternative variant of the invention according to claim 2 also has an electronic frame for mounting electronic components.
- This electronic frame and the electronic components essentially correspond to those of the type described above.
- the hearing aid comprises three spring contacts (which are referred to as first, second and third spring contact hereinafter) which (directly or for example indirectly by means of a contact carrier) on the Attached electronic frame and preferably electrically connected to at least one of the electronic components.
- These three spring contacts serve - according to this alternative embodiment according to the invention - for electrical contacting of at least one of the electronic components with a battery module having a rechargeable battery.
- a battery module For the purpose of contacting with the three spring contacts, such a battery module has a first connection contact, a second connection contact (designated as a control contact) and a third connection contact, which has a different (electrical) potential with respect to the first connection contact.
- the hearing aid also comprises a battery support for the movable with respect to the contact carrier holder of a button cell.
- This embodiment of the hearing device according to the invention is thus basically initially set up for use with the battery module as an energy source.
- the hearing device comprises the battery carrier described above.
- the inventive idea described above - to be able to operate a hearing aid set up for operation with a specific energy source also with another energy source - is achieved by means of this embodiment in an analogous but opposite manner to the above explanations.
- the battery module includes analogous to the above, in addition to the rechargeable battery and the converter electronics.
- the battery module also includes the charging electronics and in particular the antenna for wireless charging of the rechargeable battery.
- the three spring contacts are arranged in a preferred embodiment on the aforementioned contact carrier, which is carried out separately from the electronic frame and attached thereto (ie in particular is adapted to be attached to the mounting of the hearing device on the electronics frame).
- the hearing aid is set up to transmit a control signal for activating or deactivating the converter electronics of the battery module by means of the spring contact assigned to the second terminal contact (the control contact) of the battery module.
- the second terminal contact (ie the control contact) and the third terminal contact of the battery module respectively associated (second and third) spring contacts are located on a one pole the button cell forming contact surface, in particular on a lateral surface of the button cell.
- the spring contact associated with the first terminal contact of the accumulator module lies, in particular, against the further contact surface of the two-pole battery (specifically the button cell) forming the corresponding other pole, in particular at its end face.
- the button cell when using a two-pole (especially non-rechargeable) battery, specifically the button cell also serving for the transmission of the control signal to the battery module (third) spring contact is applied to the button cell and thus contacted with this.
- This contacting of the spring contact serving to transmit the control signal with the second contact surface of the button cell has surprisingly been found to be uncritical with regard to malfunctions, a short circuit or the like.
- constructive effort for adapting the hearing device configured for operation with the battery module can advantageously be saved on the use of a battery.
- the second and the third spring contact are designed such that their contact points (Or: contact surfaces) lie in a common area, while the contact point of the first spring contact is correspondingly in a perpendicular surface (to be brought on the end face of the button cell to the system).
- the battery carrier is designed in the form of a battery compartment door.
- This is preferably pivotally mounted on the electronics frame or on the housing of the hearing aid.
- the button cell battery door is thus preferably in a closed position (in particular towards the electronics frame to) moves (pivoted) that the first spring contact a contact surface of the button cell and the second and third
- the battery compartment door is thus moved so far that the respective contacts of the first, second and third spring contacts with the respective contact surfaces are separated, in which case, therefore, on the third control contact transmitted control signal to enable or disable the battery module omitted.
- the battery carrier of the hearing aid has two contact springs for the reversible electrical contacting of the respective contact surfaces of the button cell with the spring contacts (in particular with respect to the electrical potential).
- the two contact springs thus serve preferably to mediate the electrical contact from the contact surfaces of the button cell to the arranged on the electronic frame spring contacts.
- the battery carrier in this case forms a type of interface or adapter between a preferably conventional "hearing aid battery" (ie the button cell) and the spring contacts of the hearing device which are arranged to make contact with the battery module, the latter in this case preferably for easy contacting of the battery module with its contact surfaces in a common (especially flat) level.
- the battery carrier is expediently also designed to prevent a contacting of the (third) spring contact with the button cell serving for the transmission of the control signal or control command to the control contact.
- the third spring contact for example, is insulated from the button cell by a wall of the battery carrier.
- the battery carrier is also designed here as a battery compartment door, but in which the two contact springs are integrated.
- the battery carrier is pivotably articulated to the electronics frame or to a housing of the hearing aid.
- the contact springs of the battery carrier are designed in the manner of leaf springs.
- the two contact springs are arranged in the battery carrier in such a way that one of the two contact springs acts on one flat side of the button cell (preferably designed as a button battery or coin cell) and the other on a lateral surface lying opposite to the above flat side at a different potential.
- the contact spring of the battery carrier acting on the flat side of the button cell in particular has a helical section.
- This helical portion is designed such that it can deflect in the thickness direction of the button cell. This advantageously makes it possible to use different thick button cells with the battery carrier, in particular with their flat side opposite the helical section (also referred to as end face) being able to be inserted flush with the battery carrier.
- the battery carrier comprises a base body on which the contact springs are arranged and the (preferably in the intended use state of the battery carrier) immovable to the electronic frame, in particular fixed (ie preferably rigid) with the Electronic frame, in particular the contact carrier, connected and contacted.
- the battery carrier preferably also comprises a pivotable flap, which is designed in particular in the manner of a battery compartment door, and in which the button cell is reversibly held in the intended insertion state and can be reversibly swung onto the contact springs arranged on the main body.
- the battery carrier in this embodiment comprises a "separate" battery compartment door, by means of which the inserted button cell for activating and deactivating the hearing device or the electronic components of the hearing device can be contacted or removed from the contact springs.
- the kit according to the invention comprises the hearing device described above, which is set up by means of the three spring contacts arranged on the electronic frame (optionally by means of the contact carrier) for contacting the battery module.
- this kit includes the battery module of the type described above. That is, the kit includes both the battery carrier described above and the battery module, in particular the rechargeable battery, the converter electronics, the first terminal contact, the control contact and the third terminal contact, respectively correspond to the spring contacts (the contact carrier) has.
- This battery module is preferably designed for fixed (preferably rigid, that is, in particular immovable) installation in a housing of the hearing aid. In this case, therefore, either the battery module is preferably either permanently mounted in the housing or the pivotable battery compartment door is used.
- the second and third terminal contact respectively associated contact points in a common area, in particular in a lateral surface of the preferably approximately cylindrically shaped battery module.
- the contact point of the first terminal contact is preferably transverse to the contact points of the second and third terminal contact, in particular on one approximately normal to the lateral surface standing end face of the battery module.
- 1 is a schematic side view of an electronic frame of a
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a contact carrier which is connected in the intended mounting state with the electronics frame
- FIG. 4 is a perspective plan view of a battery module which is designed for contacting with the contact carrier according to FIG. 2, FIG.
- FIG. 6 in view of FIG. 4 shows an alternative embodiment of the
- FIG. 7 is a perspective detail of the electronic frame of an alternative embodiment with three contacts for contacting a battery module
- FIG. 8 in view of FIG. 4 shows an alternative embodiment of the
- FIG. 14 is a plan view of another embodiment of the battery module of FIG. 8 in a contacted with the contacts of FIG. 7 state, and Fig. 15 in view of FIG. 14, a further embodiment of the
- the electronics frame 1 comprises a main body 2, on which a plurality of electronic components are present, such as e.g. a microphone module 4, controls and electronic circuits, which serve for signal processing of the detected by means of the microphone module 4 noise (and thus form a signal processor).
- the main body 2 is formed in the present embodiment by a three-dimensionally shaped circuit board.
- the base body 2 comprises a connection surface 6, to which a contact carrier 8 shown in FIG. 2 is fastened in the intended mounting state.
- the contact carrier 8 in this case comprises a first spring contact 10 and a second spring contact 12. These two spring contacts 10 and 12 are connected via the connection surface 6 with the electronic components signal transmission technology.
- the two spring contacts 10 and 12 are aligned on the contact carrier 8 that they in the intended Kunststoff istsschreib a two-pole, non-rechargeable battery, here in the form of a button cell 14, at their lying at different electrical potential contact surfaces 16 and 18 contact.
- the first spring contact 10 acts on the first contact surface 16 formed on one end side of the button cell 14 and the second spring contact 12 of the contact carrier 8 on the second contact surface 18 formed by a jacket surface of the button cell 14.
- the first contact surface 16 of the button cell 14 is at ground potential.
- the button cell 14 is inserted in the intended contacting state in a battery compartment door forming a battery tray 20, which by means of a hinge 22 on a housing of the hearing aid (not shown) pivotally supported and pivoted in the direction of the electronics frame 1 and on the contact carrier 8.
- the hearing aid includes in the context of a kit that is used to selectively design the hearing aid for operation with the button cell 14 or with a rechargeable battery, next to the battery door 20 an optional on the housing the hearing aid pivotally holdable battery module 30, which is shown in Fig. 4.
- the accumulator module 30 represents a structural unit which, in addition to the rechargeable battery, also referred to as “rechargeable battery", comprises charging electronics and conversion electronics for adapting the output voltage value output by the accumulator to an operating voltage value required for operating the electronic components of the hearing device 30, a first connection contact 32, a second connection contact, which is referred to below as a control contact 34, and a third connection contact 36.
- the first and the third connection contacts 32 and 36 are at different electrical potentials Concretely, the first connection contact 32 is at ground potential
- the control contact 34 serves to activate the converter electronics of the battery module 30 by interconnecting (specifically: short-circuiting) with the first connection contact 32.
- the first connection contact 32 and the control contact 34 are on a flat or front side 38 of the A kkumoduls 30 arranged side by side so that they are contacted in the intended contacting state of the battery module 30 with the contact carrier 8 of the first spring contact 10 of the contact carrier 8 and thereby short-circuited.
- the third terminal contact 36 is formed on a shell side 40 of the battery module 30, so that the contact surface formed by the third terminal contact 36 is aligned transversely to the plane of the contact surfaces of the two terminal contacts 32 and 34. The third terminal contact 36 is contacted in the intended contacting state of the second spring contact 12 of the contact carrier 8.
- the battery module 30 also includes a hinge 42, by means of which the battery module 30 is articulated in the intended mounting state of the hearing aid comparable to the battery door 20 pivotally mounted on the housing of the hearing aid.
- a hinge 42 by means of which the battery module 30 is articulated in the intended mounting state of the hearing aid comparable to the battery door 20 pivotally mounted on the housing of the hearing aid.
- the contact carrier 8 comprises in addition to the first and the second spring contact 10 and 12, a third spring contact 44.
- This third spring contact 44 serves for direct contacting of the control contact 34 of the battery module 30.
- the corresponding to this contact carrier 8 battery module 30 is shown in Fig. 6 , In this case, "only" the first connection contact 32 is arranged on the flat side 38 of the accumulator module 30.
- the control contact 34 and the third connection contact 36 are both positioned on the lateral surface 40 of the accumulator module 30 (side by side).
- the hearing device is configured to deactivate the battery module 30, specifically its converter electronics, by means of a control signal transmitted via the third spring contact 44.
- the battery module 30 does not have to be separated from the spring contacts 10 , 12 and 44.
- This embodiment is also considered as an independent invention.
- this hearing aid (likewise like the one described above, as well as in the context of a kit in addition to the battery module 30 according to FIG. 6) comprises the battery compartment door 20 according to FIG "Turning on” or activating the hearing aid, the battery compartment door 20 carrying the button cell 14 is pivoted in the direction of the electronics frame 1 (in a closed position), so that the first spring contact 10 arranged on the front side of the button cell 14 first contact surface 1 6 and the second and third spring contacts 12 and 44 of the contact carrier 8 both contact the shell-side second contact surface 18 of the button cell 14.
- the battery compartment door 20 is pivoted so that the respective contacts of the first, second and third spring contacts 10, 12 and 44 with the respective contact surfaces 16 and 18 are separated.
- FIG. 7 shows a further alternative exemplary embodiment of the hearing device.
- the electronic frame 1 of the hearing aid specifically at its connection surface 6, there are three spring contacts (as first spring contact 50, second spring contact 50).
- dercard 51 and third spring contact 52 denotes) and electrically connected to the electronic components of the hearing aid.
- These three spring contacts 50, 51 and 52 serve to make contact with the first terminal 32, the control contact 34 and the third terminal 36 of the battery module 30, which in this case are arranged side by side on the lateral surface 40 of the battery module 30 (see FIG.
- the contact points of the spring contacts 50, 51 and 52 assigned to the connection contacts 32, 34 and 36, ie the contact surfaces arranged on the free ends of the spring contacts 50, 51 and 52, are arranged in a "contact plane" lying approximately parallel to the connection surface 6.
- the hearing device comprises within the scope of a kit which serves for the optional design of the hearing device for operation with the battery module 30 according to FIG. 8 or with the button cell 14, a battery carrier, which is designed as a battery door 60 according to one of the Fig. 9, 10 and 1 1.
- the battery compartment door 60 in this case comprises a hinge 62, by means of which the battery compartment door 60 with optionally inserted button cell 14 can be pivoted from an open position ("off position") in the direction of the spring contacts 50, 51 and 52 of the electronic frame 1.
- the battery compartment door 60 further comprises a first contact spring 64 and a second contact spring 66, which protrude into an inner space 68 of the battery compartment door 60, in which the button cell 14 is inserted in the intended insertion state (see Fig. 9, 10 and 1 1).
- the first contact spring 64 is arranged such that it contacts the first contact surface 16 of the button cell 14 in the intended insertion state.
- the second contact spring 66 is positioned in the battery compartment door 60 in such a way that it engages the second contact surface 18, ie the shell surface of the button cell 14.
- the two contact springs 64 and 66 are in each case a recess 70 and 72 of a side wall of the battery compartment door 60 open to the outside, so that when pivoting the battery compartment door 60 in the direction of the electronics frame 1, the respective potential of the two contact surfaces 16 and 18 of the button cell 14 associated spring contacts 50 and 52 of the electronic frame. 1 with the exposed in the respective recess 70 and 72 portion of the contact springs 64 and 66, respectively, come into electrical contact.
- the spring contact 51 corresponding to the control contact 34 of the battery module 30 is prevented from contacting the second contact surface 18 of the button cell 14 by (the side wall) of the battery compartment door 60.
- FIG. 10 an embodiment of the battery door 60 is shown in which the battery compartment door 60 is increased in the thickness direction of the button cell 14.
- a button cell 14 that is "thicker" in comparison with FIG. 9 can be held in the battery compartment door 60 and used with the hearing device according to FIG. 7.
- Fig. 1 an alternative embodiment of the battery compartment door 60 is shown.
- the battery compartment door 60 of this embodiment is configured to receive and contact button cells 14 of different thicknesses.
- the first contact spring 64 has a helical spring-like portion 74 on which the button cell 14 is seated with its first contact surface 16 in the intended insertion state.
- the helical spring-shaped portion 74 of the first contact spring 64 springs. The top surface of the button cell 14 opposite the first contact surface 16 can thus always be held flush with the battery compartment door 60, specifically flush with the open end of the interior 68 in the battery compartment door 60.
- FIG. 12 shows a further alternative exemplary embodiment of the battery carrier for the hearing device according to FIG. 7.
- the battery carrier is designed as a battery module 80, which has a housing-shaped main body 82. On the main body 82, the two contact springs 64 and 66 are arranged. Furthermore, the battery module 80 comprises a flap, which essentially corresponds to the battery compartment door 20 according to FIG. 3. The battery door 20 is hinged by its hinge 22 to the base 82 pivotally.
- the battery carrier formed by the battery module 80 is set up in the intended installation state in the hearing device. Tels the contact springs 64 and 66 to be constantly contacted with the spring contacts 50 and 52.
- the contact springs 64 and 66 are formed in the interior of the base body 82 comparable to the spring contacts 10 and 12 shown in FIG. 2, so that when swinging the battery door 20 from the base 82, the inserted into the battery door 20 button cell 14 of the contact springs 64 and 66 removed and thus the hearing aid is switched off.
- the three spring contacts 50, 51 and 52 are held together on the contact carrier 8 described above for FIG. 2 and arranged by means of this on the connection surface 6 of the electronic frame 1.
- the battery carrier is formed in this case, comparable to the embodiment of FIG. 12 as a two-part battery module 80.
- the battery carrier in this case comprises a plug body 84, which serves for the mechanical fixation on the contact carrier 8, and the battery door 20, which is articulated by means of the hinge 22 pivotally on the plug body 84.
- the contact springs 64 and 66 are arranged and thus in the intended mounting state stationary relative to the battery compartment door 20.
- the contact carrier 8 is additionally configured in this embodiment to hold the plug body 44 by adhesion.
- the battery door 20 is further pivotally mounted on the plug body 84, that upon pivoting of the battery door 20 in the direction of the plug body 84, the contact springs 64 and 66 contact the button cell 14.
- Fig. 14 the contacting of the battery module 30 with the spring contacts 50, 51 and 52 of the contact carrier 8 described immediately above is shown.
- a further embodiment of the battery carrier described in the context of Fig. 9 in the form of the battery compartment door 60 and the spring contacts 50, 51 and 52 is shown.
- the spring contacts 50, 51 and 52 are comparable to those arranged in the embodiment of FIG. 13 on the contact carrier 8.
- the battery compartment door 60 is pivoted (in a manner not shown) on the electronics frame 1 or on the housing of the hearing aid. Concretely, the battery compartment door 60 is in the intended contacting state with the spring contacts 50, 51 and 52.
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