CN103763670A - Adaptor of BTE hearing aid - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an adaptor for a BTE hearing aid with a housing to be worn behind the ear, an earpiece for insertion in the earcanal, and a signal transmission member for transmission of a signal from the housing at a first end of the member to the earpiece at a second end of the member, the signal transmission member having a connector at the first end, wherein the housing and the connector of the signal transmission member are not adapted for mutual mechanical interconnection, wherein the adaptor has a first end that is geometrically adapted for mechanical connection with the connector of the signal transmission member and a second end that is geometrically adapted for mechanical connection with the housing, so that the signal transmission member and the housing can be mechanically interconnected through the adaptor whereby the variety of signal transmission member units to be kept in stock by a hearing aid dispenser is substantially minimized.
Description
The application is to be that September 30, application number in 2005 are that 200580037027.7(international application no is PCT/DK2005/000627 the applying date), to be the application for a patent for invention of " BTE hearing aid adaptor " divide an application denomination of invention.
Technical field
The present invention relates to after various BTE(ears) the simplification manufacture of hearing aids, thus the various parts of being possessed from stock by hearing aids retail trader are minimized fully.
Background technology
After ear, (behind-the-ear) hearing aids is known in the art, and the sound that wherein sound pipe (sound tube) produces the receiver by hearing aids imports duct into.For safety and cosily sound pipe is put into duct, provide receiver, auricular concha (shell) or ear mold to be inserted in user's duct.
Conventionally, for being applicable to user's ear, receiver, auricular concha or ear mold are all to customize separately, thereby guarantee fully hearing aid organ pipe to be put into the appropriate location in duct and to prevent that receiver from skidding off from ear, have avoided the acoustic feedback when moving such as user simultaneously.The receiver of customization has increased cost and the assembling required time of hearing aids of equipment.
In order to reduce manufacturing cost, thereby with a large amount of standard sizes, manufacture the human anatomy that receiver, auricular concha or ear mold meet most users ear knownly.
In order to affect as small as possible duct by avoiding blocking duct (that is, blockage effect), conventionally preferably use so-called " open " BTE receiver.This also contributes to keep nature hearing and user's physical environment.
United States Patent (USP) 5,753,870 disclose a kind of BTE hearing aids that sound pipe is connected to the connector of ear mold that has.One end of this connector is suitable for receiving sound pipe and also holds for improving the acoustic filter of sound quality simultaneously.The hook of BTE shell and connector provide respectively the bending of propagation path.Enough straight on the position that sound pipe is installed at it.
EP1448014 discloses a kind of BTE hearing aids with receiver, it is suitable for being inserted in user's duct, and there is the elastic fibers that at least one is connected to receiver, for adjoin the bottom of concha auriculae (concha) when receiver is inserted in duct, thereby provide the confining force of the receiver in user's duct.
Conventionally, sound pipe is all attached to connector, sound pipe is coupled to the BTE shell of the electronic device that comprises hearing aids.Sound pipe is normally pliable and tough, so that can crooked sound pipe, and provides the required arc sound transmission path that outputs to receiver, auricular concha or ear mold from the receiver at BTE shell.With required length, cut off sound pipe.
In the disclosed BTE hearing aids of EP1448014, sound pipe has preformed shape, comprises the first bending of extending and stride across user's ear top from connector, and from outside the second bending of extending in the access customer duct of going forward side by side of ear.
Also known, in a unit, with various standard size manufactures, there is sound pipe and the receiver of connector, for example between the first and second bendings, there is different length (for example 4 kinds of different lengths), and between the second bending and receiver, there is different length (for example 2 kinds of different lengths), to be applicable to the human anatomy of most users ear.In addition, sound pipe can be equipped with have different size receiver or the custom mold of (for example 3 kinds of different standard sizes).Finally, sound pipe must be manufactured to and have the bending that is suitable for auris dextra and the bending that is suitable for left ear.This example generation 48(4*2*3*2) plant the unit that will manufacture of various criterion size, Bing You hearing aids retail trader possesses from stock.In addition, sound pipe may be paid to be multiple times than the various diameters of required standard size quantity.
In addition, hearing aids shell is coupled to by sound pipe connector in the different hearing aids manufacturer conventionally different coupling principles of application, such as screw thread, snap fit etc., thus double the kind of the sound tube unit that Liao You hearing aids retail trader preserves from stock.
Therefore need to provide a kind of can reduce the equipment that hearing aids retail trader preserves the quantity of parts from stock.
Summary of the invention
According to the present invention, above and other object is by providing a kind of adapter for BTE hearing aids to be met, and this BTE hearing aids has the shell being worn over after ear; Insert the receiver of duct; And signal transmission assembly, it is used for signal being transferred to the receiver at the second end place of this assembly from the shell of the first end of this assembly, and this signal transmission assembly has connector at this first end.The connector of hearing aids shell and this signal transmission assembly is unsuitable for directly carrying out each other mechanically interconnected, but, the first end of this adapter is at the connector mechanical connection being geometrically suitable for this signal transmission assembly, and the second end is geometrically being suitable for and shell mechanical connection, so that this signal transmission assembly and shell can be mechanically interconnected by this adapter.
The important advantage of the present invention is that the various signal transmission member units of being possessed from stock by hearing aids retail trader are minimized fully.
Signal transmission assembly can be sound pipe, and it is propagated from being arranged in voice signal that the receiver of BTE hearing aids shell comes as audible signal, and the receiver with output port by this sound pipe by transfer voice to the ear-drum in duct.
As an alternative, signal transmission assembly can be electric conductor, and it is used for electronic audio signal that the output of the signal processor from BTE hearing aids shell is come and is propagated to being positioned at receiver and be used for the receiver of sounding by the output port of receiver by this conductor.
Provide adapter to eliminate manufacturing the demand of the sound tube unit with the dissimilar connector connecting for the BTE shell from different manufacturers.For example, if sound tube unit is produced with the different size of the p kind coupling mechanism different with q kind, according to prior art, must manufacture the parts that p*q kind is different, and will possess from stock every kind of combination of available size and coupling mechanism.The size that adapter according to the present invention is reduced to p+q(p kind sound pipe by required number of components adds the adapter that q kind is different).
Like this, adapter packs for BTE hearing aids is also provided, comprise according at least two kinds of different adapters of the present invention, thereby making becomes possibility from the signal transmission assembly of Yi Ge manufacturer from each hearing aids shell interconnection from least two different manufacturers, described manufacturer is used different mechanical couplings geometric formats, has hindered the direct mechanical interconnection of its parts.
Preferably, the signal transmission assembly using than corresponding not tape adapter unit such as signal transmission assemblies such as sound pipes that will use together with adapter is short, whether thereby no matter use together with adapter, BTE hearing aids shell can remain on the same position after ear substantially.Thereby, when hearing aids uses together with adapter, the microphone of hearing aids can remain on originally want after ear position.
Connector is to be integrated into such as the assembly on the signal transmission assembly of sound pipe etc. by molded (over-moulded).Alternatively, first connector can be molded, and is then adhered on this assembly.
Signal transmission assembly also can provide the assembly such as plug etc. on the one end that will be connected with receiver, signal transmission assembly is invested to receiver by connect (bayonet coupling) or bonding (gluing) etc. such as inserting bolt type.
In one embodiment, signal transmission assembly, signal transmission assembly connector and can be molded and form an integrated unit such as the assembly of plug etc., for example, sound pipe, sound pipe connector and can be molded and form an integrated unit such as the assembly of plug etc.
Adapter can also comprise the compartment that is communicated with and holds acoustic filter or cerumen guard (cerumen guard) with sound pipe.
In addition, adapter can comprise the compartment that holds wind noise (wind noise) filter.
In addition, adapter can comprise and holds the compartment with left/right identified component, or left/right sign also can be imprinted on adapter.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the inside diameter ranges of sound pipe is from about 0.8mm to about 2mm.This pipe is preferably formed by the material with 65 to 85 Shore (Shore) D hardness.
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Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, describe and explain the present invention in detail, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of BTE hearing aids with the prior art of open receiver,
The photo of the end view when BTE hearing aids that Fig. 2 is to provide prior art is positioned at user's auris dextra,
Fig. 3 has shown the BTE hearing aids shell that has adapter according to of the present invention,
Fig. 4 schematically shown on ear and to have placed the BTE hearing aids shell with adapter,
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of each embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 6 has schematically shown each embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 7 has schematically shown other variety of ways that adapter invested to BTE shell,
Fig. 8 is the perspective view that has the adapter of cerumen guard according to of the present invention, and
Fig. 9 is the perspective view that has the adapter of wind noise filter according to of the present invention.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 perspectivity ground shows BTE hearing aids 10 of the prior art.BTE hearing aids 10 comprises: hearing aids shell 12; Signal transmission assembly 14, shown in exemplary embodiment in it is the sound pipe with preformed shape, be used for from hearing aids shell 12, importing sound into duct (not shown), and the receiver 16 that is connected in sound pipe 14, be used for inserting in duct.
The preformed shape of sound pipe 14 comprise from the housing at user's ear top, extend first crooked 18 and when user wears hearing aids 10, from the outside of ear, extend to the second bending 20 in user's duct.
In addition, hearing aids 10 has arc and is preferentially resilient fiber (fibre) 22, and it has the one end 24 that is connected to receiver or sound pipe.Fiber 22 is suitable for adjoining the surface of external ear when receiver 16 is inserted in duct, thereby the confining force of the receiver 16 in user's duct is provided.
Fig. 2 is presented at the photo that the hearing aids shown in Fig. 1 is correctly placed on user's ear place.Only for illustrated object, thereby fiber and sound pipe can be seen better them by upper look on photo.The place, bottom that fiber 22 is suitable for the concha auriculae 28 after antitragus 30 adjoins external ear 26, be substantially sightless, and it also provides the reliable confining force to the receiver 16 in duct 32 at this position fiber 22.
The elasticity of this fiber makes this fiber apply the power towards duct to receiver, so that receiver remains on receiver, is pressed in the position on the anatomical features in duct.
Shown receiver provides with standard size and is easy to wear and tool aesthetic feeling, and fiber 22 can so that its safety and be cosily fixed in user's duct.
Fig. 3 shown according to adapter 100 of the present invention, and it is connected to hearing aids shell 112 harmony tube connectors 114.Sound pipe 116 can be connected to for being inserted into receiver 118 or auricular concha or the ear mold 120 in duct.
Fig. 4 has shown to have the hearing aids of adapter in the correct placement at user's ear place.It should be noted in the discussion above that because sound pipe 116 is shorter than not using the sound pipe of adapter, so the post-11.2 of microphone can't change due to the use of adapter.
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of the various embodiment of adapter, and it is configured to coordinate one group of adapter 110 of sound pipe coupling of the BTE hearing aids shell 112 of different manufacturers.In an illustrated embodiment, the first end 102 that is suitable for connecting the adapter 100 of sound pipe connector 114 comprises that longitudinally axle extends and is generally columniform assembly 124, it has bead (bead) 126, for the fast fastening (snap coupling) by being inserted into sound pipe connector 114, with the elastic force by assembly 124 and/or connector 114, safety adheres to.The second end 104 of adapter 100 is connected with hearing aids shell 112 being geometrically suitable for.
Fig. 6 has schematically shown according to larger one group of adapter 110 of the present invention.A line has shown also at the embodiment shown in Fig. 5 above, and other row have shown the coupling geometry of the replaceability between the first end 102 of sound pipe connector and adapter.Those skilled in the art it should be understood that coupling principle and the geometry that also can use other.
Fig. 7 schematically illustrates other variety of ways that adapter invested to BTE shell.
Fig. 8 has for holding the perspective view of adapter 100 of the compartment 128 of cerumen guard 130 according to of the present invention, and cerumen guard is arranged in the transmission path of the sound being sent by receiver, and is used for protecting BTE shell to avoid entering of earwax.Alternatively, compartment 128 can comprise for improving the acoustic filter of sound quality.In another embodiment, cerumen guard is molded as the integration section of adapter.
Fig. 9 has for holding the perspective view of adapter 100 of the compartment 132 of wind noise or moisture filter 134 according to of the present invention, described wind noise or the moisture filter wind noise for suppressing to be sent by receiver.In addition, adapter 100 can have for holding the compartment (not shown) of left/right sign 136.
Claims (8)
1. for the adapter packs of BTE hearing aids, it comprises at least two kinds of different adapters,
Described BTE hearing aids has
Shell, it is worn on after ear,
Receiver, it is used for being inserted into duct, and
Sound pipe, it is used for voice signal being transferred to the receiver at the second end place of described sound pipe from the shell of the first end of described sound pipe, and described sound pipe has connector at described first end, and wherein
Each in described adapter has
First end, it is suitable for the connector mechanical connection with each sound pipe on geometry, and
The second end, it is suitable for and each shell mechanical connection on geometry,
Thereby it is mechanically interconnected that each sound pipe and each shell can pass through each adapter, make thus the various sound tube unit of being possessed from stock by hearing aids retail trader can be fully minimized.
2. according to the adapter packs of claim 1, wherein a kind of adapter also comprises the compartment that is communicated with and holds acoustic filter with described sound pipe.
3. according to the adapter packs of claim 1 or 2, wherein a kind of adapter also comprises the compartment that holds wind noise filter.
4. the adapter of adapter packs according to claim 1 and 2.
5. the adapter of adapter packs according to claim 3.
6. a BTE hearing aids, has adapter according to claim 4.
7. a BTE hearing aids, has adapter according to claim 5.
8. according to the BTE hearing aids of claim 5, also comprise that at least one is connected to the elastic fibers of described receiver, be used for adjoining the bottom of concha auriculae when described receiver has been inserted in duct, thereby the confining force of the receiver in user's duct is provided.
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