EP0303143A2 - Hearing aid - Google Patents

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EP0303143A2
EP0303143A2 EP88112469A EP88112469A EP0303143A2 EP 0303143 A2 EP0303143 A2 EP 0303143A2 EP 88112469 A EP88112469 A EP 88112469A EP 88112469 A EP88112469 A EP 88112469A EP 0303143 A2 EP0303143 A2 EP 0303143A2
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/55—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired
    • H04R25/556—External connectors, e.g. plugs or modules
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2300/00—Orthogonal indexing scheme relating to electric switches, relays, selectors or emergency protective devices covered by H01H
    • H01H2300/004—Application hearing aid
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; 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

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  • the invention relates to a hearing aid according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a hearing aid is e.g. the "SELECTRA” hearing aid from Rexton International, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • the plugged in audio connection increases the dimensions of this hearing aid to an undesirable extent.
  • An in-the-ear hearing aid in which the battery drawers for two different battery sizes can be exchanged, is e.g. known as ITE product (see e.g. NHAS ASHA brochure sheet from 1986). With the "SELECTRA behind-the-ear hearing aid", the battery compartment cannot be replaced without removing the housing shells.
  • the object of the present invention is to make a hearing aid of the type mentioned at the outset as small as possible without any additional technical outlay, even when the audio connection is plugged in.
  • the usual battery drawer can be removed and the audio connection, which is also designed as a battery drawer, can be used instead of this battery drawer.
  • This construction means that less space is required for audio connections than before. The hearing aid is therefore small in size despite the audio connection being used.
  • the hearing aid 1 comprises a housing 2 with a battery drawer 3.
  • the battery drawer 3 is rotatably mounted on an axis of rotation 4 (a pivot on each housing shell of the housing composed of two housing shells) by means of a suspension slot 5. It comprises a push button 6 for latching the battery drawer 3 into the fully closed position, in which the battery 7 lying in the battery drawer 3 is electrically connected to the inner circuit of the hearing aid, and into a half-open position, in which the battery is out of the inner circuit is switched off.
  • the battery drawer 3 can also be pivoted completely out of the end face 8 of the hearing device housing by means of the push button 6, so that the battery 7 can be easily replaced in this position.
  • the complete battery drawer 3 can also be suspended from the axis of rotation 4 via the widening opening 9 of the suspension slot 5 and e.g. be replaced by an audio connector, which is also designed as a battery charger.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 show such an audio connector 10, which is simultaneously designed as a battery charger and is attached to the axis of rotation 4 of the housing 2 of the hearing aid 1 instead of the battery charger 3.
  • the audio connector 10 includes an outer connector shell 11 (the end face 12 with the female to 3 and 15) for a Euro plug (not shown) and a contact holder 16 inserted into the outer connection shell 11, which at the same time acts as a battery charger 17 with the inserted battery 18 (which can be identical to the battery 7 in FIG. 1) is trained.
  • the contact holder 16 thus comprises the seat part 19 for the battery 18 and an additional plug part 20 for the female connection sockets 13 to 15 on the end face 12 of the outer Connection shell 11 of the audio connection 10.
  • the plug-in supplement part 20 thus also comprises female connection sockets 21 to 23 which, in the assembled state of the contact holder 16 in the outer connection shell 11 of the audio connection 10, continue the female connection sockets 13 to 15 of the outer connection shell 11.
  • the contact springs of the contact holder 16 are indicated in the figure 4 with 24 to 26.
  • the contact holder 16 comprises a total of three such contact springs, which, when the contact holder 16 is inserted into the outer connection shell 11, from the inner wall of the outer connection shell in the direction of female connection sockets 13 to 15 in the outer connection shell 11 or female connection sockets 21 to 23 in the plug-in supplementary part 20 be pressed. An inserted Euro plug then contacts the lower ends of the contact springs 24 to 26 pressed inwards.
  • the contact connection at the upper end of the contact springs is made by means of contact springs 27 to 29, which project downwards from a printed circuit board 30 in the direction of the audio connection 10.
  • the audio connector 10 comprises on the outer connector shell 11 in turn a finger grip 30 'for switching the battery 18 on and off to or from the inner circuit (not shown) of the hearing device 1.
  • the contact holder 16 can instead of only three contact springs 24 to 26 also additional contact springs, e.g. include the contact springs 31 and 32 shown in dashed lines, which are supplemented by corresponding continuing contact springs 33 and 34 on the circuit board 30.
  • additional contact springs 31, 32 and 33, 34 are e.g. Connection contacts for further electrical and / or electromechanical components housed in the audio connection (in FIG. 2, for example, such a component is indicated by the dash-dot number 35).
  • a shell 36 can be used, which is only roughly modeled according to the contour of the shell 11 of an audio connector 10 which, however, does not have the female connection sockets 13 to 15 for a Euro plug (see end face 36 'of FIG. 8).
  • a contact holder 37 similar to that of an audio connection without a plug-in supplementary part, can again be inserted, which is simultaneously designed as a battery charger 38 and whose contact springs 39a to n have electrical and / or electromechanical components 40a to n arranged in the shell 36. control / programming chips) can be connected.
  • a reduction ring 41 as indicated in FIG. 9, can be used both in the conventional battery drawer 3 and in the contact holders 16 designed as battery drawer 17 or 38 for the audio connection 10 or the general shell 36.
  • the inner diameter of the respective battery drawer which is matched to the largest battery to be used, is thus reduced in diameter so that smaller batteries 42 can now also be used.

Abstract

Es umfaßt ein Gehäuse mit Batterielade und ansteckbarem Audio-Anschluß. Erfindungsgemäß ist im Gehäuse (2) wahlweise eine übliche Batterielade (3) oder ein Audio-Anschluß (10), der gleichzeitig als Batterielade (17) ausgebildet ist, einsetzbar.It includes a housing with a battery charger and a plug-in audio connection. According to the invention, a customary battery drawer (3) or an audio connector (10), which is also designed as a battery drawer (17), can be used in the housing (2).

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Hörgerät gemäß den Merkmalen des Oberbegriffs des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a hearing aid according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.

Ein solches Hörgerät (HdO-Gerät) ist z.B. das Hörgerät "SELECTRA" von Rexton International, Zürich, Schweiz. Der an­gesteckte Audio- Anschluß vergrößert die Dimensionen dieses Hörgerätes in unerwünschtem Maße. Ein In-dem-Ohr-Hörgerät, bei dem sich die Batterieladen für zwei verschiedene Batteriegrößen gegeneinander auswechseln lassen, ist z.B. als ITE Produkt bekannt (siehe z.B. NHAS ASHA Prospektblatt aus dem Jahr 1986). Beim "SELECTRA Hinter-dem-Ohr-Hörgerät" ist das Batteriefach ohne Demontage der Gehäuseschalen nicht auswechselbar.Such a hearing aid (BTE device) is e.g. the "SELECTRA" hearing aid from Rexton International, Zurich, Switzerland. The plugged in audio connection increases the dimensions of this hearing aid to an undesirable extent. An in-the-ear hearing aid, in which the battery drawers for two different battery sizes can be exchanged, is e.g. known as ITE product (see e.g. NHAS ASHA brochure sheet from 1986). With the "SELECTRA behind-the-ear hearing aid", the battery compartment cannot be replaced without removing the housing shells.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es, ein Hörgerät der ein­gangs genannten Art ohne technischen Mehraufwand auch bei ange­stecktem Audio-Anschluß so klein wie möglich zu gestalten.The object of the present invention is to make a hearing aid of the type mentioned at the outset as small as possible without any additional technical outlay, even when the audio connection is plugged in.

Die Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die kennzeichnenden Merk­male des Anspruchs 1 gelöst.The object is achieved by the characterizing features of claim 1.

Beim Hörgerät gemäß der Erfindung kann die übliche Batterielade abgenommen und anstelle dieser Batterielade der Audio-Anschluß, der gleichzeitig als Batterielade ausgebildet ist, eingesetzt werden. Durch diese Konstruktion wird weniger Raum zusätzlich bei Audio-Anschluß als bisher benötigt. Das Hörgerät ist also trotz eingesetztem Audio-Anschluß klein in den äußeren Abmes­sungen.In the hearing aid according to the invention, the usual battery drawer can be removed and the audio connection, which is also designed as a battery drawer, can be used instead of this battery drawer. This construction means that less space is required for audio connections than before. The hearing aid is therefore small in size despite the audio connection being used.

Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen. Gemäß Unteranspruch 4 können im Audio-Anschluß bei Bedarf weitere elektronische Bauelemente untergebracht wer­den. Gemäß dem Anspruch 5 kann anstelle eines Audio-Anschlusses eine Schale entsprechender Form ohne Anschlußkontaktlöcher für einen Eurostecker einsetzbar sein, in der beliebige elektrische und/oder elektromechanische, z.B. besondere Steuer- oder Pro­grammier-Chips, angeordnet sind. Die Kontakte des Kontakthalters dienen dann zur elektrischen Verbindung mit diesen Bauelementen.Advantageous embodiments of the invention result from the subclaims. According to dependent claim 4 can in the audio connection if necessary, further electronic components can be accommodated. According to claim 5, instead of an audio connection, a shell of a corresponding shape can be used without connection contact holes for a Euro plug, in which any electrical and / or electromechanical, for example special control or programming chips are arranged. The contacts of the contact holder then serve for the electrical connection with these components.

Weitere Vorteile und Einzelheiten der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen anhand der Zeichnung und in Verbindung mit den weiteren An­sprüchen.Further advantages and details of the invention result from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawing and in connection with the further claims.

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  • Figur 1 ein Hörgerät (teilweise geschnitten), bei dem die Er­findung eingesetzt wird, in Seitenansicht,
  • Figur 2 in vergrößertem Ausschnitt das distale Ende des Hör­gerätes nach Figur 1, wobei jedoch anstelle der in Figur 1 eingesetzten üblichen Batterielade ein Audio-Anschluß, der gleichzeitig als Batterielade ausgebildet ist, eingesetzt ist,
  • Figur 3 die Stirnfläche des Audio-Anschlusses der Figur 3 in Draufsicht,
  • Figur 4 einen in die äußere Anschlußschale eines Audio-An­schlusses gemäß den Figuren 2 und 3 einsetzbaren Kontakthal­ter, der zugleich als Batterielade ausgebildet ist,
  • Figur 5 die Stirnfläche des Kontakthalters in Draufsicht,
  • Figur 6 die Kontakte eines Kontakthalters für den Audio-An­schluß,
  • Figur 7 eine anstelle der Batterielade der Figur 1 ansetzbare Schale von etwa der Kontur der Schale eines Audio-Anschlusses mit Bauelementen, wobei die Kontakte des Kontakthalters mit den Bauelementen elektrisch verbunden sind,
  • Figur 8 die Stirnfläche der Schale der Figur 7 in Draufsicht und
  • Figur 9 Batterieladen gemäß der Erfindung mit Durchmesser-Re­duzierstücken für kleinere Batterien.
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  • FIG. 1 shows a side view of a hearing aid (partially cut) in which the invention is used,
  • FIG. 2 shows an enlarged detail of the distal end of the hearing aid according to FIG. 1, but instead of the usual battery charger used in FIG. 1, an audio connector, which is also designed as a battery charger, is used,
  • FIG. 3 shows the end face of the audio connector of FIG. 3 in a top view,
  • FIG. 4 shows a contact holder which can be inserted into the outer connection shell of an audio connection according to FIGS. 2 and 3 and which is also designed as a battery charger,
  • FIG. 5 the end face of the contact holder in a top view,
  • FIG. 6 shows the contacts of a contact holder for the audio connection,
  • FIG. 7 shows a shell which can be used instead of the battery drawer of FIG. 1 and has approximately the contour of the shell of an audio connection with components, the contacts of the contact holder being electrically connected to the components,
  • Figure 8 shows the end face of the shell of Figure 7 in plan view and
  • Figure 9 battery store according to the invention with diameter reducers for smaller batteries.

In der Figur 1 umfaßt das Hörgerät 1 ein Gehäuse 2 mit einer Batterielade 3. Die Batterielade 3 ist an einer Drehachse 4 (je ein Drehzapfen an jeder Gehäuseschale des aus zwei Gehäuse­schalen zusammengesetzten Gehäuses) mittels Einhängeschlitz 5 drehbar eingehängt. Sie umfaßt einen Druckknopf 6 zum Einrasten der Batterielade 3 in die vollständig geschlossene Stellung, in der die in der Batterielade 3 liegende Batterie 7 mit dem in­neren Stromkreis des Hörgerätes elektrisch verbunden ist, so­wie in eine halboffene Stellung, in der die Batterie aus dem inneren Stromkreis abgeschaltet ist. Darüber hinaus kann mit­tels des Druckknopfes 6 die Batterielade 3 aber auch ganz aus der Stirnfläche 8 des Hörgerätgehäuses herausgeschwenkt werden, so daß in dieser Stellung die Batterie 7 leicht aus­gewechselt werden kann. Die komplette Batterielade 3 kann aber auch über die sich verbreiternde Öffnung 9 des Einhäng­schlitzes 5 von der Drehachse 4 abgehängt werden und z.B. durch einen Audio-Anschluß, der zugleich als Batterielade ausgebildet ist, ersetzt werden.In FIG. 1, the hearing aid 1 comprises a housing 2 with a battery drawer 3. The battery drawer 3 is rotatably mounted on an axis of rotation 4 (a pivot on each housing shell of the housing composed of two housing shells) by means of a suspension slot 5. It comprises a push button 6 for latching the battery drawer 3 into the fully closed position, in which the battery 7 lying in the battery drawer 3 is electrically connected to the inner circuit of the hearing aid, and into a half-open position, in which the battery is out of the inner circuit is switched off. In addition, the battery drawer 3 can also be pivoted completely out of the end face 8 of the hearing device housing by means of the push button 6, so that the battery 7 can be easily replaced in this position. The complete battery drawer 3 can also be suspended from the axis of rotation 4 via the widening opening 9 of the suspension slot 5 and e.g. be replaced by an audio connector, which is also designed as a battery charger.

Die Figuren 2 und 3 zeigen einen solchen Audio-Anschluß 10, der gleichzeitig als Batterielade ausgebildet und anstelle der Batterielade 3 an der Drehachse 4 des Gehäuses 2 des Hörgerätes 1 angesetzt ist. Der Audio-Anschluß 10 umfaßt dabei eine äußere Anschlußschale 11 (deren Stirnfläche 12 mit den weiblichen An­ schlußbuchsen 13 bis 15 für einen nicht dargestellten Euro­stecker in der Figur 3 illustriert ist) und einen in die äus­sere Anschlußschale 11 eingesetzten Kontakthalter 16, der zu­gleich als Batterielade 17 mit der eingelegten Batterie 18 (die mit der Batterie 7 der Figur 1 identisch sein kann) ausgebil­det ist.FIGS. 2 and 3 show such an audio connector 10, which is simultaneously designed as a battery charger and is attached to the axis of rotation 4 of the housing 2 of the hearing aid 1 instead of the battery charger 3. The audio connector 10 includes an outer connector shell 11 (the end face 12 with the female to 3 and 15) for a Euro plug (not shown) and a contact holder 16 inserted into the outer connection shell 11, which at the same time acts as a battery charger 17 with the inserted battery 18 (which can be identical to the battery 7 in FIG. 1) is trained.

Die Form des als Batterielade 17 ausgebildeten Kontakthalters 16 ergibt sich noch präziser aus den Figuren 4 und 5. Demgemäß umfaßt also der Kontakthalter 16 das Sitzteil 19 für die Bat­terie 18 sowie ein Steckergänzungsteil 20 für die weiblichen Anschlußbuchsen 13 bis 15 an der Stirnfläche 12 der äußeren Anschlußschale 11 des Audio-Anschlusses 10. Wie in der Drauf­sicht der Figur 5 dargestellt ist, umfaßt also auch das Steck­ergänzungsteil 20 weibliche Anschlußbuchsen 21 bis 23, die im montierten Zustand des Kontakthalters 16 in der äußeren An­schlußschale 11 des Audio-Anschlusses 10 die Fortsetzungen zu den weiblichen Anschlußbuchsen 13 bis 15 der äußeren Anschluß­schale 11 sind.The shape of the contact holder 16 designed as a battery drawer 17 results even more precisely from FIGS. 4 and 5. Accordingly, the contact holder 16 thus comprises the seat part 19 for the battery 18 and an additional plug part 20 for the female connection sockets 13 to 15 on the end face 12 of the outer Connection shell 11 of the audio connection 10. As shown in the top view of FIG. 5, the plug-in supplement part 20 thus also comprises female connection sockets 21 to 23 which, in the assembled state of the contact holder 16 in the outer connection shell 11 of the audio connection 10, continue the female connection sockets 13 to 15 of the outer connection shell 11.

Die Kontaktfedern des Kontakthalters 16 sind in der Figur 4 mit 24 bis 26 angedeutet. Im Normalfall umfaßt der Kontakthalter 16 dabei insgesamt drei solcher Kontaktfedern, die bei in die äus­sere Anschlußschale 11 eingestecktem Kontakthalter 16 von der Innenwand der äußeren Anschlußschale in Richtung weibliche An­schlußbuchsen 13 bis 15 in der äußeren Anschlußschale 11 bzw. weibliche Anschlußbuchsen 21 bis 23 im Steckergänzungsteil 20 gedrückt werden. Ein eingesteckter Eurostecker kontaktiert dann mit den unteren Enden der so nach innen gedrückten Kontaktfe­dern 24 bis 26. Der Kontaktanschluß am oberen Ende der Kontakt­federn erfolgt mittels Kontaktfedern 27 bis 29, die von einer Leiterplatte 30 in Richtung Audio-Anschluß 10 nach unten ragen. Der Audio-Anschluß 10 umfaßt an der äußeren Anschlußschale 11 wiederum einen Fingergriff 30′ zum An- und Abschalten der Bat­terie 18 an den bzw. vom inneren Stromkreis (nicht dargestellt) des Hörgerätes 1.The contact springs of the contact holder 16 are indicated in the figure 4 with 24 to 26. Normally, the contact holder 16 comprises a total of three such contact springs, which, when the contact holder 16 is inserted into the outer connection shell 11, from the inner wall of the outer connection shell in the direction of female connection sockets 13 to 15 in the outer connection shell 11 or female connection sockets 21 to 23 in the plug-in supplementary part 20 be pressed. An inserted Euro plug then contacts the lower ends of the contact springs 24 to 26 pressed inwards. The contact connection at the upper end of the contact springs is made by means of contact springs 27 to 29, which project downwards from a printed circuit board 30 in the direction of the audio connection 10. The audio connector 10 comprises on the outer connector shell 11 in turn a finger grip 30 'for switching the battery 18 on and off to or from the inner circuit (not shown) of the hearing device 1.

Wie in der Figur 6 angedeutet ist, kann der Kontakthalter 16 anstelle von lediglich drei Kontaktfedern 24 bis 26 auch noch zusätzliche Kontaktfedern, z.B. die gestrichelt dargestellten Kontaktfedern 31 und 32, beinhalten, die durch entsprechende fortführende Kontaktfedern 33 und 34 an der Leiterplatte 30 ergänzt sind. Diese zusätzlichen Kontaktfedern 31, 32 bzw. 33, 34 sind z.B. Verbindungskontakte für im Audio-Anschluß unter­gebrachte weitere elektrische und/oder elektromechanische Bau­elemente (in der Figur 2 ist z.B. ein solches Bauelement mit der Kennziffer 35 strichpunktiert angedeutet).As indicated in FIG. 6, the contact holder 16 can instead of only three contact springs 24 to 26 also additional contact springs, e.g. include the contact springs 31 and 32 shown in dashed lines, which are supplemented by corresponding continuing contact springs 33 and 34 on the circuit board 30. These additional contact springs 31, 32 and 33, 34 are e.g. Connection contacts for further electrical and / or electromechanical components housed in the audio connection (in FIG. 2, for example, such a component is indicated by the dash-dot number 35).

Wie in den Figuren 7 und 8 dargestellt ist, kann anstelle ei­ner üblichen Batterielade 3 bzw. eines als Batterielade 17 aus­gebildeten Audio-Anschlusses 10 eine Schale 36 eingesetzt wer­den, die lediglich in etwa der Kontur der Schale 11 eines Audio-Anschlusses 10 entsprechend nachgebildet ist, die jedoch die weiblichen Anschlußbuchsen 13 bis 15 für einen Eurostecker nicht aufweist (s. Stirnfläche 36′ der Figur 8). In diese Scha­le 36 ist wieder ein Kontakthalter 37, ähnlich dem eines Audio-Anschlusses ohne Steckergänzungsteil, einsetzbar, der gleichzeitig als Batterielade 38 ausgebildet ist und dessen Kontaktfedern 39a bis n mit in der Schale 36 angeordneten elek­trischen und/oder elektromechanischen Bauelementen 40a bis n (z.B. Steuer-/Programmier-Chips) verbindbar sind.As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, instead of a conventional battery drawer 3 or an audio connector 10 designed as a battery charger 17, a shell 36 can be used, which is only roughly modeled according to the contour of the shell 11 of an audio connector 10 which, however, does not have the female connection sockets 13 to 15 for a Euro plug (see end face 36 'of FIG. 8). In this shell 36, a contact holder 37, similar to that of an audio connection without a plug-in supplementary part, can again be inserted, which is simultaneously designed as a battery charger 38 and whose contact springs 39a to n have electrical and / or electromechanical components 40a to n arranged in the shell 36. control / programming chips) can be connected.

Sowohl im als übliche Batterielade 3 als auch in die als Bat­terieladen 17 bzw. 38 ausgebildeten Kontakthalter 16 für den Audio-Anschluß 10 oder die allgemeine Schale 36 kann ein Redu­zierring 41, wie in der Figur 9 angedeutet, eingesetzt werden. Die in ihrem Innendurchmesser auf die größte zu verwendende Batterie abgestimmte jeweilige Batterielade ist damit im Durch­messer so reduziert, daß sich jetzt auch kleinere Batterien 42 einsetzen lassen.A reduction ring 41, as indicated in FIG. 9, can be used both in the conventional battery drawer 3 and in the contact holders 16 designed as battery drawer 17 or 38 for the audio connection 10 or the general shell 36. The inner diameter of the respective battery drawer, which is matched to the largest battery to be used, is thus reduced in diameter so that smaller batteries 42 can now also be used.

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1. Hörgerät, mit einem Gehäuse mit Batterielade und ansteckba­rem Audio-Anschluß, dadurch gekennzeich­net, daß im Gehäuse (2) wahlweise eine übliche Batterie­lade (3) oder ein Audio-Anschluß (10), der gleichzeitig als Batterielade (17) ausgebildet ist, einsetzbar ist.1. hearing aid, with a housing with a battery charger and pluggable audio connector, characterized in that in the housing (2) either a conventional battery charger (3) or an audio connector (10), which is also designed as a battery charger (17), can be used. 2. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß der Audio-Anschluß (10) eine äußere An­schlußschale (11) umfaßt, die am Gehäuse (2) anstelle der üb­lichen Batterielade (3) einsetzbar ist und in die ein Kontakt­halter (16) für den Audio-Anschluß einsetzbar ist, der zugleich als Batterielade (17) ausgebildet ist.2. Hearing aid according to claim 1, characterized in that the audio connection (10) comprises an outer connection shell (11) which can be used on the housing (2) instead of the usual battery charger (3) and in which a contact holder (16) for the audio connection can be used, which is also designed as a battery drawer (17). 3. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß die äußere Anschlußschale (11) mit ei­nem Fingergriff (30′) versehen ist zum Schalten der äußeren An­schlußschale (11) zwischen einer ersten Position, in der die Batterie (18) im Kontakthalter (16) in den inneren Stromkreis des Hörgerätes eingeschaltet ist, und einer zweiten Position, in der die Batterie (18) aus dem Stromkreis ausgeschaltet ist.3. Hearing aid according to claim 2, characterized in that the outer connection shell (11) is provided with a finger grip (30 ') for switching the outer connection shell (11) between a first position in which the battery (18) in the contact holder (16 ) is switched on in the inner circuit of the hearing aid, and a second position in which the battery (18) is switched off from the circuit. 4. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch ge­kennzeichnet, daß der Kontakthalter (16) für den Audio-Anschluß (10) neben den drei üblichen Audio-Kontakten (24 bis 26) für einen Eurostecker auch noch weitere Kontakte (31, 32) für im Audio-Anschluß untergebrachte weitere elektrische und/oder elektromechanische Bauelemente (35) umfassen kann.4. Hearing aid according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the contact holder (16) for the audio connection (10) in addition to the three usual audio contacts (24 to 26) for a Euro plug also other contacts (31, 32) for further electrical and / or electromechanical components (35) accommodated in the audio connection. 5. Hörgerät mit einem Gehäuse mit Batterielade, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß im Gehäuse (2) wahlweise ei­ne übliche Batterielade (3) oder eine in etwa der Kontur der Schale eines Audio-Anschlusses entsprechende Schale (36) ein­setzbar ist, in der ein Kontakthalter (37), ähnlich dem eines Audio-Anschlusses ohne Steckergänzungsteil, einsetzbar ist, der gleichzeitig als Batterielade (38) ausgebildet ist und dessen Kontakte (39a bis n) mit vorgegebenen, in der Schale (36) ange­ordneten elektrischen und/oder elektromechanischen Bauelementen (40a bis n) verbindbar sind.5. Hearing aid with a housing with a battery charger, characterized in that in the housing (2) either a conventional battery charger (3) or a shell (36) corresponding approximately to the contour of the shell of an audio connection can be used, in which a contact holder ( 37), similar to that of one Audio connection without plug-in supplementary part can be used, which is simultaneously designed as a battery drawer (38) and whose contacts (39a to n) can be connected to predetermined electrical and / or electromechanical components (40a to n) arranged in the shell (36). 6. Hörgerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die jeweilige Batterielade (3; 17; 38) in ihrem Innendurchmesser auf die größte zu verwen­dende Batterie (7; 18) abgestimmt ist und daß zum Einsetzen von kleineren Batterien (42) ein den Durchmesser entsprechend ver­ringernder Reduzierring (41) in die jeweilige Batterielade ein­setzbar ist.6. Hearing aid according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the respective battery drawer (3; 17; 38) is matched in its inner diameter to the largest battery to be used (7; 18) and that for the insertion of smaller batteries (42 ) a reducing ring (41) which reduces the diameter can be inserted into the respective battery drawer.
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