EP0309834B1 - Prothèse auditive avec logement de batterie - Google Patents

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EP0309834B1
EP0309834B1 EP88115226A EP88115226A EP0309834B1 EP 0309834 B1 EP0309834 B1 EP 0309834B1 EP 88115226 A EP88115226 A EP 88115226A EP 88115226 A EP88115226 A EP 88115226A EP 0309834 B1 EP0309834 B1 EP 0309834B1
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Erich Schmid
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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
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/602—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of batteries
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • 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
    • H04R2225/61—Aspects relating to mechanical or electronic switches or control elements, e.g. functioning
    • 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
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/603—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of mechanical or electronic switches or control elements
    • 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
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture

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  • the present invention relates to a hearing aid to be worn behind the ear (BTE device) with a pivotable battery charger according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • the battery drawers of conventional BTE devices are located at the lower end of the hearing aid housing and are pivotally supported by the housing.
  • the battery drawers can be brought into at least two swivel positions, the first being a swiveled-in position in which a battery held in the drawer touches the contact springs with its pole faces, and the second is a swiveled-out position in which the battery can be removed and replaced .
  • latching means are provided on the housing.
  • the housing is traditionally designed so that it comprises two housing shells, one comprising a pin forming the pivot axis and the second housing shell having the latching means. This construction is commonly used both in hearing aids, the housing shells of which consist of two side shells, and in devices whose shells are separated into a front and a rear shell.
  • both shell halves are required to hold the battery door in a certain position. It must therefore be worked with great care in the manufacture so that the various brackets of the battery drawer, in particular the pivot axis and the locking means, are arranged precisely in relation to the battery drawer and to each other. Even slight deviations from the This is because minimal tolerances mean that the battery charger, for example, does not fit exactly with the housing shells or wobbles slightly in one or more positions.
  • DE-A-22 19 970 describes a hearing aid housing consisting of two side shells, a hinge pin and locking means being arranged on one half of the shell.
  • the design effort mentioned above does not, however, not apply in this case, since the position of a plug hole for the hinge pin on the second half of the shell must nevertheless be matched exactly to the pin.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a hearing aid which enables a precisely positioned and optimally functioning battery charger with less effort than before.
  • the battery drawer is held by only one housing shell and held firmly in the swivel positions. Therefore, only tolerances between these two components of the hearing aid need to be taken into account.
  • the hinge and the locking means are arranged on a housing shell, these tolerances are relatively easy to maintain. This is particularly true if the housing shell, the hinge and the locking means are manufactured in one piece using conventional spraying technology.
  • the structure of the device is also made easier. After attaching the battery drawer to the housing shell, it is so tight that it cannot come loose or wobble during further assembly. This gives you the opportunity to check the functionality of the battery drawer before finally assembling the device.
  • the battery drawer can no longer be separated from the housing without first taking the housing shells apart. It is therefore not possible to accidentally charge the battery, e.g. when changing the battery.
  • the hearing aid housing consists of an inner shell 2 and an outer shell 3. Operating elements, in particular volume controls 4 and switches 5 for switching between the microphone and telephone coil, protrude from the outer shell 3 on the rear surface 3 ′ of the hearing aid 1.
  • a pivotable flap 6 on the rear surface 3, which covers a group of actuators.
  • a support hook 7 facilitates the positioning of the hearing aid 1 behind the ear of the hearing impaired and at the same time directs acoustic signals to the ear.
  • a battery charger 8 for a battery 8 ' At the opposite end is a battery charger 8 for a battery 8 '. The pivoting of the battery drawer 8 is facilitated by a finger grip 9 which protrudes somewhat on the end face of the hearing aid housing.
  • Fig. 2 shows a side view of the hearing aid 1, the end with the battery drawer 8 being shown in longitudinal section.
  • the battery door 8 hangs on a hinge 10, which is formed by two pins 10.1, 10.2.
  • the hinge 10 is arranged parallel to a parting plane 25.
  • Each pin 10.1, 10.2 is firmly connected to the inner shell 2 on side surfaces 2 'and 2 ⁇ .
  • a bead 11 on the battery drawer 8 presses against a shell edge 12 on the inner shell 2.
  • the shell edge 12 is arranged with respect to the bead 11 in such a way that the bead 11 abuts the edge 12 in all pivoted positions of the battery drawer 8.
  • the battery door 8 is thus firmly attached to the hinge.
  • the contact springs 13, 14 contact the poles of the battery 8 '.
  • the device 1 can be switched on in this position of the battery charger 8 by means of the switch 5.
  • the battery drawer 8 cannot be pushed further into the device 1 via this swivel position, since the finger grip 9 abuts an edge 15 of the outer shell 3.
  • the drawer 8 is pivoted out of the device 1 in the opposite direction.
  • Fig. 3 shows the device 1 before assembly.
  • the battery door 8 is suspended from the pin 10.1, 10.2 by means of the longitudinal trough 16.
  • the drawer 8 must be pivoted all the way up when hanging be otherwise the bead 11 hooks on the edge 12.
  • the drawer 8 can be swung down.
  • the outer shell 3 is placed on the inner shell so that lobes 17 engage and the knob 18 on the side surface 2 'of the inner shell 2 - and a corresponding knob on the side surface 2 ⁇ - in appropriately designed recesses 19 (not visible) on the outer shell 3rd snaps in.
  • the shells 2, 3 are firmly connected to one another with screws 20, which are held in a web 21 on the outer shell 3.
  • the outer shell 3 would first have to be separated from the inner shell 2.
  • Fig. 4 shows a part of the side surface 2 'from the inside.
  • the pin 10.1 protrudes from the surface.
  • the shell edge 12 can be seen above the pin 10.1.
  • a cavity 23 belongs in particular to this area.
  • the cavity 23 together with a projection 24 on the battery door provides the latching means of the hearing aid.
  • the projection 24 snaps into the cavity 23.
  • the battery drawer 8 is thus firmly closed and only moves when force is exerted on the finger grip 9.

Claims (5)

  1. Appareil de correction auditive (1) comportant un boîtier destiné à être porté derrière l'oreille et comprenant deux coques (2,3), une charnière (10) formée par au moins un téton d'une coque du boîtier, et des moyens d'encliquetage associés (11,12) et un logement pour une pile (8), qui peut pivoter autour de la charnière et peut assumer une multiplicité de positions de pivotement, grâce aux moyens d'encliquetage, caractérisé par le fait que la charnière (10) et les moyens d'encliquetage (11,12) sont disposés sur la même coque (2) du boîtier, la charnière (10) étant parallèle à un plan de séparation des coques (2,3) du boîtier, que le logement pour une pile (8) comporte une cavité longitudinale en forme d'auge (16), qu'il est monté sur la coque (2) du boîtier et qu'il est accroché par sa cavité longitudinale en forme d'auge à la charnière.
  2. Appareil de correction auditive suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que les moyens d'encliquetage comprennent au moins un appendice saillant (24) et un évidement (23).
  3. Appareil de correction auditive suivant la revendication 2, caractérisé par le fait que l'appendice saillant (24) est disposé sur le logement pour pile (8) et que l'évidement (23) est ménagé sur la face intérieure de la coque (2) du boîtier.
  4. Appareil de correction auditive suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait qu'un rebord (11) sur le logement pour une pile (8) est bloqué par serrage entre la charnière (10) et un bord (12), tourné vers le logement pour une pile, de la coque (2) du boîtier, de sorte que le logement pour une pile (8) est bloqué sur la charnière lorsque l'appareil (1) est assemblé.
  5. Appareil de correction auditive suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que la coque (2) du boitier comporte deux surfaces latérales (2' ,2"), sur lesquelles sont disposés des tétons respectifs (10.1, 10.2).
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