EP0702502A1 - Programming adaptor for hearing aids - Google Patents

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EP0702502A1
EP0702502A1 EP94114671A EP94114671A EP0702502A1 EP 0702502 A1 EP0702502 A1 EP 0702502A1 EP 94114671 A EP94114671 A EP 94114671A EP 94114671 A EP94114671 A EP 94114671A EP 0702502 A1 EP0702502 A1 EP 0702502A1
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Iten Grégoire
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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
    • 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
    • H04R25/70—Adaptation of deaf aid to hearing loss, e.g. initial electronic fitting

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  • the present invention relates to an adapter, in particular a programming adapter for hearing aids.
  • the information transfer (control data) between the hearing aid and the programming system is often ensured by a cable.
  • One end of the cable is connected to the programming system with a plug, and the other end of the cable, on which a second plug is provided, is connected to the hearing aid for programming.
  • a mating connector is provided on the hearing aid at a suitable point. After the device has been adjusted (programmed), the cable is removed again.
  • this object is achieved according to the invention in that it has a plug in a head part for connecting an audio or programming cable, and the plug is also arranged on the head part Connected pieces of contact, which are used in operation to come into contact with fixed contacts in the battery compartment of the hearing aid and to create the connection to the hearing aid electronics, the adapter being dimensioned such that after removal of the battery compartment cover with the battery held in it, it is connected to the other Can be inserted into the battery compartment.
  • the invention thus makes use of the relatively large battery compartment either way to carry out the programming process by temporarily using the adapter instead of the battery compartment cover with the battery held therein.
  • Said contact pieces are preferably arranged in both side walls of the head part and, after the adapter has been inserted into the battery compartment, come into contact with the corresponding counter-contacts in the battery compartment and thus with the hearing aid electronics.
  • the adapter can also be used as an audio input (connection to a telephone, etc.).
  • FIG. 1 and 2 show an adapter with a head part 1 and in the opposite side walls 2 and 3 arranged contact pieces 4 and 5 and 6.
  • the contact pieces 4 and 5 serve e.g. the supply of the hearing aid via a power source in the programming system and contact piece 6 of the data transmission.
  • a plug 7 is optionally used interchangeably.
  • Fig. 3 shows schematically a section through a so-called face plate 8 with injected or cast-in contact springs 9, 10, which are provided in normal operation to come into contact with the battery poles (corresponding contact springs are of course also provided on the other side wall ), or to create the connection with the contact pieces 4-6 of the adapter and the hearing aid electronics when the adapter is inserted.
  • a battery 11 is held in the swing-out cover 12 of the battery compartment, the cover with the battery being removed for programming and simply replaced by the adapter according to FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the solution according to the invention also has the advantage that the battery is certainly not in operation during programming and can lead to errors (the device is supplied via the cable during programming).

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Abstract

The adapter has a head part (1) with a plug (7) for connection of an audio or programming cable and contact elements (4, 6) which can cooperate with contacts within the hearing aid battery compartment, for connection of the adapter to the hearing aid electronic circuit. The adapter is sized to fit into the battery compartment upon opening of the battery compartment cover (11) and displacement of the hearing aid battery (12), secured to the latter, the contact elements provided in at least one of the sidewalls of the head part.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft einen Adapter, insbesondere Programmieradapter für Hörgeräte.The present invention relates to an adapter, in particular a programming adapter for hearing aids.

Bei programmierbaren Hörgeräten ist der Informationstransfer (Steuerdaten) zwischen Hörgerät und Programmiersystem oft durch ein Kabel gewährleistet. Ein Ende des Kabels ist dabei mit einem Stecker mit dem Programmiersystem verbunden, das andere Ende des Kabels, an dem ein zweiter Stecker vorgesehen ist, wird zum Programmieren am Hörgerät angeschlossen. Zu diesem Zweck ist am Hörgerät an geeigneter Stelle ein Gegenstecker vorgesehen. Nach erfolgter Anpassung (Programmierung) des Gerätes wird das Kabel wieder abgenommen.In the case of programmable hearing aids, the information transfer (control data) between the hearing aid and the programming system is often ensured by a cable. One end of the cable is connected to the programming system with a plug, and the other end of the cable, on which a second plug is provided, is connected to the hearing aid for programming. For this purpose, a mating connector is provided on the hearing aid at a suitable point. After the device has been adjusted (programmed), the cable is removed again.

Bei sehr kleinen Hörgeräten (IDO) ist allerdings kaum Platz vorhanden, um einen geeigneten Gegenstecker mit zugehörigen Verbindungen zur Hörgeräteelektronik unterzubringen. Alle diese Hörgeräte benötigen zudem zur Betriebsspeisung und zum Programmieren ein Batteriegehäuse bzw. Batteriefach.With very small hearing aids (IDO), however, there is hardly any space to accommodate a suitable mating connector with associated connections to the hearing aid electronics. All of these hearing aids also require a battery housing or battery compartment for operating supply and programming.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung war es nun, einen Programmieradapter zu schaffen, welcher es erlaubt, die erwähnten Platzprobleme zu lösen.It was an object of the present invention to provide a programming adapter which allows the space problems mentioned to be solved.

Diese Aufgabe wird nun bei einem solchen Programmieradapter erfindungsgemäss dadurch gelöst, dass er in einem Kopfteil einen Stecker zum Anschluss eines Audio- oder Programmierkabels aufweist, dass der Stecker mit am Kopfteil angeordneten Kontaktstücken verbunden ist, welche im Betrieb dazu dienen, mit im Batteriefach des Hörgerätes fest angeordneten Anschlusskontakten in Kontakt zu treten und die Verbindung zu der Hörgeräteelektronik zu schaffen, wobei der Adapter so dimensioniert ist, dass er nach Wegnahme des Batteriefachdeckels mit darin gehaltener Batterie an deren Stelle in das Batteriefach einsetzbar ist.In the case of such a programming adapter, this object is achieved according to the invention in that it has a plug in a head part for connecting an audio or programming cable, and the plug is also arranged on the head part Connected pieces of contact, which are used in operation to come into contact with fixed contacts in the battery compartment of the hearing aid and to create the connection to the hearing aid electronics, the adapter being dimensioned such that after removal of the battery compartment cover with the battery held in it, it is connected to the other Can be inserted into the battery compartment.

Die Erfindung macht sich somit das so oder so bestehende relativ grosse Batteriefach zu Nutzen, um den Programmiervorgang durchzuführen, indem anstelle des Batteriefachdeckels mit darin gehaltener Batterie vorübergehend der Adapter eingesetzt wird.The invention thus makes use of the relatively large battery compartment either way to carry out the programming process by temporarily using the adapter instead of the battery compartment cover with the battery held therein.

Die genannten Kontaktstücke sind vorzugsweise in beiden Kopfteilseitenwänden angeordnet und gelangen nach dem Einsetzen des Adapters in das Batteriefach mit den entsprechenden Gegenkontakten im Batteriefach und damit mit der Hörgeräteelektronik in Kontakt.Said contact pieces are preferably arranged in both side walls of the head part and, after the adapter has been inserted into the battery compartment, come into contact with the corresponding counter-contacts in the battery compartment and thus with the hearing aid electronics.

Da gegebenenfalls verschiedenartige Programmierkabel mit voneinander abweichenden Steckern vorhanden sind, kann dieses Problem dadurch gelöst werden, dass der Stecker im Kopfteil austauschbar angeordnet ist (gegen passende Stecker).Since there may be different programming cables with different plugs, this problem can be solved by replacing the plug in the head part (with suitable plugs).

Selbstverständlich kann der Adapter auch als Audioeingang benutzt werden (Verbindung mit Telefon etc.).Of course, the adapter can also be used as an audio input (connection to a telephone, etc.).

Die Erfindung wird nachstehend anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispieles noch etwas näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 und 2 perspektivische Ansichten, schräg von oben bzw. unten, eines Programmieradapters nach der Erfindung, und
  • Fig. 3 einen Schnitt, rein schematisch, durch das Teil eines Batteriefaches bildende Face-Plate mit eingespritzen Kontaktfedern und einer in einem Deckel eingesetzten Batterie, welche beide zwecks Einlegen des Adapters vorübergehend entfernt werden.
The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing. Show it:
  • 1 and 2 perspective views, obliquely from above and below, of a programming adapter according to the invention, and
  • 3 shows a section, purely schematically, through the face plate forming part of a battery compartment with injected contact springs and a battery inserted in a cover, both of which are temporarily removed for the purpose of inserting the adapter.

Fig. 1 und 2 zeigen einen Adapter mit Kopfteil 1 und in dessen gegenüberliegenden Seitenwänden 2 bzw. 3 angeordneten Kontaktstücken 4 bzw. 5 und 6.1 and 2 show an adapter with a head part 1 and in the opposite side walls 2 and 3 arranged contact pieces 4 and 5 and 6.

Die Kontaktstücke 4 und 5 dienen z.B. der Speisung des Hörgerätes über eine Stromquelle im Programmiersystem und Kontaktstück 6 der Datenübertragung.The contact pieces 4 and 5 serve e.g. the supply of the hearing aid via a power source in the programming system and contact piece 6 of the data transmission.

Im Kopfteil 1 ist ein Stecker 7 gegebenenfalls austauschbar eingesetzt.In the head part 1, a plug 7 is optionally used interchangeably.

Fig. 3 zeigt schematisch einen Schnitt durch ein sog. Face-Plate 8 mit eingespritzten bzw. eingegossenen Kontaktfedern 9, 10, welche im Normalbetrieb dazu vorgesehen sind, mit den Batteriepolen in Kontakt zu treten (entsprechende Kontaktfedern sind selbstverständlich auch auf der anderen Seitenwand vorgesehen), bzw. bei eingesetztem Adapter die Verbindung mit den Kontaktstücken 4-6 des Adapters und der Hörgeräteelektronik zu schaffen. Eine Batterie 11 ist im ausschwenkbaren Deckel 12 des Batteriefaches gehalten, wobei zum Programmieren Deckel mit Batterie entfernt und einfach durch den Adapter gemäss Fig. 1 und 2 ersetzt werden.Fig. 3 shows schematically a section through a so-called face plate 8 with injected or cast-in contact springs 9, 10, which are provided in normal operation to come into contact with the battery poles (corresponding contact springs are of course also provided on the other side wall ), or to create the connection with the contact pieces 4-6 of the adapter and the hearing aid electronics when the adapter is inserted. A battery 11 is held in the swing-out cover 12 of the battery compartment, the cover with the battery being removed for programming and simply replaced by the adapter according to FIGS. 1 and 2.

Die erfindungsgemässe Lösung bietet zudem den Vorteil, dass während des Programmierens die Batterie mit Sicherheit nicht in Betrieb ist und zu Fehlern führen kann (die Speisung des Gerätes erfolgt während des Programmierens über das Kabel).The solution according to the invention also has the advantage that the battery is certainly not in operation during programming and can lead to errors (the device is supplied via the cable during programming).

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Adapter, insbesondere Programmieradapter für Hörgeräte, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er in einem Kopfteil einen Stecker zum Anschluss eines Audio- oder Programmierkabels aufweist, dass der Stecker mit am Kopfteil angeordneten Kontaktstücken verbunden ist, welche im Betrieb dazu dienen, mit im Batteriefach des Hörgerätes fest angeordneten Anschlusskontakten in Kontakt zu treten und die Verbindung zu der Hörgeräteelektronik zu schaffen, wobei der Adapter so dimensioniert ist, dass er nach Wegnahme des Batteriefachdeckels mit darin gehaltener Batterie an deren Stelle in das Batteriefach einsetzbar ist.Adapter, in particular programming adapter for hearing aids, characterized in that it has a plug in a head part for connecting an audio or programming cable, that the plug is connected to contact pieces arranged on the head part, which are used during operation to be arranged in the battery compartment of the hearing aid To make contact with the contacts and to create the connection to the hearing aid electronics, the adapter being dimensioned such that after removal of the battery compartment cover with the battery held therein, it can be inserted in its place in the battery compartment. Adapter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kontaktstücke in wenigstens einer der Kopfteilseitenwände angeordnet sind.Adapter according to claim 1, characterized in that the contact pieces are arranged in at least one of the head part side walls. Adapter nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kontaktstücke in beiden Kopfteilseitenwänden angeordnet sind.Adapter according to claim 2, characterized in that the contact pieces are arranged in both head part side walls. Adapter nach einem der Ansprüche 1-3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Stecker im Kopfteil austauschbar angeordnet ist.Adapter according to one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the plug is arranged interchangeably in the head part.
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DE29703150U1 (en) * 1997-02-21 1997-04-17 Siemens Audiologische Technik Gmbh, 91058 Erlangen Programmable hearing aid
WO1997041710A1 (en) * 1996-04-30 1997-11-06 Siemens Hearing Instr Inc Beside-the-door programming system for programming hearing aids
US6366676B1 (en) 1998-05-21 2002-04-02 In'tech Industries Programming pill and methods of manufacturing and using the same
EP1246504A2 (en) * 2001-03-30 2002-10-02 Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH Hearing aid system with a programmable hearing aid and a transmitting and/or receiving unit, transmitting and/or receiving unit as well as a programmable hearing aid
EP1435758A1 (en) * 2004-01-16 2004-07-07 Phonak Ag Housing for a hearing prosthesis and a hearing aid
DE10214784B4 (en) * 2002-03-22 2004-12-16 Hörgeräte KIND GmbH & Co. KG Start-up delay for use in hearing aids
WO2010104468A1 (en) * 2009-03-13 2010-09-16 Siemens Medical Instruments Pte Ltd Electrical hearing aid adapter
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EP0303143A2 (en) * 1987-08-11 1989-02-15 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Hearing aid
CH673551A5 (en) * 1987-10-28 1990-03-15 Gfeller Ag Apparate Fabrik Fla Hearing aid with direct audio input connection - provided by audio plug fitted into battery compartment upon battery removal
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WO1997041710A1 (en) * 1996-04-30 1997-11-06 Siemens Hearing Instr Inc Beside-the-door programming system for programming hearing aids
US5799095A (en) * 1996-04-30 1998-08-25 Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. Beside-the-door programming system for programming hearing aids
DE29703150U1 (en) * 1997-02-21 1997-04-17 Siemens Audiologische Technik Gmbh, 91058 Erlangen Programmable hearing aid
US6366676B1 (en) 1998-05-21 2002-04-02 In'tech Industries Programming pill and methods of manufacturing and using the same
EP1246504A2 (en) * 2001-03-30 2002-10-02 Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH Hearing aid system with a programmable hearing aid and a transmitting and/or receiving unit, transmitting and/or receiving unit as well as a programmable hearing aid
EP1246504A3 (en) * 2001-03-30 2005-01-12 Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH Hearing aid system with a programmable hearing aid and a transmitting and/or receiving unit, transmitting and/or receiving unit as well as a programmable hearing aid
DE10214784B4 (en) * 2002-03-22 2004-12-16 Hörgeräte KIND GmbH & Co. KG Start-up delay for use in hearing aids
EP1435758A1 (en) * 2004-01-16 2004-07-07 Phonak Ag Housing for a hearing prosthesis and a hearing aid
WO2010104468A1 (en) * 2009-03-13 2010-09-16 Siemens Medical Instruments Pte Ltd Electrical hearing aid adapter
EP2406966A1 (en) * 2009-03-13 2012-01-18 Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd. Electrical hearing aid adapter
EP2406966A4 (en) * 2009-03-13 2012-08-22 Siemens Medical Instr Pte Ltd Electrical hearing aid adapter
US8651895B2 (en) 2009-10-06 2014-02-18 Phonak Ag Integral connector for programming a hearing device

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