EP0821543A3 - Membrane as outer surface of a hearing aid which is individualised by moulding a body - Google Patents

Membrane as outer surface of a hearing aid which is individualised by moulding a body Download PDF

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EP0821543A3
EP0821543A3 EP97810484A EP97810484A EP0821543A3 EP 0821543 A3 EP0821543 A3 EP 0821543A3 EP 97810484 A EP97810484 A EP 97810484A EP 97810484 A EP97810484 A EP 97810484A EP 0821543 A3 EP0821543 A3 EP 0821543A3
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Jürg Clavadetscher
Marcel Aeschlimann
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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
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/658—Manufacture of housing parts
    • 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
    • H04R25/652—Ear tips; Ear moulds
    • H04R25/656—Non-customized, universal ear tips, i.e. ear tips which are not specifically adapted to the size or shape of the ear or ear canal

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Die erfindungsgemässe Membran (14) bildet die Mantelfläche eines Hörgerätes, das durch Giessen eines Körpers in einem Gehörgang oder einem Gehörgangmodell individualisiert wird. Die Membran (14) dient im wesentlichen als flexible Begrenzung des Giesshohlraumes vor und während dem Giessen und umschliesst im individualisierten Gerät den gegossenen Körper eng. Die Membran ist im wesentlichen schlauchförmig und weist im Bereiche ihrer äusseren Öffnung (30) und im Bereich ihrer inneren Öffnung (31) integrierte Befestigungsmittel (32, 33) auf, mit denen sie an anderen Bestandteilen des Hörgerätes befestigbar ist. Die Befestigungsmittel haben im wesentlichen die Form von sich um die Öffnungen (30, 31) erstreckenden Verdickungen. Die Membran hat in ihrem zentralen Bereich (34) eine Dicke von ca. 0,2 mm und im Bereiche der Verdickungen eine Dicke von beispielsweise 1 mm. Die Membran (14) mit den integrierten Befestigungsmitteln (32, 33) wird vorteilhafterweise beispielsweise aus einem thermoplastichen Elastomeren oder aus einem hochdehnfähigen Silikon-Kunststoff in einem Spritzgussverfahren hergestellt.

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The membrane (14) according to the invention forms the outer surface of a hearing aid, which is individualized by casting a body in an auditory canal or an auditory canal model. The membrane (14) essentially serves as a flexible delimitation of the casting cavity before and during casting and tightly encloses the cast body in the individualized device. The membrane is essentially tubular and has in the area of its outer opening (30) and in the area of its inner opening (31) integrated fastening means (32, 33) with which it can be fastened to other components of the hearing aid. The fastening means are essentially in the form of thickenings extending around the openings (30, 31). The membrane has a thickness of approximately 0.2 mm in its central region (34) and a thickness of, for example, 1 mm in the region of the thickened areas. The membrane (14) with the integrated fastening means (32, 33) is advantageously produced, for example, from a thermoplastic elastomer or from a highly expandable silicone plastic in an injection molding process.
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EP97810484A 1996-07-24 1997-07-15 Membrane as outer surface of a hearing aid which is individualised by moulding a body Withdrawn EP0821543A3 (en)

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EP1563712B1 (en) 2002-11-13 2006-03-29 Bernafon Ag Set and method for producing a hearing aid and hearing aid produced according to this method
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US4870688A (en) * 1986-05-27 1989-09-26 Barry Voroba Mass production auditory canal hearing aid
FR2633827A1 (en) * 1988-06-20 1990-01-12 Deban Bruno Protective cover for hearing aids
US5530763A (en) * 1993-06-11 1996-06-25 Ascom Audiosys Ag Hearing aid to be worn in the ear and method for its manufacture

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