EP1183907B1 - Hearing-aid, worn behind the ear - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a behind-the-ear hearing aid according to the preamble of claim 1.
- a behind-the-ear hearing aid according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from the document US-A-4,620,605 known.
- the electrical / acoustic converter unit comprises at least one loudspeaker housing built into a loudspeaker with a membrane.
- the speaker housing is resiliently mounted in an encapsulation, which defines a gap with the speaker housing.
- the defined by the membrane in the speaker housing a room is coupled to the acoustic output of the hearing aid, the second space defined by the membrane in said housing, via at least one opening in the housing, with said gap.
- the intermediate space to be provided anyway between the device housing and the loudspeaker housing is used virtually completely as the room improving the acoustic behavior of the hearing device. It was recognized that with the provision of said gap, the bass range is increased by a few dB. Due to the space created, the membrane-back acoustically effective space is increased by a multiple.
- the encapsulation is used as a magnetic shield and for this purpose preferably made of ⁇ -metal.
- the enclosure comprises a cup, preferably a metallic, which on one side, namely cup opening side, fixed to the device housing, for example, locked.
- the converter unit is further preferably embedded in a form-fitting manner in the device housing and contacted electrically free of solder joints.
- the encapsulation is as mentioned releasably latched to the housing.
- the encapsulation and the loudspeaker housing form a substantially last resonant space which surrounds all sides.
- Fig. 1 is shown in a partially simplified longitudinal section illustration of the inventive rear ear hearing aid as a whole, what initially the individual function blocks or functional parts to be described.
- the hearing aid 1 comprises a horn-shaped curved, tubular base body with a center axis A, which at the thinner, bent end, as an acoustic output, a connection piece 5 for a leading into the ear coupling pipe.
- the connecting piece 5 is replaceable on a pipe socket 9, which sits on a base housing 3, plugged or screwed.
- the inner channel 7 of the connecting piece 5 is continued through the pipe socket 9 in a transmission channel 11 in the base housing 3.
- the transmission channel 11 in turn is coupled to an electrical / acoustic transducer assembly 15 in a compartment 13 of the base housing 3.
- the transmission channel 11 extends along the inner curvature of the base housing 3 such that the outside curvature side, a microphone assembly 17 finds room.
- a lid 19 is formed in this area and locked in the areas of the culmination point of the device by means of a plug-in axis 21.
- the cover 19 extends along generatrices M of the device body until, Fig. 1 ,
- the microphone assembly 17 is accessible upon removal of the hinged lid 19 and preferably only on a Flexprint tab (not shown) electrically contacted, folded over the transmission channel 11 and is located on a sound entry slot 23rd
- the insert 25 is acoustically “transparent” and has a plurality of passages between the environment U and a compensation volume V, the latter being left between the discrete microphone entry openings (not shown) and said insert.
- the insert 25 is preferably made of a sintered material, in particular of sintered polyethylene, and more preferably water-repellent coated. It further forms a mesh fineness between 10 ⁇ m and 200 ⁇ m with an open porosity of preferably more than 70%.
- microphone assembly 17 and insert 25 are arranged in the slot 23 on the hearing aid 1, that they are exposed to possible hearing aid, as possible no air pressure of the environment U, by - as out Fig. 1 visible - positioned in the region of the crest of the horn-shaped curved tubular body are.
- the proposed intermediate volume V in the sense of a "common mode" suppression, that along the insert 25 differently coupled, same acoustic signals due the compensatory effect of the volume V tends to cancel.
- the insert 25 acts as a soil protection and is easy to clean thanks to their preferably water-repellent coating.
- a cylindrical flat battery or a suitably shaped battery 33 is inserted, such that the axis of the battery cylinder, with its end faces 33 u and 33 o , at least substantially, coaxial with the longitudinal axis A. of the main body lies.
- a first resilient contact 35 is provided at the base 30 of the battery compartment 29, centered in the axis A, a second 37 resiliently contacts the side surface of the battery 33.
- the battery compartment 29 can be closed by a cover 39 which is transverse in the closed position relative to the axis A and which is pivotally or bayonet-mounted on the base housing 3, at 41, or on the battery compartment 29.
- This transverse arrangement of the battery 33 on the hearing aid has significant advantages:
- the area closed by the lid 39 is relatively large, which, as will be explained later, can be used further.
- the battery compartment cover 39 is located at the lowest point of the device and the Deckelstossstellen to the base housing 3 are transverse to the axis A, penetration of sweat in the battery compartment is hardly critical.
- the contacts 37 and 35 are protected within the compartment, the cover 39 carries no electrical contacts. Further, because the substantially cylindrical interior of the main body 3 is utilized, there is practically no unused, lost space.
- Fig. 3 is, in perspective, a preferred embodiment of the battery cover 39 shown formed as a hinged lid.
- the Schnappscharnierteil 43 he is simply from the pivot bearing 41 according Fig. 1 unlatched or latched to it.
- it further comprises a locking lock 45, together with a resilient latch 46.
- Fig. 4 is the lid 39 according to Fig. 1 shown in external view.
- the locking lock 45 is externally operable only with a tool, such as a screwdriver, and has for this purpose, on a turntable 47, an engagement slot 49.
- the board 47 which is installed only when mounting the locking lock 45 on the hinged lid 39 is specifically colored, in two versions, eg red and blue, which this part is also used as an indication of whether the respective hearing aid is a device for left or right Ear is.
- the illustrated embodiment of the battery compartment 29, in particular the fact that the flat battery cylinder is coaxial with the axis A of the hearing aid, has a further, substantial advantage.
- Fig. 1 illustrated battery compartment, as in Fig. 5 represented, converted.
- the battery 33 is removed from the compartment and instead of the plug-in part 34 is a corresponding Inserted additional module 51, electrically contacted to the battery contacts corresponding contact points 35a and 37a.
- the now acting as the actual battery compartment tray 29a with battery 33 is now provided on the additional module 51 and, accordingly, the lid 39, for example, removed from the base housing 3 and latched on the additional module or is engaged in a bayonet.
- a plurality of such modules 51 am in Fig. 1 illustrated basic module of the hearing aid are stacked.
- the respective fixation of the additional modules 51 is preferably carried out with a provided on the modules 51 Einrastpartie 43a, analogous to the hinge 43 on the hinged lid 39, and analogous to the snap part 46 formed on said hinged lid 39 snap part 46a or, in the bayonet lock, by appropriate insertion and twist locking.
- Fig. 6 is, simplified, the structure and storage of the mentioned arrangement 15 on the base housing 3 and in view according to Fig. 1 shown.
- the assembly 15 includes, encapsulated in a speaker housing 53, the speaker assembly (not shown) with a speaker diaphragm.
- the speaker assembly By schematically drawn at 55 coupling openings, the sound waves excited by the speaker membrane from the membrane backside Space in the speaker housing 53 in the surrounding space U 53 of the speaker housing 53 coupled. From the membrane front space, the acoustic signals - as shown by the arrow S - to the in Fig. 1 apparent transmission channel 11 is coupled.
- the speaker housing 53 is supported on all sides in resilient, preferably in rubber-elastic bearings 57, substantially free swinging. Due to the bearings 57, the relatively large space U 53 is defined between loudspeaker housing outer wall and an encapsulation 59, which leads to a considerable increase in the bass tones.
- the membrane-rear resonance space is increased by the space U 53 many times. So that the space U 53 is acoustically fully effective, the enclosure 59 and its holder 61 are tightly connected.
- the storage volume for the speaker assembly is used optimally acoustically.
- the encapsulation 59 furthermore preferably acts as a magnetic shielding housing and is preferably made from ⁇ -metal for this purpose. It is cup-shaped and is formed on the holder 61, designed as a plastic carrier part, sealingly hooked. Between encapsulation 59, holder 61 on the one hand and speaker housing 53, the mentioned resilient, preferably rubber-elastic, bearings 57 are tensioned.
- Fig. 8 In principle, the explained acoustic coupling is shown.
- the diaphragm 54 of the loudspeaker in the housing 53 defines in said housing a first space R 1 , which is coupled to the acoustic output of the hearing aid - as represented by S - and a second R 2 , which via a or a plurality of openings 55 is coupled to the space U 53 formed between encapsulation 59 and housing 53.
- Fig. 7 is a preferred embodiment of the actuating switch 31, shown in simplified and schematic.
- the actuation switch 31 comprises a toggle button 63 which is cantilevered on one side, at 65.
- the tilting bearing 65 is formed on a carriage 67, which - as shown by the double arrow F - with respect to the base housing 3 is mounted linearly displaceable. As shown schematically schematically with the spring contact 69, with respect to the base housing 3, and the bridging contact 70 on the carriage 67, the device is switched on and off by pushing the carriage back and forth via the pushbutton 63.
- a continuous groove 72 is incorporated, through which a housing-3 fixed contact pill 73 protrudes.
- resilient contact portion 75 which is preferably made as a keyboard element made of rubber-elastic, at least partially electrically conductive plastic, as known, for example, remote control keyboards.
- FIG Fig. 7 shown in dashed lines - the spring contact 69 connected to the device battery 33, the bridging contact 70 with the contact portion 75, and it acts so that the contact pill 73 as the electrical output of the switching device.
- the operation switch 31 acts both as an on / off slide switch and additionally, in an on position, as a toggle switch, which - for example, for rapid individual gain adjustment - in steps on the electronic unit 27 in accordance Fig. 1 is acted upon.
- the base housing 3 is formed by a curved, correspondingly shaped pipe part.
- this part 3 is formed in one piece, preferably made of plastic and is not, as usual in the construction of such hearing aids, along from in Fig. 5 with M registered generatrices, separable in two shells.
- the assembly of the individual units in the basic housing 3 is given: They are simply inserted into the tube, which is much simpler than an assembly of open trays.
- Another advantage of a tubular, one-piece embodiment is its much greater stability over a split housing. This is a reduction the housing wall thickness and thereby a reduction of the same possible, or for a given external volume an increase in the usable internal volume.
- Fig. 1 With a view to Fig. 1 is apparent, in particular in the preferred one-part design of the base housing 3, that the individual units, in particular 11, 15, 27, 29 and / or 51, are assembled by axial, sequential insertion into the base housing 3. Shaping of the housing 3 with corresponding guides ensures a rapid, exact positioning, wherein the mutual electrical contacting between the electrically operated units solderless, done by means of resilient contacts. Thus, the units to be provided can be tested in advance and measured and without having to worry about an impairment after being assembled. This assembly can be easily automated.
- the overall housing with the base housing 3 and lid 19, optionally 39, is, at the joints provided with appropriate seals, easy sealable.
- the preferred embodiment of the electrical / acoustic transducer assembly 15 ensures optimum magnetic shielding of the speakers and optimum acoustic sealing with respect to structure-borne noise.
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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Hinterohr-Hörgerät gemäss Oberbegriff von Anspruch 1.The present invention relates to a behind-the-ear hearing aid according to the preamble of
Ein Hinterohr-Hörgerät gemäss dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 ist aus dem Dokument
Es stellt sich primär zur Aufgabe, den an einem derartigen Hörgerät zur Verfügung stehenden Raum optimal zu nutzen, dabei gleichzeitig dessen akustische Eigenschaften zu verbessern. Dies wird bei Ausbildung des Hörgerätes nach dem Kennzeichen von Anspruch 1 erreicht. Demnach umfasst die elektrisch/akustische Wandlereinheit mindestens einen in einem Lautsprechergehäuse eingebauten Lautsprecher mit einer Membran. Das Lautsprecher-Gehäuse ist federnd in einer Kapselung gelagert, wobei diese mit dem Lautsprechergehäuse einen Zwischenraum definiert. Der durch die Membran im Lautsprechergehäuse definierte eine Raum ist mit dem akustischen Ausgang des Hörgerätes gekoppelt, der durch die Membran in besagtem Gehäuse definierte zweite Raum, über mindestens eine Öffnung im Gehäuse, mit dem erwähnten Zwischenraum.It is primarily the task to optimally use the space available on such a hearing aid, while at the same time improving its acoustic properties. This is achieved in training of the hearing aid according to the characterizing part of
Dadurch wird der ohnehin zwischen Gerätegehäuse und Lautsprechergehäuse vorzusehende Zwischenraum praktisch vollständig als das akustische Verhalten des Hörgerätes verbessernder Raum genutzt. Es wurde dabei erkannt, dass mit Vorsehen des erwähnten Zwischenraumes der Tieftonbereich um einige dB angehoben wird. Durch den geschaffenen Zwischenraum wird der membranrückseitige akustisch wirksame Raum um ein Mehrfaches vergrössert.As a result, the intermediate space to be provided anyway between the device housing and the loudspeaker housing is used virtually completely as the room improving the acoustic behavior of the hearing device. It was recognized that with the provision of said gap, the bass range is increased by a few dB. Due to the space created, the membrane-back acoustically effective space is increased by a multiple.
In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform wird die Kapselung als magnetische Schirmung eingesetzt und hierzu bevorzugterweise aus µ-Metall gefertigt.In a preferred embodiment, the encapsulation is used as a magnetic shield and for this purpose preferably made of μ-metal.
Eine höchst einfache Montage und Demontage, insbesondere des Lautsprechergehäuses mit Lautsprecher, wird dadurch erreicht, dass die Kapselung einen Becher, vorzugsweise einen metallischen, umfasst, welcher einseitig, nämlich becheröffnungsseitig, am Gerätegehäuse fixiert, beispielsweise eingerastet, ist.A very simple assembly and disassembly, in particular of the speaker housing with speakers, is achieved in that the enclosure comprises a cup, preferably a metallic, which on one side, namely cup opening side, fixed to the device housing, for example, locked.
Dadurch, dass weiter das Lautsprechergehäuse im wesentlichen kubusförmig und entlang vier seiner parallelen Kanten mittels elastischer Lagerblöcke bezüglich der Kapselung eingespannt ist, wird eine höchst einfache, im wesentlichen schwimmende Lagerung für das Lautsprechergehäuse realisiert.Characterized in that further the speaker housing is clamped substantially cuboid and along four of its parallel edges by means of elastic bearing blocks with respect to the encapsulation, a very simple, substantially floating support for the speaker housing is realized.
Die Wandlereinheit wird weiter bevorzugterweise formschlüssig in das Gerätegehäuse eingelassen und elektrisch lötstellenfrei kontaktiert. Die Kapselung wird dabei wie erwähnt lösbar mit dem Gehäuse verklinkt. In bevorzugter Ausführungsform bildet die Kapselung und das Lautsprechergehäuse einen im wesentlichen letzteres allseits umschliessenden Resonanzraum.The converter unit is further preferably embedded in a form-fitting manner in the device housing and contacted electrically free of solder joints. The encapsulation is as mentioned releasably latched to the housing. In a preferred embodiment, the encapsulation and the loudspeaker housing form a substantially last resonant space which surrounds all sides.
Die Erfindung bzw. das erfindungsgemässe Hinterohr-Hörgerät wird anschliessend anhand von Figuren erläutert, welche eine heute bevorzugte Ausführungsform dieses Gerätes zeigen. In den Figuren zeigen:
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- vereinfacht, in Längsschnitt-Darstellung, ein erfin- dungsgemässes Hinterohr-Hörgerät;
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- in perspektivischer Darstellung, das erfindungsgemässe Hörgerät;
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- in perspektivischer Darstellung, die bevorzugte Aus- bildung eines Batteriefachdeckels am erfindungsgemä- ssen Hörgerät;
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- die Aufsicht auf den Deckel gemäss
Fig. 3 mit Partien zur Links-/Rechts-Ohr-Codierung; - Fig. 5
- einerseits das Grundgehäuse des erfindungsgemässen Ge- rätes, anderseits ein bevorzugt vorgesehenes bzw. vor- sehbares Zusatzmodul, in perspektivischer Darstellung;
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- in einer vergrösserten Darstellung, die elek- trisch/akustische Wandlerbaueinheit am erfindungsgemä- ssen Hörgerät gemäss
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- vereinfacht und schematisiert, ein bevorzugt am erfin- dungsgemässen Gerät vorgesehenes Betätigungsorgan, und
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Fig. 6 zur Erläuterung der akustischen Kopplungen.
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- simplified, in longitudinal section illustration, a rear ear hearing aid according to the invention;
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- in a perspective view, the hearing aid according to the invention;
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- in a perspective view, the preferred embodiment of a battery compartment cover on the hearing aid according to the invention;
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- the supervision on the cover according to
Fig. 3 with games for left / right ear coding; - Fig. 5
- on the one hand, the basic housing of the device according to the invention, on the other hand a preferably provided or foreseeable additional module, in a perspective representation;
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- in an enlarged view, the electrical / acoustic transducer assembly according to the invention hearing aid according
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- simplified and schematic, a preferably provided on the inventive device device, and
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- schematically, the unit according to
Fig. 6 to explain the acoustic couplings.
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Der Innenkanal 7 des Anschlussstutzens 5 setzt sich durch den Rohrstutzen 9 fort in einen Übertragungskanal 11 im Grundgehäuse 3. Der Übertragungskanal 11 seinerseits ist an eine elektrisch/akustische Wandleranordnung 15 in einem Abteil 13 des Grundgehäuses 3 angekoppelt.The
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Bei geschlossenem Deckel 19 liegen mindestens zwei vorgesehene Mikronphonöffnungen der Mikrophonbaueinheit 17 einer Einlage 25 in einem Schlitz 23 des Deckels 19 gegenüber. Die Einlage 25 ist akustisch "transparent" und weist eine Vielzahl Durchtritte zwischen der Umgebung U und einem Ausgleichsvolumen V auf, welch letzteres zwischen den (nicht dargestellten) diskreten Mikrophon-Eintrittsöffnungen und besagter Einlage freigelassen ist. Bevorzugterweise ist die Einlage 25 hierzu aus einem gesinterten Material gefertigt, wie insbesondere aus gesintertem Polyethylen und dabei weiter bevorzugt wasserabstossend beschichtet. Es bildet weiter eine Gitterfeinheit zwischen 10 µm und 200 µm mit einer Offenporigkeit bevorzugt von über 70 %. Im weiteren sind Mikrophonbaueinheit 17 und Einlage 25 im Schlitz 23 so am Hörgerät 1 angeordnet, dass sie, bei getragenem Hörgerät, möglichst keinem Luftstaudruck der Umgebung U ausgesetzt sind, indem sie - wie aus
Im weiteren wirkt die Einlage 25 als Verschmutzungsschutz und ist dank ihrer bevorzugt wasserabstossenden Beschichtung leicht reinigbar.In addition, the
Ein weiterer Vorteil der Einlage 25 mit ihrer Vielzahl von Durchtritten ist - eng gekoppelt an den Aspekt der oben erwähnten "common mode"-Unterdrückung - dass sich eine allfällige Verschmutzung auf beide Mikrophone gleich auswirkt und dadurch keine Verschlechterung der Richtwirkung (Richtcharakteristik) entsteht, was bei konventionellen Richtmikrophonen mit zwei und mehr diskreten Öffnungen ein zentrales Problem darstellt.Another advantage of the
Bezüglich dieser Einlage 25 und ihrer Wirkungen wird auch auf die
Anschliessend an die elektro/akustische Wandleranordnung 15 folgt im Grundgehäuse 3 eine Elektronikeinheit 27, dann ein Batteriefach 29. Auf der Aussenseite des Gerätegrundgehäuses, im Bereich zwischen Batteriefach 29 und Elektronikeinheit 27, ist ein Betätigungsschalter 31 vorgesehen. In der perspektivischen Darstellung von
In das in das Grundgehäuse 3 endständig eingelegte Batteriefach 29 wird eine zylinderförmige Flachbatterie bzw. ein entsprechend geformter Akku 33 eingelegt, derart, dass die Achse des Batterie-Zylinders, mit seinen Stirnflächen 33u und 33o, mindestens im wesentlichen, koaxial zur Längsachse A des Grundkörpers liegt.In the
An der Basis 30 des Batteriefaches 29, zentriert in der Achse A, ist ein erster federnder Kontakt 35 vorgesehen, ein zweiter 37 tritt federnd mit der Seitenfläche der Batterie 33 in Kontakt. Das Batteriefach 29 ist mit einem in geschlossener Position zur Achse A querstehenden Deckel 39 verschliessbar, welcher am Grundgehäuse 3, bei 41, schwenk- oder bajonettgelagert ist oder am Batteriefach 29.At the
Dieses querliegende Anordnen der Batterie 33 am Hörgerät weist wesentliche Vorteile auf: Die durch den Deckel 39 verschlossene Fläche ist relativ gross, was - wie noch auszuführen sein wird - weiter genutzt werden kann. Weil weiter der Batteriefach-Deckel 39 am tiefsten Ort des Gerätes angeordnet ist und die Deckelstossstellen zum Grundgehäuse 3 quer zur Achse A liegen, ist ein Eindringen von Schweiss in das Batteriefach kaum kritisch. Im weiteren sind bei dieser Batteriefach-Ausbildung die Kontakte 37 und 35 innerhalb des Faches geschützt, der Deckel 39 trägt keine elektrischen Kontakte. Weil weiter der im wesentlichen zylindrische Innenraum des Grundkörpers 3 ausgenützt wird, ergibt sich praktisch kein nicht genutzter, verlorener Raum.This transverse arrangement of the
In
In
Wie erwähnt wurde, hat die dargestellte Ausführungsform des Batteriefachs 29, insbesondere die Tatsache, dass der Batterie-Flachzylinder koaxial zur Achse A des Hörgerätes liegt, einen weiteren, wesentlichen Vorteil. Das in
Es ist oft erwünscht, diese Grundkonfiguration mit Zusatzoptionen auszurüsten, beispielsweise mit einer Schnittstelleneinheit für drahtlose Signalübertragung, einer Programmiersteckereinheit, einem weiteren Audioeingang, einem grösseren Akkumulatorfach, einer mechanischen Betätigungseinheit etc. Hierzu wird das in
Im Hinblick auf den Einsatz solcher Zusatzmodule ist es durchaus möglich, im Fach 29 weitere Kontakte vorzusehen.With regard to the use of such additional modules, it is quite possible to provide in
Das nun als eigentliches Batteriefach wirkende Fach 29a mit Batterie 33 ist nun am Zusatzmodul 51 vorgesehen und, entsprechend, der Deckel 39, der z.B. vom Grundgehäuse 3 entfernt und am Zusatzmodul eingeklinkt oder bajonettartig eingerastet wird. Gegebenenfalls können mehrere derartige Module 51 am in
Damit ist es möglich, das Hörgerät auf höchst einfache Art und Weise modular den Wünschen entsprechend auszubauen, Batterie bzw. Akkumulator 33 bleiben immer ohne weiteres von aussen zugänglich.This makes it possible to expand the hearing aid in a very simple manner according to the wishes, battery or
In
Das Lautsprechergehäuse 53 ist allseits in federnden, vorzugsweise in gummielastischen Lagerungen 57, im wesentlichen frei schwingend gehaltert. Durch die Lagerungen 57 wird zwischen Lautsprechergehäuse-Aussenwand und einer Kapselung 59 der relativ grosse Raum U53 definiert, welcher zu einer namhaften Anhebung der Tieftöne führt. Der membranrückseitige Resonanzraum wird durch den Raum U53 um ein Vielfaches vergrössert. Damit der Raum U53 akustisch vollumfänglich wirksam ist, sind die Kapselung 59 und ihre Halterung 61 dicht verbunden.The
Damit wird das Lagerungsvolumen für die Lautsprecheranordnung akustisch optimal genutzt. Die Kapselung 59 wirkt weiter bevorzugterweise als magnetisches Schirmungsgehäuse und ist hierzu bevorzugt aus µ-Metall gefertigt. Sie ist becherförmig ausgebildet und ist an der Halterung 61, als Kunststoffträgerteil ausgebildet, dichtend eingehakt. Zwischen Kapselung 59, Halterung 61 einerseits und Lautsprechergehäuse 53 sind die erwähnten federnden, vorzugsweise gummielastischen, Lagerungen 57 gespannt.Thus, the storage volume for the speaker assembly is used optimally acoustically. The
In
In
Das Kipplager 65 ist an einem Schlitten 67 angeformt, welcher - wie mit dem Doppelpfeil F dargestellt - bezüglich des Grundgehäuses 3 linear verschieblich gelagert ist. Wie schematisch mit dem Federkontakt 69, bezüglich des Grundgehäuses 3 fix, und dem Überbrückungskontakt 70 am Schlitten 67 dargestellt, wird durch hin und her Schieben des Schlittens über Taster 63 das Gerät ein- und ausgeschaltet.The tilting
Im Schlitten 67 ist eine durchgehende Nut 72 eingearbeitet, durch welche eine Gehäuse-3-feste Kontaktpille 73 durchragt. Diese ist überdeckt durch eine am Schlitten 67 angeordnete federnde Kontaktpartie 75, welche bevorzugterweise als Tastaturelement aus gummielastischem, mindestens teilweise elektrisch leitendem Kunststoff gefertigt ist, wie bekannt beispielsweise von Fernbedienungstastaturen. Bei kippender Betätigung des Kipptasters 63 - wie mit dem Doppelpfeil K dargestellt - tritt die Kontaktpartie 75 mit der Kontaktpille 73 in Kontakt und erstellt zwischen diesen Elementen eine elektrische Verbindung. Obwohl sich für den Fachmann eine Vielzahl möglicher elektrischer Verbindungen unter Einschluss der Schaltstrecke S1, betätigt durch die Schlittenbewegung F, und der Schaltstrecke S2, betätigt durch die Kippbewegung K des Kipptasters 63, ergibt, ist bevorzugterweise - wie in
Damit wirkt der Betätigungsschalter 31 sowohl als Ein-/Aus-Schiebeschalter und zusätzlich, in Ein-Position, als Toggelschalter, womit - beispielsweise zur raschen individuellen Verstärkungseinstellung - in Schritten auf die Elektronikeinheit 27 gemäss
Mit dem Betätigungsschalter 31 werden mithin zwei Funktionen kombiniert, Schiebeschalter und Toggelschalter, eine Funktionsverschmelzung, die insbesondere für das erfindungsgemässe Hinterohrgerät höchst vorteilhaft ist. Die Bedienungsunterschiedlichkeit sichert, dass keine Funktionsverwechslung stattfindet, was bei Vorsehen zweier Schalter für die erwähnten beiden Funktionen wesentlich kritischer ist.Thus, two functions are combined with the
Wie sich insbesondere aus
Mit Blick auf
Die bevorzugte Ausführung der elektrisch/akustischen Wandleranordnung 15 sichert eine optimale magnetische Abschirmung der Lautsprecher und eine optimale akustische Abdichtung bezüglich Körperschall.The preferred embodiment of the electrical /
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- A behind-the-ear hearing device with a hook-shaped curved device body, substantially extending along a likewise curved longitudinal device axis (A), in which an acoustic/electric transducer (17), an electric/acoustic transducer (15) and an electronic unit (27) are integrated, wherein the electric/acoustic transducer (15) comprises at least a loudspeaker with a membrane (54), the loudspeaker being built into a loudspeaker housing (53), characterised in that the loudspeaker housing (53) is mounted resiliently in a capsule (59), which defines an intermediate space (U53) together with the loudspeaker housing (53), wherein a first space in the loudspeaker housing (53) on one side of the membrane (54) is coupled with the acoustic output (5) of the hearing device, and a second space in the housing (53) on the other side of the membrane (54) is coupled with the intermediate space (U53).
- The behind-the-ear hearing device of claim 1, characterised in that the capsule (59) acts as a magnetic shield and for this is preferably made of µ-metal.
- The behind-the-ear hearing device of claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the capsule (59) comprises a cup which is affixed on one side to the device housing (3).
- The behind-the-ear hearing device of one of the claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the loudspeaker housing (53) is substantially cube-shaped and mounted by means of resilient mounting blocks (57) with respect to the capsule (59) along four of its parallel edges.
- The behind-the-ear hearing device of one of the claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the transducer unit (15) is form-fitted into the device housing (3) and is electrically contacted without soldering.
- The behind-the-ear hearing device of one of the claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the capsule (59) is detachably latched to the device housing (3).
- The behind-the-ear hearing device of one of the claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the capsule (59) and the loudspeaker housing (53) define the intermediate space (U) which substantially encloses the loudspeaker housing (53) on all sides.
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