EP1351551A2 - Dispositif de contact pour prothèse auditive - Google Patents

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EP1351551A2
EP1351551A2 EP03006363A EP03006363A EP1351551A2 EP 1351551 A2 EP1351551 A2 EP 1351551A2 EP 03006363 A EP03006363 A EP 03006363A EP 03006363 A EP03006363 A EP 03006363A EP 1351551 A2 EP1351551 A2 EP 1351551A2
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Joseph Sauer
Christian Schmitt
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Sivantos GmbH
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/20—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
    • H01R43/24—Assembling by moulding on contact members
    • 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
    • H04R25/609—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of circuitry
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/22—Contacts for co-operating by abutting
    • H01R13/24—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted
    • 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
    • H04R2225/57—Aspects of electrical interconnection between hearing aid 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
    • H04R25/60—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
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a device for contacting electrical components of a hearing aid with a Plastic injection molded body for carrying contact elements and at least one metal contact element that is in the plastic injection molded body is injected. Furthermore, the present invention a method of making such Contraption.
  • the electrical components of a hearing device are in the hearing device housing to contact in an appropriate manner.
  • This is a contacting device from European patent specification EP 0 988 776 B1 known the connections to an electrical Module has.
  • Metal spring elements attached for contact a hearing aid battery and for holding the device in the cover plate of the hearing aid.
  • Insert Mold technology known, stamped metal parts and wire connectors in plastic injection molds to insert them in the injection molding process Inject plastic body. Through the injection molded body the contact points receive well-defined positions.
  • the injection molded body can also by means of its contact elements used to carry electronic components in the hearing aid become. Nevertheless, some components are in contact of the hearing aid further wire connections necessary not as metal contact elements injected into the plastic body let it be realized.
  • the object of the present invention is that of Miniaturization of the necessary elements and devices and rationalize their manufacture.
  • this object is achieved by a device for contacting electrical components of a hearing aid with a plastic injection molded body for carrying contact elements and at least one metal contact element, which in the plastic injection molded body is injected, and by at least one wiring element that is like a conductor track applied to the surface of the plastic injection molded body is for wiring the electrical components and / or the Metal contact element.
  • the above object is achieved by a method for manufacturing such a device by injection molding at least one structural element from a activated plastic, especially with palladium is activated, inserting the at least one structural element together with the at least one metal contact element in a Injection mold, overmolding of the at least one structural element and the at least one metal contact element with an insulating plastic to the plastic injection molded body, wherein the structural element at least partially protrudes the surface of the plastic injection molded body, whereby a surface area is defined, and metallizing the surface area predetermined by the structural element of the plastic injection molded body.
  • the above problem can be solved by Method of manufacturing the above device by loading of the at least one metal contact element in a Injection mold for the plastic injection molded body, injection molding the injection mold with an insulating plastic, irradiate a conductor pattern on the surface of the Injection molded plastic body and coating the irradiated Pattern with a conductive metal.
  • a method for manufacturing is also provided according to the invention an above device by inserting the at least a metal contact element in an injection mold for the plastic injection molded body, injection molding of the injection mold with an insulating plastic and printing of conductor tracks on the plastic injection molded body.
  • the metal contact elements which are injected into the plastic injection molded body should be stamped out of sheet metal at the best price. If the Metal contact elements on the components to be contacted Metal springs can be used to apply pressure become.
  • Wiring elements, the conductor tracks on the plastic injection molded body represent can not only according to the invention used to make injected metal contact elements to connect with each other, but also to make contacts to manufacture to the outside. So it is advantageous to use the wiring elements to be equipped with contact points from the Protruding surface of the plastic injection molded body and thus a good electrical contact possibility to components offer, which are not formed with resilient metal contacts Need to become.
  • the wiring elements or conductor tracks are if for production with activated plastic structural elements is worked over the parts of the structural elements arranged, which protrude to the surface of the injection molded body.
  • activated plastic structural elements is worked over the parts of the structural elements arranged, which protrude to the surface of the injection molded body.
  • Structural elements favorably doped with palladium.
  • the electronic modules and batteries of a hearing aid contacted can be a so-called In-the-ear hearing aid as well as a so-called behind-the-ear hearing aid act.
  • the manufacture of the contact devices according to the invention is preferably done by inserting appropriate contact elements, the metal contact elements and structural elements Include plastic in an injection mold like they already do was initially introduced as insert-mold technology. To are the necessary structural elements in your three-dimensional shape from a palladium, for example activated plastic injected. Then these molded structural elements together with the other metal contact elements or metal springs in the Injection mold for the molded body introduced. Thereupon will the injection mold with the metal contact and structural elements sprayed with insulating plastic. Finally the activated structural elements, insofar as they come from the Protruding surface, for example coated with metal in a bathroom.
  • the trace technology can usually be used Contact points where contact difficulties occur can reduce, resulting in an increase in the quality of Contact device leads. Furthermore, in the case of manufacture Insert parts saved using insert mold technology by contact points for external contacts the structural elements are molded. So the number the parts required for production, with what assembly time is also reduced and the degree of automation can be increased for production.
  • miniaturization is also possible possible that conductor tracks are applied to the injection molded body become.
  • the drawing shows a plastic injection molded body 1.
  • injected metal springs 2 and 3 the present Case for contacting a hearing aid battery, not shown serve.
  • the contacting device 1 under the conductor tracks or wiring elements 4, 5 and 6 structural elements injected. each this wiring elements 4, 5, 6 has a contact point 14, 15, 16, from the surface of the injection molded body 1 protrudes.
  • the structural elements are used to produce the injection molded body 1 made of activated plastic, together with the metal springs 2, 3 inserted in the injection mold and with encapsulated insulating plastic.
  • the contacting device shown in the drawing can also be created by, as already mentioned, initially according to the known insert mold method only the metal springs 2 and 3 are injected into the body 1. Then, for the wiring elements on the surface of the injection molded body 1 lanes activated with a laser. These activated courses are then marked with a coated conductive metal. Alternatively, the Printed conductors, as mentioned, printed on the injection molded body become.
  • the sound opening 7 for a microphone is on the top of the plastic injection molded body 1 visible.

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  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
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  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
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  • Injection Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Electrical Connectors (AREA)
EP03006363A 2002-04-02 2003-03-20 Dispositif de contact pour prothèse auditive Expired - Lifetime EP1351551B1 (fr)

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DE10214542A DE10214542C1 (de) 2002-04-02 2002-04-02 Kontaktvorrichtung für Hörgeräte
DE10214542 2002-04-02

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EP1351551A3 EP1351551A3 (fr) 2006-10-18
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US20030199204A1 (en) 2003-10-23
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