EP1414272A1 - Prothèse auditive avec un composant électronique externe - Google Patents

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EP1414272A1
EP1414272A1 EP03020882A EP03020882A EP1414272A1 EP 1414272 A1 EP1414272 A1 EP 1414272A1 EP 03020882 A EP03020882 A EP 03020882A EP 03020882 A EP03020882 A EP 03020882A EP 1414272 A1 EP1414272 A1 EP 1414272A1
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Tom Weidner
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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
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/24—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
    • H01R4/2404—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation
    • H01R4/2412—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation actuated by insulated cams or wedges
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/26—Connections in which at least one of the connecting parts has projections which bite into or engage the other connecting part in order to improve the contact
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/50—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a cam, wedge, cone or ball also combined with a screw
    • H01R4/5033—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a cam, wedge, cone or ball also combined with a screw using wedge or pin penetrating into the end of a wire in axial direction of the wire
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/24—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
    • H01R4/2404—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation

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  • the present invention relates to a hearing aid with a housing for receiving internal electronic components, an external electronic component arranged outside the housing and a connecting device for mechanical and electrical connection of the housing and at least one of the internal electronic components with the external electronic component.
  • Hearing aids with an external handset are known so far, in which the connection between the hearing aid and the handset cannot be released by the acoustician.
  • the reason for this is that the electrical supply lines for the listener are soldered to the hearing aid.
  • the electrical connecting lines are guided through a carrying hook and further through a flexible molded hose.
  • a certain individual length adjustment is possible in that the molded hose can be moved in the carrying hook. With mechanical stress, however, the molded hose can come loose from the carrying hook, so that the set length changes.
  • the external handset is connected to the hearing aid by means of a plug connector. Because the electrical Connection cables are assembled, an individual length adjustment is not possible here.
  • a hearing aid device is known from the publication DE 195 41 648 A1, to which a mobile transmitting and receiving module is assigned.
  • the mobile transmitting and receiving module has contact elements and can be coupled to corresponding counter-contacts of the hearing aid.
  • the mobile transmitting and receiving module can be connected to the hearing aid device via wiring.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an easily manageable electrical and mechanical connection from the hearing aid to an external electronic component.
  • a hearing aid with a housing for receiving internal electronic components, an external electronic component arranged outside the housing and a connecting device for mechanically and electrically connecting the housing and at least one of the internal electronic components to the external electronic component, the connecting device being an insulation displacement terminal , which is arranged on the housing or the external electronic component, or at least two insulation displacement terminals, one of which is arranged on the housing and a second on the external electronic component, and one Connecting cable, which can be clamped into one insulation displacement terminal or the at least two insulation displacement terminals with the production of an electrical and mechanical connection.
  • this connection technique allows the acoustician to determine the length of the connection individually for each patient during the adaptation, e.g. B. simply adjust with scissors.
  • the connecting lines or cables used can be designed as a solid plastic profile or plastic hose with integrated electrical conductors, which themselves have no special connecting elements. This means that the connecting cables can be manufactured by the meter and can easily be individually adjusted in length.
  • the connection using insulation displacement technology can also be detached, so that the connecting cable can be shortened by cutting and extended by inserting a longer connecting cable.
  • the insulation displacement technology ensures a stable, easily adaptable, even multi-core connection between the hearing aid and the external electronic component, in particular the handset.
  • the electronic component comprises a receiver device, a radio receiver, an external microphone or a microphone array.
  • the electronic component can also be a second hearing device to which a cross connection is established.
  • the connecting cable can be fixed on one side to an insulation displacement terminal and on the other side or connected to the respective component via a plug. Any combination of the connection technology between the hearing aid, the connection cable and the external electronic component can thus be carried out.
  • the connecting cable or its plastic as the carrier material should advantageously be transparent. This means that the hearing aid can be attached to the ear in an unobtrusive manner.
  • the connecting cable 1 schematically shows the cross section through an inventive two-core connecting cable between a hearing aid and an external electronic component.
  • the connecting cable 1 consists of an essentially transparent carrier material 2.
  • Two electrical conductors 3 are cast into the carrier material 2.
  • a groove 4 is provided, which serves as a mechanical key for reverse polarity protection.
  • the connecting cable also has an outer sheath 5 made of a biocompatible Material that is skin-friendly for the hearing aid wearer.
  • the connecting cable 1 can be plastically deformable and dimensionally stable or fully flexible.
  • the electrical conductors 3 can consist of metal or a conductive plastic.
  • the connecting cable has the same cross-section over the entire length - it is available by the meter, for example - pieces of any length can be cut and the connection between the hearing aid and the external electronic component can be set individually.
  • the connecting cable 1 may contain electrical components, not shown, such as switches, buttons, ICs, etc.
  • FIG. 1 A modified embodiment of a connecting cable according to the invention is shown in FIG.
  • the connecting cable 1 has an elongated cross section, the two conductors being arranged near the ends of the cross-sectional longitudinal shape.
  • An outwardly protruding groove or nose 5 is selected here as the mechanical key for reverse polarity protection.
  • a biocompatible outer shell is not shown here, but it can still be present. However, it is not necessary if the carrier material is already biocompatible.
  • FIG. 3 shows a multi-core variant of a connecting cable 1 according to the invention.
  • the structure basically corresponds to that of the connecting cable from FIG. 1.
  • a total of six conductors 3 are insulated from one another by the carrier material 2 in the cable.
  • Five of the conductors 3 are arranged on the outer circumference of the carrier 2 and have the shape of a ring segment. Of course, the five conductors 3 can also have a circular cross section.
  • a sixth conductor 3 with circular cross section is arranged in the center of the connecting cable 1.
  • Such multi-core cables are particularly suitable for cross connections of hearing aids.
  • the insulation displacement terminal has a cylindrical base body 10, on the outer circumference of which a plurality of cutting edges 11 are attached.
  • the cutting edges protrude obliquely outwards with respect to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder 10.
  • They consist of a flexible arm 12, which is fixedly attached to the outer periphery of the cylinder body 10 at the proximal end, and of a knife blade 13, which is arranged on the distal end of the arm 12 and projects inwards to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder body 10.
  • the arms 12 can also be rigid and pivotally attached to the cylinder body 10.
  • a mandrel In the center of the cylinder body 10, a mandrel is provided, which serves to contact a core arranged centrally in the connecting cable 1. Both the mandrel 14 and the arms 12 of the cutting edges 11 are contacted by electrical connections 15.
  • a clamping ring 16 Arranged around the cylinder body 10 is a clamping ring 16 which can be displaced along the rotational symmetry of the cylinder body 10 and which is used for pressing and clamping the cutting edges 11 into the connecting cable 1.
  • FIG. 5 A top view of the insulation displacement clamp according to the invention is shown in FIG. 5.
  • six cutting edges 11, each consisting of an arm 12 and a knife blade 13, are arranged so as to protrude evenly on the outer circumference of the cylinder body 10.
  • the clamping ring 16 is not shown in FIG 5.
  • a nose 17 can be seen, which serves as reverse polarity protection and engages in the groove 4 of a connecting cable 1.
  • the nose 17 protrudes from the surface of the cylinder body 10 in the direction of the rotational symmetry axis of the cylinder body 10.
  • the end face of the connecting line 1 is pressed onto the end face of the cylinder body 10.
  • the contact between the mandrel 14 and a conductor 3 arranged centrally in the connecting cable 1 is established.
  • the clamping ring 16 in FIG. 4 is pushed upward (arrow direction A).
  • the cutting edges 11 are pressed inwards, as a result of which the knife blades 13 penetrate into the corresponding conductors 3 through the outer casing 5 of the connecting cable 1 and establish an electrical connection.
  • the cutting edges 11 carry out the inward movement indicated by the arrows B.
  • the clamping ring 16 is pushed with its upper edge slightly over the distal end of the arms 12 of the cutting edges 11 and engages in this position, the cutting edges 11 being pressed into the connecting cable 1.
  • the cutters 11 not only ensure electrical contact with the conductors 3 but also fix the connecting cable 1 in its longitudinal direction on the cylinder body 10, which in turn is attached to the hearing aid or the external electronic component.

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DE10244962A DE10244962B3 (de) 2002-09-26 2002-09-26 Hörgerät mit einer externen Elektronikkomponente
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EP2339700B1 (fr) * 2009-12-23 2014-06-25 Yamaichi Electronics Deutschland GmbH Connecteur, douille de connecteur et raccordement enfichable pour un appareil auditif

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