EP1414272B1 - Prothèse auditive avec un composant électronique externe - Google Patents

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EP1414272B1
EP1414272B1 EP03020882A EP03020882A EP1414272B1 EP 1414272 B1 EP1414272 B1 EP 1414272B1 EP 03020882 A EP03020882 A EP 03020882A EP 03020882 A EP03020882 A EP 03020882A EP 1414272 B1 EP1414272 B1 EP 1414272B1
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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 having a housing for accommodating 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.
  • hearing aids with external handset are known in which the connection between the hearing aid and earpiece by the acoustician is not solvable.
  • the reason for this is that the electrical supply lines for the listener are soldered to the hearing aid.
  • the electrical connection lines are guided in a known variant by a carrying hook and further through a flexible molding tube. A certain individual length adjustment is possible because the molding tube is displaceable in the carrying hook. In the case of 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 connector. Because the electric Connecting cables are assembled, an individual length adjustment is not possible here.
  • a programmable hearing aid which can be supplied with data from an external programming device.
  • a programming adapter For a temporary wired signal transmission from or to the programming device is a programming adapter whose traces are contactable on the one hand with the contacts of the hearing aid programming port and the other part is connected via a cable connection, a multi-conductor track and a female connector to the programmer.
  • a hearing aid which is associated with a mobile transmitting and receiving module.
  • the mobile transmitting and receiving module has contact elements and can be coupled with corresponding mating contacts of the hearing aid.
  • the mobile transceiver module can be connected to the hearing aid via a wiring.
  • the patent US 5,788,539 describes a surface mountable electrical connector. This has insulation displacement terminals and can be used to contact microphones, cellular telephones or miniaturized electronic components.
  • the patent discloses US 5 548 644 a handset for a telephone station. There are cutting clamps for listeners used.
  • 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 having a housing for accommodating 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, wherein the connecting device is a cutting terminal , which is arranged on the housing, or at least two insulation displacement terminals, one of which is arranged on the housing and a second on the external electronic component, and a Connecting cable, which is clamped in the one insulation displacement terminal or the at least two insulation displacement terminals to produce an electrical and mechanical connection has.
  • connection technique the acoustician can adjust the length of the connection individually for each patient during the adaptation z. B. simply set with a pair of scissors.
  • the connecting lines or cables used can be designed as a plastic full profile or plastic hose with integrated electrical conductors, which themselves have no special fasteners.
  • the connection cables can be produced by the meter and can be adapted individually in length without further ado.
  • the connection in insulation displacement technology is also solvable, so that a shortening of the connection cable can be realized by cutting and lengthening by inserting a longer connection cable.
  • the insulation displacement technique 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 aid, to which a cross-connection is made.
  • connection cable may be fixedly connected to a cutting terminal on one side and fixed to the respective component on the other side or via a connector.
  • the connecting cable or its plastic as a carrier material should be conveniently transparent.
  • the hearing aid can be attached slightly conspicuous to the ear.
  • connection cable 1 consists of a substantially transparent carrier material 2.
  • carrier material 2 two electrical conductors 3 are cast.
  • a groove 4 is provided, which serves as a mechanical key for Verpolêt.
  • the connection cable also has an outer shell 5 made of a biocompatible Material that is hypoallergenic for the hearing aid wearer.
  • connection cable 1 can be plastically deformable and dimensionally stable or fully flexible.
  • the electrical conductors 3 may be made of metal or a conductive plastic.
  • connection cable Since the connection cable has the same cross-section over the entire length - it is available, for example, by the meter - cut-to-length pieces can be produced and the connection between the hearing device and the external electronic component can be set individually.
  • connection cable 1, not shown, electrical components such as switches, buttons, ICs, etc. included.
  • connection cable 1 has an elongate cross section, the two conductors being arranged near the ends of the cross-sectional longitudinal shape.
  • an outwardly projecting groove or nose 5 is selected.
  • a biocompatible outer shell is not shown here, but it may still be present. However, it is not necessary if the carrier material is already biocompatible.
  • FIG. 3 a multicore variant of a connection cable 1 according to the invention is shown.
  • the structure corresponds in principle to that of the connection cable of FIG. 1.
  • a total of six conductors 3 are arranged isolated from one another by the carrier material 2.
  • Five of the conductors 3 are arranged on the outer circumference of the carrier 2 and formed ring-segment-shaped. Of course, the five conductors 3 may also have a circular cross-section.
  • a sixth conductor 3 with circular cross-section is arranged in the center of the connection cable 1.
  • Such multicore cables are particularly suitable for cross-connections of hearing aids.
  • FIG 4 a usable in a Hormix invention cutting clamp is shown in cross section.
  • the cutting clamp has a cylindrical base body 10, on the outer circumference of a plurality of cutting edges 11 are attached.
  • the cutting edges project obliquely outward relative 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 a knife blade 13, which is arranged at the distal end of the arm 12 to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder body 10 inwardly projecting.
  • the arms 12 may be rigid and pivotally mounted to the cylinder body 10.
  • a mandrel 14 is provided which serves to make contact with 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 is arranged, which is displaceable along the rotational symmetry of the cylinder body 10 and which serves for pressing and clamping the blades 11 in the connecting cable 1.
  • FIG. 5 A plan view of the usable in a hearing aid according to the invention insulation displacement terminal is shown in FIG 5.
  • the clamping ring 16 is not shown in FIG.
  • 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 connecting line 1 is pressed with its end face on the end face of the cylinder body 10. As a result, if appropriate, the contact between the mandrel 14 and a conductor 3 arranged centrally in the connecting cable 1 is produced. Subsequently, the clamping ring 16 is pushed in FIG 4 upwards (arrow A). As a result, the cutting edges 11 are pressed inward, whereby the knife blades 13 penetrate through the outer shell 5 of the connection cable 1 in the corresponding conductor 3 and make electrical connection. The cutting 11 make this the direction indicated by the arrows B inward movement.
  • the clamping ring 16 is slightly pushed with its upper edge over the distal end of the arms 12 of the cutting 11 and snaps into this position, the blades 11 are pressed into the connecting cable 1. In this state, the cutting edges 11 not only provide electrical contact to the conductors 3 but also fix the connection 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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  1. Prothèse auditive comprenant
    un boîtier pour loger des composants électroniques internes,
    un composant électronique externe disposé à l'extérieur du boîtier,
    un équipement de liaison pour la liaison mécanique et électrique du boîtier et d'au moins un des composants électroniques internes au composant électronique externe,
    caractérisée en ce que
    l'équipement de liaison a une borne guillotine (10 à 16), qui est disposée sur le boîtier, ou au moins deux bornes guillotines (10 à 16) dont l'une est disposée sur le boîtier et une deuxième sur le composant électronique externe, et un câble de liaison (1) qui peut être serré dans la borne guillotine ou dans les au moins deux bornes guillotines, en établissant une liaison électrique et mécanique.
  2. Prothèse auditive selon la revendication 1, le composant électronique externe comprenant un équipement d'écouteur, un équipement de récepteur radio ou un équipement de microphone externe.
  3. Prothèse auditive selon la revendication 1 ou 2, le câble de liaison(1) étant relié d'un côté à la borne guillotine ou à l'une des bornes guillotines (10 à 16) et, de l'autre côté, de façon fixe ou par le biais d'un connecteur, au composant respectif.
  4. Prothèse auditive selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, le câble de liaison(1) possédant un matériau de support (2) essentiellement transparent.
  5. Prothèse auditive selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, le câble de liaison(1) ayant un ou plusieurs conducteurs électriques (3).
  6. Prothèse auditive selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, le câble de liaison étant conçu en tant que câble coaxial.
  7. Prothèse auditive selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, le câble de liaison (1) ayant une gorge longitudinale (5) ou une rainure longitudinale (4) en tant que protection contre l'inversion de polarité et/ou stabilisation mécanique.
  8. Prothèse auditive selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, la borne guillotine ou au moins l'une des bornes guillotines (10 à 16) ayant plusieurs lames (11) opposées.
  9. Prothèse auditive selon la revendication 8, les lames (11) opposées étant disposées de façon annulaire.
  10. Prothèse auditive selon la revendication 9, les lames (11) pouvant passer d'une première position ouverte, dans laquelle le câble de liaison(1) peut être introduit dans la borne guillotine (10 à 16), à une deuxième position coupante, dans laquelle elles coupent l'isolation du câble de liaison(1) et établissent un contact électrique avec un conducteur (3), et dans laquelle elles peuvent être immobilisées par une bague de retenue (16).
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