EP1599069B1 - Prothèse auditive avec porte de compartiment de pile - Google Patents

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EP1599069B1
EP1599069B1 EP20050015735 EP05015735A EP1599069B1 EP 1599069 B1 EP1599069 B1 EP 1599069B1 EP 20050015735 EP20050015735 EP 20050015735 EP 05015735 A EP05015735 A EP 05015735A EP 1599069 B1 EP1599069 B1 EP 1599069B1
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battery
hearing device
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Andi Vonlanthen
Richard Niccolai
Urs Züger
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Sonova Holding AG
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Phonak AG
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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
    • H04R25/60—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

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  • the present invention relates to a hearing device according the generic portion of claim 1.
  • Hearing devices such as in-the-ear hearing aids, behind-the-ear hearing aids, hearing instruments or miniaturized active earphones usually have a battery compartment for carrying one or more batteries for supplying the electronic or electric components of the device with electricity. As the battery will have to be removed or exchanged from time to time, this battery compartment is closed by a battery door to be opened on demand and to firmly close the battery compartment for regular use of the hearing device.
  • the electronic or electric components of the hearing device are usually designed to be supplied by a specific battery type and thus the battery compartment, especially the geometric dimensions of such a compartment, are defined by the geometric dimensions of the specific battery type.
  • the document DE 37 23 809 shows hearing device, where the shell of the entire hearing device may be divided into a first section with fixed dimensions and a second section with variable dimensions.
  • the second section may comprise a battery that is received by a rotatable battery door.
  • This second section of the shell of the hearing device may differ in size according the size of the battery and other items to be covered by this section of the shell.
  • the battery door for the battery matching those individual needs may be chosen from the set of battery doors and engaged with the housing of the hearing device.
  • the respective battery door will have a reduced size as well, and the overall size of the hearing device will be reduced.
  • the lifetime of the battery will be higher and thus the replacement cycle will be longer.
  • the overall size of the hearing device will increase.
  • the user of the hearing device may decide according to the circumstances to change the battery door for either having a smaller overall size of the hearing device or to benefit of a longer lifetime of the battery as well as easier handling when replacing the battery.
  • the hearing device further comprises electrical means for electrically contacting the battery and contact elements to establish a connection to the electronic components of the housing. It is thus possible to already have connected the electronic components with the battery even if the battery door is open.
  • the contact elements may be arranged within the battery compartment itself to connect the electronic components with the battery only in the closed position of the battery door.
  • the hearing device comprises a pin, bar or screw located in the opening of the battery compartment of the housing for receiving one of said battery doors.
  • the battery door may be connected to this pin, bar or screw and be pivoted around this pin, bar or screw for opening or closing the battery compartment.
  • the battery doors comprise resilient snap-in tongues to detachably connect a battery door with the pin, bar or screw. A replacement of the battery doors may therefore easily be performed even by the user of the hearing device, without the need of any special tool.
  • a hearing device 1 serving as a behind-the-ear hearing aid with a housing 2 and a battery door 3 in its closed position is shown.
  • a hook or tube 4 is provided at one end of the housing 2, for transmitting the acoustical signal emitted from the loudspeaker (often also referred to as "receiver") of the hearing device 1 to the ear canal of the user of the hearing device 1.
  • the electronic components of the hearing device 1 are conventionally arranged inside of the housing 2.
  • the battery door 3 is shown in its opened position, showing the opening 5 of the battery compartment 6 of the housing 2.
  • the battery door 3 comprises a support 7 for receiving a battery (not shown), i.e. a button-type battery commonly used in miniaturized electrical or electronic devices.
  • the size of the battery door 3 is adapted to just receive a battery of a certain geometrical dimension. As the diameter or dimension of the battery assigned to this battery door 3 is bigger than the space available within the battery compartment 6 of the housing 2, the shell of the battery door 3 is formed as a box to receive a part of the battery within this box volume.
  • the overall size of the hearing device 1 thus exceeds the shape of the housing 2, thus increasing the overall size of the hearing device 1 by providing a high lifetime of the battery. The replacement interval for the battery therefore increases with respect of the use of a smaller battery.
  • the hearing device 1 is again shown with a further battery door 8 from the set of battery doors assigned to the hearing device 1 or the housing 2 respectively.
  • This battery door 8 fits the shape of the housing 2 of the hearing device in its closed position, thus does not influence the overall size of the hearing aid 1.
  • the battery door 3 is shown in its opened position.
  • the support 7' for another type of battery e.g. a small button-type battery, is formed as an open tube to receive and hold in place the respective battery.
  • the shell of the battery door 8 is just formed as a curved cap according to the outer shape of the housing 2 of the hearing device 1.
  • the battery doors 3 and 8 are pivotably attached to the housing 2 over an axis or pin 9 arranged at one end of the opening 5 of the battery compartment 6.
  • the battery doors 3 or 8 may be detachably snapped on to this pin 9 for an easy exchange of the battery door 3 or 8.

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Battery Mounting, Suspending (AREA)

Claims (4)

  1. Prothèse auditive comprenant une boîte (2) avec des components électriques et un compartiment (6) avec une ouverture (5) dans la boîte (2), le compartiment de pile (6) comprenant des moyens à engager une porte de pile (3) de manière relevable, la prothèse auditive comprenant un ensemble de portes de pile (3,8), chacune comprenant des supports (7;7') d'une seule partie pour recevoir une pile de manière détachable, préférablement formée comme un tube ouvert, qui entoure la pile complètement lorsque étant insérée, et les chemises de chaque porte de pile (3;8) de l'ensemble de portes de piles (3,8) ayant des formes et des tailles différentes, chacune adaptée à la taille du type de pile spécifique assignée.
  2. Prothèse auditive selon la revendication 1, comprenant des moyens électriques pour contacter la pile électriquement et des éléments de contact pour établir un raccord aux éléments électroniques de la boîte.
  3. Prothèse auditive selon la revendication 1 ou 2, comprenant un goujon, barre ou vis (9) localisé dans l'ouverture (5) du compartiment de pile (6) de la boîte (2) pour recevoir une des dites portes de pile (3;8).
  4. Prothèse auditive selon une des revendications 1 à 3, les portes des piles (3;8) comprennent des langues à enclenchement de manière à ressort pour connecter une porte de pile (3;8) de manière détachable avec le goujon, barre ou vis (9)
EP20050015735 2005-07-20 2005-07-20 Prothèse auditive avec porte de compartiment de pile Not-in-force EP1599069B1 (fr)

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DK05015735T DK1599069T3 (da) 2005-07-20 2005-07-20 Höreapparat med batterilåg
DE200560015909 DE602005015909D1 (de) 2005-07-20 2005-07-20 Hörgerät mit Tür für ein Batteriefach
EP20050015735 EP1599069B1 (fr) 2005-07-20 2005-07-20 Prothèse auditive avec porte de compartiment de pile

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EP20050015735 EP1599069B1 (fr) 2005-07-20 2005-07-20 Prothèse auditive avec porte de compartiment de pile

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