EP1850636A2 - Appareil auditif binaural avec commande magnétique - Google Patents

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EP1850636A2
EP1850636A2 EP07106026A EP07106026A EP1850636A2 EP 1850636 A2 EP1850636 A2 EP 1850636A2 EP 07106026 A EP07106026 A EP 07106026A EP 07106026 A EP07106026 A EP 07106026A EP 1850636 A2 EP1850636 A2 EP 1850636A2
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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
    • H04R25/554—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 using a wireless connection, e.g. between microphone and amplifier or using Tcoils
    • 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
    • H04R25/552—Binaural
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1041—Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2460/00—Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2460/03—Aspects of the reduction of energy consumption in hearing devices

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  • the present invention relates to a hearing system with a first hearing device for wearing in / on the ear and a second hearing device also for wearing in / on the ear.
  • the present invention relates to a binaural hearing aid system.
  • the invention can also be applied to other hearing devices such as headsets, headphones and the like.
  • a battery switch is often used to turn hearing aids on and off.
  • the battery compartment can be opened up to a locking position and thus interrupts the circuit.
  • Such battery compartments are relatively error-prone and require a lot of space in the hearing aid housing.
  • a watertight connection is very difficult to realize.
  • the publication DE 7011139U describes a hearing aid with a tongue relay switch located in the hearing aid housing.
  • This tongue relay switch is switchable by a magnet arranged outside the housing.
  • the hearing aid can be stored in a container when not in use.
  • the container contains a coil or a permanent magnet through which the tongue relay switch is opened when the hearing aid is placed in the container.
  • the disadvantage here is that to turn off the hearing aid, the container must be at hand, if no other switch is provided.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a hearing system that can be controlled in a simple manner, wherein as little installation space as possible is used for the control components.
  • this object is achieved by a hearing system with a first hearing device for wearing in / on the ear and a second hearing device for wearing in / on the ear, wherein the first hearing device has a permanent magnet and the second hearing device has a magnetic sensor, so that the second hearing device in a predetermined It is controllable manner when the first hearing device is in the spatial vicinity of the second hearing device and the magnetic sensor therefore detects the magnetic field of the permanent magnet or a corresponding magnetic flux.
  • a method of controlling a hearing system having first and second hearing devices by placing the first hearing device having a permanent magnet in the vicinity of the second hearing device having a magnetic sensor, detecting a Magnetic field of the permanent magnet or caused by the permanent magnet magnetic flux and controlling the second hearing device in response to the detection result.
  • One or both hearing devices of the hearing system according to the invention are thus controllable, without the user having to actuate a mechanical switch.
  • the hearing devices can also be made watertight, since the vulnerability switch or battery compartment is eliminated.
  • the user of the hearing system can readily recognize that the hearing device (s) are in a particular control mode when placed close together.
  • the second hearing device has a ferromagnetic element for cooperation with the permanent magnet the first hearing device.
  • the two hearing devices attract each other and remain in the predetermined control or switching state.
  • the magnetic flux in the ferromagnetic element of the second hearing device can be detected.
  • Such an arrangement proves to be favorable because the ferromagnetic element concentrates the magnetic field lines of the permanent magnet of the first hearing device.
  • the second hearing device may also have a permanent magnet and the first hearing device may have a magnetic sensor, so that the first hearing device can be controlled as a function of the presence of the second hearing device.
  • the two hearing devices are symmetrical and mutual control is possible.
  • the first hearing device may also have a ferromagnetic element for cooperation with the permanent magnet of the second hearing device.
  • the magnetic sensor of the first hearing device as well as that of the second hearing device can be configured such that it detects the magnetic flux in the ferromagnetic element of the first hearing device.
  • the two hearing devices on an external structure according to the tongue and groove principle and are thus plugged together. As a result, they are mechanically connected to each other for mutual control.
  • the magnetic sensor has a Hall probe, a probe according to the GMR principle (Giant Magneto Resistance) or a reed contact. In this way, robust and inexpensive magnetic sensors can be realized.
  • the two hearing devices are designed as hearing aids.
  • the benefits of the invention are particularly important here to the extent, because the small hearing aids usually have little space for switches and it is to control the hearing no additional device or no other device, especially no container necessary.
  • the two hearing devices can be in wireless communication connection, so that with a signal of the magnetic sensor of the second hearing device, the first hearing device is controllable. This is advantageous in particular if, for example, in the case of a binaural hearing device system, communication devices for wireless connection are already provided in both hearing aids.
  • the second hearing device can be switched off upon detection of the permanent magnet of the first hearing device.
  • the first hearing device can be switched off upon detection of the permanent magnet of the second hearing device.
  • a permanent magnet 11 In the shell 10 of the first hearing aid 1 is a permanent magnet 11. In the hearing aid shell 20 of the second hearing aid 2, a ferromagnetic metal piece 21 and a magnetic field sensor 22 is arranged in the hearing aid shell 20 of the second hearing aid 2, Conversely, in the second hearing device 2 or in its shell 20 is a permanent magnet 23 and in the shell 10 of the first hearing aid 1, an associated ferromagnetic metal piece 12 and a magnetic field sensor thirteenth
  • both hearing aids 1, 2 are not worn, the user brings the hearing aid housings 10, 20 together so that they are held together by magnetic force 3, possibly supported by geometric structures ("tongue and groove").
  • the respective magnetic field sensor 13, 22 detects the field of the corresponding permanent magnet 11, 23 and then switches off the associated hearing aid 1, 2 from. If, as in the present example, both hearing aids are equipped with a mirror image, both hearing aids 1, 2 are switched off when approaching.
  • the signal of the magnetic field sensors 13, 22 can also be used to control the electronics of the respective hearing device 1, 2.
  • the hearing device can be switched to a so-called "sleep mode" when the other hearing device is in the vicinity, so that the energy consumption of the hearing device is correspondingly reduced.
  • it may also be useful to reduce only the volume or the gain of the hearing aid when the other hearing aid is in the vicinity, which indicates the disuse of the hearing aids.
  • the signal of the magnetic field sensor can be used to switch off a communication interface for a wireless connection.
  • the magnetic field sensors 13, 22 can be designed as a Hall probe, whereby the switching off of the hearing aid chip takes place electrically.
  • a mechanical reed contact that opens the circuit in the presence of a magnetic field may also be used. In the latter case, a mechanical opening of the circuit takes place.
  • both hearing aids 1, 2 have a wireless communication connection, then it is sufficient if a pair of permanent magnet magnetic field sensors is accommodated in the two hearing aids. In this case, when the two hearing aids approach each other, a corresponding sensor signal is then generated and used to control the hearing device with the sensor. The communication connection becomes the sensor signal also transmitted to the other hearing aid, so that it can be used there as well.
  • the hearing aid can be better protected against water.
  • Another advantage is that the switching on and off of the hearing aid system is automatic and intuitive.

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DE102006019693A DE102006019693B4 (de) 2006-04-27 2006-04-27 Binaurales Hörsystem mit magnetischer Steuerung

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