EP2894880A3 - Antenna device for hearing instruments - Google Patents

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EP2894880A3
EP2894880A3 EP15150094.9A EP15150094A EP2894880A3 EP 2894880 A3 EP2894880 A3 EP 2894880A3 EP 15150094 A EP15150094 A EP 15150094A EP 2894880 A3 EP2894880 A3 EP 2894880A3
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Jürgen Reithinger
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    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
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    • 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
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    • H04R2225/49—Reducing the effects of electromagnetic noise on the functioning of hearing aids, by, e.g. shielding, signal processing adaptation, selective (de)activation of electronic parts in hearing aid
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    • H04R2225/51—Aspects of antennas or their circuitry in or for hearing aids
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Abstract

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Antenneneinrichtung für Hörinstrumente, insbesondere für im Gehörgang zu tragende Hörinstrumente. Die Aufgabe der Erfindung besteht darin, ein Hörinstrument, insbesondere IDO-Hörinstrument, anzugeben, das ein hinsichtlich Übertragungs-Bandbreite verbessertes Datenübertragungssystem mit nicht oder nur unwesentlich vergrößertem Platz- und Energie-Bedarf anzugeben. Ein Grundgedanke der Erfindung besteht in einer Antenneneinrichtung für ein Hörinstrument umfassend eine Antennenanordnung mit einem Spulenkern aus magnetisch permeablem Material, die eine bevorzugte Sende- und Empfangs-Raumrichtung aufweist, und eine weitere elektrische Hörinstrument-Komponente, die elektromagnetische Störstrahlung emittiert, wobei zwischen der Antennenanordnung und der weiteren Hörinstrument-Komponente ein zumindest teilweise flächiger Schirm aus magnetisch permeablem Material angeordnet ist, und wobei der Schirm quer zur Sende- und Empfangs-Raumrichtung der Antennenanordnung mit einem Abstand von 50 bis 150 Mikrometern zum Spulenkern angeordnet ist. Der optimale Abstand ergibt sich einerseits daraus, dass mit zunehmenden Abstand der Signal-Rausch-Abstand der Antenne zunächst zu- und dann wieder abnimmt, mit einem Maximum in der Größenordnung von 100 Mikrometern. Andererseits nimmt die Schirmwirkung zwischen Antenne und weiterer Hörinstrument-Komponente mit zunehmendem Abstand zunächst zu, um dann bei einem Abstand von Größenordnungsmäßig 100 Mikrometern in eine Sättigung überzugehen. Zudem soll wegen der gesamten Baugröße ein minimaler Abstand eingehalten werden.

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The invention relates to an antenna device for hearing instruments, in particular for hearing instruments to be worn in the auditory canal. The object of the invention is to specify a hearing instrument, in particular an IDO hearing instrument, which specifies a transmission bandwidth-improved data transmission system with no or only insignificantly increased space and energy requirements. A basic idea of the invention consists in an antenna device for a hearing instrument comprising an antenna arrangement with a coil core of magnetically permeable material, which has a preferred transmission and reception spatial direction, and a further electrical hearing instrument component, which emits electromagnetic interference radiation, between the antenna arrangement and the further hearing aid component is arranged an at least partially planar screen of magnetically permeable material, and wherein the screen is arranged transversely to the transmitting and receiving spatial direction of the antenna arrangement with a distance of 50 to 150 micrometers to the spool core. The optimum distance results on the one hand from the fact that with increasing distance the signal-to-noise ratio of the antenna initially increases and then decreases again, with a maximum of the order of 100 micrometers. On the other hand, the screening effect between the antenna and the further hearing aid component initially increases with increasing distance, and then passes into saturation at a distance of the order of magnitude of 100 micrometers. In addition, a minimum distance should be maintained because of the overall size.
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