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EP3304933B1
EP3304933B1 EP16707405.3A EP16707405A EP3304933B1 EP 3304933 B1 EP3304933 B1 EP 3304933B1 EP 16707405 A EP16707405 A EP 16707405A EP 3304933 B1 EP3304933 B1 EP 3304933B1
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Holger Kral
Stefanie Beyfuß
Björn Freels
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    • 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
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    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
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    • H04R1/1058—Manufacture or assembly
    • H04R1/1066—Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support
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    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/02—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception adapted to be supported entirely by ear
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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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    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
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    • H04R2201/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones covered by H04R1/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
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    • 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
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/652—Ear tips; Ear moulds
    • H04R25/656—Non-customized, universal ear tips, i.e. ear tips which are not specifically adapted to the size or shape of the ear or ear canal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • 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
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  • the invention relates to an earpiece for a hearing aid and a hearing aid, with an ear insert which has the earpiece and a connection part which is connected to a receiver, the earpiece being composed of an elongated adapter and a number of screens, the adapter on Connection part is attached and extends in a longitudinal direction.
  • a corresponding hearing aid is for example in the WO 2004/010734 A1 shown.
  • an elongated tube is connected to a CIC hearing aid, to which one or more screens are attached as an acoustic seal.
  • the shields lie against the inner wall of the ear canal and seal it off.
  • a space is created between the screens to reduce feedback and occlusion effects.
  • the housing of the CIC device located in the ear canal itself forms a seal.
  • Hearing aid is understood to mean, in particular, a device for amplifying sound.
  • a hearing aid has a number of microphones, suitable electronics and a receiver, i.e. a loudspeaker on.
  • a distinction is made between different hearing aids with regard to the positioning of the receiver on the one hand and the rest of the electronics in a suitable housing on or in the ear of the user on the other hand.
  • the housing is worn behind the ear.
  • the receiver is either arranged in the housing, with the sound entering the ear canal by means of a sound tube is directed, or the listener is designed as an external receiver, connected to the hearing aid via a cable and inserted into the ear canal.
  • the latter variant is also referred to as RIC, ie receiver in channel.
  • ITE in the ear
  • CIC completely in canal
  • the earpiece usually has an outer contour that serves to seal against the auditory canal.
  • the earpiece is often designed as a so-called screen, which is also referred to as a dome.
  • the screen is attached to a connector, which in turn is connected to the receiver.
  • the connection part is, for example, a connection piece of the receiver; in the case of a receiver worn outside the auditory canal, the connection part is, for example, a sound tube which is optionally equipped with a suitable connection part for connecting to the screen.
  • any connection solution that is suitable for connecting the earpiece to the receiver in a RIC device is also suitable for connecting an earpiece to a sound tube in a BTE device with a receiver behind the ear.
  • an auditory canal insert with a body with a sound canal that can be inserted into the external auditory canal. At least one ring-shaped sealing and holding element can be plugged onto the body.
  • a hearing aid which is designed as a RIC hearing aid in which the listener is placed in the ear canal.
  • the receiver has a housing with annular grooves incorporated on the circumference and spaced from one another in the longitudinal direction of the receiver. Around these ring grooves is one shield element used in each case.
  • a respective one-story screen element can also have several ring-shaped screens.
  • the earpiece Since the ear canal of a user is each individually shaped, the earpiece is usually exchangeable and earpieces are available in a wide variety of sizes and shapes, from which a suitable earpiece is selected for a respective user. In order to be able to provide an earpiece that is as suitable and comfortable as possible for each user, however, a large number of different earpieces must then disadvantageously be kept available.
  • the hearing aid is designed in particular as a BTE hearing aid, that is to say as a hearing aid with a housing that is worn by the user behind the ear.
  • a BTE hearing aid has a receiver for sound output, which is either accommodated in the housing or worn in the ear as an external receiver.
  • the hearing aid also has an ear insert which has an earpiece and a connection part which is connected to a receiver.
  • the earpiece is composed of an elongated adapter and a number of shades.
  • the adapter extends in a longitudinal direction and is attached to the connection part and is generally designed to be connected to the connection part of the hearing aid.
  • the earpiece itself has a modular design and the screens are interchangeably placed on the adapter, the adapter having a head with a rear contact contour on which at least one screen rests.
  • a core idea of the invention is in particular not to design the ear insert in the conventional manner as a one-piece screen, but rather to provide a modular ear insert which is individually assembled from various individual parts in the sense of a modular concept.
  • the adapter serves as a base element from which further elements are added in order to realize a specific shape and / or functionality of the earpiece.
  • Several screens are then placed on the adapter as required.
  • the adapter itself is advantageously a standard component and can be used with each ear insert regardless of the required shape or function. This results in particular from the elongated design of the adapter, ie it is longer than it is wide.
  • the adapter is also sufficiently narrow that it can be inserted into every ear canal, in particular without achieving a sealing effect, ie closing the ear canal.
  • the ear insert can be configured in a particularly simple manner, particularly extensively, since only one or more suitable screens need to be placed on the adapter.
  • the screens themselves advantageously only have to be pushed or plugged onto the adapter and therefore do not require a special coupling element for connection to the connection part.
  • the screens are particularly simple overall.
  • a further advantage is in particular that the ear insert does not have to be completely exchanged in the event of an exchange, but that the adapter can continue to be used and only the screen is exchanged. This saves material overall.
  • the contact contour forms a stop in the longitudinal direction for the screen, which is placed on the adapter.
  • the contact contour is designed as a contact surface which extends transversely and preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. If several screens are placed on the adapter, the screens are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction. In particular, the screens are arranged directly one behind the other, i.e. a respective screen serves as a contact contour or stop for the next screen. Only the foremost screen then rests directly on the contact contour of the head.
  • the earpiece and in particular the entire ear insert are preferably designed to be rotationally symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal direction. This results in a generally round cross-sectional contour in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction for the adapter and preferably also for the or each screen.
  • a respective The screen is then ring-shaped, with a central opening in which the adapter sits. The opening is preferably designed as a hollow cylinder.
  • the adapter and the screen are then in particular arranged concentrically.
  • the rear contact contour is expediently designed in the shape of a ring, so that when the earpiece is pulled out, there is a particularly uniform, two-dimensional load and thus a particularly secure mounting.
  • the contact contour results from the fact that the head has an outer diameter which is larger than an inner diameter, i.e. Opening diameter of the opening of the screen.
  • the screen hits the front, i.e. with its front side on the contact contour, with "front side” being understood in particular pointing in the direction of the head, i.e. when inserted into the ear canal.
  • the system contour is oriented accordingly on the back.
  • connection piece is used to connect the earpiece to the rest of the hearing aid and, above all, to connect it to the receiver. Accordingly, the connection piece has a sound channel through which sound is transported from the receiver to the ear insert.
  • the connection piece is, for example, a connection piece on the receiver.
  • the connection piece is e.g. a molding on the receiver and formed in one piece with it.
  • the connection piece is, for example, a sound tube or an end piece which is attached, in particular fastened, to the end of the sound tube.
  • the connection piece forms a coupling element for connecting the ear piece. Together, the connection piece and the ear piece form the ear insert, which in particular is worn completely in the ear.
  • the screen is usually an elastic part which adapts to the shape of the ear canal when it is inserted.
  • the screen is roughly dome-shaped or bell-shaped and is therefore also referred to as a dome.
  • the screen in a first variant is designed to be continuous, ie closed.
  • the screen has a number of ventilation or pressure compensation holes. These are for example arranged distributed in the circumferential direction around the longitudinal direction and thus also around the adapter.
  • there are a number of design options for the umbrella depending on the specific function the umbrella is supposed to fulfill.
  • a particular advantage of the invention now consists in the fact that different screens can be combined in the sense of a modular concept and thus different functions can also be combined.
  • the or each screen is expediently exchangeable for individual adaptation to the ear canal of the user and is selected from a set of screens.
  • the earpiece is optimally matched to the user's individually shaped ear canal.
  • a screen is selected with regard to its outer diameter or it is chosen between an open and a closed screen or between different material thicknesses or elasticities.
  • a choice is made between different materials; this is particularly advantageous against the background of individual material incompatibilities. Since all screens are interchangeable, the adapter is basically also on its own, i.e. Can be used without a screen.
  • the head is adjoined in the longitudinal direction by a central section which is tapered with respect to the head and on which the or each screen is placed.
  • the central section has a smaller outer diameter than the head.
  • the or each screen preferably has an opening, the opening diameter corresponding at most to an outer diameter of the central section. This ensures that the screen is also retained by the contact contour and does not slip over it when it is pulled out. Furthermore, it is ensured in particular that cerumen is effectively retained and cannot escape through a gap between the screen and the adapter.
  • the outside diameter of the central section is measured near the contact contour and in particular a minimum outside diameter.
  • An embodiment is particularly preferred in which the opening diameter is smaller than the outer diameter of the central section, so that the screen is fastened particularly securely to the adapter in the manner of a press fit. It is particularly useful here to manufacture the screen from an elastic material so that the opening initially widens in a suitable manner when it is put on when it is pushed over the head and finally encompasses the central section in a form-fitting manner.
  • the adapter expediently has an end section which is fastened to the connection part.
  • the adapter and the connection part are connected to one another in a particularly robust manner.
  • the end section has a suitable coupling part which is connected to an in particular complementary coupling part of the connection part.
  • the coupling parts form a plug connection with a plug and a socket.
  • the plug is, for example, a so-called "honey dipper" connection, i.e. a cylindrical connecting piece, with a lateral surface on which a plurality of annular projections are formed circumferentially and spaced from one another in the longitudinal direction.
  • the socket is then designed to be complementary to this.
  • connection part and the adapter are suitably connected to one another in a form-fitting manner and preferably also so that they cannot be pulled out.
  • the end section adjoins the middle section on the rear side, so that the middle section is arranged in the longitudinal direction between the head and the end section and connects these two sections to one another.
  • the end section has a larger outer diameter than the central section, so that the screen is also secured against unintentional slipping over the end section.
  • a step with a contact contour does not necessarily have to be formed. Rather, the outer diameter of the adapter increases steadily in the longitudinal direction from the central section to the end section in a transition area.
  • the adapter is formed in one piece, i. made in one piece and in particular from only one material.
  • Such an adapter is particularly simple and inexpensive.
  • an embodiment is particularly advantageous in which the adapter and the or each screen are made of the same material, i.e. in particular material are made.
  • the entire earpiece is made from a single material.
  • a suitable material is, for example, silicone and generally an elastic material.
  • the adapter is suitably tubular and has a sound channel which opens into a sound outlet opening in the head.
  • a continuous cavity for sound guidance is formed starting at the listener up to the sound outlet opening.
  • the sound channel is usually round in cross-section and extends over the entire length of the adapter.
  • the sound channel runs in particular in the longitudinal direction and is preferably central, i. arranged in the middle.
  • tubular here includes not only round cross-sections, but also deviating, in particular oval, cross-sections.
  • the head has an external diameter in the range from 2 mm to 5 mm. This ensures that the head is sufficiently narrow and can be inserted into any individually shaped auditory canal without any problems, and that a sufficiently wide contact contour is nevertheless formed.
  • the outside diameter is measured at the widest point of the head and hence a maximum outside diameter.
  • the contact contour preferably has a width in the range from 20% to 50% of the outside diameter of the head.
  • the outer diameter of the central section corresponds to the end face, i.e. near the head, in particular the difference between the outer diameter of the head and the width of the contact contour.
  • the outside diameter of the end section preferably corresponds to the outside diameter of the head.
  • the sound channel suitably has an inside diameter in the range from 0.5 mm to 1 mm.
  • the adapter is at least 4 mm and at most 12 mm long, preferably at most 8 mm long. This ensures that the adapter is long enough to be able to accommodate several screens if necessary, but at the same time short enough to still be comfortable to insert into the usually curved ear canal.
  • the head is advantageously rounded at the end. This also significantly simplifies attaching screens to the front. Starting from the contact contour, the head then tapers in the longitudinal direction towards the face, i.e. towards the sound outlet opening. In the rotationally symmetrical configuration, the head is then, for example, hemispherical, bell-shaped or dome-shaped. Any sharp edges are expediently avoided, so that the head overall has a round and, in particular, smooth outer surface.
  • a hearing aid 2 which here is a BTE device.
  • This has a housing 4 which is worn by the user behind the ear.
  • microphones, electronics and a battery are housed.
  • a feed line 6 is attached to the front of the housing 4, which is passed over the ear and connects the housing 4 to an ear insert 8 which is inserted into the ear.
  • the BTE device shown is designed as a RIC device, ie the hearing device 2 has a receiver 10 which is inserted into the ear. In Fig. 1 the receiver 10 is thus part of the ear insert 8.
  • the receiver 10 is accommodated in the housing 4, the supply line 6 then being designed as a sound tube.
  • the ear insert has a screen 12 which, in the inserted state, rests against the inner wall of the auditory canal and thereby seals the auditory canal.
  • the screen 12 is made of an elastic material and is designed in the shape of a dome or a bell with a curved outer surface.
  • a variant of an ear insert 8 is shown in a cross-sectional view.
  • the ear insert 8 is formed here by the receiver 10 and an earpiece 14 which is connected to the receiver 10 via a connection part 16.
  • the connection part 16 is a part of the receiver 10, namely a front-side connector, which at the same time is a coupling element or forms a connector by means of which the earpiece 10 is attached to the earpiece 14.
  • the earpiece 14 is modular, ie formed in several parts, in the variant shown in two parts.
  • An essential component of the earpiece 14 is an elongated adapter 18 which extends in a longitudinal direction L and which is designed to be connected to the connection piece 16.
  • the adapter 18 here has an end section 20 which forms a plug connector complementary to the connection part 16, ie here a socket.
  • the adapter 18 has a head 22 on the front side. This is connected to the end section 20 via a middle section 24.
  • the adapter 18 is preferably, as in FIG Fig. 2 shown, formed in one piece, ie not in several parts itself.
  • a sound channel 26 for forwarding the sound generated by the listener 10 is formed within the adapter 18.
  • the adapter 18 is embodied as a tube overall.
  • the sound channel 26 runs centrally and continuously within the adapter 18 up to the head 22, where the sound channel 26 opens into a sound outlet opening 28. When inserted, this is directed into the interior of the ear canal.
  • a screen 12 is placed on the central section 24. This is advanced up to the head 22 and there abuts a contact contour 30, which is formed on the rear side of the head 22 by a step-like transition from the head 22 to the central section 24.
  • the middle section 24 has an outer diameter A1, at least at the end near the head 22, which is smaller than an outer diameter A2 of the head 22.
  • the screen 12 itself has a hollow cylindrical opening 32 with an opening diameter O which is at most the outer diameter A1 of the middle section 24 corresponds.
  • the earpiece 14 is designed here to be rotationally symmetrical, so that the contact contour 30 is correspondingly an annular surface which runs around the longitudinal direction L and is oriented perpendicular to it.
  • the screen 12 is exchangeable due to the modular concept and can be removed again from the adapter 18 in order to put on another screen 12.
  • the screens 12 are arranged directly one behind the other in the longitudinal direction L, ie the front screen 12, which rests against the contact contour 30, itself forms a contact contour for the following screen 12.
  • Fig. 4 an ear insert 8 for a hearing aid 2 is shown, in which the earpiece 10 is accommodated in the housing 4.
  • the connection piece 16 is only a connecting part here, which is fastened to the supply line 6, which here is correspondingly a sound tube. This is in turn connected to a receiver 10, not shown here, so that the connector 16 is connected as a whole to the receiver 10.
  • the connector is not like in here Fig. 2 designed as a ball plug connection, but the connection piece 16 has a so-called "honey dipper" connection which is plugged into a complementary receptacle of the adapter 18.
  • the earpiece 14 shown is not yet equipped with screens 12. However, these can easily be pushed over the head 22 at the front. To simplify this, the head 22 is rounded and tapered at the end. A screen 12 to be put on is then suitably made of an elastic material so that the opening 26 initially widens slightly when pushed over the head 22 and then contracts again on the central section 24 in order to grip it in a form-fitting manner.
  • the adapter 18 is about 4 mm to 12 mm long, with the center section 24 making up about half of it and the head 22 and end section 20 each making up about a quarter.
  • the end section 20 is made thicker than the center section 24, ie the end section 20 has an outer diameter A3 which is larger than the outer diameter A1 of the center section 24 and which here corresponds to the outer diameter A1 of the head 22 .
  • the transition between the end section 20 and the middle section 24 is not designed in a step-like manner, but rather continuously, ie the middle section 24 widens at the rear.
  • the outer diameter A2 of the head 22 is in particular between 2 and 5 mm.

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