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オーディオ信号を発生するための信号プロセッサと、
信号プロセッサの出力に接続され、処理された補償済みオーディオ信号を音声信号に変化するレシーバと、
を収容する聴覚補助装置ハウジングによって達成され、このハウジングは先端パーツと相互接続される本体パーツを有し、
ハウジングには、信号プロセッサを搭載したプリント回路基板がさらに収容され、
プリント回路基板は、ハウジング内で本体バーツの長手方向にわたる範囲を横切って延びる壁を形成することを特徴とする。
使用者の外耳道の中に収容されるように形成された本体パーツを含み、本体パーツは、
本体パーツに取り付けられ、また反対の第二の自由端を有する細長部材の第一の端に取り付けられる左耳連結部であって、細長部材が、本体パーツと動作的に相互接続されたときに本体パーツの長手方向にわたる範囲と角度をなし、この角度が使用者の左耳に使用するのに適した角度となるように構成される左耳連結部と、
本体パーツに取り付けられ、また反対の第二の自由端を有する細長部材の第一の端に取り付けられる右耳連結部であって、細長部材が、本体パーツと動作的に相互接続されたときに本体パーツの長手方向にわたる範囲と角度をなし、この角度が使用者の右耳に使用するのに適した角度となるように構成される右耳連結部と、
相互接続されるように構成され、
細長部材は、左耳連結部と右耳連結部のうちの選択された一方と相互接続されるように、また外耳道の中に本体パーツを保持するために、外耳道の外の耳介内に定置されるように構成される。
本体パーツと動作的に相互接続されたときに、本体パーツの長手方向にわたる範囲に対して角度をなす右先端パーツであって、相互接続された本体パーツと右先端パーツからなる聴覚補助装置ハウジングを使用者の右外耳道の中に収容しやすくするような右先端パーツと、
本体パーツと動作的に相互接続されたときに、本体パーツの長手方向にわたる範囲に対して角度をなす左先端パーツであって、相互接続された本体パーツと左先端パーツからなる聴覚補助装置ハウジングを使用者の左外耳道の中に収容しやすくするような左先端パーツと、
を含み、
本体パーツはさらに、左先端パーツと右先端パーツのうちの選択された一方と相互接続するように構成される。
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- オーディオ信号を発生するための信号プロセッサと、
前記信号プロセッサの出力に接続され、前記オーディオ信号を音声信号に変換するためのレシーバと、
を収容するハウジングであって、先端パーツと相互接続される本体パーツを有するハウジングを備える聴覚補助装置であって、
前記ハウジングには、前記信号プロセッサを搭載したプリント回路基板がさらに収容され、
前記プリント回路基板は、前記ハウジング内部で前記本体パーツの長手方向にわたる範囲を横切って延びる壁を形成することを特徴とする聴覚補助装置。 - 前記ハウジングは、外耳道内のその所期の動作位置に定置されたときに、外耳道を閉塞させない、請求項1に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記レシーバが前記ハウジングの前記先端パーツの中に収容される、請求項1または2に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記プリント回路基板は、前記ハウジングの前記本体パーツの中の壁を形成する、請求項3に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記プリント回路基板は、前記聴覚補助装置のプログラミング装置と接続するためのコネクタパッドをさらに備える、請求項1〜4のいずれか一項に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記ハウジングの前記本体パーツは、前記レシーバと機械的および電気的に接触するためのコネクタをさらに備える、請求項1〜5のいずれか一項に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記プリント回路基板は、前記聴覚補助装置の回路への電源供給用バッテリと接続するためのコネクタパッドをさらに備える、請求項1〜6のいずれか一項に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記プリント回路基板と前記バッテリとの相互接続のための前記コネクタパッドと相互接続される第一のスプリングをさらに備える、請求項7に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記スプリングは、前記プリント回路基板を前記聴覚補助装置ハウジングに機械的にスナップ方式で結合させる、請求項8に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記ハウジングに取り付けられた細長部材の中の信号線と相互接続される第二のスプリングをさらに備え、前記細長部材は、使用者の外耳道内に前記ハウジングを保持するために、耳介内の前記外耳道の外に定置されるように適合されている、請求項7〜9のいずれか一項に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記第二のスプリングは、前記プリント回路基板を前記聴覚補助装置ハウジングに機械的にスナップ方式で結合させる、請求項10に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記プリント回路基板は、保護材料で封止される、請求項1〜11のいずれか一項に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記先端パーツは特定の使用者の外耳道に個々にフィットするようにカスタムメイドされ、前記本体パーツは複数の標準サイズで製造される、請求項1〜12のいずれか一項に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記先端パーツと前記本体パーツが複数の標準サイズで製造される、請求項1〜12のいずれか一項に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記ハウジングは、特定の使用者の外耳道に標準サイズのハウジングを個々にフィットさせるための、1つの標準サイズの先端パーツの周囲にフィットするカスタムメイドのパーツをさらに備える、請求項14に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記ハウジングは、特定の使用者の外耳道に前記ハウジングをよりよくフィットさせるための、前記標準サイズの先端パーツの周囲にフィットする柔軟なパーツをさらに備える、請求項14に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記柔軟なパーツは、多数の標準サイズで製造される、請求項16に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記ハウジングの前記先端パーツは、前記角度を変えられるように柔軟である、請求項1〜17のいずれか一項に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記ハウジングの前記先端パーツに、スナップ方式の結合手段で取り付けられるように適合された耳垢フィルタをさらに備える、請求項1〜18のいずれか一項に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記細長部材は、複数の標準サイズで製造される、請求項9〜17のいずれか一項に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記細長部材は、前記ハウジングに取り外し自在に取り付けられる、請求項9〜18のいずれか一項に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記細長部材が長い形状であり、前記ハウジングに取り付けられた第一の端および反対の第二の端を有する、請求項9〜19のいずれか一項に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記ハウジングが、前記ハウジングの前記本体パーツに取り外し自在に取り付けられるバッテリドアを備え、前記細長部材が前記バッテリドアに取り付けられる、請求項1〜22のいずれか一項に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 前記ハウジングが、前記バッテリドアが前記ハウジングに取り付けられたときに、前記細長部材の中の信号線と電気的に接触するためのコネクタをさらに備える、請求項23に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- 耳鳴り緩和回路をさらに備える、請求項1〜24のいずれか一項に記載の聴覚補助装置。
- ノイズキャンセレーション回路をさらに備える、請求項1〜25のいずれか一項に記載の聴覚補助装置。
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