JP2511124Y2 - Ear-hook type hearing aid holder - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ear-hook type hearing aid holder, and more particularly to an ear-hook type hearing aid which is intended to be stably held in the ear of a wearer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as shown in FIG. 6, an ear-hook type hearing aid is provided with a hook 3 at the upper end of a case main body 2 provided with a microphone, an earphone, an amplifier, operators and the like. An earplug 5 is attached to the via via a snap tube 4. Then, the external sound amplified inside the case body 2 is put into a hook 3 and a snap tube 4.
And, it is designed to be fed into the ear canal through a sound path provided in the earplug 5.

In addition to the above structure, conventionally, a nut 6 is provided at the lower end of the case body 2, and a screw member 7 is screwed onto the nut 6, so that the ear hook spring 8 integrally attached to the screw member 7 is provided as a case. The hook 3 is fixed to the main body 2 so that the hook 3 is put around the auricle, and the ear hook spring 8 is put under the auricle around the front side of the auricle so that the main body of the hearing aid can be held stably in the ear. There is something done.

[0004]

In order to attach the earhook spring 8 to the lower end of the main body case 2 as described above,
It is necessary to provide, for example, a nut 6 or the like at the portion where the earhook spring is attached to the body case 2. Therefore, ear springs 8
The hearing aid that can be attached is limited to one having an earhook spring attachment portion provided at the lower end of the main body case 2, and the earhook spring 8 cannot be attached to a general hearing aid.

As described above, in a hearing aid to which the ear hook spring 8 cannot be attached, the hearing aid is held only by the hook 3. Therefore, when the user moves his body in sports or the like while wearing the hearing aid, the hearing aid body does not move around the ear. There was a problem of inconvenience of stable dancing. In particular, when a young child wears such a hearing aid, the ear of the young child is soft and the infant moves violently, so that the wearing state of the hearing aid on the ear becomes more unstable.

Further, hearing aids are generally larger than the ear size of young children, and there is a problem that the hook 3 alone cannot hold the hearing aid sufficiently. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is intended to propose an ear-hook type hearing aid holder that can be widely applied to various types of ear-hook type hearing aids and can further stably hold the hearing aid.

[0007]

In order to solve such a problem, in the present invention, a hook 1 of an ear-hook type hearing aid is provided at one end.
The hook 1 is formed in an arcuate shape in which a hook engaging portion 23 that is detachably engaged with the hook 2 is formed, and the hook 1 is provided along the inside of the main body case 11 of the ear-hook type hearing aid 10 via the hook engaging portion 23.
When the ear-hook type hearing aid 10 is attached to the back of the auricle so that the hook 12 goes around from the upper part of the auricle to the front side of the auricle, the hook 12 is opposite to the end on which the hook engaging portion 23 is formed. The side end is set to have a length that wraps around from the lower portion of the auricle to the front surface, and in cooperation with the hook 23, the ear-hook type hearing aid 10 is prevented from falling off the auricle. Also, in the present invention, the first and second members are arranged in the longitudinal direction.
Is divided into two parts 21 and 22, and a connecting means 26 to 30 for connecting the first and second parts 21 and 22 to each other is provided, and the connection state of the first and second parts is provided. By changing, the length in the length direction can be made variable.

[0008]

The hook 12 of the ear-hook type hearing aid 10 can be easily attached to the ear-hook type hearing aid 10 by simply engaging the hook engaging portion 23 with the hook 12 of the ear-hook type hearing aid 10. Therefore, the hook 12 can be installed without special processing. The provided hearing aid can be attached to all hearing aids, and the ear-hook type hearing aid 10 can be stably held in the ear.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes an ear-hook type hearing aid as a whole, which is composed of a case body 11 having an arcuate shape and a U-shaped hook 12 attached to the tip of the case body 11. By putting the inner peripheral surface 11A along the back of the auricle and hooking the hook 12 to the upper side of the auricle, the hook 12 can be worn in a state of being hung on the ear of the wearer. On the outer peripheral surface 11B of the case body 11, a hood 13, a gain adjusting dial 14, a power switch 15 and the like are sequentially arranged from the top. Further, a microphone, an earphone, an amplifier and the like are built in the case main body 11, whereby an external sound input from an external sound intake port (not shown) provided in the hood 13 is operated while operating the gain adjusting dial 14. It is adapted to be amplified to the hearing aid sound of an appropriate volume and sent out to the hook 12.

The hook 12 is formed so as to become gradually thinner as it goes to the tip, and a sound path is formed inside the hook 12 so as to penetrate from the attachment portion to the case body 11 to the tip. By attaching a tube and earplugs to the tip of the hook 12, the hearing aid sound sent from the case body 11 is sent into the ear canal through the tube and earplugs. In addition to this structure, a holder 20 made of synthetic resin is detachably attached to the hook 12 near the root of the hook 12. The holder 20 is made of a plate-like member having flexibility as a whole and is molded so as to fit the back surface of the auricle and the earlobe, whereby the holder 20 wraps around from the back surface of the auricle to the front surface of the earlobe. ing.

The holder 20 has a base 21 and a holder 2.
2 and the holding portion 22 has a base portion 21.
It can be removed from the. Base 2
1 is formed to be harder than the holding portion 22, so that the base portion 21 can be attached to the hook 12 in a stable state. On the other hand, the holding portion 22 is formed so as to have flexibility as compared with the base portion 21,
As a result, the holding portion 22 can be easily adapted to the ear shape of each person who wears the hearing aid, and also comes into contact with the auricle so as not to make the wearer feel uncomfortable.

Here, when the holder 20 is attached to the case body 10, the surface facing the case body 10 is held by the holder 20.
Assuming that the front surface is the front surface and the back surface is the back surface of the holder 20, the base portion 21 is provided with the hook engaging portion 23 so as to project in the front surface direction. Hook engaging part 2
3 is formed to have a C-shaped cross section in which a part of the circumference of the cylindrical body is cut out so that the diameter of the hollow portion is substantially the same as the diameter of the root portion of the hook 12.

That is, the inner surface of the hook engaging portion 23 forms an arcuate surface having a radius matching the outer surface of the hook, and thus the holder 20 can be detachably attached to the hook 12 and a part of the circumferential portion thereof can be attached. Due to the notch, even if the diameter of the hook 12 is large to some extent, the notch portion is opened so that the holder 20 can be attached to the hook 12. In addition, the plate-shaped portion of the base portion 21 has substantially the same shape as the inner peripheral surface 11A of the case body 11, so that when the holder 20 is attached to the hearing aid 10, the base portion 21 has the inner peripheral surface 11A of the case body 11. It is designed to follow.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a guide groove 24 having the same width as that of the holding portion 22 is formed over the longitudinal direction on the surface of the base portion 21, and when the holding portion 22 is attached to the base portion 21, The holding portion 22 slides on the guide groove 24. In addition, in a certain section of the surface of the base 21,
The covering portion 2 is laid over the edge portion 25 to cover the guide groove 24.
6 is provided, and a click tongue piece 27 formed by making a U-shaped cut in the central portion of the covering portion 26 is provided on the covering portion 26.

At the back end of the click tongue piece 27,
As shown in FIG. 3, the click protrusion 28 is provided so as to protrude toward the back surface, and thus the click protrusion 28 is provided.
When is pressed in the surface direction, the click tongue piece 27 applies an elastic biasing force to the click projection 28 so as to return to the original position. Also, on the back surface of the base 21,
An opening 29 having the same width as the holding portion 22 is provided in a section corresponding to the covering portion 26. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a plurality of click recesses 30 are formed in the holding portion 22 so as to be arranged at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction of the surface portion, and when the holding portion 22 is attached to the base portion 21, The click projection 28 is engaged with one of the click recesses 30.

That is, the click projection 28 is clicked by the elastic force of the click tongue 27 so as to be engaged with the click recess 30, and in the longitudinal direction, the holding portion 2 is held.
2 is fixed to the base portion 21 with a constant force. Here, assuming that the hook 12 direction is the front direction and the earlobe direction is the rear direction of the holding tool 20, the rear tip portion of the holding portion 22 that abuts on the earlobe has a flexible sheath 31.
To reduce the discomfort and pain given to the earlobe.

In the above construction, the holding portion 2 is attached to the base portion 21.
When attaching 2, the front end portion of the holding portion 22 is inserted into the guide groove 25 provided at the rear end portion of the base portion 21, and then the holding portion 22 is pushed toward the base portion 21 to provide the covering portion 2
6 so that it passes through the back surface of the base plate 6 and enters the guide groove 25 provided in front of the base portion 21 again. Here, the entire length of the holding tool 20 can be adjusted by the insertion length of the holding portion 22 into the base portion 21. That is, the length of the holder 20 as a whole can be adjusted by shortening the insertion length of the holding portion 22 into the base portion 21 and clicking the click projection 28 in the click concave portion 30 of the holding portion 22 on the front side. On the other hand, the length of the holder 20 as a whole is adjusted by increasing the insertion length of the holding portion 22 into the base portion 21 and clicking the click projection 28 in the click concave portion 30 on the rear side of the holding portion 22. it can.

Accordingly, by adjusting the length of the entire holder 20 according to the size of the wearer's ear, the hook 12 is brought into contact with the upper end of the auricle, and the holder 22 is brought into contact with the earlobe. , A force that pinches the pinna from above and below acts,
The body case 10 can be locked to the auricle. Further, the insertion length of the holding portion 22 into the base portion 21 becomes maximum when the front end portion of the holding portion 22 comes into contact with the hook engaging portion 23,
For example, when worn by a small child, the front end portion of the holding portion 22 is cut off with scissors or the like, and then the holding portion 22 is attached to the base portion 21 again.
By inserting deeply, the overall length of the holder 20 can be further shortened, and a smaller ear can be gripped.

Further, when attaching the holder 20 to the hook 12, the tip of the hook 12 is fitted into the hole of the hook engaging portion 23, and the entire holder 20 is rotated with respect to the hook 12 so that the root or the root of the hook 12 is inserted. Fit into the vicinity.
Alternatively, the notch portion of the hook engaging portion 23 is directly brought into contact with the root portion of the hook 12 or the vicinity thereof, and the hook engaging portion 2
It is also possible to attach the hook engaging portion 23 to the root of the hook 12 by pressing the hook 3 strongly toward the hook 12. According to the above configuration, since the hook engaging portion 23 that is detachable from the hook 12 is provided, it can be attached to all ear-hook type hearing aids, and the entire length of the holder 20 can be adjusted. By doing so, it is possible to adapt to the size of the ears of each person who wears the hearing aid, and it is possible to obtain the holder 20 that can stably hold the hearing aid 10 in the ears of the wearer.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the hearing aid in which the hearing aid processing circuit for the hearing impaired person is provided in the main body case 11 has been described. The present invention can be widely applied to a device such as a hearing aid provided with a processing circuit such as a radio or a transceiver. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the earlobe contacting portion at the tip of the holding portion 22 is covered with the sheath 31, but the sheath 31 may not be attached in the present invention.

Further, in the above embodiment, the base 21
As a coupling means between the holding portion 22 and the holding portion 22, a covering portion 26 is provided so as to bridge the edge portion 25, a click projection 28 is formed on the back surface of the contact covering portion, and a plurality of click concave portions 30 are formed on the surface of the holding portion 22. Although the click projection 28 and the click recess 30 are engaged with each other, the coupling means is not limited to this, and various click mechanisms or fastening members can be applied. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the hook engaging portion 23 is formed by cutting out a part of the cylindrical body, but the hook 3 is formed without the notch portion.
When attaching the holder 20 to the hook 3, the hook engaging portion 23 may be inserted into the tip of the hook 3 and the holder 20 may be entirely rotated so as to be inserted up to the root portion of the hook 3 or the vicinity thereof.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, a hook-shaped engaging portion is formed at one end to detachably engage the hook of the ear-hook type hearing aid. It is attached to the hook along the inside of the body case of the ear-hook type hearing aid, and when the ear-hook type hearing aid is attached to the back side of the auricle so that the hook goes around from the upper part of the auricle to the front side of the auricle, the hook engages. The opposite end to the one end where the part is formed is set to a length that wraps around from the lower part of the auricle to the front side, and in cooperation with the hook, it prevents the ear-hook type hearing aid from falling off the auricle. By doing so, an ear-hook type hearing aid holder that can be widely applied to various ear-hook type hearing aids and that can further stably hold the hearing aid in the ear can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of a hearing aid holding device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a base surface of a hearing aid holder.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the back surface of the base of the hearing aid holder.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a surface of an entire holder in which a holder is joined to a base.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the back surface of the entire holder in which the holder is joined to the base.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a conventional hearing aid holder attached to a hearing aid main body.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Ear-hook type hearing aid, 11 ... Main body case, 12 ...
... Foot, 20 ... Hearing aid holder, 21 ... Base, 22
…… Holding part, 23 …… Hook engagement part, 24 …… Guide groove,
25 ... Edge, 26 ... Cover, 27 ... Click tongue, 28 ... Click projection, 30 ... Click recess.

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. The ear hook-type hearing aid can be freely attached to and detached from one end.
It has an arcuate shape with a hook engaging portion that engages with
The body case of the ear-hook type hearing aid is inserted through the hook engaging portion.
If it is attached to the above hook along the inside of the base
Also, make sure that the above hook goes from the upper part of the auricle to the front of the auricle.
When the above ear-hook type hearing aid is attached to the back of the pinna,
An end on the opposite side to one end where the hook engaging portion is formed
Is set so that it wraps around from the lower part of the auricle to the front side .
Ear-hearing type hearing aid holder characterized by preventing falling off
Holding equipment. 2. The ear-hook type hearing aid holder is divided into a first portion and a second portion in the longitudinal direction.
For connecting the first and second parts to each other.
A coupling means is provided for changing the connection state of the first and second parts.
Is characterized by the variable length in the length direction.
The ear-hook type hearing aid holder according to claim 1.