JP5443621B2 - 引抜きコードを備える補聴器イヤプラグ - Google Patents
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- 補聴器用イヤプラグであって,上記イヤプラグは弾性材料から作られており,かつユーザが外耳道の外に上記イヤプラグを引っぱることができるようにするグリップを提供する引抜きコード(4)を備えており,上記引抜きコードが部分的に上記弾性材料中に配置され,かつ部分的に上記イヤプラグの外側に配置されており,上記弾性材料中において上記引抜きコードの位置を固定するために,上記弾性材料中に配置された上記引抜きコードの一部に固定膨隆部(6)が配置されており,上記引抜きコードが上記弾性材料に結合されており,上記固定膨隆部が,上記イヤプラグが右耳に用いられるものであることを示す第1の色マーク,または上記イヤプラグが左耳に用いられるものであることを示す第2の色マークの一方を備え,上記第1または第2の色マークがすり減らないようにするために上記固定膨隆部の全体が上記弾性材料の内部に完全に埋没して配置され,かつ上記弾性材料が少なくとも幾分透明であり上記第1または第2の色マークが外部から視認可能とされている,
補聴器用イヤプラグ(1)。 - 上記引抜きコード(4)は,上記引抜きコードを引っぱって上記イヤプラグを引抜くための指用のグリップを提供する保持手段(5)を備えている,
請求項1に記載のイヤプラグ。 - 上記保持手段(5)は液滴形状または実質的に液滴形状であり,かつ上記引抜きコード(4)の末端に配置されている,請求項2に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記固定膨隆部(6)は円錐形状または実質的に円錐形状であり,上記円錐の軸が上記引抜きコードの長手方向に平行または実質的に平行であり,最大の横断面領域を持つ上記円錐部の部分が上記弾性材料の外側にのびる上記引抜きコードの末端に面している,
請求項1から3のいずれか一項に記載のイヤプラグ。 - 少なくとも幾分透明の弾性イヤモールド用の材料を用意し,
上記材料から弾性イヤプラグを形成し,
長手方向および横断面領域を備える引抜きコードを用意し,上記引抜きコードは,その長手の一部に上記引抜きコードの残りの部分の横断面領域よりも大きな横断面領域を有する膨隆部(6)を備えるものであり,上記膨隆部は,上記イヤプラグが右耳に用いられるものであることを示す第1の色マーク,または上記イヤプラグが左耳に用いられるものであることを示す第2の色マークの一方を備えるものであり,
上記引抜きコードの上記一部の上記膨隆部が上記材料中に入れられ,かつ上記引抜きコードの末端が上記イヤプラグ材料の外側にのびるように,上記引抜きコードを部分的に上記弾性イヤモールド材料中に入れ,
上記第1または第2の色マークがすり減らないようにするために上記膨隆部の全体を上記弾性イヤモールド材料中に完全に埋没させて配置し,
上記引抜きコードを上記弾性イヤモールド材料に結合する,
引抜きコード(4)を備える弾性イヤプラグ(1)の製造方法。 - 上記引抜きコード用に上記弾性材料中に穴を設け,その後に上記弾性材料中に上記引抜きコード(4)を入れる,請求項5に記載の方法。
- 上記引抜きコード(4)は適切な接着材を付加することによって結合される,請求項5または6に記載の方法。
- 上記引抜きコード(4)が上記弾性イヤモールド材料中に入れられ,その後にこの材料が硬化される,請求項5に記載の方法。
- 上記引抜きコード(4)は上記イヤモールド材料の硬化によって結合される,請求項8に記載の方法。
- 上記膨隆部を含む上記引抜きコード(4)は射出成形によって製造される,請求項5から9のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
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