JP5577433B2 - スロットアンテナを有する補聴器 - Google Patents
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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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Description
中心周波数、fc 2.50GHz
帯域幅、BW3dB 5.3%
帯域幅、BW6dB 3.1%
放射効率、5.3%
経路利得、[S21]ピーク −73.3 dB
経路利得、[S21]@2.45GHz −80.4 dB
1.補聴器であって、
音声を受け取るとともに、受け取った音声を対応する第1音声信号に変換するマイクロフォンと、
第1音声信号を処理して補聴器のユーザの聴力低下を補償する第2音声信号を作成する信号処理機と、
信号処理機の出力に接続され、第2音声信号を出力音響信号に変換するレシーバと、
電磁場を発信及び受信するアンテナに接続された無線データ通信のための送受信機とを備え、
前記アンテナは、
導電性材料と、
前記導電性材料に設けられ、前記補聴器がユーザによってその使用位置に装着されたときに、ユーザの耳と耳をつなぐ軸に対して実質的に垂直な面内で伸びるスロットであって、励起時に電磁場の発信をもたらすスロットとを備える、
補聴器。
Claims (7)
- 補聴器であって、
音声を受け取るとともに、受け取った音声を対応する第1音声信号に変換するマイクロフォンと、
第1音声信号を処理して補聴器のユーザの聴力低下を補償する第2音声信号を作成する信号処理機と、
信号処理機の出力に接続され、第2音声信号を出力音響信号に変換するレシーバと、
電磁場を発信及び受信するアンテナに接続された無線データ通信のための送受信機とを備え、
前記アンテナは、
導電性材料と、
前記導電性材料に設けられ、前記補聴器がユーザによってその使用位置に装着されたときに、ユーザの耳と耳をつなぐ軸に対して実質的に垂直な面内で伸びるスロットであって、励起時に電磁場の発信をもたらすスロットとを備え、
前記導電性材料には開口が設けられており、その開口は補聴器のバッテリを受け入れる、補聴器。 - 前記アンテナによって発信される電磁場は、その電場がユーザの頭部の表面に対して実質的に直交するように、ユーザの頭部の表面に沿って伝搬する、請求項1に記載の補聴器。
- 前記スロットのなかへ電磁場を励起させるためのフィードをさらに備える、請求項1又は2に記載の補聴器。
- 前記スロットは共振構造を形成する、請求項1から3のいずれか一項に記載の補聴器。
- 前記導電性材料は、耳かけ型補聴器のサイドプレート上又はそれと平行に設けられる、請求項1から4のいずれか一項に記載の補聴器。
- 前記スロットは、導電性材料に設けられたループ状のスロットであって、前記開口は当該ループ状のスロット内に設けられている、請求項1から5のいずれか一項に記載の補聴器。
- 導電性表面を有するドアをさらに備え、前記ドアは、前記バッテリ開口を閉じるように構成されており、前記ドアと導電性材料との間の隙間が、前記ループ状のスロットを形成する、請求項6に記載の補聴器。
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