JP6323927B2 - 補聴器および補聴器システムの動作方法 - Google Patents
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- 4つの分岐を有するHブリッジ出力段を備え,各分岐が,
直列に接続された2つのスイッチ,および2つのスイッチの間に位置しかつ直接にまたは抵抗を通じて補聴器レシーバの端子に接続される分岐点を有しており,
第1および第2の分岐の分岐点が,上記補聴器レシーバの第1および第2の端子にそれぞれ直接に接続されており,
第3の分岐の分岐点が,第1の測定抵抗を通じて上記第1の分岐の分岐点に接続されており,
第4の分岐の分岐点が,第2の測定抵抗を通じて上記第2の分岐の分岐点に接続されている,
補聴器。 - 上記Hブリッジが,
上記第1および第2の分岐を通じて上記補聴器レシーバに第1の電圧源を接続し,
上記第3および第4の分岐を通じて上記補聴器レシーバに第2の電圧源を接続するように構成されており,上記第2の電圧源によって供給される電圧が,上記第1の電圧源によって供給される電圧よりも少なくとも30dB低い,
請求項1に記載の補聴器。 - 上記出力段が通常動作モードまたは測定モードのいずれかにおいて動作するように構成されており,かつ上記出力段が通常動作モードにおいて動作するときに上記第1の電圧源が上記補聴器レシーバに電流を提供し,上記出力段が測定モードにおいて動作する間,上記第2の電圧源が上記補聴器レシーバに電流を提供するように構成されている,請求項2に記載の補聴器。
- 上記測定モードにおける補聴器が,上記補聴器レシーバの上記第1または第2の端子の電圧を測定するように構成されている,請求項3に記載の補聴器。
- 上記第1および第2の測定抵抗の抵抗値が10オームから1500オームの範囲から選択される,請求項1から4のいずれか一項に記載の補聴器。
- 上記第1の測定抵抗の抵抗値が50から500オームの範囲から選択され,上記第2の測定抵抗の抵抗値が500から1500オームの範囲から選択される,請求項1から5のいずれか一項に記載の補聴器。
- 補聴器レシーバ・タイプを特定し,
少なくとも2つの測定抵抗からなるグループから第1の測定抵抗を選択し,
少なくとも一の周波数について,上記選択された第1の測定抵抗を用いて補聴器レシーバのインピーダンスを測定し,
上記測定された補聴器レシーバ・インピーダンスに基づいて上記補聴器システムの音出力が少なくとも部分的に詰まっているかどうかを決定する,
補聴器システムの動作方法。 - 上記測定に用いられるべき上記第1の測定抵抗の選択が,上記特定された補聴器レシーバ・タイプに基づくものである,請求項7に記載の方法。
- 上記第1の測定抵抗に代えて第2の測定抵抗を用いて上記補聴器レシーバのインピーダンスを測定し,
上記第2の測定抵抗を用いて上記測定された補聴器レシーバ・インピーダンスに基づいて上記補聴器システムの音出力が少なくとも部分的に詰まっているかどうかを決定する,
請求項7または8に記載の方法。 - 電圧分割を用いて上記補聴器レシーバのインピーダンスを決定できるようにするために,上記測定抵抗が補聴器レシーバと直列に結合されている,請求項7から9のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 上記レシーバのインピーダンスを測定するステップが,通常動作モード中に提供される電圧よりも少なくとも30dB低い電圧を提供するように構成される電圧源から上記レシーバに電流を提供するように構成される出力段を用いて測定モード中に実行される,請求項7から10のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
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