JP6697575B2 - プリント回路基板にアンテナが設けられた補聴器 - Google Patents
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Description
4 マイクロフォン
6 処理ユニット
8 プリント回路基板(PCB)
10 第1の層
12 アンテナ
12a アンテナの第1の端部
12b アンテナの第2の端部
14 無線通信ユニット又は無線機
16 偏波要素
16a 第1の偏波要素
16b 第2の偏波要素
18 フレキシブルプリント回路基板又はフレックスフィルム
18a 第1のフレキシブルプリント回路基板
18b 第2のフレキシブルプリント回路基板
20 出力トランスデューサ又はレシーバ
22、22a、22b 壁
24 ハウジング
26 PCBの第1のパッド
28 (第1の)偏波要素の第1の端部
30 第2の偏波要素の第1の端部
32 PCBの第2のパッド
34 (第1の)偏波要素の第2の端部
36 第2の偏波要素の第2の端部
40 第1の軸/非E2E方向
42 ハウジング/補聴器の第1の端部
44 ハウジング/補聴器の第2の端部
50 E2E方向
52 ハウジング/補聴器の第1の側
54 ハウジング/補聴器の第2の側
56 電池
58 結合要素
Claims (14)
- 補聴器であって、
音声を受信するように構成されたマイクロフォンと、
ユーザの聴力損失を補うために処理されたオーディオ信号を提供するように構成された処理ユニットと、
第1の層を有するプリント回路基板と、
前記第1の層上の導電性材料として設けられたアンテナと、
無線通信を行う無線通信ユニットと、
前記アンテナの偏波を形成するように構成された偏波要素であって、少なくとも第1のフレキシブルプリント回路基板を含むフレキシブルプリント回路基板上に設けられた偏波要素と、を備えており、
前記補聴器がユーザの耳に配置された使用状態において、前記偏波要素により、前記アンテナの前記偏波が前記ユーザの頭部の表面に平行な方向よりも、直交する方向に大きくなる、補聴器。 - 前記偏波要素は導電性材料を含む、請求項1に記載の補聴器。
- 前記導電性材料は導電性トレースである、請求項1又は2に記載の補聴器。
- 前記補聴器は、1又は複数の壁を有するハウジングを備え、前記フレキシブルプリント回路基板が前記1又は複数の壁の少なくとも1つの、少なくとも一部に取り付けられる/固定される、請求項1から3のいずれか一項に記載の補聴器。
- 前記プリント回路基板は第1のパッドを有し、前記偏波要素は前記第1のパッドと相互接続される第1の端部を有する、請求項1から4のいずれか一項に記載の補聴器。
- 前記プリント回路基板は第2のパッドを有する、更に/或いは前記偏波要素は第2の端部を有する、請求項1から5のいずれか一項に記載の補聴器。
- 前記第2の端部は、前記第2のパッドと相互接続される、請求項6に記載の補聴器。
- 前記フレキシブルプリント回路基板は第2のフレキシブルプリント回路基板を備え、前記第1のフレキシブルプリント回路基板上の前記偏波要素の前記第2の端部は、容量性カップリングが実現されるように、前記第2のフレキシブルプリント回路基板上の前記偏波要素の第2の端部の近傍に配置される、請求項6に記載の補聴器。
- 前記偏波要素を有する前記フレキシブルプリント回路基板は、前記補聴器に後付けされるように構成される、請求項1から8のいずれか一項に記載の補聴器。
- 前記アンテナは、第1の方向に長手方向を有する、請求項1から9のいずれか一項に記載の補聴器。
- 前記アンテナの前記長手方向である前記第1の方向は、前記プリント回路基板の長手方向に対して平行である、請求項10に記載の補聴器。
- 前記アンテナの前記長手方向である前記第1の方向は、前記補聴器のハウジングの長手方向に平行な面内に存在する、請求項10又は11に記載の補聴器。
- 前記偏波要素は第2の方向及び/又は第3の方向に長手方向を有する、請求項1から12のいずれか一項に記載の補聴器。
- 前記アンテナの第1の端部は、前記偏波要素の前記第1の端部に接続されて、前記アンテナの実効的な長さが延長される、請求項1から13のいずれか一項に記載の補聴器。
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