JPS628446A - Hearing aid containing case - Google Patents
Hearing aid containing caseInfo
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- JPS628446A JPS628446A JP60147947A JP14794785A JPS628446A JP S628446 A JPS628446 A JP S628446A JP 60147947 A JP60147947 A JP 60147947A JP 14794785 A JP14794785 A JP 14794785A JP S628446 A JPS628446 A JP S628446A
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- Prior art keywords
- hearing aid
- opening
- moisture
- closing means
- storage space
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
- H01M50/20—Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries
Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
産業上の利用分野
本発明はボタン形空気亜鉛電池を使用する補聴器の収納
ケースに関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage case for a hearing aid using a button-type zinc-air battery.
従来の技術
最近の電子回路技術の向上により、補聴器も耳かけ式や
耳孔式と小形、軽量化しており、それらの電、１として
も小形で高電気容量のものが要望されている。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION With recent improvements in electronic circuit technology, hearing aids have become smaller and lighter, with behind-the-ear and in-the-ear types, and there is a demand for hearing aids that are small and have high electrical capacity.
これらの要望にこたえ、小形、高容量、軽量などに優れ
たボタン形空気亜鉛電池が開発され、従来の水銀電池に
代って補聴器用電源として多く使用されつつある。加え
て、水銀公害の問題もあり、空気亜鉛電池化が、より急
速に促進するものと考えられている。In response to these demands, button-type zinc-air batteries, which are compact, high-capacity, and lightweight, have been developed and are increasingly being used as power sources for hearing aids in place of conventional mercury batteries. In addition, there is also the problem of mercury pollution, and it is thought that the use of zinc-air batteries will accelerate more rapidly.
発明が解決しようとする問題点 ボタン形空気亜鉛電池は第２図に示したように。The problem that the invention seeks to solve The button-type zinc-air battery is shown in Figure 2.
正極ケース１の底部に穿設された空気孔２より空気を内
部に取り入れ、テフロン撥水膜３が圧着された触媒Ｊｌ
！４を正極としたもので、正極のスペースが非常に少く
てすみ、同一体積、例えばＲ４４サイズであれば、酸化
銀電池の２倍強、水銀電池の１．６倍の電気容量を有し
ている。５はセパレータ、６は負極亜鉛、７は負極封目
板、８はガスケットである。Air is taken into the interior through the air hole 2 drilled at the bottom of the positive electrode case 1, and the catalyst Jl has a Teflon water-repellent film 3 crimped onto it.
! 4 as the positive electrode, the space required for the positive electrode is very small, and if the volume is the same, for example R44 size, it has an electric capacity more than twice that of a silver oxide battery and 1.6 times that of a mercury battery. There is. 5 is a separator, 6 is a negative electrode zinc, 7 is a negative electrode sealing plate, and 8 is a gasket.
ボタン形空気亜鉛電池は、上記のように優れた電気容量
を有しており、実際に連続放電試験を実施して見ても、
その優位性を確認することが出来る。しかし、補聴器に
装着して実使用試験をして見ると、空気亜鉛電池の実使
用時間が必ずしも当初設計通りの数値が得られない。Button-type zinc-air batteries have excellent electrical capacity as mentioned above, and even in actual continuous discharge tests,
Its superiority can be confirmed. However, when actually testing the battery by attaching it to a hearing aid, the actual operating time of the zinc-air battery does not always match the initial design.
即ち、補聴器は連続使用されるものではなく、長時間使
用する人でも１日に１６時間程度であり、人によっては
１日に８時間とか４時間、場合によっては一週間に４時
間だけ使用されるなど、いわゆる間欠使用である。この
ことは電池の使用期間が長くなり、１個の電池で１ケ月
〜２々月長い人になると３々月〜４ケ月にもなる。In other words, hearing aids are not used continuously; even people who use them for a long time only use them for about 16 hours a day, and some people use them for 8 or 4 hours a day, and in some cases only 4 hours a week. This is so-called intermittent use. This means that the battery can be used for a long time, and for some people, it can last for 3 to 4 months on a single battery for 1 to 2 months.
このような長期間の使用に対してボタン形空気亜鉛電池
は、正極ケース１の空気孔２から電池内部の水分が飛散
して乾燥し、内部抵抗が増大して負極亜鉛６の利用率が
極端に低下するため、折角のボタン形空気亜鉛電池の優
位性を発揮出来ない結果となっていた。Due to such long-term use, button-type zinc-air batteries suffer from moisture inside the battery scattering from the air holes 2 of the positive electrode case 1 and drying out, increasing internal resistance and causing extreme utilization of the negative electrode zinc 6. As a result, the superiority of button-type zinc-air batteries could not be demonstrated.
本発明は補聴器においてボタン形空気亜鉛電池の性能を
充分に生して、長期間使用に寄与できる補聴器用収納ケ
ースを提供することを目的とする。An object of the present invention is to provide a storage case for a hearing aid that can fully utilize the performance of a button-type zinc-air battery in a hearing aid and contribute to long-term use.
問題点を解決するための手段
本発明の補聴器用ケースは、ボタン形空気亜鉛電池を使
用する補聴器の収納スペースを有し、収納スペースと外
部とを連通ずる補聴器出し入れ開口部に、閉塞状態で前
記収納スペース内部と外部との間の湿度の移動を禁止す
る防湿性の開閉手段を設けたことを特徴とする。Means for Solving the Problems The hearing aid case of the present invention has a storage space for a hearing aid that uses a button-type zinc-air battery, and has a hearing aid insertion/removal opening that communicates the storage space with the outside. The storage space is characterized by the provision of moisture-proof opening/closing means that prohibits movement of humidity between the inside and outside of the storage space.
作用 この構成によると、補聴器を使用しない時に。action According to this configuration, when not using hearing aids.
防湿性を満足した収納スペースに収納することにより、
ボタン形空気亜鉛電池の正極ケース底部の空気孔から、
電池内部の水分が飛散して乾燥することを防止でき、そ
の結果、間欠的な長期間にわたる使用においても、電池
内部が乾燥し、電池の内部抵抗が上昇して負極亜鉛の利
用率を低下せしめると言う現象を阻止することができ、
空気亜鉛電池の優れた高容量特性をＥ分に活用すること
が出来る。By storing it in a moisture-proof storage space,
From the air hole at the bottom of the positive electrode case of a button-type zinc-air battery,
This prevents the moisture inside the battery from scattering and drying out, and as a result, even during intermittent long-term use, the inside of the battery dries out, increasing the internal resistance of the battery and reducing the utilization rate of negative electrode zinc. It is possible to prevent the phenomenon of
The excellent high capacity characteristics of zinc-air batteries can be utilized for E minutes.
実施例 以下、本発明の一実施例を第１図に基づいて説明する。Example An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
９はポリ塩化ビニールフィルムより成る収納ケース本体
で、補聴器収納スペースを有しており、出し入れ用開口
部１０の内周面には開閉手段として、補聴器を収納した
後、開口部１０の上下を押えることにより閉塞状態とな
って、前記収納スペースの防湿性を満足した密閉状態を
維持出来るようなシール部材〔図示せず〕が設けられて
いる。Reference numeral 9 denotes a storage case body made of polyvinyl chloride film, which has a hearing aid storage space, and the inner peripheral surface of the opening 10 for loading and unloading is used as an opening/closing means to press the top and bottom of the opening 10 after storing the hearing aid. A sealing member (not shown) is provided to maintain the storage space in a sealed state that satisfies the moisture-proof properties of the storage space.
ボタン形空気亜鉛電池ＰＲ４４（径１１．６■Ｘ高さ５
．４圓）を使用した補聴器を、補聴器を使用しない時に
は上記本発明の収納ケースに収納した場合をＡ。Button-type zinc-air battery PR44 (diameter 11.6 x height 5
．． A shows a case in which a hearing aid using 4 yen) is stored in the storage case of the present invention when the hearing aid is not in use.
袋状で出し入れ用開口部が防湿性を満足した状態で密閉
出来ない従来の補聴器収納ケースに収納した場合をＢ、
使用後に補聴器を空気中に放置した場合をＣとして、そ
れぞれ空気亜鉛電池の使用寿命を比較したところ、下記
結果を得た。B: Case where the hearing aid is stored in a conventional hearing aid storage case that is bag-shaped and cannot be sealed with a moisture-proof opening.
The use life of each zinc-air battery was compared, with the case where the hearing aid was left in the air after use as C, and the following results were obtained.
この表から、補聴器を使用しない時に補聴器をＡのよう
に密閉できる収納ケースに収納しておくことにより、間
欠使用した合計の使用時間は常に安定しており、放置時
間（未使用の期間が）長くなっても、ＢやＣの場合が示
したような乾燥による放置性能の劣化を完全に防止する
ことが出来ることがわかる。From this table, it can be seen that by storing hearing aids in a sealed storage case like A when not in use, the total usage time during intermittent use is always stable, and the amount of time the hearing aids are left unused (period of unused) is It can be seen that even if the drying time is longer, the deterioration of the storage performance due to drying as shown in cases B and C can be completely prevented.
なお、上記実施例において開閉手段は開口部１０の内周
面にシール部材を設けたものとして説明したが、これに
限定されるものではなく、開口部を防湿性を満足するよ
うに折曲げて閉塞し、この折曲げ状態を維持できるよう
に構成しても同様である。In the above embodiment, the opening/closing means has been described as having a sealing member provided on the inner circumferential surface of the opening 10, but the opening/closing means is not limited to this, and the opening/closing means may be bent to satisfy moisture resistance. The same thing can be done even if it is configured so that it can be closed and maintained in this bent state.
発明の詳細
な説明のように本発明の補聴器用収納ケースは、ボタン
形空気亜鉛電池を使用する補聴器の収納スペースを有し
、収納スペースと外部とを連通ずる補聴器出し入れ開口
部に、閉塞状態で前記収納スペース内部と外部との間の
湿度の移動を禁止する防湿性の開閉手段を設けたため、
収納時における乾燥による放電性能の劣化を防止するこ
とが出来、補聴器が間欠使用されても、その使用合計時
間が安定しており、空気亜鉛電池の優れた高容量特性を
充分に活用することが出来るものである。As described in the detailed description of the invention, the hearing aid storage case of the present invention has a storage space for a hearing aid that uses a button-type zinc-air battery, and has a hearing aid insertion/extraction opening that communicates the storage space with the outside in a closed state. A moisture-proof opening/closing means is provided to prevent the movement of humidity between the inside and outside of the storage space.
It is possible to prevent deterioration of discharge performance due to dryness during storage, and even if the hearing aid is used intermittently, the total usage time is stable, and the excellent high capacity characteristics of the zinc-air battery can be fully utilized. It is possible.
第１図は本発明の補聴器収納ケースの一実施例の斜視図
、第２図はボタン形空気亜鉛電池の拡大断面図である。
９・・・収納ケース本体、１０・・・出し入れ用開口部
代理人 森 本 義 私
用１図
第２図FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a hearing aid storage case of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a button-type zinc-air battery. 9... Storage case body, 10... Opening for loading and unloading Agent Yoshi Morimoto Private use 1 Figure 2
Claims (1)
ースを有し、収納スペースと外部とを連通する補聴器出
し入れ開口部に、閉塞状態で前記収納スペース内部と外
部との間の湿度の移動を禁止する防湿性の開閉手段を設
けた補聴器用収納ケース。1. It has a storage space for a hearing aid that uses a button-type zinc-air battery, and the hearing aid loading/unloading opening that communicates the storage space with the outside is prohibited from moving humidity between the inside of the storage space and the outside in a closed state. A storage case for hearing aids equipped with a moisture-proof opening/closing means.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP60147947A JPS628446A (en) | 1985-07-04 | 1985-07-04 | Hearing aid containing case |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP60147947A JPS628446A (en) | 1985-07-04 | 1985-07-04 | Hearing aid containing case |
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| JPS628446A true JPS628446A (en) | 1987-01-16 |
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| JP60147947A Pending JPS628446A (en) | 1985-07-04 | 1985-07-04 | Hearing aid containing case |
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Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6499572B2 (en) | 1996-04-10 | 2002-12-31 | Kayaba Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Damping force generator |
| US7171014B2 (en) | 2002-10-31 | 2007-01-30 | Starkey Laboratories, Inc. | Hearing aid battery door seal |
| JP2019067618A (en) * | 2017-09-29 | 2019-04-25 | マクセルホールディングス株式会社 | Containment body of air battery and containment body of device |
| US10972600B2 (en) | 2013-10-30 | 2021-04-06 | Apple Inc. | Displaying relevant user interface objects |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS59228356A (en) * | 1983-06-09 | 1984-12-21 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Air battery accommodation case |
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| JPS59228356A (en) * | 1983-06-09 | 1984-12-21 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Air battery accommodation case |
| JPS59228355A (en) * | 1983-06-09 | 1984-12-21 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Air battery accommodation case |
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6499572B2 (en) | 1996-04-10 | 2002-12-31 | Kayaba Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Damping force generator |
| US7171014B2 (en) | 2002-10-31 | 2007-01-30 | Starkey Laboratories, Inc. | Hearing aid battery door seal |
| US10972600B2 (en) | 2013-10-30 | 2021-04-06 | Apple Inc. | Displaying relevant user interface objects |
| JP2019067618A (en) * | 2017-09-29 | 2019-04-25 | マクセルホールディングス株式会社 | Containment body of air battery and containment body of device |
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