KR20130004447U - A hearing aid having solar cell - Google Patents

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KR20130004447U
KR20130004447U KR2020120000228U KR20120000228U KR20130004447U KR 20130004447 U KR20130004447 U KR 20130004447U KR 2020120000228 U KR2020120000228 U KR 2020120000228U KR 20120000228 U KR20120000228 U KR 20120000228U KR 20130004447 U KR20130004447 U KR 20130004447U
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Abstract

본 고안은 솔라셀을 구비한 보청기에 관한 것으로, 충전이 용이하여 장시간 사용이 가능하고 전지 교환의 불편함을 없애기 위하여, 외부의 음향을 수집하여 제어부로 전달하는 음향 입력부; 상기 음향 입력부로부터 수집된 음향을 처리하여 음향 출력부로 전달하는 제어부; 상기 음향 출력부로 전달될 음향의 음량을 조절하는 음량 조절부; 상기 제어부로부터 전달된 음향을 출력하는 음향 출력부; 및 충전가능한 2차전지와 광전효과에 의해 전력을 생산하여 상기 2차전지를 충전하는 솔라셀을 포함하며, 각 구성요소의 동작에 필요한 전원을 공급하는 전원부;를 포함한다.The present invention relates to a hearing aid with a solar cell, which is easy to charge and can be used for a long time, in order to eliminate the inconvenience of replacing the battery, an acoustic input unit for collecting external sound and transmitting it to a control unit; A controller which processes the sound collected from the sound input unit and delivers the sound to the sound output unit; A volume control unit for adjusting a volume of a sound to be transmitted to the sound output unit; A sound output unit configured to output a sound transmitted from the control unit; It includes a rechargeable secondary battery and a solar cell to generate power by the photoelectric effect to charge the secondary battery, and a power supply unit for supplying power for the operation of each component.

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솔라셀을 구비한 보청기{A hearing aid having solar cell}Hearing aid with solar cell {A hearing aid having solar cell}

본 고안은 솔라셀을 구비한 보청기에 관한 것으로, 보다 상세하게는 충전이 용이하여 장시간 사용이 가능하고 전지 교환의 불편함을 없앤 기술에 관한 것이다.
The present invention relates to a hearing aid provided with a solar cell, and more particularly, to a technology that can be used for a long time due to easy charging and eliminates the inconvenience of replacing a battery.

보청기는 난청(청력저하)에 따른 불편함을 제거하기 위한 기구로, 외부의 음향을 마이크를 이용하여 수집한 뒤, 사용자에 맞는 적절한 수준의 음량으로 증폭하여 스피커를 통해 사용자의 귀에 증폭된 소리를 내보낸다. 이러한 보청기는 크기에 따라 몸에 부착하는 포켓형, 귀 뒤로 거는 귀걸이형, 외이도와 이갑개(외이에서 외이도 입구까지의 조개모양의 공간)를 채우는 이갑개형, 외이도 입구를 일부 채우는 외이도형, 외이도 내로 완전히 넣어 타인의 눈에 잘 띄지 않는 고막형으로 나눌 수 있다.Hearing Aid is a device to remove discomfort due to hearing loss (hearing loss), and collects external sound using a microphone, and then amplifies the sound to an appropriate level suitable for the user. Export. These hearing aids are pocket-type attached to the body, earrings hanging behind the ear, ear canal type and ear canal (shell-shell space from the ear canal to the entrance to the ear canal), ear canal type partially filling the ear canal entrance, and completely into the ear canal. It can be divided into tympanic molds that are not easily seen by others.

보청기는 사용자의 귀에 착용하기 때문에 비교적 소형으로 제작되는데, 보청기의 소형화에 따라 배터리의 크기도 작아지게 되어 장시간의 사용이 불편한 문제가 있다. 다시 말하면, 배터리가 소모되면 이를 교체해야 하는데, 보청기의 사용연령층이 비교적 높은 고령인임을 감안하면 소형의 배터리는 취급과 교체가 불편하여 외부인의 도움을 받아야 하는 문제가 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위하여 외부 충전잭을 연결하는 방법이 제안되었으나 이러한 방법도 배터리의 충전 용량만큼만 충전이 가능하여 잦은 충전의 불편함이 상존한다.
Hearing aids are made relatively small because they are worn on the user's ear, and the size of the battery is also reduced due to the miniaturization of the hearing aids, which is inconvenient to use for a long time. In other words, when the battery is consumed, it must be replaced. Considering that the use age group of the hearing aid is a relatively high elderly, there is a problem in that a small battery is inconvenient to handle and replace, and thus needs help from outsiders. In order to solve this problem, a method of connecting an external charging jack has been proposed, but such a method can be charged only as much as the charging capacity of the battery, and thus there are many inconveniences of frequent charging.

본 고안은 전술된 종래기술에 따른 문제점들을 해결하기 위하여 도출된 것으로서, 솔라셀을 이용하여 지속적인 충전이 가능하여 보청기의 사용시간을 극대화할 수 있는 보청기를 제공하는 것을 목적으로 한다.The present invention was derived to solve the problems according to the prior art described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hearing aid capable of maximizing the use time of the hearing aid by enabling continuous charging using a solar cell.

본 고안의 다른 목적은 골전도 방식으로 소리를 전달하여 귀의 내부 조직이 손상되는 것을 방지할 수 있고, 귀 내부의 습기에 의한 제품 수명의 단축을 방지할 수 있는 보청기를 제공하는 것이다.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a hearing aid capable of transmitting sound in a bone conduction manner to prevent damage to internal tissues of the ear and to shorten the product life due to moisture inside the ear.

전술된 목적을 달성하기 위하여, 본 고안에 따른 솔라셀을 구비한 보청기는, 외부의 음향을 수집하여 제어부로 전달하는 음향 입력부; 상기 음향 입력부로부터 수집된 음향을 처리하여 음향 출력부로 전달하는 제어부; 상기 음향 출력부로 전달될 음향의 음량을 조절하는 음량 조절부; 상기 제어부로부터 전달된 음향을 출력하는 음향 출력부; 및 충전가능한 2차전지와 광전효과에 의해 전력을 생산하여 상기 2차전지를 충전하는 솔라셀을 포함하며, 각 구성요소의 동작에 필요한 전원을 공급하는 전원부;를 포함한다.In order to achieve the above object, a hearing aid having a solar cell according to the present invention, the sound input unit for collecting the external sound and transmitting to the control unit; A controller which processes the sound collected from the sound input unit and delivers the sound to the sound output unit; A volume control unit for adjusting a volume of a sound to be transmitted to the sound output unit; A sound output unit configured to output a sound transmitted from the control unit; It includes a rechargeable secondary battery and a solar cell to generate power by the photoelectric effect to charge the secondary battery, and a power supply unit for supplying power for the operation of each component.

본 실시형태에서, 상기 음향 출력부는 진동판을 이용한 스피커, 압전소자를 이용한 피에조 스피커 또는 진동자를 이용한 골전도 이어폰 중 하나일 수 있다.In the present embodiment, the sound output unit may be one of a speaker using a diaphragm, a piezo speaker using a piezoelectric element, or a bone conduction earphone using a vibrator.

본 실시형태에서, 상기 전원부는 외부 전원으로부터 전원을 공급받아 상기 2차전지를 충전하는 외부 충전잭을 추가로 포함할 수 있다.
In the present embodiment, the power supply unit may further include an external charging jack that receives power from an external power source to charge the secondary battery.

본 고안에 따르면 솔라셀 및/또는 외부 충전잭을 통해 2차전지를 충전할 수 있어 보청기의 사용시간을 극대화할 수 있다.According to the present invention, the secondary battery can be charged through the solar cell and / or the external charging jack, thereby maximizing the use time of the hearing aid.

또한 본 고안에 따르면 음향 출력부를 골전도 이어폰으로 구성하여 귀속 습기에 의한 보청기의 수명 감소를 방지할 수 있어 제품의 사용시간을 늘릴 수 있다.
In addition, according to the present invention, by configuring the sound output unit as a bone conduction earphone, it is possible to prevent the reduction of the life of the hearing aid due to moisture in the ear can increase the use time of the product.

도1은 본 고안의 실시예에 따른 보청기의 블록도이다.
도2는 본 고안의 실시예에 따른 보청기의 사시도이다.
도3은 도2의 간략 단면도이다.
1 is a block diagram of a hearing aid according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of a hearing aid according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a simplified cross-sectional view of FIG.

이하에서, 첨부된 도면을 참조로 본 고안의 실시예에 따른 솔라셀을 구비한 보청기를 각 실시예별로 설명한다.Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described for each embodiment a hearing aid with a solar cell according to an embodiment of the present invention.

하기에서 본 고안을 설명함에 있어서, 관련된 공지 기능 또는 구성에 대한 구체적인 설명이 본 고안의 요지를 불필요하게 흐릴 수 있다고 판단되는 경우에는 그 상세한 설명은 생략될 것이다. 또한 후술되는 용어들은 본 고안에서의 기능을 고려하여 설정된 용어들로서 이 용어들은 제품을 생산하는 생산자의 의도 또는 관례에 따라 달라질 수 있으며, 용어들의 정의는 본 명세서 전반에 걸친 내용을 토대로 내려져야 할 것이다.
In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. The terms used in the following description are terms set in consideration of functions in the present invention. These terms may vary depending on the intention or custom of the producer who produces the product, and definitions of the terms should be based on the contents throughout the specification.

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이하에서 첨부된 도면 도1 내지 도3을 참조로 본 고안에 따른 솔라셀을 구비한 보청기를 설명한다.Hereinafter, a hearing aid equipped with a solar cell according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

도1은 본 고안의 실시예에 따른 보청기의 블록도이고, 도2는 본 고안의 실시예에 따른 보청기의 사시도이고, 도3은 도2의 간략 단면도이다.1 is a block diagram of a hearing aid according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of a hearing aid according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a simplified cross-sectional view of FIG.

도시된 바와 같이 본 고안의 실시예에 따른 솔라셀을 구비한 보청기(100: 이하에서 설명의 편의를 위하여, 별다른 설명이 없는 한 솔라셀을 구비한 보청기는 간략히 보청기라 한다)는 음향 입력부(110), 음량 조절부(120), 제어부(130), 음향 출력부(140) 및 전원부(150)를 포함한다.
As shown, a hearing aid having a solar cell according to an embodiment of the present invention (100: For convenience of description, hereinafter, a hearing aid having a solar cell is referred to simply as a hearing aid for convenience of description), the sound input unit 110. ), The volume control unit 120, the controller 130, the sound output unit 140 and the power supply unit 150.

음향 입력부(110)는 외부의 음향을 수집하여 제어부(130)로 전달한다. 음향 입력부(110)는 음향의 진동을 전기 신호로 변환하는 마이크로폰이 사용될 수 있으며, 이에 의해 변환된 전기 신호가 제어부(130)로 전달되는 것이다.The sound input unit 110 collects external sound and transmits the external sound to the controller 130. The sound input unit 110 may be a microphone for converting the vibration of the sound into an electrical signal, by which the converted electrical signal is transmitted to the controller 130.

제어부(130)는 음향 입력부(110)로부터 수집된 음향을 처리하여 음향 출력부(140)로 전달한다. 제어부(130)는 사용자의 청력 상태에 따른 특정 주파수의 증폭 비율 조정, 잡음 제거 및 후술될 음량 조절부(120)에 따른 음량 조절을 수행한다.
The controller 130 processes the sound collected from the sound input unit 110 and transmits the sound to the sound output unit 140. The controller 130 adjusts an amplification ratio of a specific frequency according to the hearing condition of the user, removes noise, and adjusts the volume according to the volume controller 120 to be described later.

음량 조절부(120)는 음향 출력부(110)로 전달될 음향의 음량을 조절한다. 음량 조절부(120)는 하드웨어 형태인 조절 스위치로 구현되어 사용자가 쉽게 음량을 조절하게 할 수도 있고, 소프트웨어 형태인 조절 프로그램으로 구현되어 보청기 제조사나 판매처에서 조절하게 할 수도 있다.The volume controller 120 adjusts the volume of the sound to be transmitted to the sound output unit 110. The volume control unit 120 may be implemented as a control switch in the form of hardware to allow the user to easily adjust the volume, or may be implemented as a control program in the form of software to be adjusted by the hearing aid manufacturer or dealer.

음량 조절부(120)가 하드웨어 형태로 구성되면 사용자가 편리하게 음량을 조절할 수 있는 이점이 있고, 소프트웨어 형태로 구성되면 사용자의 청력 상황에 따른 정확한 음량 조절이 가능한 이점이 있다.
If the volume control unit 120 is configured in a hardware form, there is an advantage that the user can conveniently adjust the volume, and if configured in software form, there is an advantage that the correct volume can be adjusted according to the user's hearing situation.

음향 출력부(140)는 제어부(130)로부터 전달된 음향을 출력한다. 음향 출력부(140)는 진동판을 이용한 스피커, 압전소자를 이용한 피에조 스피커 또는 진동자를 이용한 골전도 이어폰 중 하나가 사용될 수 있으며, 본 고안은 이에 특별히 한정되지 않음에 유의한다.The sound output unit 140 outputs the sound transmitted from the control unit 130. The sound output unit 140 may be one of a speaker using a diaphragm, a piezo speaker using a piezoelectric element, or a bone conduction earphone using a vibrator, and the present invention is not particularly limited thereto.

특히 도3에 도시된 바와 같이, 음향 출력부(140)로 피에조 스피커가 사용될 경우, 자석, 코일 및 진동판으로 구성되는 일반 스피커에 비해 음질이나 음압의 저하 없이 얇게 제조될 수 있어 보청기(100)가 소형화될 수 있는 이점을 갖게 된다. In particular, as shown in Figure 3, when the piezo speaker is used as the sound output unit 140, compared to the general speaker consisting of a magnet, a coil and a diaphragm can be manufactured thinner without lowering the sound quality or sound pressure, the hearing aid 100 is There is an advantage that can be miniaturized.

더불어, 음향 출력부(140)로 골전도 이어폰이 사용될 경우, 진동자에 의해 음향의 전기 신호가 진동 신호로 변환되고 이를 머리뼈에 전달함으로써, 청신경이 소리를 인식할 수 있게 되며 귀 내부의 조직 손상이나 습기에 의한 보청기의 수명 감소를 없앨 수 있는 이점을 갖게 된다.In addition, when the bone conduction earphone is used as the sound output unit 140, the electrical signal of the sound is converted into a vibration signal by the vibrator and transmitted to the head bone, so that the auditory nerve can recognize the sound and damage the tissue inside the ear. However, it has the advantage of eliminating the reduced life of the hearing aid due to moisture.

한편, 음향 출력부(140)는 외부 이어폰을 연결할 수 있는 이어폰 잭(148)을 추가로 포함할 수도 있다. 이어폰 잭(148)의 채용에 의해, 사용자가 양쪽 귀로 소리를 들을 수 있게 된다.
On the other hand, the sound output unit 140 may further include an earphone jack 148 that can connect an external earphone. By employing the earphone jack 148, the user can hear sound with both ears.

전원부(150)는 각 구성요소의 동작에 필요한 전원을 공급한다. 전원부(150)는 충전가능한 2차전지(156), 광전효과에 의해 전력을 생산하여 2차전지(156)를 충전하는 솔라셀(152) 및 외부 전원으로부터 전원을 공급받아 2차전지(156)를 충전하는 외부 충전잭(154)을 포함한다.The power supply unit 150 supplies power required for the operation of each component. The power supply unit 150 receives a rechargeable secondary battery 156, a solar cell 152 that generates power by the photoelectric effect to charge the secondary battery 156, and receives power from an external power source. It includes an external charging jack 154 to charge.

본 고안에서와 같이, 2차전지(156)를 사용하는 것에 의해, 전지 교환의 불편함을 없앨 수 있게 된다.As in the present invention, by using the secondary battery 156, the inconvenience of replacing the battery can be eliminated.

또한 솔라셀(152)에 의해 2차전지(156)를 충전함으로써, 2차전지(156)의 사용시간을 극대화할 수 있게 된다.In addition, by charging the secondary battery 156 by the solar cell 152, it is possible to maximize the use time of the secondary battery 156.

더불어 외부 충전잭(154)을 통해 2차전지(156)를 충전할 수도 있어, 광량이 부족한 야간이나 실내에서도 2차전지(156)의 충전에 필요한 전원을 즉각적으로 공급받을 수 있는 이점이 있다.
In addition, since the secondary battery 156 may be charged through the external charging jack 154, there is an advantage that the power required for charging the secondary battery 156 can be immediately supplied even at night or indoors when the amount of light is insufficient.

(사용예)(Example)

이하에서 첨부된 도면들을 참조로, 본 고안의 실시예에 따른 보청기(100)의 사용예를 설명한다.Hereinafter, an example of using the hearing aid 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

본 사용예의 설명에 앞서, 음량 조절부(120)는 PCB(104: Printed Circuit Board)에 설치되고, 제조사 및/또는 판매사에 의해 음량이 조절된 상태인 것으로 가정한다. 또한 보청기(100)의 각 구성요소는 하우징(102) 내부에 설치된 것으로 가정한다. 한편, PCB(104)에는 보청기(100)를 구성하는 각 전자부품이 실장됨에 유의한다.
Prior to the description of the present use example, it is assumed that the volume control unit 120 is installed on a PCB 104 (Printed Circuit Board), and the volume is adjusted by the manufacturer and / or the sales company. It is also assumed that each component of the hearing aid 100 is installed inside the housing 102. On the other hand, it is noted that each electronic component constituting the hearing aid 100 is mounted on the PCB 104.

사용자는 보청기(100)를 귀에 착용한다.The user wears the hearing aid 100 to the ear.

외부에서 발생된 음향은 마이크(112)를 통해 전기 신호로 변환되고, PCB(104)에 탑재된 제어부(130)에 의해 음향 처리가 수행된다.The externally generated sound is converted into an electrical signal through the microphone 112, and the sound processing is performed by the controller 130 mounted on the PCB 104.

음향 처리가 수행된 전기 신호는 피에조 스피커(144)를 통해 음향 신호로 변환되어 사용자의 귀에 재생된다.The electrical signal on which sound processing is performed is converted into an acoustic signal through the piezo speaker 144 and reproduced in the ear of the user.

한편 이와 같은 각 구성요소의 동작에 필요한 전원은 2차전지(156)로부터 공급되며, 2차전지(156)는 솔라셀(152)로부터 전원을 공급받아 충전이 지속적으로 이루어지게 된다.Meanwhile, power required for the operation of each component is supplied from the secondary battery 156, and the secondary battery 156 receives power from the solar cell 152 and is continuously charged.

더불어 보청기(100)의 사용상황이 야간이거나 실내인 경우, 또한 2차전지(156)가 거의 방전된 경우, 사용자는 외부 충전잭(154)을 사용하여 외부로부터 전원을 공급받아 충전될 수 있다.In addition, when the use situation of the hearing aid 100 is at night or indoors, and also when the secondary battery 156 is almost discharged, the user may be charged by receiving power from the outside using the external charging jack 154.

한편, 사용자가 양쪽 귀로 소리를 듣고자 할 경우에는, 이어폰 잭(148)에 이어폰을 결합하여 사용하 수도 있다.
On the other hand, when the user wants to hear the sound with both ears, the earphone jack 148 may be used in conjunction with the earphone.

이상으로 본 고안의 특정 실시예들에 대하여 설명하였다.The specific embodiments of the present invention have been described above.

그러나, 본 고안의 사상 및 범위는 이러한 특정 실시예에 특별히 한정되는 것이 아니라, 본 고안의 요지를 변경하지 않는 범위 내에서 다양하게 수정 및 변형이 가능하다는 것을 본 고안에 속하는 기술분야에서 통상의 지식을 가진 자라면 이해해야 할 것이다.However, the spirit and scope of the present invention is not particularly limited to these specific embodiments, it is common knowledge in the art that various modifications and variations can be made within the scope not changing the gist of the present invention. Those who have a must understand.

따라서, 전술된 실시예들은 본 고안이 속하는 기술 분야에서 통상의 지식을 가진 자에게 고안의 범주를 완전하게 알려주기 위해 제공되는 것이므로, 모든 면에서 예시적인 것이며 한정적이 아닌 것으로 이해해야만 하며, 본 고안은 청구항의 범주에 의해 정의될 뿐이다.Therefore, the above-described embodiments are provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, and should be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all aspects. Is only defined by the scope of the claims.

100: 보청기 102: 하우징
104: PCB 110: 음향 입력부
120: 음량 조절부 130: 제어부
140: 음향 출력부 144: 피에조 스피커
148: 이어폰 잭 150: 전원부
152: 솔라셀 154: 외부 충전잭
156: 2차전지100: hearing aid 102: housing
104: PCB 110: sound input unit
120: volume control unit 130: control unit
140: sound output unit 144: piezo speaker
148: earphone jack 150: power supply
152: solar cell 154: external charging jack
156: secondary battery

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외부의 음향을 수집하여 제어부로 전달하는 음향 입력부;
상기 음향 입력부로부터 수집된 음향을 처리하여 음향 출력부로 전달하는 제어부;
상기 음향 출력부로 전달될 음향의 음량을 조절하는 음량 조절부;
상기 제어부로부터 전달된 음향을 출력하는 음향 출력부; 및
충전가능한 2차전지와 광전효과에 의해 전력을 생산하여 상기 2차전지를 충전하는 솔라셀을 포함하며, 각 구성요소의 동작에 필요한 전원을 공급하는 전원부;를 포함하는 솔라셀을 구비한 보청기.A sound input unit for collecting external sound and transmitting the collected sound to the controller;
A controller which processes the sound collected from the sound input unit and delivers the sound to the sound output unit;
A volume control unit for adjusting a volume of a sound to be transmitted to the sound output unit;
A sound output unit configured to output a sound transmitted from the control unit; And
A rechargeable battery comprising: a rechargeable secondary battery and a solar cell which generates power by a photoelectric effect to charge the secondary battery, and a power supply unit supplying power required for the operation of each component. 제1항에 있어서,
상기 음향 출력부는 진동판을 이용한 스피커, 압전소자를 이용한 피에조 스피커 또는 진동자를 이용한 골전도 이어폰 중 하나인 것을 특징으로 하는 솔라셀을 구비한 보청기.The method of claim 1,
The sound output unit is a hearing aid having a solar cell, characterized in that one of the speaker using a diaphragm, piezoelectric speaker using a piezoelectric element or bone conduction earphone using a vibrator. 제1항에 있어서,
상기 전원부는 외부 전원으로부터 전원을 공급받아 상기 2차전지를 충전하는 외부 충전잭을 추가로 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 솔라셀을 구비한 보청기.The method of claim 1,
The power supply unit is a hearing aid having a solar cell characterized in that it further comprises an external charging jack for charging the secondary battery by receiving power from an external power source.
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