US20040129276A1 - Ear plug to be inserted into the external auditory canal - Google Patents

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US20040129276A1
US20040129276A1 US10/337,362 US33736203A US2004129276A1 US 20040129276 A1 US20040129276 A1 US 20040129276A1 US 33736203 A US33736203 A US 33736203A US 2004129276 A1 US2004129276 A1 US 2004129276A1
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    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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  • the present invention relates to an ear plug usable for prevention of noise, acoustic instruments such as hearing aids, and so on.
  • FIG. 1 shows the prior art ear plug wherein a sponge-like sleeve member 2 is fixed on an exterior of a core member 1 in a body.
  • An external enlarged portion la of the core member 1 has a shallow vent 3 formed therethrough to loose a pressure difference between an interior of the external auditory canal and the external atmosphere when the ear plug is inserted into the external auditory canal.
  • the core member 1 is formed as a part of a hearing aid 12 .
  • the ear plug is superior in prevention of noise of high frequency when inserted into the external auditory canal.
  • the degree of prevention of noise is improved at that time, there occurs a pressure difference between the external atmosphere and an inside of the external auditory canal, accompanied by problems such as feeling of oppression with clogging of the ear.
  • the pressure difference can be avoided by manufacturing the core member 1 in a straight form, however, sound generated from the hearing aid 12 having an external portion la of the core member 1 is easy to leak outward due to the short length of the vent in the core member 1 . This causes so-called howling to remarkably decrease the performance of the ear plug.
  • an object of the present invention is to lengthen a communicating passage or vent to an effective degree for remarkably decreasing the pressure difference between the inside of the external auditory canal and the external atmosphere as well as preventing leakage of sound causing so-called howling.
  • the present invention provides an ear plug to be interted into the external auditory canal, having a compressible sleeve member and a core member attached therein, the improvement in which plural projections or a single projection are formed intermittently or continuously on an exterior of the core member, and vent is formed through or along the projection to make the external auditory canal communicate with the external atmosphere when inserted into the external auditory canal.
  • the projections are formed on the exterior of the core member and the vent is defined through or along the projection to make the external auditory canal communicate with the external atmosphere, so as to lengthen a communicating passage or vent to an effective degree for remarkably decreasing only the pressure difference between an inside of the external auditory canal and the external atmosphere as well as preventing leakage of sound causing so-called howling.
  • an innermost vent is formed through an innermost projection of the intermittently formed projections or through an inner end portion of the core member to open into the external auditory canal, other vents are formed through other respective projections, and an outermost vent is formed through an outer end portion of the core member to open into the external atmosphere.
  • vents are preferably formed at different positions of adjacent projections, and each of the projections can be ring-shaped.
  • a continuous vent or groove is formed along the continuously formed projection to make an outermost vent communicate with the external auditory canal, and an outermost vent is formed through an outer end portion of the core member to open into the external atmosphere.
  • an additional vent is preferably formed through an inner end potion of the core member, and the continuously formed projection can be spiral-shaped.
  • the sleeve member is composed of a sponge like material such as polyurethane and the core member is composed of a flexible material such as polyethylene, so as to be deformed to meet the shape of the external auditory canal, and that a penetrating lumen is formed through an inside of the core member from one end to another end.
  • a hearing aid can has the core member in one body.
  • FIG. 1 shows a partial cross-sectional view of the prior art ear plug.
  • FIG. 2 shows a partial cross-sectional view of an ear plug of a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a core member of the ear plug of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4 shows a partial cross-sectional view of the ear plug with a hearing aid when inerted into the external auditory canal.
  • FIG. 5 shows a partial cross-sectional view of an ear plug of a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a core member of the ear plug of FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 7 shows a front view of a core member of an ear plug of a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 shows a partial cross-sectional view of an ear plug with a hearing aid.
  • FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows an improved ear plug 15 of the present invention comprising a core member 1 composed of a flexible material such as polyethylene having a penetrating lumen 14 formed inside from one end to another end, plural disc-like or ring-shaped projections 5 formed intermittently on an exterior of the core member 1 , and a compressible sleeve member 2 composed of a sponge-like material such as polyurethane.
  • the sleeve member 2 is attached to the core member 1 through an adhesive agent (not shown) adhered particularly between the circumference of the projections 5 and the sleeve member 2 so as to maintain respective spaces between adjacent projections 5 .
  • the projections 5 have vents 6 and 7 penetrating through each wall portion.
  • an innermost vent 6 a is formed through an innermost projection 5 a of the projections 5 (or another vent 4 (see FIG. 5 ) can be formed instead through an inner end portion of the core member 1 ) to open into the external auditory canal
  • other vents 5 are formed through other respective projection 5
  • an outermost vent 3 is formed as a penetrating hole through an enlarged outer end portion 1 a of the core member 1 to open into the external atmosphere.
  • the vents 6 and 7 are formed at different positions (or at an angular interval of 180°) of adjacent projections 5 and the vent 7 at the left end communicates with the outermost vent 3 .
  • the sleeve member 2 composed of a sponge-like material is elastically compressed by an inner wall surface of the external auditory canal 13 while the core member 1 is flexibly deformed so as to meet the shape of the external auditory canal 13 .
  • the projections 5 are formed on the exterior of the core member 1 as well as the vents 6 and 7 are defined through the projections 5 to make the external auditory canal 13 communicate with the external atmosphere, so as to lengthen a communicating passage or vent to an effective degree for remarkably decreasing only the pressure difference between an inside of the external auditory canal 13 and the external atmosphere as well as preventing leakage of sound causing so-called howling.
  • vents 6 and 7 serve to effectively lengthen the communicating passage. These vents can be formed as notched portions 8 and 9 at different positions of respective projections 5 , particularly at an angular interval of 180° according to a second embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.
  • the outermost vent 3 can be easily formed when it is groove-shaped instead of the penetrating hole of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of a core member of an ear plug wherein a continuous vent or groove 11 is formed along a continuously formed spiral-shaped projection 10 like a single projection to make the outermost vent 3 communicate with the external auditory canal.
  • the continuous vent 11 extending along the projection 10 serves to make the external auditory canal 13 communicate with the external atmosphere so as to lengthen a communicating passage or vent to an effective degree for remarkably decreasing only the pressure difference between the inside of the external auditory canal 13 and the external atmosphere as well as preventing leakage of sound causing so-called howling.
  • the spiral-shaped projection 10 can be easily formed on the core member 21 like an external thread.
  • FIG. 8 shows a further embodiment 25 of an ear plug with a hearing aid 12 having the sleeve member 2 attached to the core member 21 as shown in FIG. 7.
  • the above-described ear plug 15 or 25 comprises the hearing aid 12 having a sound amplifier portion 20 and a sound guide portion 1 or 21 which functions also as a core member, the plural projections 5 or the spiral-shaped projection 10 formed on the exterior of the sound guide portion 1 or 21 wherein the vent 6 or 11 is defined in respective projections 5 or 10 and the outermost vent 3 is defined in the enlarged portion 1 a or 21 a of the core member, and the compressible sleeve member 2 adhered to the circumference of the projection 5 or 10 .
  • the ear plug 25 can be easily manufactured as well as the ear plug 15 because the core member is a part of the hearing aid 12 and so it is not necessary to attach a separate hearing aid to the core member.
  • FIG. 2 to FIG. 7 can be variously modified, for example, a separate hearing aid can be attached to the outer end portion 1 a or 21 a of the core member 1 or 21 . If only ear plug is required, the hearing aid 12 should be omitted in which the penetrating lumen 14 can be closed or can not be formed.

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An ear plug to be inserted into the external auditory canal, having a compressible sleeve member and a core member attached therein, the improvement in which plural projections or a single projection are formed intermittently or continuously on an exterior of the core member, and vent is formed through or along the projection to make the external auditory canal communicate with the external atmosphere when inserted into the external auditory canal. A communicating passage or vent to an effective degree for remarkably decreasing the pressure difference between the inside of the external auditory canal and the external atmosphere as well as preventing leakage of sound causing so-called howling.

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    INDUSTRIAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention relates to an ear plug usable for prevention of noise, acoustic instruments such as hearing aids, and so on. [0001]
  • 1. Prior Art [0002]
  • FIG. 1 shows the prior art ear plug wherein a sponge-[0003] like sleeve member 2 is fixed on an exterior of a core member 1 in a body. An external enlarged portion la of the core member 1 has a shallow vent 3 formed therethrough to loose a pressure difference between an interior of the external auditory canal and the external atmosphere when the ear plug is inserted into the external auditory canal. The core member 1 is formed as a part of a hearing aid 12.
  • It is required that the ear plug is superior in prevention of noise of high frequency when inserted into the external auditory canal. However, if the degree of prevention of noise is improved at that time, there occurs a pressure difference between the external atmosphere and an inside of the external auditory canal, accompanied by problems such as feeling of oppression with clogging of the ear. The pressure difference can be avoided by manufacturing the [0004] core member 1 in a straight form, however, sound generated from the hearing aid 12 having an external portion la of the core member 1 is easy to leak outward due to the short length of the vent in the core member 1. This causes so-called howling to remarkably decrease the performance of the ear plug.
    • OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
  • Consequently, an object of the present invention is to lengthen a communicating passage or vent to an effective degree for remarkably decreasing the pressure difference between the inside of the external auditory canal and the external atmosphere as well as preventing leakage of sound causing so-called howling. [0005]
    • CONSTITUTION OF THE INVENTION
  • In order to realize this object, the present invention provides an ear plug to be interted into the external auditory canal, having a compressible sleeve member and a core member attached therein, the improvement in which plural projections or a single projection are formed intermittently or continuously on an exterior of the core member, and vent is formed through or along the projection to make the external auditory canal communicate with the external atmosphere when inserted into the external auditory canal. [0006]
  • According to the present invention, the projections are formed on the exterior of the core member and the vent is defined through or along the projection to make the external auditory canal communicate with the external atmosphere, so as to lengthen a communicating passage or vent to an effective degree for remarkably decreasing only the pressure difference between an inside of the external auditory canal and the external atmosphere as well as preventing leakage of sound causing so-called howling. [0007]
  • In the present invention, it is preferable that an innermost vent is formed through an innermost projection of the intermittently formed projections or through an inner end portion of the core member to open into the external auditory canal, other vents are formed through other respective projections, and an outermost vent is formed through an outer end portion of the core member to open into the external atmosphere. [0008]
  • In this case, the vents are preferably formed at different positions of adjacent projections, and each of the projections can be ring-shaped. [0009]
  • It is also preferable that a continuous vent or groove is formed along the continuously formed projection to make an outermost vent communicate with the external auditory canal, and an outermost vent is formed through an outer end portion of the core member to open into the external atmosphere. [0010]
  • In this case, an additional vent is preferably formed through an inner end potion of the core member, and the continuously formed projection can be spiral-shaped. [0011]
  • It is further preferable that the sleeve member is composed of a sponge like material such as polyurethane and the core member is composed of a flexible material such as polyethylene, so as to be deformed to meet the shape of the external auditory canal, and that a penetrating lumen is formed through an inside of the core member from one end to another end. [0012]
  • A hearing aid can has the core member in one body.[0013]
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  • FIG. 1 shows a partial cross-sectional view of the prior art ear plug. [0014]
  • FIG. 2 shows a partial cross-sectional view of an ear plug of a first embodiment of the present invention. [0015]
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a core member of the ear plug of FIG. 2. [0016]
  • FIG. 4 shows a partial cross-sectional view of the ear plug with a hearing aid when inerted into the external auditory canal. [0017]
  • FIG. 5 shows a partial cross-sectional view of an ear plug of a second embodiment of the present invention. [0018]
  • FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a core member of the ear plug of FIG. 5. [0019]
  • FIG. 7 shows a front view of a core member of an ear plug of a third embodiment of the present invention. [0020]
  • FIG. 8 shows a partial cross-sectional view of an ear plug with a hearing aid.[0021]
  • In these drawings, [0022]
  • [0023] 1,21 . . . core member
  • [0024] 2 . . . sleeve member
  • [0025] 3,4,6,7,8,9,11 . . . vent or hole
  • [0026] 5,10 . . . projection
  • [0027] 12 . . . hearing aid
  • [0028] 13 . . . external auditory canal
  • [0029] 14 . . . lumen
  • [0030] 15,25 . . . ear plug
  • [0031] 20 . . . sound amplifier portion
    • EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
  • Preffered embodiments of the present invention will be now described with reference to attached drawings. [0032]
  • FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention. [0033]
  • FIG. 2 shows an improved [0034] ear plug 15 of the present invention comprising a core member 1 composed of a flexible material such as polyethylene having a penetrating lumen 14 formed inside from one end to another end, plural disc-like or ring-shaped projections 5 formed intermittently on an exterior of the core member 1, and a compressible sleeve member 2 composed of a sponge-like material such as polyurethane. The sleeve member 2 is attached to the core member 1 through an adhesive agent (not shown) adhered particularly between the circumference of the projections 5 and the sleeve member 2 so as to maintain respective spaces between adjacent projections 5.
  • The [0035] projections 5 have vents 6 and 7 penetrating through each wall portion. Among these vents, an innermost vent 6 a is formed through an innermost projection 5 a of the projections 5 (or another vent 4 (see FIG. 5 ) can be formed instead through an inner end portion of the core member 1) to open into the external auditory canal, other vents 5 are formed through other respective projection 5, and an outermost vent 3 is formed as a penetrating hole through an enlarged outer end portion 1 a of the core member 1 to open into the external atmosphere. The vents 6 and 7 are formed at different positions (or at an angular interval of 180°) of adjacent projections 5 and the vent 7 at the left end communicates with the outermost vent 3.
  • When the [0036] ear plug 15 with a hearing aid 12 in one body is inserted into the external auditory canal 13 as shown in FIG. 4, the sleeve member 2 composed of a sponge-like material is elastically compressed by an inner wall surface of the external auditory canal 13 while the core member 1 is flexibly deformed so as to meet the shape of the external auditory canal 13.
  • According to this construction of the [0037] ear plug 15, the projections 5 are formed on the exterior of the core member 1 as well as the vents 6 and 7 are defined through the projections 5 to make the external auditory canal 13 communicate with the external atmosphere, so as to lengthen a communicating passage or vent to an effective degree for remarkably decreasing only the pressure difference between an inside of the external auditory canal 13 and the external atmosphere as well as preventing leakage of sound causing so-called howling.
  • The positions of the [0038] vents 6 and 7 serve to effectively lengthen the communicating passage. These vents can be formed as notched portions 8 and 9 at different positions of respective projections 5, particularly at an angular interval of 180° according to a second embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. The outermost vent 3 can be easily formed when it is groove-shaped instead of the penetrating hole of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of a core member of an ear plug wherein a continuous vent or [0039] groove 11 is formed along a continuously formed spiral-shaped projection 10 like a single projection to make the outermost vent 3 communicate with the external auditory canal.
  • Also in this construction of the ear plug of FIG. 7 having the [0040] core member 21 with the spiral-shaped projection 10 and the sleeve member 2 as already shown in FIG. 2, the continuous vent 11 extending along the projection 10 serves to make the external auditory canal 13 communicate with the external atmosphere so as to lengthen a communicating passage or vent to an effective degree for remarkably decreasing only the pressure difference between the inside of the external auditory canal 13 and the external atmosphere as well as preventing leakage of sound causing so-called howling. Besides, the spiral-shaped projection 10 can be easily formed on the core member 21 like an external thread.
  • FIG. 8 shows a [0041] further embodiment 25 of an ear plug with a hearing aid 12 having the sleeve member 2 attached to the core member 21 as shown in FIG. 7.
  • The above-described [0042] ear plug 15 or 25 comprises the hearing aid 12 having a sound amplifier portion 20 and a sound guide portion 1 or 21 which functions also as a core member, the plural projections 5 or the spiral-shaped projection 10 formed on the exterior of the sound guide portion 1 or 21 wherein the vent 6 or 11 is defined in respective projections 5 or 10 and the outermost vent 3 is defined in the enlarged portion 1 a or 21 a of the core member, and the compressible sleeve member 2 adhered to the circumference of the projection 5 or 10.
  • The [0043] ear plug 25 can be easily manufactured as well as the ear plug 15 because the core member is a part of the hearing aid 12 and so it is not necessary to attach a separate hearing aid to the core member.
  • Moreover, the afore-said embodiments shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 7 can be variously modified, for example, a separate hearing aid can be attached to the [0044] outer end portion 1 a or 21 a of the core member 1 or 21. If only ear plug is required, the hearing aid 12 should be omitted in which the penetrating lumen 14 can be closed or can not be formed.

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1. An ear plug to be interted into the external auditory canal, having a compressible sleeve member and a core member attached therein, the improvement in which plural projections or a single projection are formed intermittently or continuously on an exterior of said core member, and vent is formed through or along said projection to make said external auditory canal communicate with the external atmosphere when inserted into said external auditory canal.
2. An ear plug as stated in claim 1, wherein an innermost vent is formed through an innermost projection of said intermittently formed projections or through an inner end portion of said core member to open into said external auditory canal, other vents are formed through other respective projections, and an outermost vent is formed through an outer end portion of said core member to open into the external atmosphere.
3. An ear plug as stated in claim 2, wherein said vents are formed at different positions of adjacent projections.
4. An ear plug as stated in claim 2, wherein each of said projections is ring-shaped.
5. An ear plug as stated in claim 1, wherein a continuous vent or groove is formed along said continuously formed projection to make an outermost vent communicate with said external auditory canal, and said outermost vent is formed through an outer end portion of said core member to open into the external atmosphere.
6. An ear plug as stated in claim 5, wherein an additional vent is formed through an inner end portion of said core member.
7. An ear plug as stated in claim 5, wherein said continuously formed projection is spiral-shaped.
8. An ear plug as stated in claim 1, wherein said sleeve member is composed of a sponge-like material and said core member is flexible so as to be deformed to meet the shape of said external auditory canal.
9. An ear plug as stated in claim 1, wherein a penetrating lumen is formed through an inside of said core member from one end to another end.
10. An ear plug as stated in claim 9, wherein a hearing aid has said core member in one body.
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