WO2007101439A3 - A hearing aid battery charger - Google Patents

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WO2007101439A3
WO2007101439A3 PCT/DK2007/000111 DK2007000111W WO2007101439A3 WO 2007101439 A3 WO2007101439 A3 WO 2007101439A3 DK 2007000111 W DK2007000111 W DK 2007000111W WO 2007101439 A3 WO2007101439 A3 WO 2007101439A3
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battery
hearing aid
charger
connector
battery charger
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PCT/DK2007/000111
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Hans Meincke
Kim Rasmussen
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Gn Resound A/S
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Priority to EP07702517A priority Critical patent/EP1994622A2/en
Priority to US12/281,929 priority patent/US8253377B2/en
Publication of WO2007101439A2 publication Critical patent/WO2007101439A2/en
Publication of WO2007101439A3 publication Critical patent/WO2007101439A3/en

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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
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/42—Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
    • H01M10/44—Methods for charging or discharging
    • H01M10/441—Methods for charging or discharging for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/42—Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
    • H01M10/46—Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/0042—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction
    • H02J7/0044—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/0042—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction
    • H02J7/0045—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries
    • 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
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/602—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of batteries
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/31—Aspects of the use of accumulators in hearing aids, e.g. rechargeable batteries or fuel cells
    • 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

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  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Charge And Discharge Circuits For Batteries Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention relates to a battery charger (10) for charging a rechargeable battery (45, 46) which is located in a hearing aid (18, 20), the battery charger (10) comprising a power supply for supplying a charging current to the rechargeable battery (45, 46), a hearing aid connector for reception and accommodation of the hearing aid (18, 20), the connector having a set of first electrical terminals (36, 38) connected with the power supply and positioned for connection with the rechargeable battery (45, 46) when the hearing aid (18, 20) is positioned in the connector, wherein the charger (10) further comprises an actuator (32, 34) that is adapted for providing access to the battery (45, 46) for connection with the first electrical terminals (36, 38) when the hearing aid (18, 20) is positioned in the connector so that the user is not required to perform any handling of the hearing aid battery in order to recharge the battery. When the user inserts the hearing aid into the battery charger, the battery cover, such as a battery lid or a battery door, to the battery compartment is automatically opened whereby the hearing aid is turned off and access is provided for the first electrical terminals of the battery charger to the battery poles.
PCT/DK2007/000111 2006-03-06 2007-03-03 A hearing aid battery charger WO2007101439A2 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP07702517A EP1994622A2 (en) 2006-03-06 2007-03-03 A hearing aid battery charger
US12/281,929 US8253377B2 (en) 2006-03-06 2007-03-03 Hearing aid battery charger

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US78016806P 2006-03-06 2006-03-06
DKPA200600326 2006-03-06
US60/780,168 2006-03-06
DKPA200600326 2006-03-06

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WO2007101439A3 true WO2007101439A3 (en) 2009-11-19

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EP0637119A2 (en) * 1993-07-29 1995-02-01 Eastman Kodak Company Battery charging system with battery type and polarity discrimination
US6265100B1 (en) * 1998-02-23 2001-07-24 Research International, Inc. Rechargeable battery
WO2003067734A2 (en) * 2002-02-06 2003-08-14 Oticon A/S Recharging device for hearing aid with rechargeable battery
US6658124B1 (en) * 2000-04-06 2003-12-02 Advanced Bionics Corporation Rechargeable hearing aid
GB2405269A (en) * 2003-08-18 2005-02-23 Chih Hsien Wu Rechargeable hearing aid

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0637119A2 (en) * 1993-07-29 1995-02-01 Eastman Kodak Company Battery charging system with battery type and polarity discrimination
US6265100B1 (en) * 1998-02-23 2001-07-24 Research International, Inc. Rechargeable battery
US6658124B1 (en) * 2000-04-06 2003-12-02 Advanced Bionics Corporation Rechargeable hearing aid
WO2003067734A2 (en) * 2002-02-06 2003-08-14 Oticon A/S Recharging device for hearing aid with rechargeable battery
GB2405269A (en) * 2003-08-18 2005-02-23 Chih Hsien Wu Rechargeable hearing aid

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