EP0337195A2 - Hearing aid with a housing carried behind the ear - Google Patents

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EP0337195A2
EP0337195A2 EP89105567A EP89105567A EP0337195A2 EP 0337195 A2 EP0337195 A2 EP 0337195A2 EP 89105567 A EP89105567 A EP 89105567A EP 89105567 A EP89105567 A EP 89105567A EP 0337195 A2 EP0337195 A2 EP 0337195A2
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Georg Fuchs
Roland Dr. Helle
Werner Dr. Hohn
Reinhard Kern
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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
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • 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
    • H04R2225/021—Behind the ear [BTE] hearing aids
    • 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
    • H04R2225/57—Aspects of electrical interconnection between hearing aid parts
    • 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
    • H04R2225/77—Design aspects, e.g. CAD, of hearing aid tips, moulds or housings
    • 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
    • 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
    • H04R25/603—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of mechanical or electronic switches or control elements

Abstract

The hearing aid essentially comprises a microphone, a single- or multi-stage amplifier, at least one volume control, one or several precontrols, an earphone and a housing chamber accommodating the battery. For advantageous production, ease of maintenance, variable adaptation of the hearing aid to particular stages of performance and so forth, the hearing aid is distinguished by the fact that the hearing aid housing (9) consists of several housing components (10, 11, 13, 14) which can be electrically and mechanically detachably attached to one another. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Hörhilfegerät, insbesondere Hörgerät mit einem hinter dem Ohr zu tragenden Gehäuse mit Schallei­tungsstutzen und einem daran ansetzbaren Ansatzstück, in Form eines Traghakens oder eines Brillenbügelstückes, mit einem Lufteinlaßstutzen, einem Mikrophon, einem ein- oder mehrstu­figen Verstärker, einem Lautstärkesteller, einem Voreinsteller, einem Hörer und einer eine Batterie aufnehmenden Gehäusekammer.The invention relates to a hearing aid, in particular a hearing aid with a housing to be worn behind the ear, with a sound line connector and an attachment piece that can be attached to it, in the form of a support hook or an eyeglass temple piece, with an air inlet connector, a microphone, a single-stage or multi-stage amplifier, a volume control, one Preset, a handset and a battery housing housing.

Bekannte Hinter-dem-Ohr-Hörgeräte (HdO-Hörgeräte) umfassen in der Regel am oberen Ende des Gehäuses ein Ansatzstück, das ent­weder als Traghaken dient oder an ein Brillenbügelstück ange­setzt wird (DE-A-36 27 117). Der Traghaken bzw. das Brillenbü­gelstück weisen einen Schalleitungskanal auf und sind an einen, dem Hörer zugeordneten Schalleitungsstutzen des Hörgerätegehäu­ses ansetzbar.Known behind-the-ear hearing aids (BTE hearing aids) generally comprise an attachment at the upper end of the housing, which either serves as a carrying hook or is attached to an eyeglass temple piece (DE-A-36 27 117). The support hook or the eyeglass temple piece has a sound line channel and can be attached to a sound line socket of the hearing device housing assigned to the listener.

Aus der DE-B-20 09 837 ist ein hinter dem Ohr zu tragendes Hör­gerät bekannt, bei dem sämtliche Teile, wie Mikrofon, Verstär­ker, Batterie und Hörer, in einem flachen sichelförmigen Ge­häuse untergebracht sind und an dessen Gehäuse ein Ohrbügel oder Traghaken mittels einer Steckkupplung lösbar befestigt ist.From DE-B-20 09 837 a hearing aid to be worn behind the ear is known, in which all parts, such as microphone, amplifier, battery and earphone, are accommodated in a flat crescent-shaped housing and on the housing of which an ear hook or carrying hook is provided by means of a Plug coupling is releasably attached.

Ferner ist aus der DE-A-35 02 178 ein Hinter-dem-Ohr-Hörgerät bekannt, bestehend aus einem Akustikteil - in dem die Schall­wandler angeordnet sind - und einem Verstärkerteil. Die zwei Gehäuseteile sind elektrisch und mechanisch lösbar miteinander verbunden. Durch die Unterteilung in ein Akustikteil und ein Verstärkerteil kann eine in einem Teil auftretende Störung durch Austausch des betreffenden Teils behoben werden und die Höreigenschaften sind durch Austauschen des Akustikteiles an­paßbar.Furthermore, from DE-A-35 02 178 a behind-the-ear hearing device is known, consisting of an acoustic part - in which the sound transducers are arranged - and an amplifier part. The two housing parts are electrically and mechanically detachably connected to one another. By dividing it into an acoustic part and an amplifier part, a malfunction occurring in one part can be remedied by exchanging the part in question and the Listening characteristics can be adjusted by exchanging the acoustic part.

Die Anpassung der Hörgeräte an Gehörschäden durch verschiedene Leistungsstärken einerseits und die Forderung nach kleinen Bau­größen andererseits zwingt die Hersteller zu einer breiten Ge­rätepalette von unterschiedlichen Baugrößen mit unterschiedli­chen Leistungsstufen.The adaptation of the hearing aids to hearing damage through different levels of performance on the one hand and the demand for small sizes on the other hand forces manufacturers to offer a wide range of devices of different sizes with different performance levels.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Hörhilfegerät, insbesondere ein Hinter-dem-Ohr-Hörgerät zu schaffen, das in kleiner Gehäuseform auf verschiedene Leistungsstärken ausgelegt und vorteilhaft hergestellt werden kann.The invention has for its object to provide a hearing aid, in particular a behind-the-ear hearing aid, which can be designed and advantageously manufactured in a small housing shape for different performance levels.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die im Anspruch 1 ge­kennzeichneten Merkmale gelöst. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfingung sind in den Ansprüchen 2 bis 9 gekennzeichnet. Das erfindungsgemäße, modular aufgebaute Hörgerät ermöglicht eine wirtschaftliche Gerätefertigung, wobei die Einzelgeräte den Anforderungen entsprechend aus vorgefertigten Bausteinen bestimmter Leistungsstufen zusammensetzbar sind. Das Hörgerät ermöglicht ferner eine kundendienstfreundliche Wartung.This object is achieved by the features characterized in claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are characterized in claims 2 to 9. The modularly designed hearing aid according to the invention enables economical device production, the individual devices being able to be assembled from prefabricated components of certain power levels in accordance with the requirements. The hearing aid also enables customer-friendly maintenance.

Weitere Vorteile und Einzelheiten der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung eines Ausführungsbeispieles anhand der Zeichnung, die eine Draufsicht auf ein hinter dem Ohr zu tragendes Hörgerät zeigt, wobei teilweise die obere Ge­häuseabdeckung abgenommen ist.Further advantages and details of the invention emerge from the following description of an exemplary embodiment with reference to the drawing, which shows a top view of a hearing aid to be worn behind the ear, the upper housing cover being partially removed.

Das erfindungsgemäße Hörgerät, dessen Gesamtgehäuse die Bezugs­ziffer 9 trägt, besteht nach dem vorliegenden Ausführungsbei­spiel aus mehreren, gegeneinander mechanisch und elektrisch be­festigten Modulen, die Gehäuseabschnitte zur Bildung des Gesamt­gehäuses 9 aufweisen und deshalb als Gehäusebausteine 10, 11, 13, 14 bezeichnet sind. Gemäß der vorliegenden Ausführungsform ist in einen ersten Gehäusebaustein 10 ein Lufteinlaßstutzen 1 und ein Mikrophon 2, in einen zweiten Gehäusebaustein 11 ein Verstärker 3, eine Hörspule 16 und ein Voreinsteller 5 inte­griert. Mittels des Voreinstellers 5 erfolgt die Anpassung des Hörgerätes an den Gehörschaden des Patienten, nachdem oder be­vor der Patient das Hörgerät in üblicher Weise hinter dem Ohr angebracht hat.According to the present exemplary embodiment, the hearing aid according to the invention, the overall housing of which bears the reference number 9, consists of a plurality of modules mechanically and electrically fastened to one another, which have housing sections for forming the overall housing 9 and are therefore referred to as housing modules 10, 11, 13, 14. According to the present embodiment an air inlet connector 1 and a microphone 2 are integrated in a first housing module 10, an amplifier 3, a hearing coil 16 and a presetter 5 are integrated in a second housing module 11. By means of the presetter 5, the hearing aid is adapted to the hearing damage of the patient after or before the patient has attached the hearing aid behind the ear in the usual way.

Ein weiterer Gehäusebaustein 13 enthält einen Mehrstufenschal­ter 12, eine Batterie-Gehäusekammer 7 und eine Batteriekontakt­anordnung 8. In die Gehäusekammer 7 ist eine Batterie 15 ein­setzbar und dazu weist der Gehäusebaustein 13 eine aufklappbare Batterielade 18 auf. Durch den Mehrstufenschalter 12 kann bei­spielsweise das Hörgerät ein- oder abgeschaltet oder das Hör­gerät auf Telefonempfang umgestellt werden.Another housing module 13 contains a multi-stage switch 12, a battery housing chamber 7 and a battery contact arrangement 8. A battery 15 can be inserted into the housing chamber 7 and for this purpose the housing module 13 has a hinged battery drawer 18. The multi-stage switch 12 can, for example, switch the hearing aid on or off or switch the hearing aid over to telephone reception.

Schließlich umfaßt ein Gehäusebaustein 14 einen Lautstärkestel­ler 4 und einen Hörer 6. Der Gehäusebaustein 14 kann gleichzei­tig einen sich am Ausgang des Hörers anschließenden Schallei­tungsstutzen 19 aufweisen, derart, daß ein Traghaken 17 aus­wechselbar an den Schalleitungsstutzen 19 und den Gehäusebau­stein 14 ansetzbar ist.Finally, a housing module 14 comprises a volume control 4 and a receiver 6. The housing module 14 can at the same time have a switching line connector 19 which adjoins the output of the receiver, such that a carrying hook 17 can be interchangeably attached to the switching line connector 19 and the housing module 14.

Das Hörgerät kann durch Aneinanderfügen der Module bzw. Gehäu­sebausteine, welche einzeln vormontierbar sind, komplettiert werden. Da jeder Baustein auf die jeweils erforderliche Lei­stungsstufe auslegbar ist, können Hörgeräteserien gefertigt werden, die den verschiedensten Ansprüchen gerecht werden. Die Gehäusebausteine können in der zusammengebauten Form ein selbsttragendes Hörgerät-Gesamtgehäuse bilden oder in nicht dargestellter Ausführung an einem Gehäuserahmen befestigt wer­den. Durch elektrische Kontaktierung ist für die Stromversor­gung und ansonsten ist für die Schall- bzw. Signalübertragung zwischen den Bauteilen Vorsorge getroffen.The hearing aid can be completed by joining the modules or housing components, which can be individually preassembled. Since each component can be designed to the required performance level, hearing aid series can be manufactured that meet a wide variety of requirements. In the assembled form, the housing components can form a self-supporting hearing aid overall housing or can be fastened to a housing frame in an embodiment (not shown). Through electrical contacting, provision is made for the power supply and otherwise for sound or signal transmission between the components.

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1. Hörhilfegerät, insbesondere Hörgerät mit einem hinter dem Ohr zu tragenden Gehäuse mit Schalleitungsstutzen und einem daran ansetzbaren Ansatzstück, in Form eines Traghakens oder eines Brillenbügelstückes, mit einem Lufteinlaßstutzen, einem Mikrofon, einem ein- oder mehrstufigen Verstärker, einem Laut­stärkesteller, einem oder mehreren Voreinstellern, einem Hörer und einer, eine Batterie aufnehmenden Gehäusekammer, da­durch gekennzeichnet, daß das Hörgeräte­gehäuse (9) aus mehreren, gegeneinander elektrisch und mecha­nisch lösbar befestigbaren Gehäusebausteinen (10, 11, 13, 14) besteht.1.Hearing aid, in particular a hearing aid with a housing to be worn behind the ear, with a sound cable connector and an attachment piece which can be attached to it, in the form of a support hook or an eyeglass temple piece, with an air inlet connector, a microphone, a single-stage or multi-stage amplifier, a volume control, one or more Pre-adjusters, a receiver and a housing chamber receiving a battery, characterized in that the hearing device housing (9) consists of a plurality of housing components (10, 11, 13, 14) which can be releasably fastened electrically and mechanically. 2. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß der Lufteinlaßstutzen (1) mit dem Mikro­fon (2) und/oder der Verstärker (3) und/oder der Lautstärke­steller (4) und/oder der Voreinsteller (5) und/oder der Hörer (6) und/oder die Batterie-Gehäusekammer (7) mit einer Kontakt­anordnung (8) als Gehäusebausteine (Module 10, 11, 13, 14) aus­gebildet und zu einem Gehäuse (9) zusammengesetzt sind.2. Hearing aid according to claim 1, characterized in that the air inlet connector (1) with the microphone (2) and / or the amplifier (3) and / or the volume control (4) and / or the presetter (5) and / or the Handset (6) and / or the battery housing chamber (7) with a contact arrangement (8) as housing modules (modules 10, 11, 13, 14) are formed and assembled into a housing (9). 3. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß der Lufteinlaßstutzen (1) mit dem Mikro­fon (2) und/oder der Verstärker (3) und/oder der Lautstärke­steller (4) und/oder der Voreinsteller (5) und/oder der Hörer (6) und/oder die Batterie-Gehäusekammer (7) mit einer Kontakt­anordnung (8) als Gehäusebausteine (Module 10, 11, 13, 14) aus­gebildet und in einen Gehäuserahmen eingesetzt sind.3. Hearing aid according to claim 1, characterized in that the air inlet connector (1) with the microphone (2) and / or the amplifier (3) and / or the volume control (4) and / or the presetter (5) and / or the Handset (6) and / or the battery housing chamber (7) with a contact arrangement (8) as housing modules (modules 10, 11, 13, 14) and are inserted into a housing frame. 4. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß es aus vorgefertigten Bausteinen bestimm­ter Leistungsstufen zusammensetzbar ist.4. Hearing aid according to claim 1, characterized in that it can be assembled from prefabricated components of certain power levels. 5. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß der Lufteinlaßstutzen (1) und das Mikro­fon (2) einen Gehäusebaustein (10) bilden.5. Hearing aid according to claim 1, characterized in that the air inlet connector (1) and the microphone (2) form a housing module (10). 6. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß der Verstärker (3) und/oder der Vorein­steller (5) und/oder der Lautstärkesteller (4) einen Gehäuse­baustein (11) bilden.6. Hearing aid according to claim 1, characterized in that the amplifier (3) and / or the presetter (5) and / or the volume control (4) form a housing module (11). 7. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß die Batterie-Gehäusekammer (7) mit der Batteriekontaktanordnung (8) und/oder einem Mehrstufenschalter (12) einen Gehäusebaustein (13) bildet.7. Hearing aid according to claim 1, characterized in that the battery housing chamber (7) with the battery contact arrangement (8) and / or a multi-stage switch (12) forms a housing module (13). 8. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß der Hörer (6) und/oder der Schallei­tungsstutzen (19) einen Gehäusebaustein (14) bildet.8. Hearing aid according to claim 1, characterized in that the receiver (6) and / or the Schalleitungsstutzen (19) forms a housing block (14). 9. Hörgerät nach den Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Module oder Gehäuse­bausteine (10, 11, 13, 14) durch mechanische Schraub-, Steck-, Rastverbindungen oder dergleichen miteinander verbunden sind und elektrische Kontaktierungen für die von der Batterie (15) mit Strom zu versorgenden Teile (16) aufweisen.9. Hearing aid according to claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the modules or housing components (10, 11, 13, 14) are connected to one another by mechanical screw, plug, snap-in connections or the like and electrical contacts for the battery ( 15) have parts (16) to be supplied with current.
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