134results about "Hearing aids housing" patented technology

The invention provides a sound transmission device which can transmit clear sound to a user without damaging the user and can be actually used. This sound transmission device (1) is provided with: a transducer (2); a transmission plate (3) that transmits vibration to the bone of the head of a person; a housing (4) that houses the transducer (2); and a ring member (7) that is disposed so as to cover the side surface of the housing (4). Furthermore, the transducer (2) includes a giant magnetostrictive element (21), permanent magnets (22a, 22b) disposed at both ends of the giant magnetostrictive element (21), and a coil (23), and the permanent magnet (22a) disposed at one end is connected to the transmission plate (3). The housing (4) is configured so as to include a housing part (41) that houses the transducer (2), and a counterweight body (42) that is connected to the permanent magnet (22b) disposed at the other end. In addition, the ring member (7) holds the side surface of the housing (4) via the damper member (6).

An assembly is provided which includes a package and a printed circuit board. The package includes a housing bounding a region and an acoustic sensor within the region. The housing includes a base with a first hole. The sensor is configured to generate signals indicative of sound received by the sensor through the first hole. The printed circuit board is in mechanical communication with the base and includes a second hole aligned with the first hole such that sound received by the second hole propagates through the first hole to the sensor. The printed circuit board further includes an electrically conductive layer, at least a portion of which extends across the second hole and is configured to allow the sound to propagate through the second hole and to at least partially shield the region containing the sensor from electromagnetic interference.

The utility model relates to an ear-worn hearing aid device and a hearing aid device. A hearing aid device component is disclosed. The component includes a housing that accommodates an electrical or mechanical hearing aid device component and an opening configured to receive an end of an electrical cable assembly, sound tube, or other member. One or more retention members protruding from an inner surface of the opening are configured to mechanically engage an electrical cable assembly, sound tube, or other member disposed within the opening, and resist movement of the electrical cable assembly, sound tube, or other member relative to the opening. The component may be implemented as a RIC unit, a BTE unit of a BTE electrical connector, and other hearing aid device components.

Provided with a voice transmission device that can deliver clear voice to a user without invading the user and can be practically used. A voice transmission device 1 of the present disclosure includes: a transducer 2; a transmission plate 3 configured to transmit a mechanical vibration to a bone of a head of a person; a housing 4 that houses the transducer 2; and a ring member 7 arranged to cover a side surface of the housing 4. The transducer includes: a magnetostrictive element 21; permanent magnets 22a, 22b arranged at both ends of the magnetostrictive element 21; and a coil 23. The permanent magnet 22a arranged at one end of the magnetostrictive element 21 is connected to a transmission plate 3. The housing 4 includes: a housing portion 41 that houses the transducer 2; and a counter mass 42 connected to the permanent magnet 22b arranged at the other end. The ring member 7 holds a side surface of the housing 4 via a damper member 6.

A method of processing sensor data generated in a hearing device is disclosed, the hearing device comprising a BTE housing configured to be worn behind an ear of a user and an ITE housing configured to be at least partially inserted into an ear canal of the ear. The method may include receiving, from a movement sensor included in the BTE housing, BTE housing movement data indicative of movements of the BTE housing; receiving, from an ear canal sensor included in the ITE housing, ear canal sensor data affected by movements of an ear canal wall, characterized by determining a correlation between the BTE housing movement data and at least part of the ear canal sensor data; and separating, based on the correlation, information about movements of the ear canal wall relative to the BTE housing from at least part of the ear canal sensor data.

A hearing device including a spout configured for wearing on a user's concha or at least partially in a user's ear canal is disclosed. The hearing device includes a speaker having a sound outlet acoustically coupled to an opening of a spout by a speaker sound path, and a sensor having a signal input coupled to the spout opening by a sensor signal path. A partition disposed in the passage of the spout is located between the speaker sound path and the sensor signal path, wherein the partition isolates the sensor signal path from the speaker sound path along at least a portion of the spout passage.

A hearing device in which an engine module is enclosed in a resilient sealing sleeve. The sealing sleeve is configured to fit tightly onto the engine module and includes a sleeve opening configured to allow the engine module to pass through during assembly or disassembly of the hearing device, and a rigid housing shell covering at least a portion of the resilient sealing sleeve.

Earbud core of a bone conduction loudspeaker, characterized in that the earbud core of a bone conduction loudspeaker comprises: a magnetic circuit arrangement, a vibration arrangement, an external conductor and a support, wherein the vibration arrangement comprises a coil and an internal guide conductor, wherein the external conductor can transmit audio current to the coil for the vibration arrangement, wherein an end of the external conductor is connected to the internal guide conductor of the earphone core, wherein the support has a cable trough, wherein the external conductor and / or the internal conductor are at least partially arranged in the cable trough, wherein the internal guide conductor and the external guide conductor are welded together, and wherein the weld point is located in the cable trough.

The invention relates to a hearing device (2) having a housing (4) and an antenna (6), wherein the housing (4) has a housing cover (8) for wearing in the ear, wherein the antenna (6) is designed for transmitting signals by a wireless connection, wherein the housing cover (8) has an inner side (18), wherein the antenna (6) is inserted into the housing cover (8) and extends along the inner side (18). Furthermore, a corresponding antenna (6) and a method for manufacturing a corresponding hearing device (2) are provided.

The invention relates to a hearing device, e.g., a hearing aid (200), wherein open-cell foam (208) is compressed between a receiver (206) and a second section, e.g., receiver chamber (220), of the hearing device, and a method for providing such hearing device. The hearing device comprises a first section comprising the open-cell foam (208) being compressed such that the receiver (206) is connected to the second section via the first section.

A hearing device is disclosed. The hearing device comprises a housing. The hearing device comprises a microphone having a microphone inlet. The hearing device comprises a microphone inlet structure forming an inlet path from a first inlet to a second inlet, the first inlet facing a first direction and the second inlet facing a second direction different from the first direction, the inlet path comprising a first inlet path from the first inlet to the microphone inlet, and a second inlet path from the second inlet to the microphone inlet. The first inlet path comprises a first primary portion having a first primary center axis through the first inlet, the second inlet path comprises a second primary portion having a second primary center axis through the second inlet, wherein the first primary center axis and the second primary center axis are different.

A loudspeaker apparatus includes a circuit housing configured to accommodate a circuit component or a battery; an ear hook; a housing of an earphone core configured to accommodate the earphone core; and a housing protector at least partially covering a periphery of the circuit housing and the ear hook. A first end of the ear hook is connected to the circuit housing. The earphone core is driven by the circuit component or the battery to vibrate to generate sound. The housing of the earphone core is connected to a second end of the ear hook away from the circuit housing through a hinge component. The hinge component is capable of rotating to change a position of the housing of the earphone core relative to the ear hook.

A hearing device is disclosed, comprising a grommet configured to be worn on a user's ear or at least partially within the user's ear canal. The hearing device includes a loudspeaker with a sound outlet acoustically coupled to an opening of the grommet via a loudspeaker sound path, a microphone with a sound port acoustically coupled to the opening of the grommet via a microphone sound path, and a distributor comprising a sound port of the microphone as a cover. The distributor includes a sound passage between the sound port of the microphone and an opening of the distributor, the distributor isolating the microphone sound path from the loudspeaker sound path along at least a section of the grommet passage.

The present disclosure relates to embodiments of a hearing aid and detachable speaker unit assembly. The detachable speaker unit assembly can include a fastening structure to provide an enhanced removal force and stable insertion into the ear canal of the user. The hearing aid can further include a type indicator from a memory device for determining a type of the detachable speaker unit.

The invention relates to a device for treating a tinnitus afflicition and / or reducing stress, comprising an upper bracket (1), a lower bracket (2) and a pressure point body (3), wherein the upper and lower brackets are connected to each other by means of a plug-in connection (4).

A hearing device worn on the ear, which includes: a grommet configured to be worn on the auricle of a user or at least partially in the ear canal of a user, wherein the grommet includes a passage extending to an opening of the grommet; a loudspeaker comprising a sound outlet acoustically connected to the opening of the grommet via a loudspeaker sound path; a microphone; a distributor covering a sound opening of the microphone, wherein the sound opening of the microphone is acoustically connected to the opening of the grommet by a microphone sound path extending through a sound passage of the distributor, wherein the distributor isolates the microphone sound path from the loudspeaker sound path along at least one section of the grommet passage.

Embodiments are directed to an electronic device configured to measure temperature from within an ear canal having a first bend, a second bend, and a tympanic membrane. The device comprises an enclosure comprising an in-canal section dimensioned for deployment in the ear canal. The in-canal section comprises a trough extending axially along at least a portion of the in-canal section and arranged to be positioned between the first bend and the tympanic membrane when the in-canal section is fully deployed in the ear canal. A temperature sensor is disposed in the trough. The temperature sensor comprises a flexible circuit board, a distal temperature sensor disposed on the flexible circuit board, and a proximal temperature sensor disposed on the flexible circuit board and situated proximal of, and spaced apart from, the distal temperature sensor in an outer ear direction.

A hearing instrument comprises a housing having an exterior surface and an interior surface; a rechargeable battery; a first conductor having an external segment tracing a first path on the exterior surface of the housing; and a second conductor having an external segment tracing a second path on the exterior surface of the housing. The first conductor and the second conductor are configured to operate as both an antenna and to conduct electricity from a charger to recharge the rechargeable battery.

A method of manufacturing a charger insert part (40) comprising a holder (45) for holding a rechargeable hearing instrument (1A, 1B), which is individually customized for at least partly being inserted into an ear canal of a user, in a hearing instrument charger device (20) configured for charging the rechargeable hearing instrument (1A, 1B), the hearing instrument charger device (20) comprising - a charger casing (21) having a receiving portion (29) for the charger insert part (40) with a holder (45), and - a first charger element (22, 23) having a first position in the charger casing (21), the method comprising - providing, based on a dataset representing a shape of a portion of an ear canal of the user, a first virtual model of the rechargeable hearing instrument (1A, 1B) shaped to at least partly conform to the shape of the ear canal portion, including allocating a second position in the first virtual model of the rechargeable hearing instrument (1A, 1B) for an electronic hearing aid component (28) comprising at least a second charger element (4); - providing, based on the first virtual model, a second virtual model of a charger insert part (40) for insertion in the receiving portion (29) of the hearing instrument charger device (20), in which second virtual model the charger insert part (40) is designed to support the rechargeable hearing instrument (1A, 1B), such that the first charger element (22, 23) is positioned in a first relation with the second charger element (4), when the charger insert part (40) is placed in the receiving portion (29) of the hearing instrument charger device (20); and - shaping, by a 3D manufacturing process, the customized charger insert part (40) with the holder (45) based on the second virtual model.

A hearing device includes a housing configured to be worn at an ear of a user; an output transducer configured to provide an audio signal to the user; a light source configured to provide light emitted from a light emission area at the housing, the light illuminating an illumination volume extending into tissue at the ear when the housing is worn at the ear; and a first photodetector configured to detect a first light intensity of light arriving from a first acceptance volume extending into tissue at the ear when the housing is worn at the ear such that a part of the emitted light scattered by the tissue into the first acceptance volume is contributing to the first light intensity, the first acceptance volume including a first reception area at the housing having a first distance from the light emission area.

A hearing device has a motherboard and a receiver module. The receiver module is configured for wireless charging of a battery and, for that purpose, has a coil wound around an axial direction. The motherboard has a top section that extends perpendicular to the axial direction and in a radial direction. The top section of the motherboard and the receiver module are stacked in the axial direction.

The invention relates to a hearing aid (2), in particular a hearing assistance device, with a support frame (26) surrounded by a housing (4). The housing (4) has an upper housing shell (20) and a lower housing shell (22) which are joined at a circumferential edge (24) and overlap to form a labyrinth seal (40). The support frame (26) has an outwardly directed projection (44) which engages in the labyrinth seal (40).

Various embodiments of an ear-wearable electronic device are disclosed. The device includes a housing, a microphone disposed within an interior volume of the housing, and an acoustic path disposed at least partially within the interior volume of the housing. The acoustic path includes a conduit extending along a conduit axis between a first end and a second end, a first acoustic port disposed at the first end of the conduit and acoustically coupled to a first opening defined by the outer surface of the housing, a second acoustic port disposed at the second end of the conduit and acoustically coupled to a second opening defined by the outer surface of the housing, and an outlet connected to the middle section of the conduit and that acoustically couples the acoustic path to an inlet of the microphone. The acoustic path can define a broadband wind noise filter.

The present disclosure discloses an acoustic device, including: one or more shells each of which includes an accommodation cavity and an opening; one or more speakers each of which includes a vibration component placed in the accommodation cavity; one or more protection components configured to prevent a foreign body from entering the accommodation cavity through the opening, and at least a portion of one of the one or more protection components may be physically connected with the vibration component to transmit a vibration of the vibration component to the outside.

Embodiments are directed to an electronic device configured to measure temperature from within an ear canal having a first bend, a second bend, and a tympanic membrane. The device comprises an enclosure comprising an in-canal section dimensioned for deployment in the ear canal. The in-canal section comprises a trough extending axially along at least a portion of the in-canal section and arranged to be positioned between the first bend and the tympanic membrane when the in-canal section is fully deployed in the ear canal. A temperature sensor is disposed in the trough. The temperature sensor comprises a flexible circuit board, a distal temperature sensor disposed on the flexible circuit board, and a proximal temperature sensor disposed on the flexible circuit board and situated proximal of, and spaced apart from, the distal temperature sensor in an outer ear direction.

A TWS Bluetooth hearing aid includes a housing. Connecting slots are formed in an upper part of the housing at two sides thereof. Each connecting slot has an inlet, in which an earphone is receivable such that a bottom end of the earphone contacts a charging connection mechanism. A clamping mechanism is arranged on one side of an external wall of the housing, and a hearing microphone is arranged on an opposite side of the external wall. The hearing microphone is connectable to the earphone via Bluetooth. The housing is selectively fixed to a wearer's collar through the clamping mechanism, and external speech is receivable by the hearing microphone arranged on the housing to convert into information that is then transmitted via Bluetooth to the earphone to be played back so as to make it easier for the wearer to hear the speech clearly.

A wearable device comprises a shell assembly, an interface assembly and a control panel assembly, the shell assembly is provided with a connecting port, and the interface assembly is provided with a wiring end and an interface end which are opposite to each other; wherein the interface assembly is arranged in the shell assembly in the mode that the interface end faces the connecting port and is connected with the inner wall of the shell assembly, and the control panel assembly is arranged in the shell assembly and is connected with the wiring end through the guiding assembly. By means of the structure relation that the interface end and the connecting port face to each other and are communicated with each other, the external device and the wearable device can be connected through the interface assembly in a pluggable mode so as to support realization of functions such as device debugging, system upgrading, working mode and parameter adjustment and the like. Meanwhile, the interface assembly is connected to the shell assembly, the shell assembly can be directly used as a mounting carrier of the interface assembly, the structure and space of the shell assembly can be fully utilized, miniaturization and light-weight design of equipment can be achieved, and the equipment can be disassembled, assembled and maintained conveniently.

An object of the present disclosed is to provide a protective cover for a hearing aid device which comprises a cover formed from a substantially flexible material, and where the cover may have a first area with a first hardness and a second area with a second hardness.