Patent classifications
H04R2225/51
Speaker unit for a hearing aid device system, and hearing aid device system
A speaker unit detachably mountable to a hearing aid device body configured to be positioned behind an ear of a wearer is disclosed. Further, hearing aid device system comprising the speaker unit is disclosed. The speaker unit comprises a contacting unit comprising at least one contact element and configured to be detachably mountable to a hearing aid device connector of said hearing aid device. The speaker unit further comprises a speaker unit body configured to be positioned at least partly in an ear canal of the wearer and comprising an output transducer unit configured to provide an acoustic signal based on an electrical signal input to said output transducer unit via said at least one contact element. The speaker unit further comprises a connecting unit provided between said speaker unit body and said contacting unit and including at least one wire configured to electrically connect said speaker unit body and said contacting unit. Further, the speaker unit comprises a memory unit configured to store data relating to said speaker unit.
Antenna structure for hearing devices
A hearing device includes an enclosure comprising a shell and a faceplate and is configured for at least partial insertion within an ear of a user. An antenna structure of the hearing device is oriented such that a direction of an electric field (E-field) of a propagating electromagnetic signal generated by the antenna structure is directed non-tangentially with respect to the user at the location of the user's ear. The antenna structure includes an antenna disposed in or on the faceplate and a ground plane at least partially supported by the faceplate. A battery and electronic circuitry are disposed within the shell. The electronic circuitry is powered by the battery and is electrically coupled to send and/or receive signals via the antenna structure.
Ring-shaped antenna and ear module comprising same
Disclosed are: a ring-shaped antenna which is formed in the form of a ring mounted between the housing of an ear module and the outer circumference of a coin-shaped battery and communicates with an antenna, mounted on another ear module, via NFMI; and a wireless earphone comprising the ring-shaped antenna. The disclosed ring-shaped antenna comprises: a first terminal sheet and a second terminal sheet, each extending from one side of a base sheet and having a terminal formed thereon; a plurality of front radiation patterns disposed apart from one another on the front surface of the base sheet; and a plurality of rear radiation patterns disposed apart from one another on the rear surface of the base sheet, wherein the plurality of front radiation patterns and the plurality of rear radiation patterns are connected through via-holes and thereby form an antenna pattern wound in the vertical direction of the base sheet.
Earphone module
An earphone module includes an antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a first radiator, a second radiator, a conductive member, and a first insulating member. The first radiator includes a feeding end. The second radiator includes a ground end, and a first slot is formed between the first radiator and the second radiator. The conductive member is connected to the first radiator and the second radiator. The first insulating member is disposed in the first slot. The first radiator, the second radiator, the conductive member, and the first insulating member collectively serve as at least a part of a shell of the earphone module.
IMPLANTABLE HEARING DEVICE FOR ENHANCING THE HEARING CAPABILITY OF A USER
An implantable hearing device for enhancing the hearing capability of a user is disclosed. The implantable hearing device may include: at least one housing having a top side to be substantially directed towards the skin of a user and at least one bottom side to be substantially directed opposite to the top side, at least one implant antenna element for inductively connecting the implantable hearing device to an external device via a magnetic field, in particular to at least one external hearing device. The bottom side of the at least one housing at least partly is of metallic material, and the top side of the at least one housing at least partly is of nonmetallic material. Additionally, an implantable hearing system is disclosed.
COMPACT MI ANTENNA FOR A HEARING INSTRUMENT AND HEARING INSTRUMENT
An antenna, in particular a magneto-inductive antenna, for a hearing instrument as well as a hearing instrument having such an antenna are provided. The antenna has a first antenna surface and a second antenna surface, which are respectively formed from a flexible magnetic foil. The antenna furthermore has a base, which is formed from a magnetic material or contains a magnetic layer, and which connects the two antenna surfaces to one another. The two antenna surfaces are angled off from the base in the same direction. Lastly, the antenna contains an antenna winding which has at least one first monolayer spiral coil and is arranged, in particular applied, externally on the first antenna surface so that an axis of the first spiral coil is oriented perpendicularly with respect to the first antenna surface.
CIRCULAR POLARIZED SPIRAL ANTENNA FOR HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICES
Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods for a high-efficiency antenna for hearing assistance device wireless communication. In various embodiments, a hearing assistance device includes a housing, a power source within the housing, and a radio circuit within the housing and electrically connected to the power source. A circular polarized spiral antenna is provided within the housing in various embodiments, the antenna configured to provide two electric field components configured to be used for wireless communications for the hearing assistance device. The device further includes a transmission line connected to a center of a spiral of the antenna and configured to electrically connect to the radio circuit, according to various embodiments.
ANTENNA FOR A BONE-ANCHORED HEARING AID
A bone-anchored hearing aid is disclosed. A bone-anchored hearing aid for a recipient may comprise an antenna configured to transmit and/or receive a wireless signal, an electronic circuit configured to receive the wireless signal, one or more vibrator leads, a vibrator configured for receiving an electrical signal from the electronic circuit via the one or more vibrator leads, and the vibrator may be configured to provide a vibrational stimulation to the recipient patient based on the electrical signal. Furthermore, the hearing aid includes a vibrator housing configured to accommodate at least the vibrator, and wherein each of the one or more vibrator leads may be connected to the vibrator and to the vibrator housing via a capacitance, and where the capacitance is configured to eliminate at least a parasitic coupling between the vibrator and the vibrator housing for improving the performance of the antenna.
Radio frequency antenna for an in-the-ear hearing device
Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for a hearing device antenna. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a hearing device configured to be worn in an ear of a wearer to perform wireless communication. The hearing device includes a housing, hearing electronics within the housing, and an inverted F antenna or loop antenna disposed at least partially in the housing and configured for performing 2.4 GHz wireless communication. In various embodiments, at least a portion of the antenna protrudes from an exterior of the housing.
Hearing device
A hearing device has a housing in which a receiver is arranged as an electrical component. An antenna arrangement is formed, which has a winding in the form of a coil, which is arranged around the receiver with the interposition of a shielding foil. The shielding foil has a section extending around the receiver and several lugs adjoining it, which project beyond the receiver, the lugs enclosing between them an interspace adjoining the receiver. The shielding foil has in particular two layers, namely a magnetic layer and an electrical shielding layer. By this arrangement an antenna arrangement with high sensitivity is formed and at the same time a shielded partial area is created in the inter-space in which further components can be arranged. Due to the design of the lugs, which are particularly flexible, they can be attached to an inner wall of a housing.