EP 2362686 A3 20120104 - Sound converter for installation in an ear
Title (en)
Sound converter for installation in an ear
Title (de)
Schallwandler zum Einsetzen in ein Ohr
Title (fr)
Transducteur acoustique pour l'insertion dans une oreille
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 102010009453 A 20100226
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2362686A2] The converter has a membrane structure comprising a piezo layer with a piezoelectric material arranged on a carrier layer i.e. silicon layer, so that vibrations of the membrane structure are generated by applying voltage to the piezo layer. The structure is divided into segments (9a, 9b) in a surface of the structure by cutting lines (7) so that a membrane is mechanically coupled to the cutting lines that cut through all layers of the structure. One of the cutting lines structures the structure into a spiral segment that runs around a middle point of the structure. An independent claim is also included for a method for manufacturing a sound converter.
IPC 8 full level
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H04R 17/00 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 17/005 (2013.01 - US); H04R 25/606 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 31/003 (2013.01 - US); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01 - US); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01 - US); Y10T 29/42 (2015.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
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- [XA] JP S61150499 A 19860709 - SAWAFUJI DYNAMECA CO LTD, et al
- [Y] DE 1200890 B 19650916 - SIEMENS AG
- [Y] US 2540187 A 19510206 - CHERRY JR WALTER L
- [A] US 2900536 A 19590818 - PALO MAURICE M
- [A] US 2006087203 A1 20060427 - CHO JIN-HO [KR]
- [A] WO 9722154 A1 19970619 - PENN STATE RES FOUND [US]
- [A] US 2005228214 A1 20051013 - SCHNEIDER ROBERT E [US], et al
- [YA] HONG E-P ET AL: "VIBRATION MODELING AND DESIGN OF PIEZOELECTRIC FLOATING MASS TRANSDUCER FOR IMPLANTABLE MIDDLE EAR HEARING DEVICES", IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONICS,COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES, ENGINEERING SCIENCES SOCIETY, TOKYO, JP, vol. E90A, no. 8, 1 August 2007 (2007-08-01), pages 1620 - 1627, XP001506577, ISSN: 0916-8508, DOI: 10.1093/IETFEC/E90-A.8.1620
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2362686 A2 20110831; EP 2362686 A3 20120104; EP 2362686 B1 20160803; DE 102010009453 A1 20110901; DK 2362686 T3 20161205; US 10206045 B2 20190212; US 2012053393 A1 20120301; US 2017094417 A1 20170330; US 9497556 B2 20161115
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11001587 A 20110225; DE 102010009453 A 20100226; DK 11001587 T 20110225; US 201113034141 A 20110224; US 201615283782 A 20161003