EP 3637799 B1 20221214 - HEARING DEVICE COMPRISING A HOUSING WITH A VENTING PASSAGE
Title (en)
HEARING DEVICE COMPRISING A HOUSING WITH A VENTING PASSAGE
Title (de)
HÖRGERÄT MIT GEHÄUSE MIT EINEM ENTLÜFTUNGSKANAL
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF AUDITIF COMPRENANT UN BOÎTIER AVEC UN PASSAGE D'AÉRATION
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 18201112 A 20181018
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP3637799A1] The disclosure relates to a hearing device comprising a housing (22) having a front opening (33) and a rear opening (34), the housing (22) configured to be at least partially inserted in an ear canal with the front opening (33) facing an inner region of the ear canal extending toward an ear drum, the housing (22) enclosing a cavity (35) between the front opening (33) and the rear opening (34) such that a venting passage (39) for providing an acoustic connection between said inner region of the ear canal and an ambient environment outside the ear canal extends through the cavity (35), the hearing device further comprising an acoustic transducer (44) provided in the cavity (35), and an acoustic valve (41, 81, 111) configured to adjust an effective size of the venting passage (39).To allow an efficient venting between the inner region of the ear canal and the ambient environment, the disclosure proposes an acoustic valve (41, 81, 111) configured to adjust an effective size of the venting passage (39), wherein the acoustic valve (41, 81, 111) is provided at the rear opening (34) and configured to adjust the effective size of the venting passage (39) at the rear opening (34).
IPC 8 full level
H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H04R 25/652 (2013.01); H04R 25/604 (2013.01); H04R 25/654 (2013.01); H04R 2225/025 (2013.01); H04R 2225/61 (2013.01); H04R 2460/11 (2013.01)
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
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 18201112 A 20181018