EP 3836564 A1 20210616 - A HEARING AID FOR PLACEMENT IN A USER'S EAR CANAL WITH A CONTROL BUTTON AND AN INDUCTIVE COIL
Title (en)
A HEARING AID FOR PLACEMENT IN A USER'S EAR CANAL WITH A CONTROL BUTTON AND AN INDUCTIVE COIL
Title (de)
HÖRGERÄT ZUM EINSETZEN IN DEN GEHÖRGANG EINES BENUTZERS MIT EINEM STEUERKNOPF UND EINER INDUKTIONSSPULE
Title (fr)
PROTHÈSE AUDITIVE DESTINÉE À ÊTRE PLACÉE DANS LE CANAL AUDITIF D'UN UTILISATEUR AVEC UN BOUTON DE COMMANDE ET UNE BOBINE INDUCTIVE
Publication
Application
Priority
US 201962946959 P 20191211
Abstract (en)
The disclosure relates to a hearing aid (10) for placement in a user's ear canal, the hearing aid comprising a shell (20), a faceplate (30) comprising an upper face (31) and a lower face (32) and a circumference, the upper face being exposed when the shell is placed in a user's ear, a battery (40), a coil (50, 54) arranged at the faceplate, a button arrangement (60, 61) comprising a plunger (70) configured for controlling an integrated circuit (80) arranged below the coil, said coil comprising one or more windings, the one or more windings being provided circumferential of an inner cavity (52) of the coil with respect to a center axis of the coil. The button arrangement being configured such that the plunger in at least one position extends through the inner cavity of said coil for engaging said integrated circuit. The plunger being operable through the upper face of the faceplate.
IPC 8 full level
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H04R 25/02 (2013.01 - US); H04R 25/603 (2019.05 - EP); H04R 25/656 (2013.01 - US); H04R 1/1025 (2013.01 - EP); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01 - EP); H04R 25/554 (2013.01 - EP); H04R 25/602 (2013.01 - EP); H04R 25/609 (2019.05 - EP); H04R 2225/023 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 2225/025 (2013.01 - EP); H04R 2225/31 (2013.01 - EP); H04R 2225/55 (2013.01 - EP); H04R 2225/61 (2013.01 - EP); H04R 2460/17 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (search report)
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- [Y] ANONYMOUS, PRIOR ART PUBLISHING, 30 August 2012 (2012-08-30), XP040573212
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 3836564 A1 20210616; EP 3836564 B1 20230802; EP 3836564 C0 20230802
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 20164061 A 20200318