(19)
(11) EP 2 432 255 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.04.2012 Bulletin 2012/14

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/12

(21) Application number: 11007690.8

(22) Date of filing: 14.01.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04R 25/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE DK LI

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
05405022.4 / 1681904

(71) Applicant: Phonak AG
8712 Stäfa (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • von Dombrowski, Sven
    5430 Wettingen (CH)
  • Leysieffer, Hans
    8706 Meilen (CH)
  • Gabathuler, Bruno
    8712 Stäfa (CH)

(74) Representative: Frei Patent Attorneys 
Frei Patentanwaltsbüro Postfach 1771
8032 Zürich
8032 Zürich (CH)

   


(54) Hearing instrument


(57) According to the invention, a hearing instrument comprising a behind-the-ear component and an external component for being placed in the user's ear canal or in the user's ear as well as a connection link between the behind-the-ear component and the external component is provided, where the connection link is reversibly pluggable to the behind-the-ear component and/or the in-the-ear-canal component and has a length that is reversibly adjustable. The hearing instrument also comprises fixation means for reversibly fixing the adjusted length of the connection link.







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