Loudspeaker module for a hearing device, and hearing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10097932-B2
Application number	US-201715427187-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 8, 2017
Priority date	Feb 22, 2016
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

A loudspeaker module for a hearing device has a loudspeaker, which has a loudspeaker diaphragm and a drive for the loudspeaker diaphragm, and a housing, in which the loudspeaker is arranged. Furthermore, the loudspeaker module contains an antenna unit, which has an antenna coil having a coil axis, a tubular coil core, which forms a sound channel, and an antenna base plate, in which a sound passage opening that opens into the sound channel is formed. The antenna coil, the coil core and the antenna base plate in this case prescribe an antenna characteristic of the antenna unit. The side wall of the housing on the diaphragm side is in this case formed by the antenna base plate.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A loudspeaker module for a hearing device, comprising:
a loudspeaker having a loudspeaker diaphragm and a drive for said loudspeaker diaphragm;
a housing in which said loudspeaker is disposed and having a side wall;
an antenna unit having an antenna coil with a coil axis, a tubular coil core forming a sound channel, and an antenna base plate with a sound passage opening formed therein that opens into said sound channel, said antenna coil, said tubular coil core and said antenna base plate prescribe an antenna characteristic of said antenna unit, wherein said side wall of said housing on a diaphragm side is formed by said antenna base plate; and
said loudspeaker diaphragm mounted in said housing such that said loudspeaker diaphragm isolates said sound channel from an housing interior of said housing.

2. The loudspeaker module according to claim 1 , wherein:
said drive for said loudspeaker diaphragm contains a drive coil having a coil axis; and
the coil axis of said antenna coil is oriented perpendicular to the coil axis of said drive coil.

3. The loudspeaker module according to claim 2 , wherein said tubular coil core is disposed such that said coil axis of said antenna coil intersects said drive coil.

4. The loudspeaker module according to claim 2 , wherein said tubular coil core is disposed such that said coil axis of said antenna coil runs substantially centrally to said drive coil.

5. The loudspeaker module according to claim 1 , wherein said tubular coil core and said antenna base plate are produced from at least one of a ferromagnetic material or a ferrimagnetic material.

6. The loudspeaker module according to claim 1 , wherein said antenna unit has at least one antenna side plate that extends at an angle to said antenna base plate on a side of said antenna base plate that is remote from said antenna coil.

7. The loudspeaker module according to claim 6 , wherein said housing has a further side wall formed by said antenna side plate.

8. A loudspeaker module for a hearing device, comprising:
a loudspeaker having a loudspeaker diaphragm and a drive for said loudspeaker diaphragm;
a housing in which said loudspeaker is disposed and having a side wall;
an antenna unit having an antenna coil with a coil axis, a tubular coil core forming a sound channel, and an antenna base plate with a sound passage opening formed therein that opens into said sound channel, said antenna coil, said tubular coil core and said antenna base plate prescribe an antenna characteristic of said antenna unit, wherein said side wall of said housing on a diaphragm side is formed by said antenna base plate; and
said loudspeaker diaphragm is disposed in said tubular coil core.

9. A hearing device, comprising:
a loudspeaker module, containing:
a loudspeaker having a loudspeaker diaphragm and a drive for said loudspeaker diaphragm;
a housing in which said loudspeaker is disposed and having a side wall;
an antenna unit having an antenna coil with a coil axis, a tubular coil core forming a sound channel, and an antenna base plate with a sound passage opening formed therein that opens into said sound channel, said antenna coil, said tubular coil core and said antenna base plate prescribe an antenna characteristic of said antenna unit, wherein said side wall of said housing on a diaphragm side is formed by said antenna base plate; and
said loudspeaker diaphragm mounted in said housing such that said loudspeaker diaphragm isolates said sound channel from an housing interior of said housing.

Assignees

• Sivantos Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Nikles Peter
• Reithinger Juergen

Classifications

• H04R9/06 Primary

  Loudspeakers · CPC title

• H01Q7/08

  Ferrite rod or like elongated core · CPC title

• H01Q1/44

  using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna {, e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspect}(H01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence) · CPC title

• H04R2400/11

  Aspects regarding the frame of loudspeaker transducers · CPC title

• H04R2225/025

  In the ear hearing aids [ITE] hearing aids · CPC title