Hearing aid with hinge less battery drawer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10820125-B2
Application number	US-201916422552-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 24, 2019
Priority date	May 25, 2018
Publication date	Oct 27, 2020
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020

Abstract

An in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid comprising a body portion provided with a receiving space and a battery drawer configured to be received by the receiving space is disclosed. The battery drawer comprises a space configured to receive and maintain a battery in a fixed position. The battery drawer is slidably arranged in the receiving space of the body portion, in such a manner that the battery drawer is inserted into the receiving space in a slidable manner.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid comprising
a body portion provided with a receiving space, said receiving space being defined by a first open end opposing a second at least partly closed end, and
a battery drawer configured to be received in the receiving space, wherein the battery drawer comprises
an opening, through which the battery can be inserted into the battery drawer;
an end structure opposing the opening and being configured to prevent the battery from moving out of the battery drawer when being moved in at least one radial direction;
a first enclosing structure extending in extension of the end structure;
a second enclosing structure substantially opposing the first enclosing structure and extending in extension of the end structure, wherein
an open space is formed between the first enclosing structure and the second enclosing structure,
the second enclosing structure has a smaller surface area than the first enclosing structure, and
the battery drawer is slidably arranged in the receiving space of the body portion, in such a manner that the battery drawer is inserted into the receiving space from said first open end along a substantially longitudinal direction of said receiving space towards said at least partly closed end in a slidable motion.

2. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 1 , wherein the battery drawer comprises one or more first attachment structures configured to engage with one or more second corresponding attachment structures provided in the body portion of the ITE hearing aid.

3. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 2 , wherein the first attachment structures and/or the second attachment structures are magnetic.

4. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 2 , wherein the first attachment structures and the second attachment structures are mechanical structures that engage with each other.

5. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 2 , wherein the first attachment structures and/or the second attachment structures comprise a snapping feature.

6. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 1 , wherein the battery drawer does not surround the battery but comprises at least one open side structure.

7. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the enclosing side structures is configured with a hook configured to restrict the motion of the battery.

8. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 7 , wherein the hook comprises a stop portion.

9. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 7 , wherein an opening is provided adjacent to the hook.

10. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 2 , wherein the first attachment structure is provided at an end wall of the battery drawer.

11. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 2 , wherein the first attachment structure is provided at a side wall of the battery drawer.

12. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 1 , wherein the battery drawer comprises an additional opening providing access to the battery.

13. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 1 , wherein the space comprises an indentation for receiving a narrow portion of the battery.

14. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 1 , wherein the battery drawer comprises a nail grip.

15. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 1 , wherein the battery drawer comprises one or more first attachment structures configured to engage with one or more second corresponding attachment structures provided in the body portion of the ITE hearing aid.

16. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 1 , wherein the first attachment structures and/or the second attachment structures are magnetic.

17. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 2 , wherein the first attachment structures and/or the second attachment structures are magnetic.

18. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 1 , wherein the first attachment structures and the second attachment structures are mechanical structures that engage with each other.

19. An ITE hearing aid according to claim 2 , wherein the first attachment structures and the second attachment structures are mechanical structures that engage with each other.

Assignees

• Oticon As

Inventors

• Henriksen Poul

Classifications

• H04R2225/025

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

• H04R2225/43

  Signal processing in hearing aids to enhance the speech intelligibility · CPC title

• H04R25/602 Primary

  of batteries · CPC title

• H04R25/658

  Manufacture of housing parts · CPC title

• H04R25/50

  Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics · CPC title