Behind-the-ear housing functioning as a switch
US7039208B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2225/61
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A housing (3) for electrical and/or electronic microdevices, in particular hearing aids (1), encompassing at least one switchable element or switching circuit system, is provided with a pressure-sensitive, bendable and/or elastic section (11). That section is functionally connected to the said switching element or circuit system in such fashion that applying pressure on the housing or bending or deforming the elastic section (11) triggers a switching operation of the switching element or circuit system.
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