Wireless audio signal receiver device for a hearing instrument
US7548211B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49572
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A receiver device (10) for receiving audio signals from a remote source is provided, comprising: a magnetic loop antenna for receiving radio frequency signals carrying audio signals, a signal processing unit for reproducing audio signals from the radio frequency signals received by the antenna, an output interface which is capable of being mechanically connected to an input interface of a hearing instrument to be worn at a user's ear in order to supply the audio signals from the signal processing unit as input to the hearing instrument, and a housing enclosing the antenna and the signal processing unit, wherein the antenna is designed as a printed board circuit with a loop-like conductor on an at least partially flexible insolating substrate and comprises a first portion defining a first plane and a second portion defining a second plane, wherein the first plane and the second plane are oriented at an angle of 60 to 120 degrees relative to each other.
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