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Hearing device with rechargeable battery and movably mounted charging contacts

US8027497B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

11Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH · DE

Inventors

Harald Klemenz · Singapore, SG
Thomas Lotter · Koblenzer Straße, DE
Benjamin Schmidt · Munich, DE
Herve Schulz · Erlangen, DE
Erwin Singer · Eckental, DE
Roland Weigert · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 1, 2007
Grant date	Sep 27, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 27, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04R2225/61
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hearing device that is operated with a rechargeable battery pack has at least one contact element that is fashioned to accept a charging current in electrical connection with an external charging device. The contact element is resiliently mounted at the hearing device and can be pressed onto a charging contact of the external charging device during a charging state under the application of a positive force. The contact element is located in a first position in an operating state or rest state of the hearing device, and is moved into a second position in the charging state.

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