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Earpiece for a hearing device with bayonet fitting

US8116496B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd. · SG

Inventors

Anton Gebert · Kleinsendelbach, DE
Markus Hornig · Pinzberg, DE
Hartmut Ritter · Fairview Avenue, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 15, 2008
Grant date	Feb 14, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 15, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04R2225/57
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An earpiece for a hearing device is provided with a high retaining force in an ear shell in a repeatedly detachable manner. The earpiece comprising a receiver including a receiver connecting piece at the sound outlet and an ear shell in which the receiver is fixed and which holds the receiver in the ear canal and possesses, when worn in the ear canal, an inner side facing the eardrum and an opposite outer side on which the receiver is detachably fixed. The receiver is attached to the ear shell via a bayonet fitting. A first part of the bayonet fitting is fixedly connected to the receiver connecting piece. A second part of the bayonet fitting is rotated from the inner side of the ear shell to the first part of the bayonet fitting. The bayonet fitting ensures sufficient retention and wear-free releasing and closing.

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