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In-the-ear hearing device with a moveable gripping element

US8126178B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd. · SG

Inventors

Benjamin Schmidt · Munich, DE
Erwin Singer · Eckental, DE
Roland Weigert · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 10, 2009
Grant date	Feb 28, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 21, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

A smaller and more reliable rechargeable in-the-ear (ITE) hearing device is provided. The ITE hearing device includes a housing, which has a housing surface which points outwards in the worn state, an accumulator in the housing, at least one charging contact for charging the accumulator and a gripping element, which is arranged on the housing surface. The gripping element can be moved from a non-operational position into an operational position. The charging contact is concealed by the gripping element or the housing when the gripping element is in the non-operational position and is not concealed when the gripping element is in the operational position. As a result of the charging contact being concealable, the hearing device's reliability is improved. If the charging contact is fastened to the gripping element, the gripping element achieves an additional functionality resulting in a smaller design overall.

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