Hearing instrument comprising a rechargeable power source
US9647462B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2225/31
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hearing instrument having an audio signal source for providing for audio signals; an audio signal processing unit for processing said audio signals; a unit to be worn at or in a user's ear or to be implanted in the user's head for stimulating the user's hearing according to the processed audio signals, and a rechargeable power source, in which the rechargeable power source is a wound capacitor comprising a capacitor foil arrangement which has at least a first electrically conducting layer, a second electrically conducting layer and a dielectric layer in-between and which is wound in a manner so as to form an induction coil for generating a current for charging of the capacitor when exposed to an external alternating electromagnetic field generated by a charging device.
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