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US 10,313,807 B2Granted
Hearing device including antenna unit
AssigneeOticon A/S
InventorsPoul Henriksen, Jens Troelsen
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Abstract
A hearing aid device having an antenna unit is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises a transmission line connecting a communication unit and the antenna unit, or at least being part of a connection between them. The antenna unit is at least partly embedded in a battery drawer of the hearing aid device.
Claims15
A hearing aid device comprising a housing configured to be positioned at least partly in the ear canal of a wearer, in which a battery drawer for accommodating a circular battery is mounted pivotally and the battery drawer being operable between a closed state and an open state, wherein
- the housing includes a faceplate arranged to face towards the environment,
- the hearing aid device comprises an antenna unit,
- a part of the antenna unit being partly embedded in the battery drawer, wherein the part of the antenna unit in the battery drawer has a curvature corresponding to the curvature of the battery, wherein, when a circular battery is positioned in the battery drawer, at least a part of the embedded antenna unit is configured to follow a part of the circular battery where a constant distance is maintained between them, and
- the hearing aid device further comprises a wireless interface in electrical communication with the antenna unit.
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