US 10,542,359 B2 · Hearing device

Abstract

A hearing device that can be produced particularly efficiently has a housing, which can be inserted into an auditory canal of a person wearing the hearing device, and also a flexible retainer dome releasably fastened to the housing. The retainer dome serves to support the housing in the auditory canal. The housing has a one-piece housing shell and a face place. A structural unit with a receiver is disposed on the housing shell. The housing shell has a first, front-side opening, which is closed with the face plate, and a second, rear-side opening opposite the first opening. The structural unit protrudes from the rear-side opening with a retainer stub. The structural unit is fixed on the housing shell by a securing ring that is mounted externally onto the retainer stub.

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Dependent claims

A hearing device, comprising:

a housing configured for insertion into an auditory canal of a person wearing the hearing device;
said housing having a one-piece housing shell formed with a first, front-side opening and a second, rear-side opening substantially opposite said front-side opening, and a face plate closing said front-side opening;
a structural unit including a receiver disposed in said housing shell, said structural unit having a pot-shaped retainer stub having a peripheral wall protruding from said rear-side opening;
a securing ring being mounted to structural unit by a threaded connection on the peripheral wall, said securing ring fixing said structural unit on said housing shell;
and
a flexible retainer dome releasably fastened to said housing and configured to support said housing in the auditory canal.

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