Hearing device and earpiece with active vent
AssigneeGN Hearing A/S
InventorsJan Johansen, Timea Denisa Merca, Maria Chantziara
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Abstract
An earpiece of hearing device for insertion into an ear canal of a user and having a longitudinal axis, the earpiece includes an earpiece housing having a distal end, a proximal end, and an outer surface connecting the distal end to the proximal end, a receiver comprising a receiver housing, the receiver located within the earpiece housing, and a vent mechanism arranged in the earpiece housing, wherein the vent mechanism is arranged distal to the receiver.
Claims24
An earpiece of a hearing device, the earpiece configured for insertion into an ear canal of a user, the earpiece comprising:
- an earpiece housing having a distal end, a proximal end, and an outer surface extending between the distal end and the proximal end;
- a receiver comprising a receiver housing, the receiver located within the earpiece housing;
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- a vent mechanism in the earpiece housing, wherein the vent mechanism is distal to the receiver, wherein the vent mechanism is configured to open and close a vent path, wherein the earpiece comprises a first aperture at the earpiece housing, and wherein the first aperture is associated with the vent path and is proximal to the vent mechanism.
An earpiece of a hearing device, the earpiece configured for insertion into an ear canal of a user, the earpiece comprising:
- an earpiece housing having a distal end, a proximal end, and an outer surface extending between the distal end and the proximal end;
- a receiver comprising a receiver housing, the receiver located within the earpiece housing;
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- a vent mechanism in the earpiece housing, wherein the vent mechanism is distal to the receiver;
- wherein the vent mechanism is configured to open and close a vent path that is at least partly in the earpiece housing;
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- wherein the earpiece has a first aperture on the outer surface of the earpiece housing proximal to the vent mechanism and distal to the receiver;
- wherein the earpiece further comprises a first dome located proximal to the first aperture, wherein the first dome has an inner surface extending circumferentially along the outer surface of the earpiece housing;
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- wherein the first dome has a vent aperture for provision of fluid communication between a proximal side and a distal side of the first dome.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.