Ear-worn hearing device with physiological or activity sensor
AssigneeKnowles Electronics, LLC
InventorsJohannes Kreuzer, David Biegger, Leo Lorenz, Christopher Monti, Charles King
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Abstract
An ear-worn hearing device is disclosed and includes a body portion with a sound-producing transducer acoustically coupled to a sound passage of a nozzle. a resilient portion protrudes from a side of the body portion and includes a physiological or activity sensor coupled to a flexible portion of a flex harness. The resilient portion at least partially covers a portion of the flex harness without impeding operation of the sensor, wherein the flexible portion and the sensor are flexible toward and away from the body portion upon depression and release of the resilient portion.
Claims19
An ear-worn hearing device comprising:
- a body portion comprising a sound-producing transducer acoustically coupled to a sound passage of a nozzle;
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- a resilient portion protruding from a side of the body portion and comprising a physiological or activity sensor coupled to a flexible portion of a flex harness, the resilient portion at least partially covering a portion of the flex harness without impeding operation of the sensor,
- wherein the flexible portion and the sensor are flexible toward and away from the body portion upon depression and release of the resilient portion.
An ear-worn hearing device comprising:
- a body portion comprising a sound-producing transducer acoustically coupled to a sound passage of a nozzle;
- a flex harness comprising a flexible portion protruding from the body portion, portions of the flex harness configured adjacent at least two different surfaces of the sound-producing transducer;
- a physiological or activity sensor coupled to the flexible portion of a flex harness;
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- a resilient portion protruding from a side of the body portion, the resilient portion at least partially covering the flexible portion of the flex harness without obstructing the sensor,
- wherein the flexible portion and the sensor are flexible toward and away from the body portion upon depression and release of the resilient portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.