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US 12,701,350 B2Granted
Hearing device
AssigneeStarkey Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsSidney A. Higgins, David Tourtelotte
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a hearing device and a system including such device are disclosed. The hearing device includes an enclosure having a front housing and a rear housing, and an isolator disposed between the front housing and the rear housing, where the isolator includes a body and a sleeve disposed on a side surface of the body. A second end of the front housing and a second end of the rear housing are connected to the sleeve of the isolator. The device also includes a microphone disposed in the rear housing and a receiver disposed in the front housing.
Claims20
A hearing device comprising:
- an enclosure extending along an enclosure axis and comprising a front housing and a rear housing, wherein the front housing extends along the enclosure axis between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is adapted to be disposed at least partially within an ear canal of a wearer, and further wherein the rear housing extends along the enclosure axis between a first end and a second end;
- an isolator disposed between the front housing and the rear housing, wherein the isolator comprises a body and a sleeve disposed on a side surface of the body, wherein the second end of the front housing and the second end of the rear housing are connected to the sleeve of the isolator, wherein a hardness value of the sleeve of the isolator is greater than a hardness value of the body of the isolator;
- a microphone disposed in the rear housing;
- a microphone port extending between an inlet disposed in the rear housing and an outlet that is acoustically connected to an inlet of the microphone;
- a receiver disposed in the front housing;
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- an acoustic port extending between the receiver and an opening disposed in the first end of the front housing, wherein the acoustic port acoustically connects the receiver to the opening.
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A hearing device system comprising:
- a hearing device comprising:
- an enclosure extending along an enclosure axis and comprising a front housing and a rear housing, wherein the front housing extends along the enclosure axis between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is adapted to be disposed at least partially within an ear canal of a wearer, and further wherein the rear housing extends along the enclosure axis between a first end and a second end;
- an isolator disposed between the front housing and the rear housing, wherein the isolator comprises a body and a sleeve disposed on a side surface of the body, wherein the second end of the front housing and the second end of the rear housing are connected to the sleeve of the isolator;
- a microphone disposed in the rear housing;
- a microphone port extending between an inlet disposed in the rear housing and an outlet acoustically connected to an inlet of the microphone;
- a receiver disposed in the front housing;
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- an acoustic port extending between the receiver and an opening disposed in the first end of the front housing, wherein the acoustic port acoustically connects the receiver to the opening;
- a hearing module adapted to be disposed between an ear and a skull of the wearer, wherein the hearing module comprises a module housing and electronic components disposed within the module housing;
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- a cable that connects the hearing device to the hearing module.
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A method comprising:
- forming a body of an isolator;
- overmolding a sleeve onto a side surface of the body of the isolator;
- disposing a microphone at least partially within a rear housing, wherein the rear housing comprises a first end and a second end;
- disposing a receiver within a front housing, wherein the front housing comprises a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is adapted to be disposed at least partially within an ear canal of a wearer;
- connecting the second end of the front housing to the sleeve of the isolator;
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- connecting the second end of the rear housing to the sleeve of the isolator, wherein the front housing, the isolator, and the rear housing define an enclosure that extends along an enclosure axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.