Hearing apparatus with a fastening facility for attaching an audio shoe and corresponding audio shoe
AssigneeSiemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd.
InventorsHolger Kral, Michael Sattler
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Abstract
A hearing apparatus with a housing, which has a receiving surface for attaching an audio shoe is provided. The receiving surface has at least one first fastening facility, to which a corresponding second fastening facility of the audio shoe can be fastened such that the audio shoe can be attached to the hearing apparatus in a linear and essentially perpendicular fashion in respect of the receiving surface. An electrical and mechanical connection between the hearing apparatus and the audio shoe can thus be established in a simple fashion. According to a further aspect of the invention, a corresponding audio shoe is provided which can be attached to a hearing apparatus.
Claims14
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A hearing apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having a receiving surface for attaching an audio shoe, the receiving surface having a first fastening facility, to which a corresponding second fastening facility of the audio shoe attaches the audio shoe to the hearing apparatus in a linear and essentially perpendicular fashion in respect of the receiving surface and in order to establish an electrical connection between the hearing apparatus and the audio shoe.
An audio shoe for attaching to a hearing apparatus, with the hearing apparatus having a receiving surface for attaching the audio shoe, the receiving surface having a first fastening facility, the audio shoe comprising:
- a second fastening facility, which can be fastened to the corresponding first fastening facility of the receiving surface of the hearing apparatus such that the audio shoe is attachable to the hearing apparatus in a linear and essentially perpendicular fashion in respect of the receiving surface in order to establish an electrical connection between the hearing apparatus and the audio shoe.
A hearing apparatus, comprising:
- an audio shoe having a second fastening facility;
- and
- a housing having a receiving surface for attaching the audio shoe,
- wherein the receiving surface of the housing includes a first fastening facility,
- wherein the audio shoe includes a corresponding second fastening facility,
- wherein the audio shoe is attached to the housing via the fastening facilities in a linear and essentially perpendicular fashion in respect of the receiving surface, and
- wherein an electrical connection between the hearing apparatus and the audio shoe is established via the attachment of the audio shoe to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.