Microphone inlet for hearing aid
AssigneeOticon A/S
InventorsTroels Holm PEDERSEN, Claus TIPSMARK, Michael Frank PETERSEN, Brian SPIDSBJERG, Lars MONROY, Lars PERSSON, Svend Oscar PETERSEN
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AssigneeOticon A/S
InventorsTroels Holm PEDERSEN, Claus TIPSMARK, Michael Frank PETERSEN, Brian SPIDSBJERG, Lars MONROY, Lars PERSSON, Svend Oscar PETERSEN
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The disclosure relates to an inlet member for a microphone system in a hearing instrument, such as a hearing aid, wherein the inlet member has a main body portion having a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being provided with a first recess for accommodating a microphone comprising a snout for conducting sound energy into the interior of the microphone, wherein the first recess is provided with a sound channel formed for engagement with the snout of the microphone, where the sound channel at the end hereof facing away from the microphone is acoustically coupled to a third recess in the first portion, the third recess being defined by wall portions that provide a seal to corresponding inner surface portions of a hearing instrument, in which the inlet member is mounted.
A hearing aid having an inlet system for two or more microphones in the hearing aid, the inlet system comprising
An inlet member for a microphone system in a hearing instrument, such as a hearing aid, wherein the inlet member has a main body portion having a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being provided with a first recess formed for accommodating a microphone, the microphone comprising a microphone body and sound inlet or snout for conducting sound energy into the interior of the microphone, wherein the first recess is provided with a sound channel formed for engagement with the sound inlet or snout of the microphone, where the sound channel at the longitudinal end hereof facing away from the microphone is acoustically coupled to a third recess formed in the first portion of the main body of the inlet member, the third recess being defined by wall portions that are formed to provide a seal to corresponding inner surface portions of the hearing instrument, when the inlet member is mounted in the hearing instrument.
A hearing aid having a housing with an inlet system for a first and a second microphone positioned in the hearing aid housing, the hearing aid housing having a first and an opposite second end, the first microphone arranged at the first end and the second microphone arranged at the second end,
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