# US 2018/0324531 A1 · Hearing aid comprising a receiver assembly

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- Number: US 2018/0324531 A1
- Document ID: US20180324531A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/033,801
- Filed: 2018-07-12
- Published: 2018-11-08
- Earliest claimed: 2015-09-30
- Assignees: Oticon A/S; Bernafon AG
- Applicants: Oticon A/S; Bernafon AG
- Inventors: Roland MARGOT; Ben CROOK; Lars PERSSON; Henning BJERREGAARD; Sune HEIBING; Niels Erik Holm CHRISTENSEN; Mikael ANDERSEN; Claus TIPSMARK; Martin LARSEN; Peter SPRAGGE; Lars MONROY; Poul Hilding ANDERSSON
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324531A1

## CPC

- H04R 25/456: {mechanically}
- H04R 25/604: {of acoustic or vibrational transducers}
- H04R 1/2876: {by means of damping material, e.g. as cladding (damping material for tuning desired resonances H04R1/2807, e.g. in vents H04R1/2823, H04R1/2846)}
- H04R 2460/17: Hearing device specific tools used for storing or handling hearing devices or parts thereof, e.g. placement in the ear, replacement of cerumen barriers, repair, cleaning hearing devices
- H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K)

## Abstract

A hearing aid comprising a receiver assembly is disclosed. The receiver assembly includes a housing adapted to accommodate receivers of different geometry and/or size and/or mechanical dimensions and suspension member arranged in the housing. The suspension member comprises vibration dampers protruding from an outer periphery of the suspension member and a plurality of spacers provided at an inner periphery of the suspension member. The plurality of spacers is positioned to arrange and fix one or more cushions or enclosed structures in predefined grooves formed by adjacent spacers in the space between the receiver and the suspension member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hearing aid comprising
a receiver assembly comprising a housing adapted to accommodate receivers of different geometry and/or size and/or mechanical dimensions and a suspension member arranged in the housing, the suspension member comprising vibration dampers protruding from an outer periphery of the suspension member and a plurality of spacers provided at an inner periphery of the suspension member;
wherein the plurality of spacers is positioned to arrange and fix one or more cushions or enclosed structures in predefined grooves formed by adjacent spacers in the space between an accommodate receiver and the suspension member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A hearing aid according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of spacers provided at the inner periphery of the suspension member are configured to maintain or regain, when deformed, the shape of the one or more cushions or enclosed structures.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A hearing aid according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of spacers are integrated parts or detachably fixed parts of the suspension member.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A hearing aid according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of spacers comprises a resilient material, the plurality of spacers being configured to absorb shock.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A hearing aid according to claim 1, wherein the suspension member comprises one or more vents.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A hearing aid according to claim 1, wherein the suspension member comprises one or more sealing members configured to control air flowing into and out of the one or more or enclosed structures.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A hearing aid according to claim 1, wherein the one or more cushions or one or more enclosed structures are integrated in or detachably fixed at the inside structure of the suspension member.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A hearing aid according to claim 1, wherein the one or more cushions or one or more enclosed structures have a geometry that fits the outer geometry of the receiver such that the receiver fits within the cavity formed by the suspension member and the one or more cushions or enclosed structures.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A hearing aid according to claim 1, wherein each of the one or more cushions or enclosed structures is formed by one or more continuous structures containing air or another filler material or a series of continuous sub-structures forming a cushion.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A hearing aid according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises detachably connected receiver housing components adapted to define the housing in an attached configuration and adapted to accommodate receivers of different geometry and/or size and/or mechanical dimensions.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

A hearing aid according to claim 1, wherein the receiver housing comprises a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the front portion and the rear portion comprises attachment structures for detachable attachment of the front portion to the rear portion.