SMD battery contact module
AssigneeSiemens Audiologische Technik GmbH
InventorsMarkus Heerlein, Thomas Kasztelan, Vincent Ong
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Abstract
The production of hearing apparatuses and in particular of hearing devices is to be simplified. To this end, a battery contact module with an electrical contact facility and a plastic frame is proposed, to/in which the contact facility is fastened. In this way, the battery contact module is designed as a SMD component and the contact facility has corresponding connections for a surface mounting on a printed circuit board. An amplifier printed circuit board can herewith be advantageously automatically equipped with the battery contact module and soldered.
Claims15
A battery contact module for a hearing apparatus, comprising:
- a plastic frame comprising:
- an assembly element for fastening the battery contact module to a housing of the hearing apparatus, and
- a guiding unit for fixing the battery contact module on a printed circuit board during production;
- and
- an electrical contact unit fastened to the plastic frame,
- wherein the battery contact module is configured to be a surface mounted device (SMD) battery contact module and the electrical contact unit comprises a corresponding connection for surface mounting the battery contact module on the printed circuit board, and
- wherein the plastic frame does not deform after exposing to a temperature of at least 250° C. for at least two seconds.
A hearing apparatus, comprising:
- a housing of the hearing apparatus;
- and
- a battery contact module comprising:
- a plastic frame comprising:
- an assembly element for fastening the battery contact module to the housing of the hearing apparatus, and
- a guiding unit for fixing the battery contact module on a printed circuit board during production, and
- an electrical contact unit fastened to the plastic frame,
- wherein the battery contact module is configured to be a surface mounted device (SMD) battery contact module and the electrical contact unit comprises a corresponding connection for surface mounting the battery contact module on the printed circuit board, and
- wherein the plastic frame does not deform after exposing to a temperature of at least 250° C. for at least two seconds.
A method for manufacturing a battery contact module for a hearing apparatus, comprising:
- making a plastic frame comprising:
- an assembly element for fastening the battery contact module to a housing of the hearing apparatus, and
- a guiding unit for fixing the battery contact module on a printed circuit board during production;
- and
- fastening an electrical contact unit to the plastic frame,
- wherein the battery contact module is a surface mounted device (SMD) battery contact module and the electrical contact unit comprises a corresponding connection for surface mounting the battery contact module on the printed circuit board, and
- wherein the plastic frame does not deform after exposing to a temperature of at least 250° C. for at least two seconds.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.