JP4619410B2 - 補聴器用イヤピースおよび補聴器 - Google Patents
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- H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
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- H04R2460/00—Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
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Claims (19)
- 使用者の外耳道内に挿入される耳栓,
使用者の耳珠の内壁および外耳道の内壁の少なくとも一方に当接して維持される,ループ状の接触要素,
上記接触要素のループのサイズを調節する手段,ならびに
上記耳栓および上記接触要素を共に保持する取付具,
を備えた補聴器用イヤピース。 - 上記接触要素は部分的に楕円の形状をなしている,請求項1に記載のイヤピース。
- 上記取付具は多数のガイド筋を備えている,請求項1または2に記載のイヤピース。
- 上記接触要素は多数のガイド筋を備えている,請求項1から3のいずれか一項に記載のイヤピース。
- 上記接触要素を調節する手段は上記取付具に設けられている,請求項1に記載のイヤピース。
- 上記取付具は,上記接触要素から上記耳栓を弾性的に離間させる弾性手段を備えている,請求項5に記載のイヤピース。
- 上記取付具は,上記離間が漸増的に調節されるようになっている,請求項5に記載のイヤピース。
- 上記取付具は,複数の溝および上記溝の一つに選択的に係合する留め手段を有する可撓性ビームを備えている,請求項5に記載のイヤピース。
- 上記ビームは1対の対向する略平面状の面を備え,上記複数の溝は上記面のうちの第1の面上に配置されている,請求項8に記載のイヤピース。
- 上記ビームはループ状に屈曲されるようになっており,上記取付具は上記ビームの端部を保持する留め手段を備えている,請求項9に記載のイヤピース。
- 上記留め手段はリブおよび弾性ストランドを備え,上記リブは上記溝の一つに係合するようになっている,請求項10に記載のイヤピース。
- 上記ビームは上記両方の面に複数の溝を備えている,請求項10に記載のイヤピース。
- 上記イヤピースは軸および軸方向貫通穴を有するボディを備え,上記可撓性ビームは,上記軸から45〜90度の範囲内,好ましくは上記軸から55〜80度の範囲内の角度をなして上記ボディから延在する,請求項8に記載のイヤピース。
- 上記取付具は,ポリアミド,シリコーン,ポリウレタン,ポリテトラフルオロエチレン,エチルビニルアセテート,ポリアセタール,TPE,ポリマー,エラストマーおよびポリオキシメチレンからなるグループの中から選択される材料によって作られている,請求項1から13のいずれか一項に記載のイヤピース。
- 使用者の外耳道の内壁に接触する耳栓を備えている,請求項1から14のいずれか一項に記載のイヤピース。
- 上記耳栓は,伝音チューブを支持するようになっており,かつ外部の音を使用者の内耳へ到達させる孔部を備えている,請求項15に記載のイヤピース。
- 請求項1から16のいずれか一項に記載のイヤピースと,ハウジングおよび伝音チューブを備えた,補聴器。
- 上記チューブは,半剛性であるとともに,使用者の外耳上に取付けられて補聴器を支持するようになっている,請求項17に記載の補聴器。
- 上記チューブは,使用者の耳上に取付けられる第1の屈曲部,および上記チューブを使用者の外耳道の方へ導く第2の屈曲部を有する,請求項18に記載の補聴器。
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| JP2008512882A JP2008512882A (ja) | 2008-04-24 |
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| EP (1) | EP1787493B1 (ja) |
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| AU (1) | AU2005282055B2 (ja) |
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| WO (1) | WO2006026988A1 (ja) |
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| US10659863B2 (en) | 2014-10-30 | 2020-05-19 | Sony Corporation | Sound output device and sound guiding device |
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