EP1703771A2 - Covering device for at least one microphone input of a hearing-aid - Google Patents

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EP1703771A2
EP1703771A2 EP06110917A EP06110917A EP1703771A2 EP 1703771 A2 EP1703771 A2 EP 1703771A2 EP 06110917 A EP06110917 A EP 06110917A EP 06110917 A EP06110917 A EP 06110917A EP 1703771 A2 EP1703771 A2 EP 1703771A2
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
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    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/602—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of batteries
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/604—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of acoustic or vibrational transducers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/652—Ear tips; Ear moulds
    • H04R25/654—Ear wax retarders

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  • the present invention relates to a covering device for at least one microphone input of a hearing device with a substantially acoustically transparent protective device for protecting the at least one microphone input against solid particles.
  • Hearing aids and in particular behind-the-ear hearing aids and in-the-ear hearing aids are naturally endangered by contamination. Above all, the microphones or microphone inputs are affected by the possible soiling.
  • Soiling of the microphones of hearing aids usually leads to device failures. One consequence of this is often very expensive repairs.
  • the microphone inputs are covered with grids or films, so that dirt particles can not or only to a reduced extent reach the microphone.
  • the films and grids are usually attached to the hearing aid shell and can only be changed by an acoustician. This is uncomfortable for hearing aid users, so the guards are often removed without replacement. As a result, device failures are preprogrammed and there are especially during the warranty period high damage to the hearing aid manufacturer.
  • a device for closing openings in hearing aids or ear pieces for hearing aids is known.
  • the in-the-ear hearing device shown there in more detail comprises a housing with a front cover.
  • One Battery compartment is pivoted out of the hearing aid by means of a lid on the front cover.
  • a sound inlet opening for the microphone In the front cover is a sound inlet opening for the microphone.
  • a Einschnappkappe On this sound inlet opening sits a Einschnappkappe, which has a membrane for sealing against earwax and sweat.
  • the object of the present invention is thus to provide a comfortably interchangeable protection for microphone inputs of a hearing aid.
  • this object is achieved by a covering device for at least one microphone input of a hearing device with a substantially acoustically permeable protective device for protecting the at least one microphone input against solid particles and a carrier device which is positively and / or positively connected to the surface of a housing of a behind-the-wall Ear hearing aid is fastened, and which carries the protective device.
  • a carrier device or a hearing aid housing section which / carries, for example, a protective film as a protective device, better manageable than the protective film for the small microphone input itself.
  • the protection device can be replaced if necessary easier.
  • the protective device has the already mentioned protective film and / or a nonwoven, a grid or a filter.
  • the various types of pollution can be addressed in a suitable manner.
  • the covering device according to the invention can be integrally connected to a battery compartment cover. This makes it possible to replace the protective device by simply replacing the battery compartment lid.
  • the carrier device is designed as a clasp, which can at least partially surround a section of a hearing device, so that the carrier device can be clamped or plugged onto the hearing device housing.
  • the protective device for one or more microphone inputs can be easily removed from the hearing device and reapplied.
  • a hearing device is provided with a cover device described above, then it is favorable if the cover device has an electrical contact, so that an electrical connection of the hearing device electronics is established by the cover device in the installed state. This makes it possible to ensure, for example, that the hearing device can only be operated when the covering device is attached to the intended location on the hearing aid.
  • a covering device A is designed in the form of a clasp.
  • the covering device serves to protect three microphones of a hearing device, not shown. Accordingly, it has three protective devices S, which are symbolized in FIG 1 by circular grid. These protective devices S can also be realized by membranes or protective films, nonwovens, filters or the like.
  • the clasp-shaped covering device A spans the hearing aid HG so far that a sufficiently tight fit is ensured by the clamping force and shape of the covering device A and the hearing aid HG.
  • the cover A is shown in the installed or applied state. In this case, the hearing aid HG is reproduced from the side of the sound tube connection SA.
  • the protective device S is shown here in the form of a nonwoven of specific thickness.
  • the small protective devices S are integrated into a larger clasp or covering device, the individual protection devices can be handled easily. For the replacement of the protective devices S, it is not necessary to open the housing of the hearing aid HG.
  • a depression can be provided in the shell of the hearing aid HG according to FIG. 3, so that the covering device A, including the protective devices S, can be clamped or clamped flush with the hearing aid shell onto the hearing aid HG.
  • the microphone opening is typically arranged next to the battery compartment, as can be seen from FIG. Therefore, the battery compartment cover are often provided with a boom, which covers the microphone opening to form a gap.
  • this boom own can perform feedback by a typical buzzing.
  • the oscillation amplitudes of the cantilever are so great that the cantilever strikes the edge of the microphone opening and thereby generates a rattling noise which is extremely disturbing for the hearing device wearer. Therefore, an acoustically permeable protective device S is arranged in the arm AL of the battery compartment lid BD of the hearing device IdO.
  • the cantilever AL can rest flush on the edge of the microphone input, so that vibrations of the cantilever and corresponding noise developments due to feedback can be avoided.
  • the protective device S is designed here like those of the preceding embodiments.
  • a power supply conductor L1, L2 (see FIG. 3) can be guided below the covering device A to the surface of the hearing device.
  • the two conductor sections L1 and L2 are separated from each other. Only when applying the cover A to the hearing aid in the intended position connects a contact K of the cover A, the two conductor sections L1 and L2, so that the power supply of the hearing aid HG is ensured.
  • the hearing device wearer is always forced to clamp or tension the cover device A including the protective devices S in front of the microphone inputs.

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The cover device has acoustically permeable protection device (S) which is provided for protection of microphone inlet against the solid particles. The supporting device (A) supports the protection device which is non-positive or positive fastenable behind the ear hearing aid (HG). An independent claim is also included for the hearing aid.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Abdeckvorrichtung für mindestens einen Mikrofoneingang eines Hörgeräts mit einer im Wesentlichen akustisch durchlässigen Schutzeinrichtung zum Schutz des mindestens einen Mikrofoneingangs gegen Feststoffpartikel.The present invention relates to a covering device for at least one microphone input of a hearing device with a substantially acoustically transparent protective device for protecting the at least one microphone input against solid particles.

Hörhilfevorrichtungen und insbesondere Hinter-dem-Ohr-Hörgeräte sowie In-dem-Ohr-Hörgeräte sind naturgemäß durch Verschmutzungen gefährdet. Vor allem sind die Mikrofone bzw. Mikrofoneingänge von den möglichen Verschmutzungen betroffen.Hearing aids and in particular behind-the-ear hearing aids and in-the-ear hearing aids are naturally endangered by contamination. Above all, the microphones or microphone inputs are affected by the possible soiling.

Verschmutzungen der Mikrofone von Hörgeräten führen in der Regel zu Geräteausfällen. Eine Folge davon sind häufig sehr aufwändige Reparaturen.Soiling of the microphones of hearing aids usually leads to device failures. One consequence of this is often very expensive repairs.

Um Verschmutzungen von Mikrofoneingängen soweit wie möglich zu vermeiden, sind vielfach entsprechende Schutzmaßnahmen getroffen. So werden beispielsweise die Mikrofoneingänge mit Gittern oder Folien bedeckt, so dass Schmutzpartikel nicht oder nur in reduziertem Maße zum Mikrofon gelangen können. Die Folien und Gitter sind in aller Regel an der Hörgeräteschale befestigt und können nur von einem Akustiker gewechselt werden. Dies ist für Hörgeräteträger unkomfortabel, so dass die Schutzeinrichtungen häufig ersatzlos entfernt werden. Dadurch sind Geräteausfälle vorprogrammiert und es entstehen speziell im Gewährleistungszeitraum hohe Schäden für den Hörgerätehersteller.In order to avoid soiling of microphone inputs as far as possible, many protective measures have been taken. For example, the microphone inputs are covered with grids or films, so that dirt particles can not or only to a reduced extent reach the microphone. The films and grids are usually attached to the hearing aid shell and can only be changed by an acoustician. This is uncomfortable for hearing aid users, so the guards are often removed without replacement. As a result, device failures are preprogrammed and there are especially during the warranty period high damage to the hearing aid manufacturer.

Aus der Druckschrift EP 0 310 866 B1 ist eine Vorrichtung zum Verschließen von Öffnungen an Hörgeräten oder Ohrpassstücken für Hörgeräte bekannt. Das dort näher dargestellte in-dem-Ohr-Hörgerät umfasst ein Gehäuse mit einem Stirndeckel. Ein Batteriefach ist mittels eines Deckels an dem Stirndeckel aus dem Hörgerät heraus schwenkbar. In dem Stirndeckel befindet sich eine Schalleintrittsöffnung für das Mikrofon. Auf dieser Schalleintrittsöffnung sitzt eine Einschnappkappe, welche eine Membran zur Abdichtung gegen Ohrenschmalz und Schweiß aufweist.From the publication EP 0 310 866 B1 For example, a device for closing openings in hearing aids or ear pieces for hearing aids is known. The in-the-ear hearing device shown there in more detail comprises a housing with a front cover. One Battery compartment is pivoted out of the hearing aid by means of a lid on the front cover. In the front cover is a sound inlet opening for the microphone. On this sound inlet opening sits a Einschnappkappe, which has a membrane for sealing against earwax and sweat.

Die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung besteht somit darin, einen komfortabel auswechselbaren Schutz für Mikrofoneingänge eines Hörgeräts bereitzustellen.The object of the present invention is thus to provide a comfortably interchangeable protection for microphone inputs of a hearing aid.

Erfindungsgemäß wird diese Aufgabe gelöst durch eine Abdeckvorrichtung für mindestens einen Mikrofoneingang eines Hörgeräts mit einer im Wesentlichen akustisch durchlässigen Schutzeinrichtung zum Schutz des mindestens einen Mikrofoneingangs gegen Feststoffpartikel und einer Trägereinrichtung, die kraft- und/oder formschlüssig an der Oberfläche eines Gehäuses eines Hinter-dem-Ohr-Hörgeräts befestigbar ist, und die die Schutzeinrichtung trägt.According to the invention, this object is achieved by a covering device for at least one microphone input of a hearing device with a substantially acoustically permeable protective device for protecting the at least one microphone input against solid particles and a carrier device which is positively and / or positively connected to the surface of a housing of a behind-the-wall Ear hearing aid is fastened, and which carries the protective device.

In vorteilhafter Weise ist eine Trägereinrichtung oder ein Hörgerätegehäuseabschnitt, die/der beispielsweise eine Schutzfolie als Schutzeinrichtung trägt, besser handhabbar als die Schutzfolie für den kleinen Mikrofoneingang selbst. Dadurch lässt sich die Schutzeinrichtung im Bedarfsfall leichter austauschen.Advantageously, a carrier device or a hearing aid housing section, which / carries, for example, a protective film as a protective device, better manageable than the protective film for the small microphone input itself. Thus, the protection device can be replaced if necessary easier.

Vorzugsweise besitzt die Schutzeinrichtung die bereits erwähnte Schutzfolie und/oder ein Vlies, ein Gitter bzw. einen Filter. Damit kann den verschiedenen Verschmutzungsarten in geeigneter Weise begegnet werden.Preferably, the protective device has the already mentioned protective film and / or a nonwoven, a grid or a filter. Thus, the various types of pollution can be addressed in a suitable manner.

Die erfindungsgemäße Abdeckvorrichtung kann einteilig mit einem Batteriefachdeckel verbunden sein. Damit lässt sich der Austausch der Schutzeinrichtung durch einen einfachen Austausch des Batteriefachdeckels realisieren.The covering device according to the invention can be integrally connected to a battery compartment cover. This makes it possible to replace the protective device by simply replacing the battery compartment lid.

Gemäß einer besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist die Trägereinrichtung als Spange ausgestaltet, die einen Abschnitt eines Hörgeräts zumindest teilweise umspannen kann, so dass die Trägereinrichtung auf das Hörgerätegehäuse klemmbar oder steckbar ist. Durch eine derartige spangenförmige Trägereinrichtung lässt sich die Schutzeinrichtung für einen oder mehrere Mikrofoneingänge leicht vom Hörgerät abnehmen und wieder aufbringen.According to a particularly preferred embodiment, the carrier device is designed as a clasp, which can at least partially surround a section of a hearing device, so that the carrier device can be clamped or plugged onto the hearing device housing. By means of such a clip-shaped carrier device, the protective device for one or more microphone inputs can be easily removed from the hearing device and reapplied.

Wird ein Hörgerät mit einer oben geschilderten Abdeckvorrichtung versehen, so ist es günstig, wenn die Abdeckvorrichtung einen elektrischen Kontakt aufweist, so dass durch die Abdeckvorrichtung im eingebauten Zustand eine elektrische Verbindung der Hörgeräteelektronik hergestellt ist. Damit lässt sich beispielsweise sicherstellen, dass das Hörgerät nur betrieben werden kann, wenn die Abdeckvorrichtung an der vorgesehenen Stelle am Hörgerät angebracht ist.If a hearing device is provided with a cover device described above, then it is favorable if the cover device has an electrical contact, so that an electrical connection of the hearing device electronics is established by the cover device in the installed state. This makes it possible to ensure, for example, that the hearing device can only be operated when the covering device is attached to the intended location on the hearing aid.

Die vorliegende Erfindung wird nun anhand der beigefügten Zeichnungen näher erläutert, in denen zeigen:

FIG 1
eine schematische Ansicht einer spangenförmigen, erfindungsgemäßen Abdeckvorrichtung;
FIG 2
die Abdeckvorrichtung von FIG 1 in einem auf ein Hörgerät aufgesteckten Zustand;
FIG 3
die Abdeckvorrichtung von FIG 1, die in eine Hörgeräteschale bündig eingesetzt ist, und
FIG 4
eine Abdeckvorrichtung, die einteilig mit einem Batteriefachdeckel gestaltet ist.
The present invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1
a schematic view of a clasp-shaped, inventive cover device;
FIG. 2
the cover of Figure 1 in a plugged-in hearing aid state;
FIG. 3
the covering device of FIG. 1, which is inserted flush into a hearing aid shell, and
FIG. 4
a cover device, which is designed in one piece with a battery compartment cover.

Die nachfolgend näher geschilderten Ausführungsbeispiele stellen bevorzugte Ausführungsformen der vorliegenden Erfindung dar.The embodiments described in more detail below represent preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Gemäß einer ersten Ausführungsform, wie sie in FIG 1 dargestellt ist, ist eine erfindungsgemäße Abdeckvorrichtung A in Form einer Spange gestaltet. Die Abdeckvorrichtung dient zum Schutz von drei Mikrofonen eines nicht dargestellten Hörgeräts. Dementsprechend weist sie drei Schutzeinrichtungen S auf, die in FIG 1 durch kreisförmige Gitter symbolisiert sind. Diese Schutzeinrichtungen S können auch durch Membrane bzw. Schutzfolien, Vliese, Filter oder dergleichen realisiert sein.According to a first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a covering device A according to the invention is designed in the form of a clasp. The covering device serves to protect three microphones of a hearing device, not shown. Accordingly, it has three protective devices S, which are symbolized in FIG 1 by circular grid. These protective devices S can also be realized by membranes or protective films, nonwovens, filters or the like.

Im aufgesetzten Zustand umspannt die spangenförmige Abdeckvorrichtung A das Hörgerät HG soweit, dass durch die Spannkraft und Formgebung der Abdeckvorrichtung A sowie des Hörgeräts HG ein ausreichend fester Sitz gewährleistet ist. In FIG 2 ist die Abdeckvorrichtung A im eingebauten bzw. aufgebrachten Zustand dargestellt. Dabei ist das Hörgerät HG von der Seite des Schallschlauchanschlusses SA wiedergegeben. Die Schutzeinrichtung S ist hier in Form eines Vlieses bestimmter Dicke dargestellt.In the attached state, the clasp-shaped covering device A spans the hearing aid HG so far that a sufficiently tight fit is ensured by the clamping force and shape of the covering device A and the hearing aid HG. In FIG 2, the cover A is shown in the installed or applied state. In this case, the hearing aid HG is reproduced from the side of the sound tube connection SA. The protective device S is shown here in the form of a nonwoven of specific thickness.

Dadurch, dass die kleinen Schutzeinrichtungen S in eine größere Spange bzw. Abdeckvorrichtung integriert sind, lassen sich die einzelnen Schutzeinrichtungen leichter handhaben. Für den Austausch der Schutzeinrichtungen S ist es nicht notwendig, das Gehäuse des Hörgeräts HG zu öffnen.The fact that the small protective devices S are integrated into a larger clasp or covering device, the individual protection devices can be handled easily. For the replacement of the protective devices S, it is not necessary to open the housing of the hearing aid HG.

Aus kosmetischen Gründen kann in der Schale des Hörgeräts HG entsprechend FIG 3 eine Vertiefung vorgesehen sein, so dass die Abdeckvorrichtung A einschließlich der Schutzeinrichtungen S oberflächenbündig mit der Hörgeräteschale auf das Hörgerät HG gespannt bzw. geklemmt werden kann.For cosmetic reasons, a depression can be provided in the shell of the hearing aid HG according to FIG. 3, so that the covering device A, including the protective devices S, can be clamped or clamped flush with the hearing aid shell onto the hearing aid HG.

Bei In-dem-Ohr-Hörgeräten ist typischerweise die Mikrofonöffnung neben dem Batteriefach angeordnet, wie dies FIG 4 zu entnehmen ist. Daher sind die Batteriefachdeckel vielfach mit einem Ausleger versehen, der die Mikrofonöffnung unter Bildung eines Spalts überdeckt. Da jedoch dieser Ausleger Eigen schwingungen vollführen kann, kann es durch Rückkopplung zu einem typischen Brummen kommen. Bei entsprechend hoher Rückkopplung sind die Schwingungsamplituden des Auslegers so groß, dass der Ausleger am Rand der Mikrofonöffnung aufschlägt und dabei ein Klappergeräusch erzeugt, das sich ausgesprochen störend für den Hörgeräteträger auswirkt. Es wird daher eine akustisch durchlässige Schutzeinrichtung S in den Ausleger AL des Batteriefachdeckels BD des Hörgeräts IdO angeordnet. Dadurch kann der Ausleger AL bündig am Rand des Mikrofoneingangs aufliegen, so dass Schwingungen des Auslegers und entsprechende Geräuschentwicklungen durch Rückkopplung vermieden werden können. Die Schutzeinrichtung S ist hierbei wie diejenigen aus den vorhergehenden Ausführungsbeispielen gestaltet.For in-the-ear hearing aids, the microphone opening is typically arranged next to the battery compartment, as can be seen from FIG. Therefore, the battery compartment cover are often provided with a boom, which covers the microphone opening to form a gap. However, since this boom own can perform feedback by a typical buzzing. With correspondingly high feedback, the oscillation amplitudes of the cantilever are so great that the cantilever strikes the edge of the microphone opening and thereby generates a rattling noise which is extremely disturbing for the hearing device wearer. Therefore, an acoustically permeable protective device S is arranged in the arm AL of the battery compartment lid BD of the hearing device IdO. As a result, the cantilever AL can rest flush on the edge of the microphone input, so that vibrations of the cantilever and corresponding noise developments due to feedback can be avoided. The protective device S is designed here like those of the preceding embodiments.

Da es für die Lebensdauer des Hörgeräts ausgesprochen wichtig ist, dass die Mikrofoneingänge durch Schutzeinrichtungen S geschützt sind, ist es vorteilhaft, wenn das Hörgerät nur dann betrieben werden kann, wenn die Schutzeinrichtungen S vor den Mikrofoneingängen angeordnet sind. Daher kann beispielsweise eine Stromversorgungsleiterbahn L1, L2 (vgl. FIG 3) unterhalb der Abdeckvorrichtung A an die Oberfläche des Hörgeräts geführt sein. Die beiden Leiterabschnitte L1 und L2 sind voneinander getrennt. Erst beim Aufbringen der Abdeckvorrichtung A auf das Hörgerät in der vorgesehenen Stellung verbindet ein Kontakt K der Abdeckvorrichtung A die beiden Leiterabschnitte L1 und L2, so dass die Stromversorgung des Hörgeräts HG sichergestellt ist. Dadurch ist der Hörgeräteträger beim Betrieb des Hörgeräts stets gezwungen, die Abdeckvorrichtung A einschließlich der Schutzeinrichtungen S vor die Mikrofoneingänge zu klemmen bzw. zu spannen.Since it is extremely important for the lifetime of the hearing aid that the microphone inputs are protected by protective devices S, it is advantageous if the hearing device can only be operated if the protective devices S are arranged in front of the microphone inputs. Therefore, for example, a power supply conductor L1, L2 (see FIG. 3) can be guided below the covering device A to the surface of the hearing device. The two conductor sections L1 and L2 are separated from each other. Only when applying the cover A to the hearing aid in the intended position connects a contact K of the cover A, the two conductor sections L1 and L2, so that the power supply of the hearing aid HG is ensured. As a result, during operation of the hearing device, the hearing device wearer is always forced to clamp or tension the cover device A including the protective devices S in front of the microphone inputs.

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Abdeckvorrichtung für mindestens einen Mikrofoneingang eines Hörgeräts mit - einer im Wesentlichen akustisch durchlässigen Schutzeinrichtung (S) zum Schutz des mindestens einen Mikrofoneingangs gegen Feststoffpartikel,
gekennzeichnet durch - eine Trägereinrichtung (A), die kraft- und/oder formschlüssig an der Oberfläche eines Gehäuses eines Hinter-dem-Ohr-Hörgeräts (HG) befestigbar ist, und die die Schutzeinrichtung (S) trägt. Cover device for at least one microphone input of a hearing aid with a substantially acoustically transparent protective device (S) for protecting the at least one microphone input against solid particles,
marked by - A support means (A) which is non-positively and / or positively fastened to the surface of a housing of a behind-the-ear hearing aid (HG), and which carries the protective device (S). Abdeckvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Schutzeinrichtung (S) eine Schutzfolie, ein Vlies, ein Gitter und/oder einen Filter aufweist.Covering device according to claim 1, wherein the protective device (S) comprises a protective film, a fleece, a grid and / or a filter. Abdeckvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, die einteilig mit einem Batteriefachdeckel (BD) verbunden ist.Covering device according to one of the preceding claims, which is integrally connected to a battery compartment cover (BD). Abdeckvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Trägereinrichtung (A) als Spange ausgestaltet ist, die einen Abschnitt eines Hörgeräts zumindest teilweise umspannen kann, so dass die Trägereinrichtung (A) auf das Hörgerätegehäuse klemmbar ist.Cover device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the support means (A) is designed as a clasp, which can at least partially surround a portion of a hearing aid, so that the support means (A) is clamped to the hearing aid housing. Hörgerät mit einer Abdeckvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche.Hearing aid with a covering device according to one of the preceding claims. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 6, wobei die Abdeckvorrichtung einen elektrischen Kontakt (K) aufweist, so dass durch die Abdeckvorrichtung im eingebauten Zustand zwei Leiterabschnitte (L1, L2) der Hörgeräteelektronik kurzgeschlossen sind.Hearing aid according to claim 6, wherein the covering device has an electrical contact (K), so that by the covering device in the installed state, two conductor sections (L1, L2) of the hearing aid electronics are short-circuited.
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