公开(公告)号：EP3188509A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-05

申请号：EP16206736.7

申请日：2016-12-23

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： RABEL, Jay ,  HIGGINS, Sidney A. ,  DOBSON, Brian ,  MURRAY, Casey Edward

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/608 ,  H04R25/55 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/60 ,  H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/658 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2225/51 ,  H04R2225/63

Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods for electronic wireless communication antennas for hearing assistance devices. In various embodiments, a hearing assistance device includes a housing configured to be worn on or behind the ear, hearing assistance electronics enclosed in the housing, an earmold configured to be worn in the ear, a sound tube configured to connect to the earmold and to transmit an acoustic output to the earmold, and an earhook configured to connect the housing to the sound tube. At least one of the earmold, the sound tube, and the earhook includes a conductive polymer forming at least a portion of an antenna for wireless communication, in various embodiments.

Abstract translation: 此处公开的是用于助听设备的电子无线通信天线的设备和方法。 在各种实施例中，助听设备包括：被配置为佩戴在耳朵上或耳朵后面的外壳，封闭在外壳中的助听器电子设备，被配置为佩戴在耳朵中的耳模，被配置为连接到耳模和 将声学输出传输到耳模，以及配置成将外壳连接到声管的耳挂。 在各种实施例中，耳模，音管和耳挂中的至少一个包括形成用于无线通信的天线的至少一部分的导电聚合物。