Expansible receiver module
First Claim
1. A receiver module being adapted to be positioned in an ear canal, the receiver module comprising a receiver having a receiver housing, said receiver being adapted to receive a time dependent electrical signal, said receiver further being adapted to generate outgoing acoustic waves via an output port in the receiver housing in response to the received time dependent electrical signal, and expansible means surrounding at least part of the receiver housing, said expansible means having an opening aligned with the output port of the receiver housing so as to allow the generated outgoing acoustic waves to penetrate away from the receiver module and into the ear canal.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a receiver module being adapted to be positioned in an ear canal, the receiver module comprising a receiver having a receiver housing, said receiver being adapted to receive a time dependent electrical signal, said receiver further being adapted to generate outgoing acoustic waves via an output port in the receiver housing in response to the received time dependent electrical signal, and expansible means surrounding at least part of the receiver housing, said expansible means having an opening aligned with the output port of the receiver housing so as to allow the generated outgoing acoustic waves to penetrate away from the receiver module and into the ear canal.
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58 Claims
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1. A receiver module being adapted to be positioned in an ear canal, the receiver module comprising
a receiver having a receiver housing, said receiver being adapted to receive a time dependent electrical signal, said receiver further being adapted to generate outgoing acoustic waves via an output port in the receiver housing in response to the received time dependent electrical signal, and expansible means surrounding at least part of the receiver housing, said expansible means having an opening aligned with the output port of the receiver housing so as to allow the generated outgoing acoustic waves to penetrate away from the receiver module and into the ear canal.
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10. A receiver module being adapted to be positioned in an ear canal, the receiver module comprising
a flexible membrane having predetermined magnetic properties within a predetermined region of the membrane, expansible means having an opening holding the membrane, a tube section having first and second end parts, the first end part being connected to the expansible means, and means for generating a magnetic field in response to a provided time dependent electrical signal, the generated magnetic field displacing the flexible membrane in accordance with the provided time dependent electrical signal so as to generate outgoing acoustic waves which penetrate away from the flexible membrane and into the ear canal.
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17. A receiver module being adapted to be positioned in an ear canal, the receiver module comprising
a flexible membrane having predetermined magnetic properties within a predetermined region of the membrane, expansible means having an opening holding the membrane, a tube section having first and second end parts, the first end part being connected to the expansible means, and driving means for driving the flexible membrane in response to a time dependent electrical signal provided to the driving means so as to generate outgoing acoustic waves in accordance with the time dependent electrical signal.
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