Hearing apparatus with a special energy acceptance system and corresponding method

• US 20080205678A1
• Filed: 02/26/2008
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Boguslavskij, Mihail, Husung, Kunibert, Hies, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US12/072,389
• Publication Number:
  US 20080205678A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/312
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/15 using ultrasonic waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/70 involving the reduction of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic leakage fields
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2225/33 Aspects relating to adaptation of the battery voltage, e.g. its regulation, increase or decrease
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/554 using a wireless connection, e.g. between microphone and amplifier or using Tcoils
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/602 of batteries

Abstract

Supplying energy into a hearing apparatus in order to charge its rechargeable battery is to be carried out by way of components, which take up as little space as possible. Components, which are mostly already present, are thus used for the energy supply. Energy is inductively injected into the coil of a receiver, into a data transmission coil or a telephone coil for instance. Alternatively, acoustic energy can also be injected via the receiver or microphone and converted there into electrical energy. Special components need then not be provided for the energy supply process.

Claims

1-12. -12. (canceled)

13. A hearing apparatus, comprising:

a signal processing device;

a chargeable energy storage device which that supplies power to the signal processing device;

a converter device that converts an acoustic signal into an electrical signal or vice versa; and

a charging circuit connected between the converter device and the energy storage device such that energy, which is acoustically or electromagnetically transmitted to the converter device is electrically supplied to the energy storage device via the charging circuit.

14. The hearing apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the converter device includes a loudspeaker.

15. The hearing apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the converter device includes a microphone.

16. The hearing apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the converter device is being based on an electrodynamic principle.

17. The hearing apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the converter device is based on a piezoelectric principle.

18. The hearing apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the converter device comprising a plastic housing.

19. The hearing apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein the plastic housing comprises a first shielding against electromagnetic radiation above a first limit frequency, which is at least 15 kHz.

20. The hearing apparatus as claimed in claim 19, wherein the first limit frequency is at least 500 kHz.

21. The hearing apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein the plastic housing comprises a second shielding against electromagnetic radiation below a second limit frequency, which is at the most to 20 kHz and in particular at the most to 12 kHz.

22. The hearing apparatus as claimed in claim 21, wherein the second limit is at the most 12 kHz.

23. The hearing apparatus as claimed in claim 19, wherein the plastic housing comprises a second shielding against electromagnetic radiation below a second limit frequency, which is at the most to 20 kHz and in particular at the most to 12 kHz.

24. The hearing apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein includes with an external receiver and the converter device includes the external receiver.

25. A charging device comprising:

a sound generator for generating an acoustic energy transmission signal with which a chargeable energy storage device of an hearing apparatus is supplied with energy,

26. The charging device as claimed in claim 25, includes a coupling element for the acoustic coupling of the charging device to the hearing apparatus.

27. A method for charging an energy storage device of a hearing apparatus, comprising:

transmitting acoustic energy to the hearing apparatus;

converting the acoustic energy into electrical energy; and

supplying the electrical energy to the energy storage device.