HEARING AID WITH LED AND METHOD OF OPERATION
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1. A hearing aid, comprising:
- a housing;
a signal-processing configuration housed in said housing and having a connector;
an actuatable switching element disposed on said housing;
a battery having a positive pole and a negative pole;
an LED having an anode connector connected to said positive pole of said battery and a cathode connector connected to said connector of said signal-processing configuration; and
said signal-processing configuration having a monitoring unit switching said connector if a battery voltage drops below a given threshold voltage such that said cathode connector can be connected to said negative pole of said battery.
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Abstract
A hearing aid has a housing, a signal-processing arrangement housed in the housing, an LED, an actuatable switching element arranged on the housing, and a battery. The LED is connected to a positive pole of the battery with its anode connector and to a first connector of the signal-processing arrangement with its cathode connector. The signal-processing arrangement is formed with a monitoring unit, which switches the first connector if there is a drop below a first threshold voltage such that the cathode connector can be connected to a negative pole of the battery.
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7 Claims
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1. A hearing aid, comprising:
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a housing; a signal-processing configuration housed in said housing and having a connector; an actuatable switching element disposed on said housing; a battery having a positive pole and a negative pole; an LED having an anode connector connected to said positive pole of said battery and a cathode connector connected to said connector of said signal-processing configuration; and said signal-processing configuration having a monitoring unit switching said connector if a battery voltage drops below a given threshold voltage such that said cathode connector can be connected to said negative pole of said battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for operating a hearing aid, the hearing aid including a housing, a signal-processing configuration housed in the housing and having a connector, an actuatable switching element disposed on the housing, a battery having a positive pole and a negative pole, an LED having an anode connector connected to the positive pole of the battery and a cathode connector connected to the connector of the signal-processing configuration, the signal-processing configuration having a monitoring unit switching the connector if a battery voltage drops below a given threshold voltage such that the cathode connector can be connected to the negative pole of the battery, which comprises the steps of:
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switching off the signal-processing configuration if there is a drop below the battery voltage required for reliable operation; and if an attempt is made to switch the signal-processing configuration on via the actuatable switching element, connecting the LED to the battery by means of the monitoring unit such that a remaining battery voltage is used to illuminate the LED. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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