Directional/omnidirectional hearing aid microphone with support
First Claim
1. A hearing aid with an outer front opening and an outer rear opening which are connectable to the respective sides of a membrane in a microphone within the housing of the hearing aid for directional use, and with mechanical means for closing the outer rear opening for omnidirectional use, in which said closing means is formed and arranged so as in the closing position thereof to establish a narrow acoustically dimensioned sound passageway from the outer opening not closed to the side of the membrane corresponding to the closed outer opening, and wherein the microphone is resiliently suspended within the housing and the microphone is provided with a rigid support at a place opposite the rear port of the microphone.
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Abstract
A hearing aid is described which comprises an outer front opening and an outer rear opening which are connectable to the respective sides of a membrane in a microphone within the housing of the hearing aid for directional use, and mechanical means for closing the outer rear opening for omnidirectional use, in which said closing means is formed and arranged so as in the closing position thereof to establish a narrow acoustically dimensioned sound passageway from the outer opening not closed to the side of the membrane corresponding to the closed outer opening. According to one embodiment, the mechanical closing means is a slide displaceable along the housing wall in which the opening to be closed is formed, and in which the narrow acoustically dimensioned passageway is an elongated recess in the displaceable slide.
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- 1. A hearing aid with an outer front opening and an outer rear opening which are connectable to the respective sides of a membrane in a microphone within the housing of the hearing aid for directional use, and with mechanical means for closing the outer rear opening for omnidirectional use, in which said closing means is formed and arranged so as in the closing position thereof to establish a narrow acoustically dimensioned sound passageway from the outer opening not closed to the side of the membrane corresponding to the closed outer opening, and wherein the microphone is resiliently suspended within the housing and the microphone is provided with a rigid support at a place opposite the rear port of the microphone.
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Current AssigneeOticon Electronics A/S
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Original AssigneeOticon Electronics A/S
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InventorsBerland, Ole
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Primary Examiner(s)Stellar, George G.
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Application NumberUS05/832,187Time in Patent Office533 DaysField of Search179/107 FD, 179/121 DUS Class Current381/313CPC Class CodesH04R 1/38 in which sound waves act up...H04R 25/48 using constructional means ...
