Antennas for standard fit hearing assistance devices
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1. A hearing assistance device, comprising:
- a housing including an outer shell;
a power source within the housing;
a radio circuit within the housing and electrically connected to the power source;
a flex antenna having an aperture, wherein the radio circuit is at least substantially within the aperture, wherein the power source is not within the aperture, and wherein the antenna has a portion on the outside surface of the outer shell, a portion on the inside surface of the outer shell, a portion within walls of the outer shell; and
a transmission line to electrically connect the antenna to the radio circuit.
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Abstract
An embodiment of a hearing assistance device comprises a housing, a power source, a radio circuit, an antenna and a transmission line. The radio circuit is within the housing and electrically connected to the power source. The antenna has an aperture, and the radio circuit is at least substantially within the aperture. The transmission line electrically connects to the antenna to the radio circuit. Various antenna embodiments include a flex circuit antenna.
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20 Claims
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1. A hearing assistance device, comprising:
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a housing including an outer shell; a power source within the housing; a radio circuit within the housing and electrically connected to the power source; a flex antenna having an aperture, wherein the radio circuit is at least substantially within the aperture, wherein the power source is not within the aperture, and wherein the antenna has a portion on the outside surface of the outer shell, a portion on the inside surface of the outer shell, a portion within walls of the outer shell; and a transmission line to electrically connect the antenna to the radio circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of forming a hearing assistance device, comprising:
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placing a radio circuit and a power source within a housing of the device, wherein the housing includes an outer shell; and looping a flex circuit antenna to form an aperture and electrically connecting the flex circuit antenna to the radio circuit, wherein the radio circuit is at least substantially within the aperture, and wherein the power source is not within the aperture, wherein the antenna has a portion on the outside surface of the outer shell, a portion on the inside surface of the outer shell, a portion within walls of the outer shell. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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