IP Library Granted Patent US 8,355,518
Granted Patent B2
US 8,355,518 · App. 11/621,345 · Granted Jan 15, 2013

Hearing aid

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Patent No.
US 8,355,518
App. No.
11/621,345
Granted
Jan 15, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hearing aid includes at least two components joined together via an injection molding process. The injection molding process mitigates the need for a separate fastening means to join the components.

Claims (8)

1. A behind-the-ear hearing aid comprising:

a first part of a first material; the first part being a portion of a hearing aid housing; and

a second part of a second material, the second part being joined to the first part,

wherein the first and second parts are joined directly to each other via multi-component injection molding, and

wherein at least one of the first and second parts is a tube-shaped acoustic conductor at the output of an electromechanical transducer for the hearing aid.

2. The hearing aid of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises at least one seat for a portion of the hearing aid, and wherein the seat is jointly manufactured with a portion of the housing by multi-component injection molding.

3. The hearing aid of claim 1 , wherein the housing is fitted with a feedthrough aperture for an operation control means, and wherein at least one of the first and second parts is feedthrough rim zone.

4. The hearing aid of claim 3 , wherein the operation control means is a switching means.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 24, 2015
From: PHONAK AG
To: SONOVA AG
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