Three dimensional substrate for hearing assistance devices
View Patent ↗A hearing assistance device for a user comprising a housing, a three dimensional electronic substrate disposed in the housing, the substrate adapted to conform to a battery of the hearing assistance device and hearing assistance electronics mounted to the substrate.
1. A hearing assistance device for a user, the device comprising:
a housing;
a battery disposed in the housing;
a continuous one piece rigid injection-molded substrate disposed in the housing, the substrate adapted to be formed around multiple sides of the battery; and
hearing assistance electronics mounted to the substrate.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate structurally forms a battery compartment.
3. The device of claim 2 , further comprising an antenna connected to the hearing assistance electronics.
4. The device of claim 2 , further comprising an antenna integrated with the substrate.
5. The device of claim 2 , further comprising a moisture resistant seal for preventing moisture ingress into the housing.
6. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a battery compartment, and wherein the substrate includes electrical contacts adapted to mechanically contact the battery in the battery compartment.
7. The device of claim 6 , further comprising an antenna connected to the hearing assistance electronics.
8. The device of claim 6 , further comprising an antenna integrated with the substrate.
9. The device of claim 6 , further comprising a moisture resistant seal for preventing moisture ingress into the housing.
10. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a battery compartment and including battery contacts coupled to the battery compartment, wherein the substrate is adapted to electrically connect with the battery contacts.
11. The device of claim 10 , further comprising an antenna connected to the hearing assistance electronics.
12. The device of claim 10 , further comprising an antenna integrated with the substrate.
13. The device of claim 10 , further comprising a moisture resistant seal for preventing moisture ingress into the housing.
14. The device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is a behind-the-ear housing.
15. The device of claim 1 wherein the housing is an in-the-ear housing.
16. The device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is an in-the-canal housing.
17. The device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is a receiver-in-the-canal housing
18. The device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate includes plastic or ceramic material.
19. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a microphone electrically connected to the substrate.
20. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a speaker electrically connected to the substrate.
21. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a telecoil connected to the substrate.