Bendable hearing device
View Patent ↗Within a casing of a hearing device to be worn in an area of an auricle such as behind an ear, comprises bendable portions such that the hearing device can be at least partially deformed.
1. A hearing device to be worn in an area of an auricle, characterized in that at or within a casing or a shell, bendable portions or areas are arranged such that the hearing device can be at least partially deformed, wherein after the hearing device is at least partially deformed, the bendable portions or areas remain in the at least partially deformed shape in order to promote a proper fit of the hearing device within the auricle.
2. The hearing device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the casing or the shell comprises bendable or deformable areas.
3. The hearing device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the areas are bendable or deformable only upon application of heat.
4. The hearing device according to claim 2 , characterized in that the casing or the shell comprising at least two rigid areas, and the bendable or deformable areas are arranged between the rigid areas.
5. The hearing device according to claim 2 , characterized in that a plurality of the bendable or deformable areas are arranged between a plurality of rigid areas in a laminar form.
6. The hearing device according to claim 2 , characterized in that the bendable or deformable areas are made at least under the influence of heat elastic polymer material such as an elastomeric polymer.
7. The hearing device according to claim 2 , characterized in that the bendable or deformable portions or areas are made out of an elastic polyether block-amide.
8. The hearing device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the hearing device comprises an inner bendable skeleton, on which the hearing instrument system parts can be arranged or assembled, wherein the skeleton retains its shape after a desired shape is formed.
9. The hearing device according to claim 8 , characterized in that the bendable skeleton is a metal skeleton.
10. The hearing device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the casing or the shell comprises raster portions integrated in a wall of the casing or the shell.
11. The hearing device according to claim 10 , characterized in that the casing or the shell consists of different at least solid plastic parts, which can be moved incrementally with respect to each other, along a raster or grating area.
12. Process to produce the hearing device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the casing or the shell of the device, comprising rigid and elastic portions, is produced by injecting rigid and elastomeric polymer materials by use of two component injection molding technique.
13. The hearing device according to claim 4 , wherein the bendable or deformable areas are arranged in an angle to a longitudinal dimension of the casing.
14. Process to produce the hearing device according to claim 2 , characterized in that the casing or the shell of the device, comprising rigid and elastic portions, is produced by injecting rigid and elastomeric polymer materials by use of two component injection molding technique.
15. Process to produce the hearing device according to claim 3 , characterized in that the casing or the shell of the device, comprising rigid and elastic portions, is produced by injecting rigid and elastomeric polymer materials by use of two component injection molding technique.
16. Process to produce the hearing device according to claim 4 , characterized in that the casing or the shell of the device, comprising rigid and elastic portions, is produced by injecting rigid and elastomeric polymer materials by use of two component injection molding technique.
17. Process to produce the hearing device according to claim 5 , characterized in that the casing or the shell of the device, comprising rigid and elastic portions, is produced by injecting rigid and elastomeric polymer materials by use of two component injection molding technique.
18. Process to produce the hearing device according to claim 6 , characterized in that the casing or the shell of the device, comprising rigid and elastic portions, is produced by injecting rigid and elastomeric polymer materials by use of two component injection molding technique.
19. Process to produce the hearing device according to claim 7 , characterized in that the casing or the shell of the device, comprising rigid and elastic portions, is produced by injecting rigid and elastomeric polymer materials by use of two component injection molding technique.
20. The hearing device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the hearing device comprises a behind the ear device.
21. The hearing device according to claim 1 , wherein after the hearing device is at least partially deformed, the bendable portions or areas remain in the at least partially deformed shape without application of any force in order to promote a proper fit of the hearing device within the auricle.