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Granted Patent B2
US 10,097,932 · App. 15/427,187 · Granted Oct 9, 2018

Loudspeaker module for a hearing device, and hearing device

Inventors: Peter Nikles (Erlangen, DE); Juergen Reithinger (Neunkirchen am Brand, DE)
Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
H04R25/554H01Q1/24H01Q1/273H01Q1/44H01Q7/08H04R1/1075H04R11/02H04R25/60H04R25/65H04R2225/025H04R2225/51
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Patent No.
US 10,097,932
App. No.
15/427,187
Granted
Oct 9, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A loudspeaker module for a hearing device has a loudspeaker, which has a loudspeaker diaphragm and a drive for the loudspeaker diaphragm, and a housing, in which the loudspeaker is arranged. Furthermore, the loudspeaker module contains an antenna unit, which has an antenna coil having a coil axis, a tubular coil core, which forms a sound channel, and an antenna base plate, in which a sound passage opening that opens into the sound channel is formed. The antenna coil, the coil core and the antenna base plate in this case prescribe an antenna characteristic of the antenna unit. The side wall of the housing on the diaphragm side is in this case formed by the antenna base plate.

Claims (24)

1. A loudspeaker module for a hearing device, comprising:

a loudspeaker having a loudspeaker diaphragm and a drive for said loudspeaker diaphragm;

a housing in which said loudspeaker is disposed and having a side wall;

an antenna unit having an antenna coil with a coil axis, a tubular coil core forming a sound channel, and an antenna base plate with a sound passage opening formed therein that opens into said sound channel, said antenna coil, said tubular coil core and said antenna base plate prescribe an antenna characteristic of said antenna unit, wherein said side wall of said housing on a diaphragm side is formed by said antenna base plate; and

said loudspeaker diaphragm mounted in said housing such that said loudspeaker diaphragm isolates said sound channel from an housing interior of said housing.

2. The loudspeaker module according to claim 1 , wherein:

said drive for said loudspeaker diaphragm contains a drive coil having a coil axis; and

the coil axis of said antenna coil is oriented perpendicular to the coil axis of said drive coil.

3. The loudspeaker module according to claim 2 , wherein said tubular coil core is disposed such that said coil axis of said antenna coil intersects said drive coil.

4. The loudspeaker module according to claim 2 , wherein said tubular coil core is disposed such that said coil axis of said antenna coil runs substantially centrally to said drive coil.

5. The loudspeaker module according to claim 1 , wherein said tubular coil core and said antenna base plate are produced from at least one of a ferromagnetic material or a ferrimagnetic material.

6. The loudspeaker module according to claim 1 , wherein said antenna unit has at least one antenna side plate that extends at an angle to said antenna base plate on a side of said antenna base plate that is remote from said antenna coil.

7. The loudspeaker module according to claim 6 , wherein said housing has a further side wall formed by said antenna side plate.

8. A loudspeaker module for a hearing device, comprising:

a loudspeaker having a loudspeaker diaphragm and a drive for said loudspeaker diaphragm;

a housing in which said loudspeaker is disposed and having a side wall;

an antenna unit having an antenna coil with a coil axis, a tubular coil core forming a sound channel, and an antenna base plate with a sound passage opening formed therein that opens into said sound channel, said antenna coil, said tubular coil core and said antenna base plate prescribe an antenna characteristic of said antenna unit, wherein said side wall of said housing on a diaphragm side is formed by said antenna base plate; and

said loudspeaker diaphragm is disposed in said tubular coil core.

9. A hearing device, comprising:

a loudspeaker module, containing:

a loudspeaker having a loudspeaker diaphragm and a drive for said loudspeaker diaphragm;

a housing in which said loudspeaker is disposed and having a side wall;

an antenna unit having an antenna coil with a coil axis, a tubular coil core forming a sound channel, and an antenna base plate with a sound passage opening formed therein that opens into said sound channel, said antenna coil, said tubular coil core and said antenna base plate prescribe an antenna characteristic of said antenna unit, wherein said side wall of said housing on a diaphragm side is formed by said antenna base plate; and

said loudspeaker diaphragm mounted in said housing such that said loudspeaker diaphragm isolates said sound channel from an housing interior of said housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2017
From: NIKLES, PETER; REITHINGER, JUERGEN
To: SIVANTOS PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 041240/0952 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2016 202 658 · Feb 22, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170245066A1 · Aug 24, 2017