Sivantos Pte. Ltd.

Volker Goly

Joseph Sauer

Stefanie Beyfuss

Friedrich Zenk

Stefanie Beyfuß

Klaus Breindl

Christoph Birkmann

A hearing device includes a frame for insertion into a housing and for retaining hearing device components. The frame includes two frame parts being joined together or to be joined together, substantially along a partition plane and being mechanically interconnected or to be mechanically interconnected by a connecting clip. In a first variant, the connecting clip has two spaced apart and parallel pins engaging into corresponding recesses in the respective frame parts for holding the frame parts together by form-locking engagement transversely to the partition plane. In a second variant, each frame part has a pin engaging into a respective corresponding recess in the connecting clip for holding the frame parts together by form-locking engagement transversely to the partition plane. This permits the frame to be produced particularly efficiently. A connecting clip for a hearing device is also provided.

Hearing device and connecting clip for a hearing device

A hearing instrument has an integral injection-molding casing. The hearing instrument fixes the internal components in an integral casing that is simple in design; requires few components; and is easy to handle. The hearing instrument contains an integral casing and a frame arranged within the casing. The casing has an assembly opening through which the frame is pushed into the casing. The casing has a microphone opening oriented perpendicular to the insertion direction, which microphone opening interacts with a fixation device arranged on the frame in order to fix the frame in the casing. This provides a simple fixation mechanism. The microphone opening can be applied as a bore after the production of the casing, and therefore be produced in an injection-molding method. The fixation device can be embodied as a microphone. The microphone can be inserted into the microphone opening by a spring force.

Hearing instrument with an integral injection-molding casing

A hearing instrument has an integral injection-molding casing. The hearing instrument fixes the internal components in an integral casing that is simple in design, production, and assembly; requires few components; and is easy to handle. Accordingly the hearing instrument contains an integral casing and a frame arranged within the casing. The casing has an assembly opening through which the frame is pushed into the casing. Additionally, the casing has a fixation opening oriented perpendicular to the insertion direction, which fixation opening interacts with a fixation device arranged on the frame in order to fix the frame in the casing. This provides a simple fixation mechanism. The fixation opening can be applied as a bore after the production of the casing, and so the casing has no undercuts and can therefore be produced in an injection-molding method. The fixation device can be embodied as a bolt. The bolt can be integrally molded onto the frame. The bolt can be inserted into the fixation opening by a spring force. In one embodiment, a microphone to be assembled after the frame has been inserted into the casing serves as a bolt.

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Erlangen, Germany

Volker Goly