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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2010
Bruno Gabathuler, Gruningen, CH;
Bruno Gabathuler, Gruningen, CH;
Phonak AG, Stafa, CH;
Abstract
The present invention provides a system that allows an easy and quick exchange of small batteries of hearing devices as well as a method for exchanging a battery of a hearing device that combines the installation of a new battery into the hearing device with the deinstallation of the battery to be replaced from the hearing device in a single action using a single mechanism. The inventive battery exchange system comprises a carrier module, which features a hearing device receiving means shaped to receive a part of a hearing deviceand a battery passage that traverses the carrier module, a battery dispensing moduleadapted to accommodate at least one batteryand a battery ejection meansadapted to eject a batteryfrom the battery dispensing moduleinto the battery passage of the carrier module