RF antenna and hearing device with RF antenna

    公开(公告)号:US12028686B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-02

    申请号:US18355970

    申请日:2023-07-20

    Applicant: Oticon A/S

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hearing aid with an RF antenna arranged within the hearing aid's housing, and a loudspeaker positioned in the ear canal of the user. The RF antenna is configured to receive and/or transmit electromagnetic RF signals within a first frequency range enclosing a first frequency of resonance of the RF antenna corresponding to a first wavelength. The hearing aid further comprises one or more electric leads electrically connected to lead one or more electric signals within a second frequency range not overlapping the first frequency range between the loudspeaker in the ear canal of the user and an electronic circuit in the housing, with the one or more electrical leads being decoupled, at a connector end of the one or more electrical leads, by means of one or more decoupling components.

    RF antenna and hearing device with RF antenna

    公开(公告)号:US11750986B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-05

    申请号:US17994689

    申请日:2022-11-28

    Applicant: Oticon A/S

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hearing aid with an RF antenna arranged within the hearing aid's housing, and a loudspeaker positioned in the ear canal of the user. The RF antenna is configured to receive and/or transmit electromagnetic RF signals within a first frequency range enclosing a first frequency of resonance of the RF antenna corresponding to a first wavelength. The hearing aid further comprises one or more electric leads electrically connected to lead one or more electric signals within a second frequency range not overlapping the first frequency range between the loudspeaker in the ear canal of the user and an electronic circuit in the housing, with the one or more electrical leads being decoupled, at a connector end of the one or more electrical leads, by means of one or more decoupling components.

    HEARING AID DEVICE HAVING AN ANTENNA

    公开(公告)号:US20220386044A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17864965

    申请日:2022-07-14

    Applicant: Oticon A/S

    Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a housing, comprising: a substrate carrying a wireless interface, the substrate further carrying a processor, the substrate arranged in the housing; an antenna arranged in the housing, the antenna being connected to the wireless interface; the antenna configured to emit and/or receive electromagnetic fields, an electronic element, connected to the processor via an electrical connection line; wherein a decoupling element is provided in the electrical connection line wherein the decoupling element has a characteristic frequency at the frequency, at which the antenna is tuned to radiate and/or receive the electromagnetic fields.

    Hearing device including antenna unit

    公开(公告)号:US10993053B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-27

    申请号:US16844169

    申请日:2020-04-09

    Applicant: Oticon A/S

    Abstract: A hearing device includes: an input transducer for providing an electrical signal representing ambient sound, a sound processor for processing the electrical signal, an output transducer, an extractor cord, attached to the housing, for removing and/or inserting the hearing device in the ear canal of the wearer, an antenna unit for reception and/or emission of electromagnetic energy, the antenna unit being at least partly disposed within the extractor cord, a communication unit, and a coaxial cable configured as a transmission line connecting the communication unit and the antenna unit. The coaxial cable is configured to transfer a signal from the communication unit to the antenna unit and/or from the antenna unit to the communication unit, so as to minimize parasitic effects on the antenna unit. The coaxial cable includes a shield and the shield of the coaxial cable is terminated at a battery inside the housing.

    Hearing aid device having an antenna

    公开(公告)号:US10757515B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-25

    申请号:US16279771

    申请日:2019-02-19

    Applicant: Oticon A/S

    Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a housing, comprising: a substrate carrying a wireless interface, the substrate further carrying a processor, the substrate arranged in the housing; an antenna arranged in the housing, the antenna being connected to the wireless interface; the antenna configured to emit and/or receive electromagnetic fields, an electronic element, connected to the processor via an electrical connection line; wherein a decoupling element is provided in the electrical connection line wherein the decoupling element has a characteristic frequency at the frequency, at which the antenna is tuned to radiate and/or receive the electromagnetic fields.

    Hearing device including an external antenna part and an internal antenna part

    公开(公告)号:US10555098B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-04

    申请号:US16407793

    申请日:2019-05-09

    Applicant: Oticon A/S

    Abstract: The disclosure presents a method and a hearing device comprising a first portion adapted for being arranged behind an ear of a user for providing a signal, an output transducer for converting the signal to an acoustic output, a coupling element coupled to the first portion, and wherein the coupling element is adapted for transmitting at least the signal or the acoustic output. Furthermore, the hearing device comprises an antenna which includes an external antenna part and an internal antenna part, where the internal antenna part includes a first antenna element, a second antenna element where a first end of the second antenna element is arranged at one end of the first antenna element and is connected thereto, and where a second end of the second antenna element is connected to a ground plane, and a third antenna element which is spaced at a distance from the second antenna element and connected to the first antenna element, a feeding unit configured to supply a current to the antenna via the third antenna element, a wireless interface for receiving and/or sending data by means of the antenna, and wherein the coupling element comprises the external antenna part, and where the external antenna part is connected to the internal antenna part.

    RF antenna and hearing device with RF antenna

    公开(公告)号:US10555097B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-04

    申请号:US16380570

    申请日:2019-04-10

    Applicant: Oticon A/S

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an RF antenna adapted to receive and/or transmit electromagnetic RF signals within a first frequency range enclosing a first frequency of resonance of the RF antenna, the RF antenna comprising: an electrically conductive antenna element having a feed for electrically connecting to an RF transmitter and/or an RF receiver; an electronic component adapted to receive and/or provide one or more electric signals from/to an electronic circuit within a second frequency range not overlapping the first frequency range; and one or more electric leads electrically connected to lead the one or more electric signals between the electronic component and the electronic circuit, each of the one or more electric leads being electrically connected to the electronic circuit through a respective inductor adapted to reflect and/or attenuate signals within the first frequency range and pass signals within the second frequency range.

    Binaural hearing aid system comprising two wireless interfaces and a user interface

    公开(公告)号:US10524063B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US16212417

    申请日:2018-12-06

    Applicant: Oticon A/S

    Abstract: A binaural aid assistance system comprises first and second hearing assistance devices, each being adapted for being located at or in, or fully or partially implanted in the head at one of a left and right ear, respectively, of a user, wherein each of the first and second hearing assistance devices comprisesa) a first wireless interface comprising first antenna and transceiver circuitry adapted for establishing a first communication link to the respective other hearing assistance device based on near-field communication;b) a second wireless interface comprising second antenna and transceiver circuitry adapted for establishing a second bi-directional communication link to an auxiliary device based on far-field communication; and wherein the hearing assistance system is configured to transmit an audio signal picked up by a microphone of the hearing assistance device(s) to said auxiliary device.

    HEARING AID DEVICE HAVING AN ANTENNA
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190261100A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-22

    申请号:US16279771

    申请日:2019-02-19

    Applicant: Oticon A/S

    Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a housing, comprising: a substrate carrying a wireless interface, the substrate further carrying a processor, the substrate arranged in the housing; an antenna arranged in the housing, the antenna being connected to the wireless interface; the antenna configured to emit and/or receive electromagnetic fields, an electronic element, connected to the processor via an electrical connection line; wherein a decoupling element is provided in the electrical connection line wherein the decoupling element has a characteristic frequency at the frequency, at which the antenna is tuned to radiate and/or receive the electromagnetic fields.

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