Listening device adapted for establishing an electric connection to an external device using electrically conductive parts of one or more components of the listening device

摘要

The application relates to a miniature listening device (20) comprising a housing (200) for enclosing an energy source (23) and a number of functional (21, 22, 24, 60, 70) and/or electronic (251) components of the listening device. The application further relates to the use of such listening device, to a listening system and to a method of electrically connecting a listening device to an external device. The object of the present application is to provide a scheme for electrically connecting a miniature listening device to an external device. The problem is solved in that a first functional component comprises an electric contact part (211), which is physically accessible from outside the housing, and wherein an electronic component and/or said energy source—at least in a specific connected mode—is electrically connected to said electric contact part of the first functional component, whereby an electric connection from an external device to said electronic component and/or to said energy source of the listening device can be established. This has the advantage of providing a listening device that uses a minimum of space on electrical contacts to external devices. The invention may e.g. be used in miniature hearing aids or ear phones or active ear plugs.

主权项

1. A miniature listening device comprising:
a housing for enclosing an energy source and a number of functional and electronic components of the listening device, a supporting one of the functional and electronic components includes an electric contact part, which electric contact part is physically accessible from outside the housing, wherein the supporting one of the functional and electronic components is selected from the group consisting of a wax-filter, a microphone, a speaker, a microphone inlet, a speaker outlet and combinations thereof, an electrically functioning one of the energy source and the functional and electronic components is electrically connected to said electric contact part, wherein an electric connection from an external device to the electric contact part can be established, and said supporting one of the functional and electronic components has a functionality that is not related to supporting the electric contact part.