EP1517584A2 - Hearingaid with not separate microphone casing - Google Patents

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EP1517584A2
EP1517584A2 EP04021597A EP04021597A EP1517584A2 EP 1517584 A2 EP1517584 A2 EP 1517584A2 EP 04021597 A EP04021597 A EP 04021597A EP 04021597 A EP04021597 A EP 04021597A EP 1517584 A2 EP1517584 A2 EP 1517584A2
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Torsten Dr. Niederdränk
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/40—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic
    • H04R25/405—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic by combining a plurality of transducers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/607—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of earhooks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture

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  • the present invention relates to a hearing aid with a Hearing aid housing and a microphone that in the hearing aid housing is housed.
  • Hearing aids should be as invisible as possible for cosmetic reasons but the microphones have to be used to record sound be housed in an exposed location.
  • Another one Criterion for the placement and placement of microphones in a hearing aid is the structure-borne noise problem. Since the in the hearing aid housed listeners in addition to the airborne sound also still produced a considerable amount of structure-borne sound the microphones are vibration isolated to avoid feedback be stored. A suitable vibration isolation takes extra space. This results high demands on the space requirement and location of the accommodation of microphones in the hearing aid. The situation is aggravated nor by the fact that in modern hearing systems for noise suppression several microphones to directional microphone systems be combined. For directional microphone systems, the location the sound entry holes can not be chosen arbitrarily.
  • the operating elements of the hearing aid such as buttons VC-controller, programming socket, etc., on the hearing aid housing ergonomic or practical to arrange.
  • the object of the present invention is the versatile requirements for the placement of microphones to take into account in a hearing aid and a related to propose optimized hearing aid.
  • this object is achieved by a hearing aid with a hearing aid housing and a microphone that in the Hearing aid housing is housed and a microphone housing having the microphone housing with the hearing aid housing is formed in one piece.
  • Another advantage of the one-piece design of the microphone housing with the hearing aid housing is that on Strands can be dispensed with, which are the electrical contacts from the hearing aid housing to the microphone housing. Much more can the electrical connections, for example, through MID technology, applied directly to the case. there there is the possibility of a on-board Microphone chip by means of contact springs to contact the housing.
  • the microphone is a silicon microphone. This has the advantage that it is significantly less sensitive to structure-borne noise is as conventional microphones, such as electret microphones, and thus without costly damping suspension in the hearing aid housing can be accommodated.
  • a cover for acoustic separation the microphone front volume of the remaining interior be attached to the hearing aid housing. This will be a Feedback of the listener to the microphone largely avoided.
  • the hearing aid according to the invention can moreover several Microphones on a common board in the hearing aid housing be arranged.
  • the manufacture and installation of a single microphone arrays basically has advantages over Individual microphones.
  • the microphone or microphones are arranged on the hearing aid board on which the essential Applied components for signal processing of the hearing aid are. This allows the entire electronics of the hearing aid to be accommodated on a single board, resulting too Logistics and installation advantages leads.
  • the microphone (s) can also be connected to one of these Parts and most other electronic components of the hearing aid be fixed to another of these parts. This has the advantage that the microphones replaced faster when servicing can be.
  • a behind-the-ear hearing aid is according to the example of FIG 1 equipped with two silicon microphones.
  • the hearing aid has a hearing aid housing, which consists of an upper housing shell half 1 and a lower housing shell half 2 consists.
  • Toward the acoustic output are the two Housing shell halves 1 and 2 tapers and open into one Carrying hook 3.
  • the tapered section of the hearing aid housing 1, 2 is too narrow for conventional electret microphones, so that they must be placed in one place in the hearing aid, which is further removed from the carrying hook 3.
  • Opposite can a silicon microphone 5 without a separate microphone housing also housed in the tapered section 4 of the hearing aid housing become.
  • the silicon microphone is in its installed state in FIG 2 shown enlarged. It basically consists of one Silicon microphone chip 6 and a signal processing chip 7, both soldered to a board 8.
  • the board 8 is in a suitable cavity of the upper hearing aid housing shell half 1 placed. This is the hearing aid housing to the microphone housing.
  • the sound to be recorded passes through a sound inlet opening 9 in the hearing aid housing in a front volume 10, the is acoustically in front of the silicon microphone chip 6. From there will he passed through a hole 11 to the silicon microphone chip 6.
  • a lid 12 is provided for the acoustic separation of the microphone front volume 10 of the Inside the hearing aid housing 1,2.
  • the acoustic seal of the front volume 10 against the Back volume 13, the acoustically behind the silicon microphone chip 6 is carried out by rubber seals 14th
  • MID technology Molded Interconnected Device
  • Silicon microphones 5 can further, not shown in the figures Damping elements used in the hearing aid housing become. This allows the transmission of structure-borne noise from the hearing aid housing to the silicon microphone board 8 be restricted.

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The hearing aid has a hearing aid housing and a microphone housing which are one-piece formed. The microphone is made of silicon. The hearing aid housing has a cover for the acoustic isolation of the microphone front volume from the sound inside the hearing aid and attached inside of the hearing aid housing. The microphone has a circuit board and is electrically connected to it by means of contact springs. The hearing aid has conductive tracks in MID technology applied to the circuit board.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Hörgerät mit einem Hörgerätegehäuse und einem Mikrofon, das in dem Hörgerätegehäuse untergebracht ist.The present invention relates to a hearing aid with a Hearing aid housing and a microphone that in the hearing aid housing is housed.

Hörhilfen sollen aus kosmetischen Gründen möglichst unsichtbar zu tragen sein, die Mikrofone müssen aber zur Schallaufnahme an exponierter Stelle untergebracht werden. Ein weiteres Kriterium zur Platzierung und Unterbringung von Mikrofonen in einem Hörgerät ist die Körperschallproblematik. Da der im Hörgerät untergebrachte Hörer neben dem Luftschall auch noch ein beträchtliches Maß an Körperschall erzeugt, müssen die Mikrofone zur Vermeidung von Rückkopplungen schwingungsisoliert gelagert werden. Eine geeignete Schwingungsisolierung nimmt zusätzlichen Raum in Anspruch. Hieraus resultieren hohe Anforderungen an den Platzbedarf und Ort der Unterbringung von Mikrofonen im Hörgerät. Verschärft wird die Situation noch dadurch, dass in modernen Hörsystemen zur Störgeräuschunterdrückung mehrere Mikrofone zu Richtmikrofonsystemen kombiniert werden. Bei Richtmikrofonsystemen kann die Lage der Schalleintrittslöcher nicht mehr beliebig gewählt werden. Darüber hinaus sind die Bedienelemente des Hörgeräts, wie beispielsweise Taster VC-Steller, Programmierbuchse etc., am Hörgerätegehäuse ergonomisch bzw. praktikabel anzuordnen.Hearing aids should be as invisible as possible for cosmetic reasons but the microphones have to be used to record sound be housed in an exposed location. Another one Criterion for the placement and placement of microphones in a hearing aid is the structure-borne noise problem. Since the in the hearing aid housed listeners in addition to the airborne sound also still produced a considerable amount of structure-borne sound the microphones are vibration isolated to avoid feedback be stored. A suitable vibration isolation takes extra space. This results high demands on the space requirement and location of the accommodation of microphones in the hearing aid. The situation is aggravated nor by the fact that in modern hearing systems for noise suppression several microphones to directional microphone systems be combined. For directional microphone systems, the location the sound entry holes can not be chosen arbitrarily. In addition, the operating elements of the hearing aid, such as buttons VC-controller, programming socket, etc., on the hearing aid housing ergonomic or practical to arrange.

Bislang werden üblicherweise kommerziell erhältliche Miniatur-Elektretmikrofone in Hörgeräten eingesetzt. Diese Elektretmikrofone werden zur Vermeidung von Rückkopplungen in einem separaten Gehäuse schwingungsisoliert gelagert. Für die Unterbringung dieser körperschallempfindlichen Mikrofone sind die oben genannten Randbedingungen zu beachten. Dabei stehen sich die geometrischen und elektroakustischen Anforderungen oftmals entgegen. So far, usually commercially available miniature electret microphones used in hearing aids. These electret microphones be to avoid feedback in a separate housing mounted vibration isolated. For the Accommodating these structure-borne noise microphones are to observe the above-mentioned boundary conditions. Standing there the geometric and electro-acoustic requirements often contrary.

Aus dem Artikel Weistenhöfer, Ch.; Niederdränk, T.: "Si-Mikrofone in Hörgeräten - Anforderungen und erste Ergebnisse" in Methoden und Werkzeuge zum Entwurf von Mikrosystemen, 9. GMM-Workshop 2003, Seiten 49 bis 52 sind Hörgeräte mit Siliziummikrofonen beschrieben. Speziell ist dort dargelegt, dass die Körperschallempfindlichkeit von Siliziummikrofonen geringer ist als die von Standardmikrofonen.From the article Weistenhöfer, Ch .; Niederdränk, T .: "Si Microphones in Hearing Aids - Requirements and First Results" in Methods and Tools for the Design of Microsystems, 9th GMM Workshop 2003, pages 49 to 52 are described hearing aids with silicon microphones. Specifically, it shows that the structure-borne noise sensitivity of silicon microphones is lower than that of standard microphones.

Die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung besteht darin, den vielseitigen Anforderungen an die Platzierung von Mikrofonen in einem Hörgerät Rechnung zu tragen und ein diesbezüglich optimiertes Hörgerät vorzuschlagen.The object of the present invention is the versatile requirements for the placement of microphones to take into account in a hearing aid and a related to propose optimized hearing aid.

Erfindungsgemäß wird diese Aufgabe gelöst durch ein Hörgerät mit einem Hörgerätegehäuse und einem Mikrofon, das in dem Hörgerätegehäuse untergebracht ist und das ein Mikrofongehäuse aufweist, wobei das Mikrofongehäuse mit dem Hörgerätegehäuse einteilig gebildet ist.According to the invention this object is achieved by a hearing aid with a hearing aid housing and a microphone that in the Hearing aid housing is housed and a microphone housing having the microphone housing with the hearing aid housing is formed in one piece.

Durch den Verzicht auf ein separates Mikrofongehäuse ist es möglich, das Mikrofon in dem Hörgerät auch an Stellen unterzubringen, die für gewöhnliche Mikrofone mit separatem Mikrofongehäuse nicht ausreichend Platz bieten. Insbesondere kann der Platz in dem besonders schlank zu gestaltenden oberen Teil des Hörgerätes durch ein "gehäuseloses" Mikrofon besser genutzt werden. Bei der Verwendung herkömmlicher Mikrofone, deren Gehäuse in der Regel quaderförmige Gestalt besitzen, bleibt stets ein ungenutzter Raum im Hörgerät bestehen, da das Hörgerätegehäuse aus kosmetischen und ergonomischen Gründen rund gestaltet werden muss.By dispensing with a separate microphone housing, it is possible to place the microphone in the hearing aid also in places, for ordinary microphones with a separate microphone housing not enough space. In particular, can the place in the very slim to be designed upper Part of the hearing aid through a "caseless" microphone better be used. When using conventional microphones, their housings usually have a cuboid shape, There is always an unused space in the hearing aid, since the hearing aid housing for cosmetic and ergonomic reasons must be designed around.

Ein weiterer Vorteil der einteiligen Gestaltung des Mikrofongehäuses mit dem Hörgerätegehäuse besteht darin, dass auf Litzen verzichtet werden kann, die die elektrischen Kontakte vom Hörgerätegehäuse zum Mikrofongehäuse herstellen. Vielmehr können die elektrischen Verbindungen, beispielsweise durch MID-Technik, direkt an dem Gehäuse aufgebracht werden. Dabei besteht die Möglichkeit, ein auf einer Platine befindliches Mikrofonchip mittels Kontaktfedern mit dem Gehäuse zu kontaktieren.Another advantage of the one-piece design of the microphone housing with the hearing aid housing is that on Strands can be dispensed with, which are the electrical contacts from the hearing aid housing to the microphone housing. Much more can the electrical connections, for example, through MID technology, applied directly to the case. there there is the possibility of a on-board Microphone chip by means of contact springs to contact the housing.

Vorteilhafterweise ist das Mikrofon ein Siliziummikrofon. Dieses hat den Vorteil, dass es deutlich körperschallunempfindlicher ist als herkömmliche Mikrofone, wie Elektretmikrofone, und somit ohne aufwendige dämpfende Aufhängung in dem Hörgerätegehäuse untergebracht werden kann.Advantageously, the microphone is a silicon microphone. This has the advantage that it is significantly less sensitive to structure-borne noise is as conventional microphones, such as electret microphones, and thus without costly damping suspension in the hearing aid housing can be accommodated.

In dem Hörgerätegehäuse kann ein Deckel zur akustischen Trennung des Mikrofonfrontvolumens von dem restlichen Innenraum des Hörgerätegehäuses angebracht sein. Dadurch wird eine Rückkopplung des Hörers zum Mikrofon weitgehend vermieden.In the hearing aid housing, a cover for acoustic separation the microphone front volume of the remaining interior be attached to the hearing aid housing. This will be a Feedback of the listener to the microphone largely avoided.

In dem erfindungsgemäßen Hörgerät können darüber hinaus mehrere Mikrofone auf einer gemeinsamen Platine in dem Hörgerätegehäuse angeordnet sein. Die Herstellung und Montage eines einzigen Mikrofon-Arrays hat grundsätzlich Vorteile gegenüber Einzelmikrofonen.In the hearing aid according to the invention can moreover several Microphones on a common board in the hearing aid housing be arranged. The manufacture and installation of a single microphone arrays basically has advantages over Individual microphones.

Es kann ausserdem vorteilhaft sein, wenn das oder die Mikrofone auf der Hörgerätplatine angeordnet sind, auf der die wesentlichen Bauteile zur Signalverarbeitung des Hörgeräts aufgebracht sind. Damit kann die gesamte Elektronik des Hörgeräts auf einer einzigen Platine untergebracht werden, was zu Logistik- und Montagevorteilen führt.It may also be advantageous if the microphone or microphones are arranged on the hearing aid board on which the essential Applied components for signal processing of the hearing aid are. This allows the entire electronics of the hearing aid to be accommodated on a single board, resulting too Logistics and installation advantages leads.

Wenn das Hörgerätegehäuse aus mehreren Teilen besteht, so können das oder die Mikrofone jedoch auch an einem dieser Teile und die meisten anderen Elektronikkomponenten des Hörgeräts an einem anderen dieser Teile fixiert werden. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass die Mikrofone im Servicefall rascher ausgetauscht werden können.If the hearing aid housing consists of several parts, so However, the microphone (s) can also be connected to one of these Parts and most other electronic components of the hearing aid be fixed to another of these parts. this has the advantage that the microphones replaced faster when servicing can be.

Die vorliegenden Erfindung wird nun anhand der beigefügten Zeichnungen näher erläutert, in denen zeigen:

FIG 1
eine Teilquerschnittsansicht eines Hörgeräts mit zwei Siliziummikrofonen und
FIG 2
eine Ausschnittsvergrößerung aus der Darstellung von FIG 1.
The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1
a partial cross-sectional view of a hearing aid with two silicon microphones and
FIG. 2
an enlarged detail of the representation of FIG. 1

Die nachfolgend näher beschriebenen Ausführungsbeispiele stellen bevorzugte Ausführungsformen der vorliegenden Erfindug dar.The embodiments described in more detail below illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention represents.

Ein Hinter-dem-Ohr-Hörgerät ist entsprechend dem Beispiel von FIG 1 mit zwei Siliziummikrofonen ausgestattet. Das Hörgerät besitzt ein Hörgerätegehäuse, das aus einer oberen Gehäuseschalenhälfte 1 und einer unteren Gehäuseschalenhälfte 2 besteht. In Richtung auf den akustischen Ausgang sind die beiden Gehäuseschalenhälften 1 und 2 verjüngt und münden in einen Tragehaken 3. Der verjüngte Abschnitt des Hörgerätegehäuses 1, 2 ist für konventionelle Elektretmikrofone zu eng, so dass diese an einer Stelle im Hörgerät angeordnet werden müssen, die vom Tragehaken 3 weiter entfernt ist. Dem gegenüber kann ein Siliziummikrofon 5 ohne separates Mikrofongehäuse auch in dem verjüngten Abschnitt 4 des Hörgerätegehäuses untergebracht werden.A behind-the-ear hearing aid is according to the example of FIG 1 equipped with two silicon microphones. The hearing aid has a hearing aid housing, which consists of an upper housing shell half 1 and a lower housing shell half 2 consists. Toward the acoustic output are the two Housing shell halves 1 and 2 tapers and open into one Carrying hook 3. The tapered section of the hearing aid housing 1, 2 is too narrow for conventional electret microphones, so that they must be placed in one place in the hearing aid, which is further removed from the carrying hook 3. Opposite can a silicon microphone 5 without a separate microphone housing also housed in the tapered section 4 of the hearing aid housing become.

Das Siliziummikrofon ist in seinem eingebauten Zustand in FIG 2 vergrößert dargestellt. Es besteht im wesentlichen aus einem Siliziummikrofonchip 6 und einem Signalverarbeitungschip 7, die beide auf eine Platine 8 gelötet sind. Die Platine 8 ist in einer geeigneten Aushöhlung der oberen Hörgerätegehäuseschalenhälfte 1 platziert. Damit wird das Hörgerätegehäuse zum Mikrofongehäuse.The silicon microphone is in its installed state in FIG 2 shown enlarged. It basically consists of one Silicon microphone chip 6 and a signal processing chip 7, both soldered to a board 8. The board 8 is in a suitable cavity of the upper hearing aid housing shell half 1 placed. This is the hearing aid housing to the microphone housing.

Der aufzunehmende Schall dringt über eine Schalleinlassöffnung 9 in dem Hörgerätegehäuse in ein Frontvolumen 10, das akustisch vor dem Siliziummikrofonchip 6 liegt. Von dort wird er durch eine Bohrung 11 zum Siliziummikrofonchip 6 geleitet. The sound to be recorded passes through a sound inlet opening 9 in the hearing aid housing in a front volume 10, the is acoustically in front of the silicon microphone chip 6. From there will he passed through a hole 11 to the silicon microphone chip 6.

Zur akustischen Trennung des Mikrofonfrontvolumens 10 von dem Inneren des Hörgerätegehäuses 1,2 ist ein Deckel 12 vorgesehen. Die akustische Abdichtung des Frontvolumens 10 gegen das Rückvolumen 13, das akustisch hinter dem Siliziummikrofonchip 6 liegt, erfolgt durch Gummidichtungen 14.For the acoustic separation of the microphone front volume 10 of the Inside the hearing aid housing 1,2, a lid 12 is provided. The acoustic seal of the front volume 10 against the Back volume 13, the acoustically behind the silicon microphone chip 6 is carried out by rubber seals 14th

Die elektrische Verbindung der Mikrofonplatine 8 zu dem Hörgerätegehäuse 1, auf dem in MID-Technik (Moulded Interconnected Device) Leiterbahnen aufgebracht sind, erfolgt über Kontaktfedern 15. Damit sind die Siliziummikrofone 5 sehr rasch auswechselbar.The electrical connection of the microphone board 8 to the hearing aid housing 1, on which in MID technology (Molded Interconnected Device) printed conductors are applied, via contact springs 15. Thus, the silicon microphones 5 are very fast replaceable.

Zur weiteren Reduzierung der Körperschallempfindlichkeit der Siliziummikrofone 5 können weitere, in den Figuren nicht dargestellte Dämpfungselemente in dem Hörgerätegehäuse eingesetzt werden. Dadurch kann die Übertragung von Körperschall von dem Hörgerätegehäuse auf die Siliziummikrofonplatine 8 eingeschränkt werden.To further reduce the structure - borne sound sensitivity of Silicon microphones 5 can further, not shown in the figures Damping elements used in the hearing aid housing become. This allows the transmission of structure-borne noise from the hearing aid housing to the silicon microphone board 8 be restricted.

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Hörgerät mit einem Hörgerätegehäuse (1, 2) und einem Mikrofon (5), das in dem Hörgerätegehäuse (1, 2) untergebracht ist und das ein Mikrofongehäuse aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Mikrofongehäuse mit dem Hörgerätegehäuse (1, 2) einteilig gebildet ist. Hearing aid with a hearing aid housing (1, 2) and a microphone (5) accommodated in the hearing aid housing (1, 2) and having a microphone housing, characterized in that the microphone housing with the hearing aid housing (1, 2) is integrally formed. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Mikrofon (5) ein Siliziummikrofon ist.Hearing aid according to claim 1, wherein the microphone (5) is a silicon microphone is. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei in dem Hörgerätegehäuse (1, 2) ein Deckel (12) zur akustischen Trennung des Mirofonfrontvolumens (10) von dem restlichen Inneren des Hörgerätegehäuses (1, 2) angebracht ist.Hearing aid according to claim 1 or 2, wherein in the hearing aid housing (1, 2) a cover (12) for the acoustic separation of Mirofonfrontvolumens (10) from the remaining interior of the hearing aid housing (1, 2) is attached. Hörgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Mikrofon eine Platine (8) umfasst, die mittels Kontaktfedern (15) mit dem Hörgerätegehäuse (1, 2) elektrisch verbunden ist.Hearing aid according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the microphone comprises a circuit board (8), which by means of contact springs (15) electrically connected to the hearing aid housing (1, 2) is. Hörgerät nach Anspruch 4, wobei an dem Hörgerätegehäuse (1, 2) Leiterbahnen in MID-Technik aufgebracht sind, mit denen die Platine (8) kontaktiert ist.Hearing aid according to claim 4, wherein on the hearing aid housing (1, 2) conductor tracks are applied in MID technology, with which the board (8) is contacted. Hörgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei mehrere Mikrofone (5) auf einer gemeinsamen Platine in dem Hörgerätegehäuse (1, 2) angeordnet sind.Hearing aid according to one of the preceding claims, wherein several microphones (5) on a common board in the Hearing aid housing (1, 2) are arranged. Hörgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das oder die Mikrofone (5) auf einer Hörgeräteplatine angeordnet sind, auf der die wesentlichen Bauteile der Signalverarbeitung des Hörgeräts aufgebracht sind. Hearing aid according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the microphone or microphones (5) arranged on a hearing aid board are on which the essential components of signal processing of the hearing aid are applied. Hörgerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei das Hörgerätegehäuse (1, 2) aus mindestens zwei Teilen besteht und das oder die Mikrofone (5) an einem der Teile und die meisten Elektronikkomponenten des Hörgeräts an einem anderen der Teile fixiert sind.Hearing aid according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the Hearing aid housing (1, 2) consists of at least two parts and the microphone (s) (5) on one of the parts and the Most electronic components of the hearing aid on another the parts are fixed.
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