CPC H04R 25/554 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/273 (2013.01); H04R 2225/51 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. An ear-wearable electronic device configured to be worn by a wearer, comprising:
a shell configured for at least partial insertion into an ear canal of the wearer, the shell having a preformed shape or a shapeable material that conforms to a shape of the wearer's ear canal;
a processor disposed in the shell;
a speaker or a receiver operatively coupled to the processor;
a radio frequency transceiver disposed in the shell and operatively coupled to the processor;
an antenna arrangement comprising a first section disposed on a fixed structure of the shell and a second section disposed on a partially movable structure connected to, and at least partly external of, the shell; and
a separable transformer connected to the antenna arrangement and comprising a first coil and a second coil, the first and second coils movable relative to one another between a coupled state and an uncoupled state, wherein a conductor of the second coil is ohmically separated from a conductor of the first coil, the separable transformer arranged to operatively couple the antenna arrangement to the transceiver.
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