US 11,800,304 B2
Behind-the-ear hearing assistance device
Dai-Yun Tsai, Taipei (TW); Ting-Wei Wu, Taipei (TW); and Wei-Chih Hsu, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC., Taipei (TW)
Filed by Dai-Yun Tsai, Taipei (TW); Ting-Wei Wu, Taipei (TW); and Wei-Chih Hsu, Taipei (TW)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/144,148.
Claims priority of application No. 109143650 (TW), filed on Dec. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0191631 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 25/607 (2019.05) [H04R 25/602 (2013.01); H04R 2225/0213 (2019.05); H04R 2225/0216 (2019.05)] 40 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hearing assistance device, comprising:
a housing, comprising a first casing that has a first contour arc and a second casing that has a depression that is away from the first contour arc, wherein the first casing is assembled with a first part of the depression, and a second part of the depression protrudes from the first casing to form an ear hook with a second contour arc;
a receiver;
a cable, facing the ear hook, penetrating the housing, and connected to the receiver, wherein the second contour arc of the ear hook matches a contour arc of the cable after penetrating the housing in an outward direction with respect to the housing, and the second contour arc of the ear hook is separated from the contour arc of the cable after penetrating the housing in the outward direction with respect to the housing;
an audio processing module, which is disposed in the housing;
a battery module, which is electrically connected to the audio processing module, wherein the audio processing module drives the receiver to make a sound when the hearing assistance device is accommodated in a charging box, but the receiver is shielded, and the battery module and the receiver are not being charged; and
a microphone, which is configured to receive the sound made by the receiver.