US 12,133,053 B2
Hearing aid with speaker unit and dome
Svend Oscar Petersen, Smørum (DK); Jens Mørup, Smørum (DK); Nicolai Terp Holm, Smørum (DK); Sune Heibing, Smørum (DK); and Anders Thule, Smørum (DK)
Assigned to Oticon A/S, Smørum (DK)
Filed by Oticon A/S, Smørum (DK)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/886,602.
Claims priority of application No. 21191182 (EP), filed on Aug. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0050184 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 25/604 (2013.01) [H04R 25/654 (2013.01); H04R 25/656 (2013.01); H04R 2225/025 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hearing aid with an earpiece for placement in the ear canal, the earpiece comprising:
a speaker unit comprising:
a receiver extending along an axis between an outlet surface perpendicular to the axis and a bottom surface perpendicular to the axis,
a receiver outlet directed towards the ear canal of the user when the earpiece is mounted in the ear canal,
a microphone having an inlet surface and a bottom surface, wherein the microphone is placed in connection with the receiver,
a microphone inlet directed towards the ear canal of the user when the earpiece is mounted in the ear canal, wherein the receiver outlet is placed side by side with the microphone inlet, and wherein the microphone inlet and receiver outlet are separated by a wall, the earpiece further comprising:
a dome for placement on the speaker unit, the dome comprising:
a speaker unit interface connecting a tip of the speaker unit to the dome such that when connected, the microphone inlet and receiver outlet are separated all the way into the ear canal, and
an outer dome portion, wherein the dome comprises a two-component material in which the interface comprises a harder material, and the outer dome portion comprises a softer material.