Patent ID: 11956596
Assignee: GN HEARING A/S
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 25:
26. An earpiece for a hearing device for insertion into an ear canal of a user, the earpiece comprising:
an earpiece part comprising an earpiece housing having a distal end, a proximal end, and an outer surface extending between the distal end and the proximal end, the earpiece housing comprising a first aperture and a second aperture at the outer surface, the earpiece part also comprising a receiver in the earpiece housing;
a dome for coupling with the earpiece housing of the earpiece part, wherein the dome has an inner surface extending circumferentially along the outer surface of the earpiece housing, the dome comprising a first exterior surface having a first primary aperture; and
a vent path forming a fluid communication between the first primary aperture of the dome and the second aperture of the earpiece housing via the first aperture of the earpiece housing;
wherein the proximal end of the earpiece housing is configured to output sound, wherein the dome is configured to couple to the proximal end of the earpiece housing, wherein when the proximal end of the earpiece housing is coupled with the dome, at least a part of the dome is over the first aperture of the earpiece housing, and wherein the proximal end of the earpiece housing is configured to be inserted deeper into the ear canal of the user than the distal end of the earpiece housing.