Patent ID: 6430296
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: H04R,Y10T

Abstract:
A modular hearing aid for arrangement in a user's ear, comprising:a hollow plug adapted to the ear canal and having a generally irregular conical shape and an outward opening, an electronic module positioned in the plug and comprising a socket part, and also comprising further parts including a microphone, a signal processor, and a sound reproducer, and a faceplate covering said opening and having a recess defined therein, said recess comprising a first region for insertion of a battery and a second region contiguous with the first region for receiving the socket part of the electronic module, while the further parts of said electronic module are placed below the faceplate, said faceplate being formed at an edge of said recess with an integral engagement structure for said socket part, said recess being formed such that after removal of said battery and said socket part said first and second regions together allow passage also of said further parts for removal of the complete electronic module.