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[45]
Leysieffer et al.
[54] TACIILE HEARING AID
[75] Inventors: Hans Leysieffer, Taufkirchen;
Eberhard Zwicker, Icking, both of
Fed. Rep. of Germany
[73] Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin
and Munich, Fed. Rep. of Germany
Patent Number:
Date of Patent:
4,791,620
Dec. 13, 1988
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Fortschritte der Akustik, Sessler, pp. 81-99.
[22] Filed:
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367/116
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References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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ABSTRACT
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or for children.
ducer systems.
principle employed.
Even piezoceramic transducers employed in more
recent systems known, for instance, from the publica
tion by T. Ifukube, A Cued Tactual Vocoder in
] FGP-JM] A Working Conference on Uses of Comput
ers in Aiding the Disabled, Haifa, 1981, containing ?ex
the hand.
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Frequency Range:
This demand is highly dependent on the design of the
transmission system. Because the curves of identical
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FIGS. 13 and 14 show a modi?ed structure of a multi 15 mately 12 dB/Oct. It reaches a clear minimum at f = 200
$1=d3'Es+$11E-T1
$1=d31-E3
(1b)
measuring the mechanical skin impedance without limi 25 without in?uence of a mechanical stress T1 (inverse
piezo effect),
tation given small stimulation areas (S$=0.28 cmz).
FIG. 19 shows the mechanical impedance/EV de
(2)
d31 U 1
whereby
to be circular.
(3)
= T
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cally complex.
PVDF transducer.
35 suf?cient to obtain a resilient structure, the 90 cut-out
The PVDF winding forming a complete ring as in
achieves a spring effect, particularly for employment at
FIG. 1 is not particularly suitable as a transducer geom
etry when this stimulator to be worn by a hearing
impaired person is not removable, i.e. when it is not
elastically withdrawable or unwindable. Moreover, the
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of the ring. After the application of a slight quantity of 15 31.1 and 32.1 which are to come to lie above one an
silver conductive adhesive 41 in the center of the cop
other in the stack. The electrically conductive coatings
per foil 40, the PVDF ?lm 30 is glued on. Contacting of
the upper side of the ply 30 of the stack occurs in the
accord with the arrows 39.1 and 39.2, a folded stack 1.7
indicated in FIG. 14 is obtained. In accord with the
embodiments of FIGS. 69, this can be applied to a
carrier ring in accord with 20.6 and can be contacted as
shown in FIG. 8.
1131 =
45 with
ET = E, - 12,, = 9.7 - 10-11 % (Dielectric constant)
12:2-109
m2
(Modulus of elasticity)
11
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mg = 0.37 l0-3kg
sH=330%.
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ZPVDF - Z11
ZPVDF = Z11
= 0.997
mg = 0.11. l0_3kg
SR = 620%
FIG. 20 is
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Ns
WR = 0.23
14
15
Pmech
ulator.
therebetween.
15
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ring.
cal coating.
length.
7. A device as claimed in claim 3 further comprising
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hand.
25
20. A device as claimed in claim 19, wherein said
9. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said carrier
copper foil projects laterally beyond said ?lm.
consists of polyoxymethylene.
21. A device as claimed in claim 20 further compris
10. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said car
ing a mica sheet disposed between the projecting por
rier has spaced side walls forming a channel receiving
tions of said copper foil.
said ?lm, said carrier and said walls having a width and
22. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said ?lm
a thickness corresponding to the width and thickness of
is in the form of a stack having a plurality of overlying
said ?lm.
plies, said plies being glued together with an adhesive.
11. A device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said
23. A device as claimed in claim 22, wherein said
carrier has a thickness of about 0.4 mm and a width of
adhesive is a two-component epoxy adhesive.
about 9 mm.
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