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ANSI S3.13 : 1987 : R2007

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MECHANICAL COUPLER FOR MEASUREMENT OF BONE VIBRATORS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

13-07-2019

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2012

1 SCOPE
  1.1 Audiometry
  1.2 Hearing Aids
2 DEFINITIONS
  2.1 Bone Vibrator
  2.2 Mechanical Coupler
  2.3 Alternating Force Level (Force Level)
  2.4 Mechanical Impedance
  2.5 Mechanical Impedance Level
  2.6 Mechanical Resistance
  2.7 Mechanical Reactance
  2.8 Sensitivity Level
3 DESIGN FEATURES AND SPECIFICATION
  3.1 General
  3.2 Mechanical Impedance Level
  3.3 Phase Angle of Mechanical Impedance
  3.4 External Geometry
  3.5 Attachment of Vibrator
4 CALIBRATION
  4.1 Sensitivity Level
  4.2 Mechanical Impedance Level
  4.3 Temperature Dependence
5 MARKING AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL
  5.1 Marking of the Mechanical Coupler
  5.2 Instruction Manual
APPENDIX: EXAMPLE OF A SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION OF A
          MECHANICAL COUPLER
TABLE
FIGURES

Defines requirements for the mechanical couplers used for the calibration of bone-conduction audiometers and for measuring bone vibrators and bone-conduction hearing aids, frequency ranging from 125 to 8000 hertz (Hz) inclusive.

Committee
S3
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
13
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2007
PublisherName
Acoustical Society of America
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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