IP Library Granted Patent US 11,023,004
Granted Patent B2
US 11,023,004 · App. 16/425,963 · Granted Jun 1, 2021

Head-mounted display having quick assembly and detachment design

Inventors: Chun-Hung Wen (New Taipei, TW); Chun-Hsien Chen (New Taipei, TW); Chi-Tai Ho (New Taipei, TW); Kuan-Lin Chen (New Taipei, TW)
Assignees: STARVR CORPORATION; Acer Incorporated
G06F1/163G06F1/1679G06F1/1681
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,023,004
App. No.
16/425,963
Granted
Jun 1, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A head-mounted display includes a head belt, a frame, a first locking element, a display assembly and a second locking element. The frame is connected to the head belt. The first locking element is disposed at the peripheral of the frame and includes a first locking portion and an unlocking portion adjacent to each other. The second locking element is disposed at the peripheral of the display assembly and includes a second locking portion. The display assembly is fixed to the frame by means of the second locking portion of the second locking element being locked to the first locking portion of the first locking element. The second locking portion is aligned with the unlocking portion, and the locking relation between the second locking portion of the second locking element and the first locking portion of the first locking element is released by the operation of the unlocking portion.

Claims (14)

1. A head-mounted display, comprising:

a head belt;

a frame, connected to the head belt;

a first locking element, disposed at the peripheral of the frame, wherein the first locking element comprises a first locking portion and an unlocking portion adjacent to each other;

a display assembly; and

a second locking element, disposed at the peripheral of the display assembly, and comprising a second locking portion, wherein the display assembly is fixed to the frame by means of the second locking portion of the second locking element being locked to the first locking portion of the first locking element, the second locking portion is aligned with the unlocking portion, and a locking relation between the second locking portion of the second locking element and the first locking portion of the first locking element is capable of being released by the operation of the unlocking portion, wherein the first locking portion has a first forward surface and a first stop surface connected to the first forward surface, the second locking portion has a second forward surface and a second stop surface connected to the second forward surface, and the first stop surface leans against the second stop surface, wherein the first forward surface and the second forward surface are respectively located at two opposite sides of the first stop surface and the second stop surface, and the unlocking portion is aligned with the second forward surface.

2. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an elastic element, disposed on the first locking element, disposed side by side with the unlocking portion, and pressed by the second locking portion to be elastically deformed.

3. The head-mounted display according to claim 2 , wherein the first locking element further comprises a guide structure configured to guide the second locking portion, the first locking portion and the unlocking portion are located at a side of the guide structure, and the elastic element is disposed on the guide structure.

4. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein the first locking element further comprises a first guide structure, the second locking element further comprises a second guide structure disposed side by side with the second locking portion, and the first guide structure is coupled to the second guide structure.

5. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein the frame is disposed with a first magnetic member, the display assembly is disposed with a second magnetic member, and the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are aligned with and attracted by each other.

6. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the first locking element is two, the number of the second locking element is two, the two first locking elements are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the frame, and the two second locking elements are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the display assembly.

7. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a hinge, pivoted to the head belt and the frame.

Assignments (4)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 18, 2025
From: RPX CORPORATION
To: BARINGS FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 070551/0860 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2025
From: ACER, INC
To: RPX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070422/0667 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2023
From: ACER INCORPORATED; STARVR CORPORATION
To: ACER INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 064381/0221 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2019
From: WEN, CHUN-HUNG; CHEN, CHUN-HSIEN; HO, CHI-TAI; CHEN, KUAN-LIN
To: STARVR CORPORATION; ACER INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 049386/0764 →