Head mounted display nosepiece
A headset can include at least one display; virtual reality circuitry operatively coupled to the at least one display; and a display frame that includes a nosepiece coupling and a nosepiece received in part by the nosepiece coupling, where the nosepiece includes a ball, an extension, a carrier and nose pads coupled to the carrier, where the carrier is rotatable via the ball and translatable via the extension.
1. A headset comprising:
at least one display;
virtual reality circuitry operatively coupled to the at least one display; and
a display frame that comprises a nosepiece coupling and a nosepiece received in part by the nosepiece coupling, wherein the nosepiece comprises a ball, an extension, a carrier and nose pads coupled to the carrier, wherein the carrier is rotatable via the ball and translatable via the extension, wherein the nosepiece coupling and the ball form a ball joint, wherein the nosepiece coupling comprises a ball socket that receives at least a portion of the ball,
wherein the carrier is adjustably translatable, via the extension, a selectable distance from a center of the ball, and wherein the carrier is rotatable via the ball in at least one plane that passes through the center of the ball.
2. The headset of claim 1 , wherein the extension comprises at least one enlarged segment.
3. The headset of claim 2 , wherein the ball comprises a socket that adjustably receives the extension.
4. The headset of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the extension and the ball comprises a resilient, elastically deformable material.
5. The headset of claim 2 , wherein the carrier comprises a socket that adjustably receives the extension.
6. The headset of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the extension and the carrier comprises a resilient, elastically deformable material.
7. The headset of claim 1 , wherein the nose pads are removable from the carrier.
8. The headset of claim 7 , wherein the carrier is formed of a first material and wherein the nose pads are formed of a second, different material.
9. The headset of claim 1 , wherein the ball socket comprises at least a semi-spherical socket for receipt of at least a portion of the ball.
10. The headset of claim 9 , wherein the ball is interference fit into the at least semi-spherical socket.
11. The headset of claim 1 , wherein the carrier is rotatable via the ball responsive to application of force to the ball that is greater than a frictional force.
12. The headset of claim 1 , wherein the carrier is translatable via the extension responsive to application of force that is greater than an elastic, deformation force.
13. The headset of claim 1 , wherein the carrier is translatable via the extension responsive to application of force that is greater than a frictional force.
14. The headset of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a keyway and the nosepiece coupling comprises a key receivable at least in part in the keyway.
15. The headset of claim 1 , comprising a sensor that detects at least one of a rotational position of the nosepiece and a translational position of the nosepiece.
16. The headset of claim 15 , wherein the sensor detects position of the ball wherein the position of the ball determines position of the extension.
17. The headset of claim 15 , comprising memory that stores positional information of the nosepiece based at least in part on a sensor generated signal.
18. The headset of claim 1 , wherein the nose pads comprise a right nose pad and a left nose pad and wherein the carrier comprises a right nose pad portion for the right nose pad and a left nose pad portion for the left nose pad.