Front pad and head-mounted display
A front pad that stabilizes a mounting state of a head-mounted display and a head-mounted display that includes the front pad are provided. The front pad includes an upper face and a contact inclined face that extends diagonally forwards and downwards from a rear end of the upper face and is to contact with the forehead of a user.
1 . A device comprising:
a head mounting band; and
a front pad having a hollow portion and attached to the head mounting band, the front pad comprising:
an upper panel extending in a forward direction, the upper panel comprising:
an inclined face extending diagonally forwards and downwards from a rear end of the front pad, and
a forwardly extending portion extending from the inclined face; and
an rear panel extending from the upper panel and forming the hollow portion therebetween, the rear panel comprising:
a contact inclined face that extends diagonally forwards and downwards from the rear end of the front pad and is to contact with a forehead of a user, and
a downwardly extending portion extending from the contact inclined face,
wherein the forwardly extending portion of the upper panel and the downwardly extending portion of the rear panel comprise an empty space therebetween.
2 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein an angle defined by the contact inclined face and the upper panel is an acute angle.
3 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the contact inclined face includes a shape curved in such a manner as to extend along the forehead of the user.
4 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the contact inclined face and the upper panel form an increased thickness portion having a thickness greater than that of a portion lower than the contact inclined face.
5 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein an upper portion including the upper panel and rear panel including the contact inclined face are formed from a single member and are formed integrally with each other.
6 . The device according to claim 5 , wherein the single member is made of synthetic rubber.
7 . The device according to claim 6 , wherein the hollow portion between the upper portion and the rear panel define a deformation permission space that permits deformation of the rear panel caused through contact of the rear panel with the forehead of the user.
8 . A head-mounted display comprising:
a front pad having a hollow portion, the front pad comprising:
an upper panel extending in a forward direction, the upper panel comprising:
an inclined face extending diagonally forwards and downwards from a rear end of the front pad; and
a forwardly extending portion extending from the inclined face; and
an rear panel extending from the upper panel and forming the hollow portion therebetween, the rear panel comprising:
a contact inclined face that extends diagonally forwards and downwards from the rear end of the front pad and is to contact with a forehead of a user; and
a downwardly extending portion extending from the contact inclined face,
wherein the forwardly extending portion of the upper panel and the downwardly extending portion of the rear panel comprise an empty space therebetween;
a main body that accommodates a display therein; and
a mounting band extending rearwardly from the main body,
wherein the front pad is attached to a front portion of the mounting band.