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US 10,963,009 · App. 16/342,960 · Granted Mar 30, 2021

Head-mounted display

Inventors: Sumin Yoon (Seoul, KR); Bupsung Jung (Seoul, KR); Donghyok Shin (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
G06F1/163
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Patent No.
US 10,963,009
App. No.
16/342,960
Granted
Mar 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a head-mounted display comprising: a body part including a display part for displaying an image; a fixing part, which surrounds a head part to allow the body part to be fixed to the head part and includes a front support part, a rear support part having an adjustable length, and a connecting part; a connecting frame that connects the body part to the fixing part to allow the body part to rotate and move with reference to the fixing part; and a band part, which has opposite ends fixed to the fixing part and is formed to elastically surround the head part, together with the front support part.

Claims (23)

1. A head-mounted display (HMD), comprising:

a body part including a display part for displaying an image;

a fixing part, which surrounds a head part to allow the body part to be fixed to the head part and includes a front support part, a rear support part, and a connecting part;

a connecting frame that connects the body part to the fixing part to allow the body part to rotate and move with reference to the fixing part; and

a band part, which has opposite ends fixed to the fixing part and is formed to elastically surround the head part, together with the front support part,

wherein the rear support part comprises:

a cover portion;

a support portion placed on the cover portion and having first to third support members which are individually moved by an external force; and

a spring portion that includes first to third springs arranged to respectively correspond to the first to third support members and configured to elastically deform in an individual manner, and

wherein the first to third support members are disposed adjacent to one another and are coupled to be individually movable by coupling protrusions and coupling grooves formed on surfaces facing each other.

2. The head-mounted device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a guide portion disposed on the cover portion and supporting the spring portion,

wherein the guide portion includes a plurality of guide protrusions extending in one direction, the first to third springs are disposed between the plurality of guide protrusions, and movement of at least one of the first to third support members allows both end portions of at least one spring, corresponding to the moved at least one support member, of the first to third support members to be deformed while moving along the one direction.

3. The head-mounted device of claim 1 , further comprising a tightening module mounted on the cover portion so that the connecting part is inserted into and pulled out of the rear support part to adjust a size of a space formed by the fixing part.

4. The head-mounted device of claim 3 , further comprising a cushion portion that is deformed by the head part when the space is reduced in size by the tightening module, and is mounted on the cover portion to support the head part,

wherein at least one of the first to third support members of the support portion is moved by the deformation of the cushion portion.

5. The head-mounted device of claim 1 , wherein the connecting part includes a rail portion connected to a first connection member of the connecting frame and extending in one direction so that the connecting frame is movable in the one direction.

6. The head-mounted device of claim 5 , further comprising a plurality of protrusions arranged on the rail portion along the one direction.

7. The head-mounted device of claim 5 , wherein the first connection member includes a first area formed in a plate shape so as to be mounted on the rail portion in a movable manner, and a second area protruding from the first area and connected to the body part.

8. The head-mounted device of claim 5 , wherein the connecting frame includes a second connection member connected to the first connection member and coupled to the connecting part so as to be rotatable with respect to a direction perpendicular to the rail portion.

9. The head-mounted device of claim 8 , wherein the connecting part is provided with a plurality of angle adjustment protrusions arranged at different angles on one surface thereof, facing the connecting frame, and

wherein the connecting frame is provided with a support protrusion extending in a specific direction from one surface thereof, facing the connecting part, so as to be engaged between the plurality of angle adjustment protrusions while the connecting frame is rotated with respect to the axis.

10. The head-mounted device of claim 1 , wherein the support portion includes a portion that is elastic to provide support.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2019
From: YOON, SUMIN; JUNG, BUPSUNG; SHIN, DONGHYOK
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 048932/0742 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62409388 · Oct 18, 2016
Related Publication 20200050235A1 · Feb 13, 2020