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Granted Patent B2
US 11,353,923 · App. 16/760,670 · Granted Jun 7, 2022

Head mounting device

Inventors: Jae-Uk Han (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sung-Min Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
G06F1/163
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Patent No.
US 11,353,923
App. No.
16/760,670
Granted
Jun 7, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to various embodiments of the present invention, a head mounting device (HMD) may comprise: a facial wearing part which is worn on a user's face and outputs an image to both of a user's eyes; a wearing band part mounted on an upper side of the facial wearing part; and a support part which is mounted on the wearing band part to support a user's head, wherein the facial wearing part may comprise a housing in which an optical device is disposed, a guide member which extends over a first surface of the housing and is formed corresponding to a contour of the user's face, and a fixing plate which is mounted on the housing with a part of the guide member interposed between the fixing plate and the housing so as to fix the guide member to the housing. The head mounting device as mentioned above can be various according to embodiments.

Claims (40)

1. A head mounted device (HMD) comprising:

a face-worn unit configured to be worn on a user's face and output an image to both eyes of the user,

a wearing band unit mounted above the face-worn unit; and

a support unit mounted to the wearing band unit and supported by the user's head,

wherein the face-worn unit comprises:

a housing including an optical device disposed therein;

a fixing surface formed along a periphery of the first surface of the housing on the first surface of the housing;

a guide member extended from a first surface of the housing and formed in correspondence with the contour of the user's face;

a fixing sheet formed in correspondence with the fixing surface, as a part of the guide member;

a fixing plate mounted to the housing, with a part of the guide member in between, and configured to fix the guide member to the housing; and

a fixing hook formed on the fixing plate, and

wherein the fixing hook penetrates the fixing sheet and is engaged with the housing in the fixing surface.

2. The HMD of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one screw hole formed on the fixing surface; and

a screw engaged with the at least one screw hole,

wherein the optical device is fixed in the housing by the screw.

3. The HMD of claim 2 , wherein the face-worn unit further comprises a support pin extended from the fixing plate, and

wherein the support pin penetrates through the fixing sheet and is located in the screw hole.

4. The HMD of claim 1 , further comprising at least one vent hole formed to penetrate through the fixing sheet and the fixing plate.

5. The HMD of claim 4 , wherein the at least one vent hole connects with a space outside the housing through a gap between the fixing surface and the fixing sheet.

6. The HMD of claim 1 , wherein the face-worn unit further comprises a first cushioning member mounted to the guide member.

7. The HMD of claim 1 , wherein the wearing band unit comprises:

a frame member; and

a control device engaged with the frame member to form a closed curve along with the frame member.

8. The HMD of claim 7 , wherein the support unit is mounted to an inner surface of the frame member to face the control device.

9. The HMD of claim 8 , further comprising a third cushioning member mounted to an inner surface of the support unit.

10. The HMD of claim 7 , wherein the control device is slidably engaged with both ends of the frame member.

11. The HMD of claim 7 , wherein the wearing band unit further comprises:

rotational bosses rotatably mounted to an outer surface of the frame member, while protruding from the outer surface of the frame member;

extension members extended in a direction and rotatably engaged with the rotational bosses, respectively; and

speaker modules mounted to end portions of the extension members, respectively.

12. The HMD of claim 11 , wherein each of the extension members comprises:

a slide hole formed along an extended direction of the extension member on a surface facing the rotational boss;

a slide member slidably mounted in the slide hole; and

an engaging member formed on the slide member, and

wherein the engaging member is rotatably engaged with the rotational boss.

13. The HMD of claim 11 , wherein the wearing band unit further comprises:

a wiring recess extended from a position corresponding to the rotational boss on an inner surface of the frame member; and

a cover member mounted on the wiring recess.

14. The HMD of claim 7 , wherein the wearing band unit further comprises a second cushioning member mounted to an inner surface of the control device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2020
From: HAN, JAE-UK; KIM, SUNG-MIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0146185 · Nov 3, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200257333A1 · Aug 13, 2020
Cited By (1)
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