IP Library Granted Patent US 12,196,974
Granted Patent B2
US 12,196,974 · App. 18/478,463 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Head mountable display

Inventors: Aidan N. Zimmerman (Poway, CA); Jessica L. Ong (Santa Clara, CA); Matin Seadat Beheshti (Sunnyvale, CA); Kristina A. Babiarz (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: APPLE INC.
G02B27/0176G02B27/0172G02B27/0179G02B2027/0134G02B2027/0138G02B2027/0159
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Patent No.
US 12,196,974
App. No.
18/478,463
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A head-mountable display device can include a structural frame, where a first mounting bracket can be coupled to a first side of the structural frame. In some examples, the first mounting structure can include a cantilever arm. A second mounting bracket can be coupled to a second side of the structural frame opposite the first side, where the second mounting bracket can include a mounting arm, a sensor coupled to the cantilever arm, and a display assemble slidably coupled to the mounting arm.

Claims (62)

1. A head-mountable display device, comprising:

a structural frame;

a first mounting bracket coupled to a first side of the structural frame, the first mounting bracket including a first cantilever arm extending in a first direction and a second cantilever arm extending in a second direction opposite the first direction;

a second mounting bracket coupled to a second side of the structural frame opposite the first side, the second mounting bracket including a mounting arm;

a camera coupled to the first cantilever arm;

a sensor coupled to the second cantilevered arm; and

a display assembly slidably coupled to the mounting arm.

2. The head-mountable display device of claim 1 , further comprising a display assembly adjustment mechanism coupled to the mounting arm.

3. The head-mountable display device of claim 2 , the display assembly adjustment mechanism including a guide-rod extending from the mounting arm.

4. The head-mountable display device of claim 3 , wherein the display assembly is slidably engaged with the guide-rod.

5. The head-mountable display device of claim 1 , wherein the structural frame defines a first aperture and a second aperture.

6. The head-mountable display device of claim 5 , wherein:

the first mounting bracket is coupled to the structural frame between the first aperture and the second aperture.

7. The head-mountable display device of claim 6 , wherein the second mounting bracket is coupled to the structural frame between the first aperture and the second aperture.

8. The head-mountable display device of claim 1 , further comprising an outer frame defining an external surface and an internal volume, wherein the structural frame is disposed in the internal volume and coupled to the outer frame.

9. The head mountable display device of claim 8 , wherein:

the outer frame comprises a first material; and

the structural frame comprises a second material having a higher strength than the first material.

10. A wearable electronic device, comprising:

an outer frame defining an external surface;

an inner frame coupled to the outer frame;

a first mounting bracket coupled to a first side of the inner frame, the first mounting bracket including:

a first cantilever arm extending in a first direction; and

a second cantilever arm extending in a second direction opposite the first direction;

a second mounting bracket coupled to a second side of the inner frame opposite the first side, the second mounting bracket including:

a first mounting arm extending in the first direction; and

a second mounting arm extending in the second direction;

a first sensor coupled to the first cantilever arm;

a second sensor coupled to the second cantilever arm;

a first display assembly slidably coupled to the first mounting arm; and

a second display assembly slidably coupled to the second mounting arm.

11. The wearable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the first sensor includes a camera.

12. The wearable electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the second sensor includes an infra-red sensor.

13. The wearable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein:

the first display assembly includes a first display; and

the second display assembly includes a second display.

14. The wearable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein:

the first mounting arm includes a first guide-rod slidably coupling the first display assembly to the second mounting bracket; and

the second mounting arm includes a second guide-rod slidably coupling the second display assembly to the second mounting bracket.

15. The wearable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the first cantilever arm and the second cantilever arm extend downward to accommodate a nose when the wearable electronic device is donned.

16. A wearable electronic display device, comprising:

a structural frame;

a first mounting bracket coupled to a first side of the structural frame, the first mounting bracket including a middle portion coupled to the first side of the structural frame, the first mounting bracket further including:

a first cantilever arm extending from the middle portion in a first direction; and

a second cantilever arm extending from the middle portion in a second direction opposite the first direction;

a second mounting bracket coupled to a second side of the structural frame opposite the first side;

a first guide-rod cantilevered from the second mounting bracket and extending in the first direction; and

a second guide-rod cantilevered from the second mounting bracket and extending in the second direction;

a first sensor coupled to the first cantilever arm;

a second sensor coupled to the second cantilever arm;

a first display assembly slidably engaged with the first guide-rod; and

a second display assembly slidably engaged with the second guide-rod.

17. The wearable electronic display device of claim 16 , wherein:

the first sensor comprises a first camera pointed in a forward direction;

the second sensor comprises a second camera pointed in the forward direction;

the first display assembly comprises a first display screen pointed in a rearward direction opposite the forward direction; and

the second display assembly comprises a second display screen pointed in the rearward direction.

18. The wearable electronic display device of claim 17 , further comprising a controller electrically coupled to the first camera, the second camera, the first display screen, and the second display screen, the controller configured to:

display a first image captured by the first camera on the first display screen; and

display a second image captured by the second camera on the second display screen.

19. The wearable electronic display device of claim 16 , wherein the first cantilever arm includes a distal end opposite the middle portion, the distal end free of affixation to the structural frame.

20. The wearable electronic display device of claim 19 , wherein the first guide-rod includes a proximal end coupled to the second mounting bracket and a distal end opposite the proximal end, the distal end free of affixation to the structural frame.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2024
From: BABIARZ, KRISTINA A.; ZIMMERMAN, AIDAN N.; BEHESHTI, MATIN SEADAT; ONG, JESSICA L.
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 067612/0685 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 63586403 · Sep 28, 2023
Provisional Application 63506020 · Jun 2, 2023
Provisional Application 63502408 · May 15, 2023
Related Publication 20240385452A1 · Nov 21, 2024
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