Reusable purified air breathing device with a retractable display screen
An air breathing device includes a casing and an air passage cavity encompassed by the casing. The device includes an air intake port and an air discharge port that connect the air passage cavity to the outside of the casing. The device includes a damper (gravity or motorized) that allows the air to flow into the air passage cavity during inhalation through the air intake port. The device includes a damper (gravity or motorized) that allows the air to exit the air passage cavity during exhalation through the air discharge port. The device includes a retractable display screen to display content to the wearer. The device includes a fixed display screen to display images of the mouth of the wearer captured by a camera lens or simulated based on the wearer's captured voice. The device includes UV lights, filters, network connections, camera lenses, speakers, microphones, ear plugs, and heating coils.
1. A half-face air breathing device, comprising:
an air intake port;
an air discharge port;
a retractable display screen;
a casing;
a facepiece connected to the casing, the facepiece is configured to form an airtight seal against a face of a person wearing the half-face air breathing device to engage a mouth and a nose of the person wearing the half-face air breathing device in a sealing manner, the facepiece is configured to allow fluid communication between the nose and the mouth with the air intake port and the air discharge port, the casing comprising a harness handle configured to be attached to a head strap for securing the half-face air breathing device to a head of the person wearing the half-face air breathing device,
the casing comprising a screen housing for housing the retractable display screen,
wherein the screen housing comprises a front face and an upper elongated opening,
wherein the upper elongated opening is configured to allow the retractable display screen to retract through, and be stored within, an interior of the screen housing when the retractable display screen is not being used,
wherein the retractable display screen in a retracted position, is configured to be hidden behind the front face of the screen housing,
wherein the upper elongated opening is configured to allow the retractable display screen to extend through when the retractable display screen is in use, and
wherein the retractable display screen in a fully extended position is configured to be positioned in front of both eyes of the person wearing the half-face air breathing device and to be above the upper elongated opening relative to a vertical height of the person wearing the half-face air breathing device,
a wireless receiver; and
a processor configured to:
receive content, through the wireless receiver, from one or more electronic devices external to the half-face air breathing device; and
display the content on the retractable display screen.
2. The half-face air breathing device of claim 1 , wherein the retractable display screen comprises a transparent display.
3. The half-face air breathing device of claim 1 , wherein the retractable display screen is a head-up display (HUD).
4. The half-face air breathing device of claim 1 , wherein the retractable display screen is a Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS).
5. The half-face air breathing device of claim 1 , wherein the retractable display screen is configured to have an adjustable opacity.
6. The half-face air breathing device of claim 5 , wherein the retractable display screen comprises polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC).
7. The half-face air breathing device of claim 6 , wherein the retractable display screen comprises two layers of transparent conductive indium tin oxide (ITO) films with PDLC between the two layers.
8. The half-face air breathing device of claim 5 further comprising a switch or a knob for controlling the opacity of the retractable display screen.
9. The half-face air breathing device of claim 1 further comprising one or more batteries configured to provide power to the processor, the retractable display screen, and the wireless receiver.
10. The half-face air breathing device of claim 1 , wherein the half-face air breathing device is configured to receive power from a power source external to the half-face air breathing device to provide power to the processor, the retractable display screen, and the wireless receiver.
11. The half-face air breathing device of claim 1 , wherein the retractable display screen comprises a plurality of lenses configured to point images into eyes of the person wearing the half-face air breathing device.
12. The half-face air breathing device of claim 1 , wherein the retractable display screen is configured to display content to the person wearing the half-face air breathing device.
13. The half-face air breathing device of claim 1 , wherein the retractable display screen is configured to extend to an eye level of the person wearing the half-face air breathing device.
14. The half-face air breathing device of claim 1 , wherein the retractable display screen is a curved display screen.
15. The half-face air breathing device of claim 1 , wherein the retractable display screen is a flat display screen.
16. The half-face air breathing device of claim 1 further comprising:
a rear facing camera positioned on the harness, wherein the retractable display screen is configured to display images captured by the rear facing camera.
17. The half-face air breathing device of claim 1 further comprising a fixed display screen.
18. The half-face air breathing device of claim 17 , wherein the fixed display screen is a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen.
19. The half-face air breathing device of claim 17 , wherein the fixed display screen is configured to display information to people other than the person wearing the half-face air breathing device.
20. The half-face air breathing device of claim 17 , wherein the fixed display screen is located on an outside surface of the casing opposite to a face of the person that is wearing the half-face air breathing device.
21. The half-face air breathing device of claim 17 further comprising a camera configured to point to lips of the person wearing the half-face air breathing device, wherein:
the camera is configured to capture video from movements of the lips of the person wearing the half-face air breathing device;
the processor is configured to display the video captured by the camera on the fixed display.
22. The half-face air breathing device of claim 17 , wherein the processor is configured to display one or more: text messages, emojis, augmented reality, or multimedia content on the fixed display screen.
23. The half-face air breathing device of claim 22 , wherein the processor is configured to receive said one or more: text messages, emojis, augmented reality, or multimedia content from the one or more electronic devices external to the half-face air breathing device.