Air deflector for cooling system in a head-mounted device
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsIvan S. Marić, Phil M. Hobson, Jan K. Quijalvo, Aidan N. Zimmerman, Sivesh Selvakumar
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Abstract
A head-mounted device includes a housing configured to be worn on a head of a user. The housing includes an inlet port and an outlet port. An air circulation device is mounted to the housing and configured to produce a flow of air through an air flow path in the housing that extends from the inlet port to the outlet port. A display assembly is mounted to the housing and has a surface in the air flow path of the housing. An air deflector mounted to the surface of the display assembly and configured to reduce a turbulence of the flow of air through the air flow path.
Claims18
A head-mounted device comprising:
- a housing configured to be worn on a head of a user, the housing comprising an inlet port and an outlet port;
- an air circulation device mounted to the housing and configured to produce a flow of air through an air flow path in the housing that extends from the inlet port to the outlet port;
- a display assembly mounted to the housing and having a surface in the air flow path of the housing;
- an air deflector mounted to the surface of the display assembly and configured to reduce a turbulence of the flow of air through the air flow path;
- wherein the display assembly is one of a pair of display assemblies spaced apart from each other by an adjustable distance, and wherein the head-mounted device further comprises an actuator configured to adjust an angle of the air deflector based on changes to the adjustable distance.
A head-mounted device comprising:
- a housing;
- a component mounted within the housing;
- a fan configured to produce a stream of air directed towards a surface of the component at a first angle relative to the surface of the component;
- and
- an air deflector mounted within the housing to deflect the stream of air away from incidence onto the surface of the component, the air deflector having a surface configured to receive the stream of air and oriented at a second angle relative to the stream of air that is less than the first angle.
A head-mounted device comprising:
- a housing having an interior space;
- a display assembly movably mounted in the interior space;
- and an air deflector movably attached to a surface of the display assembly;
- wherein:
- the display assembly is one of a pair of display assemblies separated from each other by a distance that is adjustable based on movement of the display assembly;
- and
- the air deflector is configured to move relative to the display assembly based on the movement of the display assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.