Magnetic pass-through control of in-helmet display
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorJake Rohrig
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Abstract
A magnetic pass-through controller of an in-helmet display includes internal components inside a helmet. The internal components include a magnet assembly holding one or more internal magnets and a swing arm affixed to the magnet assembly and affixed to the in-helmet display. External components outside the helmet include an external magnet housing holding one or more external magnets and an adjuster for manual rotation. The adjuster is coupled to the external magnet housing such that the manual rotation of the adjuster causes a corresponding rotation of the external magnet housing. Magnetic coupling between the one or more internal magnets and the one or more external magnets causes the corresponding rotation also in the magnet assembly and the swing arm.
Claims20
A magnetic pass-through controller of an in-helmet display, the controller comprising:
- internal components inside a helmet comprising:
- a magnet assembly holding one or more internal magnets, and
- a swing arm affixed to the magnet assembly and affixed to the in-helmet display;
- and
- external components outside the helmet comprising:
- an external magnet housing holding one or more external magnets, and
- an adjuster configured for manual rotation and coupled to the external magnet housing such that the manual rotation of the adjuster causes a corresponding rotation of the external magnet housing, wherein magnetic coupling between the one or more internal magnets and the one or more external magnets causes the corresponding rotation also in the magnet assembly and the swing arm.
A method of assembling a magnetic pass-through controller of an in-helmet display, the method comprising:
- arranging internal components inside a helmet, the internal components including a magnet assembly holding one or more internal magnets and a swing arm affixed to the magnet assembly and affixed to the in-helmet display;
- and
- arranging external components outside the helmet, the external components including an external magnet housing holding one or more external magnets, and an adjuster configured for manual rotation and coupled to the external magnet housing such that the manual rotation of the adjuster causes a corresponding rotation of the external magnet housing, wherein magnetic coupling between the one or more internal magnets and the one or more external magnets causes the corresponding rotation also in the magnet assembly and the swing arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.