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US 12,181,919 B2Granted
Head-mounted display and facial interface thereof
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsDustin A. Hatfield, Daniel M. Strongwater, Kristi E. Bauerly
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Abstract
A head-mounted display includes a display unit and a facial interface. The display unit includes a display for displaying graphical content to a user. The facial interface is coupled to the display unit and configured to engage a face of the user to support the display unit thereon. The facial interface includes an upper portion that engages a forehead of the user and side portions that engage temple regions of the user. The facial interface converts forward force applied to the upper portion by the forehead into inward force applied by side portions to the temple regions.
Claims20
A head-mounted display comprising:
- a display unit having a display for displaying graphical content to a user;
- and
- a facial interface coupled to the display unit and configured to engage a face of the user to support the display unit thereon, the facial interface including:
- an upper portion configured to engage a forehead of the user,
- a first side portion configured to engage a first temple region of the user, wherein the first side portion includes a first arm that is coupled to the display unit by a first spring hinge at a first location and a first lateral stabilizer located outward relative to the first location that extends between the first arm and the display unit, and
- a second side portion configured to engage a second temple region of the user, wherein the second side portion includes a second arm that is coupled to the display unit by a second spring hinge at a second location and a second lateral stabilizer located outward relative to the second location that extends between the second arm and the display unit,
- wherein the facial interface is configured to expand to receive the face of the user by movement of the side portions with respect to the upper portion.
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A head-mounted display comprising:
- a display unit having a display for displaying graphical content to a user;
- and
- a facial interface coupled to the display unit and configured to engage a face of the user for supporting the display unit thereon, wherein the facial interface includes:
- a first arm coupled to the display unit at a first location and forming a first side portion of the facial interface,
- a second arm coupled to the display unit at a second location and forming a second side portion of the facial interface,
- a first lateral stabilizer coupled to the first arm and the display unit, wherein the first lateral stabilizer is coupled to the first arm at a location along the first arm that is outward relative to the first location, and wherein the first lateral stabilizer is configured to resist movement of the first arm relative to the display unit, and
- a second lateral stabilizer coupled to the second arm and the display unit, wherein the first lateral stabilizer is coupled to the second arm at a location along the second arm that is outward relative to the second location, and wherein the second lateral stabilizer is configured to resist movement of the second arm relative to the display unit,
- wherein the first arm and the second arm are configured to conform to a shape of the face of the user.
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A head-mounted display comprising:
- a display unit having a display for displaying graphical content to a user;
- and
- a facial interface coupled to the display unit and configured to engage a face of the user to support the display unit thereon, the facial interface including:
- a first arm coupled to the display unit at a first location, wherein the first arm is configured to pivot relative to the display unit and to conform to a shape of the face of the user,
- a second arm coupled to the display unit at a second location, wherein the second arm is configured to pivot relative to the display unit and to conform to the shape of the face of the user,
- a first lateral stabilizer located outward relative to the first location and extending between the first arm and the display unit, wherein the first lateral stabilizer is configured to transfer a first force between the first arm and the display unit, and
- a second lateral stabilizer located outward relative to the second location and extending between the second arm and the display unit, wherein the second lateral stabilizer is configured to transfer a second force between the second arm and the display unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.