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US 12,222,515 B2Granted
Apparatus, systems, and methods for heat transfer in optical devices
AssigneeMeta Platforms Technologies, LLC
InventorsAlex Ockfen, Vivek Sahu
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Abstract
An optical device may include (i) a heat source that produces heat while operating, (ii) a thermally conductive optical element that is optically transparent and that dissipates the heat produced by the heat source, and (iii) a thermally conductive connector that transfers the heat between the heat source and the thermally conductive optical element. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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An optical device comprising:
- a heat source that produces heat while operating;
- a thermally conductive optical element that is optically transparent and that dissipates the heat produced by the heat source, wherein the thermally conductive optical element transmits light waves and directly facilitates presentation of visual data to a user;
- and
- a thermally conductive connector that transfers the heat between the heat source and the thermally conductive optical element,
- wherein the optical device corresponds to an augmented reality device.
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A method comprising:
- identifying a component of an optical device that comprises a heat source that produces heat while operating;
- identifying a thermally conductive optical element of the optical device that is optically transparent and that dissipates the heat produced by the heat source, wherein the thermally conductive optical element transmits light waves and directly facilitates presentation of visual data to a user;
- and
- connecting the heat source and the thermally conductive optical element via a thermally conductive connector that transfers the heat between the heat source and the thermally conductive optical element,
- wherein the optical device corresponds to an augmented reality device.
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A system comprising:
- a heat source that produces heat while operating;
- a thermally conductive optical element that is optically transparent and that dissipates the heat produced by the heat source, wherein the thermally conductive optical element transmits light waves and directly facilitates presentation of visual data to a user;
- a thermally conductive connector that transfers the heat between the heat source and the thermally conductive optical element;
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- a frame that is configured to be worn on a user's head and that houses the heat source, thermally conductive optical element, and thermally conductive connector,
- wherein the optical device corresponds to an augmented reality device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.