Positioning and stabilising structure and system incorporating same
AssigneeResMed Pty Ltd
InventorIan Andrew Law
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Abstract
A head-mounted display system includes a head-mounted display unit and a positioning and stabilising structure structured and arranged to hold the head-mounted display unit in an operational position over a user's face in use. The positioning and stabilising structure includes a rear support structure adapted to contact posterior regions of a user's head and at least one connector structured and arranged to interconnect the rear support structure to the head-mounted display unit. The rear support structure is in the form of a hoop comprising an occipital portion configured and arranged engage the user's head along a portion of the occipital bone adjacent a junction where the neck muscles attach to the occipital bone in use.
Claims14
A positioning and stabilising structure configured to hold a head-mounted display unit in an operational position in front of a user's eyes in use, the positioning and stabilising structure comprising:
- a rear support structure configured to contact posterior regions of a user's head,
- wherein the rear support structure comprises an occipital portion configured to engage the user's head along a portion of the occipital bone and a parietal portion configured to overlay the parietal bones of the user's head in use;
- an adjustment mechanism provided to the occipital portion of the rear support structure, the adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a length of the occipital portion to fit different size heads;
- and
- a pair of lateral portions, each of the pair of lateral portions configured to be positioned on a respective lateral side of the user's head in use,
- wherein the pair of lateral portions are disposed between the occipital portion and the parietal portion, and
- wherein each of the lateral portions comprises a connector configured to connect to a respective one of a pair of temporal arms extending posteriorly from the display unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.