Device mountable lens component
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorPeter Michael Cazalet
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Abstract
An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a device mountable lens component, including a lens unit defining a first surface and having a first lens. The component also includes a retention structure having a housing member defining a second surface. The housing member is attached with the lens unit such that the second surface faces the first surface and is spaced apart therefrom at a first distance so as to define an area therebetween. The retention structure also has first and second plungers movably affixed within the area between the lens unit and the housing member. The first and second plungers are biased away from each other in opposite directions along a path and are moveable toward and away from each other along the path.
Claims30
A device mountable lens component, comprising:
- a lens unit defining a first surface and having a first lens;
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- a retention structure, including:
- a housing member defining a second surface, the housing member being attached with the lens unit such that the second surface faces the first surface and is spaced apart therefrom at a first distance so as to define an area therebetween;
- first and second plungers movably affixed within the area between the lens unit and the housing member, the first and second plungers being biased away from each other in opposite directions along a path and moveable toward and away from each other along the path.
A head-wearable device system, comprising:
- a head retention structure including a center frame support, a first side arm extending from the center frame support on a first side thereof, and a second side arm extending from the center frame support on a second side thereof, the head retention structure further including a nosepiece defined by a pair of nosepiece arms extending from a surface the center frame support between the first and second sides;
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- a lens unit defining a lens unit surface and including a lens and first, second, and third attachment surfaces extending away from the lens unit surface, the first and second attachment surfaces facing away from each other, and the third attachment surface extending between the first and second attachment surfaces;
- wherein the lens unit is removably attachable with the head retention structure by engagement of the first second attachment surfaces with respective ones of the nosepiece arms and by engagement of the third attachment surface with the surface of the center frame support, the engagement of the first and second attachment surfaces with the respective nosepiece arms creating an engagement force therebetween with a first directional component parallel to the center frame support and with a second directional component that maintains the third attachment surface in engagement with the surface of the center frame support.
A retention structure useable with a lens unit for attachment thereof to a head wearable unit, the retention structure comprising:
- a housing member defining a surface and including a pair of spaced-apart bosses extending away from the surface and configured for attachment with the lens such that the surface is spaced apart from the lens;
- first and second plungers including respective slots therethrough within which respective ones of the bosses are received, the plungers being movable with respect to the housing member and toward and away from each other along a path having a component in a direction of the slots;
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- biasing means configured to bias the first and second plungers away from each other in opposite directions along the path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.