# US 9,039,169 B2 · Support member for wearable instrument and head-mounted wearable device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,039,169 B2 - Document ID: US9039169B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/264,157 - Filed: 2014-04-29 - Published: 2014-08-21 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-01 - Assignees: Olympus Corporation - Applicants: Olympus Corporation - Inventors: Ryohei Sugihara; Seiji Tatsuta; Kengo Kitaichi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9039169B2 ## CPC - A45F 5/00: Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping - G02B 7/002: {Mounting on the human body} - G02B 27/0176: {characterised by mechanical features} - G02C 11/10: {Electronic devices other than hearing aids} - G02B 2027/0156: {with optionally usable elements} - G02B 2027/0178: {Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C)} - G02C 5/143: {having special ear pieces} - A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G02C: SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES (trial frames for testing the eyes A61B3/04; goggles or eyeshields not having the same features as spectacles A61F9/00) ## Abstract A support member for a wearable instrument which is mounted on a user's head part in cooperation with an eyeglass frame includes a head-contact portion that comes in contact with the user's head part, a temple-contact portion that comes in contact with a temple part of the eyeglass frame on a surface opposite of the head-contact portion, an instrument-connection portion for a wearable instrument that is disposed on the side of the temple-contact portion. Here, the temple-contact portion 30 has a first contact surface that comes in contact with a head-side surface of the temple part. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A support member for a wearable instrument, the support member comprising: a body mounted on a user's head for use with an eyeglass frame, the body having: a head-contact portion having a first body surface in a first side of the body configured to come in contact with the user's head; a temple-contact portion having a second surface in a second side of the body configured to come in contact with a temple part of the eyeglass frame, the second side opposing the first side; and an instrument-connection portion for connecting to a wearable instrument, the instrument-connection portion being disposed on the second side of the body, wherein the temple-contact portion has a first contact surface configured to come in contact with a side surface of the temple part. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 1, wherein the temple-contact portion further has a second contact surface that is able to come in contact with the top surface of the temple part. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 1, wherein the temple-contact portion and the instrument-connection portion is located in an ear-neighboring part of the user in a state where the wearable instrument is mounted on the user's head. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 3, wherein the head-contact portion includes a front head-contact portion that is located on the front side of the ear-neighboring part. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 3, wherein the head-contact portion includes a back head-contact portion that is located on the back side of the ear-neighboring part. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 1, wherein the head-contact portion has a curved shape along the shape of the user's head. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 1, wherein the size in the left-right direction between the instrument-connection portion and the head-contact portion is larger on the back side than on the front side when seen from the top side in a state where the wearable instrument is mounted on the user's head. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the head-contact portion and the temple-contact portion is formed of a transparent resin. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the head-contact portion is subjected to surface treatment for raising a frictional coefficient to be higher than the temple-contact portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the head-contact portion is formed of a material having flexibility. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 1, wherein the instrument-connection portion is configured so that the front portion of the wearable instrument is inclined to be lowered in the extending direction of the temple part and is connected to the temple part to cross the temple part. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 1, wherein the instrument-connection portion includes a slidable connection portion that is connected to the wearable instrument so as to be slidable. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 12, wherein the slidable connection portion is connected to the wearable instrument so as to be slidable forward and backward in the extending direction of the temple part. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 12, wherein the slidable connection portion is connected to the wearable instrument so as to be slidable in a direction in which the front portion of the wearable instrument is inclined to be lowered in the extending direction of the temple part. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 1, further comprising a battery container that contains a battery for the wearable instrument, wherein the instrument-connection portion is provided with a power supply unit that supplies power to the wearable instrument from the battery contained in the battery container. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 1, wherein the head-contact portion extends over the upper part and both sides of the ear in a state where the wearable instrument is mounted on the user's head, and wherein each of the head-contact portion, the instrument-connection portion, and the temple-contact portion has a shape which is substantially axisymmetric in a front-back direction about a line segment passing through the center of the ear so as to be selectively mounted on both ear-neighboring portions of the user in a mirror-reversed manner. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 1, wherein the head-contact portion and the temple-contact portion inversely serve as the temple-contact portion and the head-contact portion, respectively, and wherein the instrument-connection portion is disposed on both sides of the head-contact portion and the temple-contact portion so that the wearable instrument is able to be selectively mounted on both ear-neighboring portions of the user with the front and back sides fixed. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) A head-mounted wearable device which is mounted on a user's head in cooperation with an eyeglass frame, comprising: the support member for a wearable instrument according to claim 1; and a wearable instrument that is fixed or detachably connected to the instrument-connection portion of the support member for the wearable instrument. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The head-mounted wearable device according to claim 18, wherein the wearable device is an image display device. ### Claim 20 A support member for a wearable instrument which is mounted on a user's head part in cooperation with an eyeglass frame, comprising: a head-contact portion that comes in contact with the user's head part; a temple-contact portion that comes in contact with a temple part of the eyeglass frame on a surface opposite of the head-contact portion; an instrument-connection portion for a wearable instrument that is disposed on the side of the temple-contact portion, wherein the temple-contact portion has a first contact surface that comes in contact with a head-side surface of the temple part; wherein the instrument-connection portion includes a slidable connection portion that is connected to the wearable instrument so as to be slidable.