Head-mounted display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10234699-B2
Application number	US-201415036614-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 8, 2014
Priority date	Nov 26, 2013
Publication date	Mar 19, 2019
Grant date	Mar 19, 2019

Abstract

A head-mounted display according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a main body, a nose pad, and a holding mechanism. The main body includes a display portion capable of presenting an image to a user and is configured to be mountable on a head of the user. The nose pad is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the main body. The holding mechanism is configured to be capable of holding correction glasses between the main body and the nose pad mounted to the main body, the correction glasses facing the display portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A head-mounted display, comprising:
a main body that includes a display portion, wherein the display portion is configured to display an image, wherein the main body includes an elastic protrusion portion;
a nose pad comprising:
a pair of pad portions;
a mount portion between the pair of pad portions; and
a protruding piece that extends outwards from the mount portion,
wherein the protruding piece includes an engaging hole,
wherein the elastic protrusion portion is configured to fit into the engaging hole to detachably mount the nose pad to the main body along a second axial direction orthogonal to a first axial direction; and

a holding mechanism configured to hold correction glasses between the main body and the nose pad, such that the correction glasses face the display portion and are mounted to the main body in the first axial direction.

2. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein the holding mechanism is configured to hold the correction glasses such that the correction glasses face an inner surface of the display portion.

3. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein the mount portion further includes a flange portion.

4. The head-mounted display according to claim 3 , wherein the flange portion includes a reference pin configured to fit into the main body so as to mount the nose pad to the main body.

5. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein the display portion comprises an image forming element.

6. A head-mounted display, comprising:
a main body that includes a display portion, wherein the display portion is configured to display an image, wherein the main body includes an elastic protrusion portion;
a nose pad comprising:
a pair of pad portions;
a mount portion between the pair of pad portions; and
a protruding piece that extends outwards from the mount portion,
wherein the protruding piece includes an engaging hole,

wherein the elastic protrusion portion is configured to fit into the engaging hole to detachably mount the nose pad to the main body;
correction glasses that face the display portion and are mounted to the main body in a first axial direction; and
a holding mechanism configured to hold the correction glasses between the main body and the nose pad,
wherein the main body includes a recess to slidably receive the nose pad in a second axial direction orthogonal to the first axial direction, and
wherein the correction glasses include:
two lens portions; and
a bridge portion that includes a shaft portion protruding in the first axial direction, wherein the bridge portion is configured to couple the two lens portions to each other.

7. The head-mounted display according to claim 6 , wherein the correction glasses are visual acuity correction glasses.

8. The head-mounted display according to claim 6 , wherein
the two lens portions are on an outer side of the display portion, and
the correction glasses further include a suspended portion, the suspended portion includes:
a first end portion coupled to the bridge portion,
a second end portion held by the holding mechanism, and
a bend portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, and that crosses over the main body.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Yoshida Takaaki

Classifications

• G02C9/00 Primary

  Attaching auxiliary optical parts (auxiliary optical parts per se G02C7/08 - G02C7/16) · CPC title

• G02C5/126

  exchangeable or otherwise fitted to the shape of the nose · CPC title

• G02C11/10

  Electronic devices other than hearing aids · CPC title

• G02B2027/0158

  with adjustable nose pad · CPC title

• H04N5/64

  Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers (furniture aspects {of television cabinets} A47B81/06) · CPC title