Electronic spectacle frame

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10670883-B2
Application number	US-201615762772-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2016
Priority date	Sep 24, 2015
Publication date	Jun 2, 2020
Grant date	Jun 2, 2020

Abstract

An electronic spectacle frame including: a face element including a housing for at least partially receiving a lens; and at least one electronic component. The face element includes at least one recess for receiving the at least one electronic component.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic frame comprising:
a front element including an accommodating housing, configured to at least partially house a lens; and
at least one electronic component;
wherein the front element includes at least one recess to accommodate the at least one electronic component,
wherein the accommodating housing is distinct from the at least one recess, and
wherein at least another recess includes at least one protruding portion protruding from an edge of the at least another recess to retain the at least one electronic component.

2. The electronic frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one recess has a cross section of a shape at least partially complementary to a shape of the at least one electronic component.

3. The electronic frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one recess includes an identifier allowing the at least one electronic component to be identified.

4. The electronic frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one recess includes a bottom having a convex surface.

5. The electronic frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one recess is shaped to allow access to an electronic component associated with the lens, once the lens has been at least partially inserted into the accommodating housing and the electronic component associated with the lens has been inserted into the recess.

6. The electronic frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic component is an electronic component chosen from the group: an active component, a passive component, a cable, a flexible circuit, a photosensitive sensor, or a light-emitting diode.

7. The electronic frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the front element is a holder configured to accommodate an upper portion of the lens.

8. The electronic frame as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising a cradle, including a secondary accommodating housing, configured to at least partially house a lower portion of the lens, the cradle and the holder being configured to encircle the lens.

9. The electronic frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the front element is a cradle configured to at least partially house a lower portion of the lens.

10. The electronic frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the front element is made from a flexible material and defines at least one housing configured to encircle a lens.

11. The electronic frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic component is housed in the at least one recess, and further comprising a beam at least partially fastened to the front element, the beam masking the at least one recess in which the at least one electronic component is accommodated.

12. The electronic frame as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising two temples each connected to one end of the front element by a hinge.

13. An optical device comprising the electronic frame as claimed in claim 12 and at least one active lens.

Assignees

• Essilor Int

Inventors

• Jouard Ludovic
• Patin Eric

Classifications

• G02C7/083

  Electrooptic lenses · CPC title

• G02C11/10

  Electronic devices other than hearing aids · CPC title

• G02B2027/0178

  Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C) · CPC title

• G02C1/08 Primary

  the rims being tranversely split and provided with securing means · CPC title

• G02B27/017

  Head mounted · CPC title