Head-mounted display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10754175-B2
Application number	US-201616071001-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2016
Priority date	Feb 18, 2016
Publication date	Aug 25, 2020
Grant date	Aug 25, 2020

Abstract

The present invention comprises: a display module; a case in which the display module is installed; one pair of support legs connected to the case and supported by the head of a wearer; a motion sensor for sensing the motion of the head of the wearer; a load adjuster for adjusting a load to be applied from the support legs to the head of the wearer; and a control unit for controlling the load adjuster according to a sensing result of the motion sensor, thereby reducing a load to be applied to the head of the wearer during a static wearing so as to provide comfort to the wearer and increasing a load to be applied to the head of the wearer during a dynamic wearing so as to minimize shaking.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A head-mounted display comprising:
a display module;
a case in which the display module is installed;
a pair of support legs connected to the case and supported on a wearer's head;
a motion sensor for sensing motion of the wearer's head;
a load adjuster for adjusting a load applied from each of the support legs to the wearer's head; and
a controller for controlling the load adjuster according to a sensed result of the motion sensor,
wherein the load adjuster includes:
a cushion installed in each of the support legs to face the wearer's head; and
a cushion advance/retreat mechanism controlled by the controller to enable the cushion to advance toward the wearer's head or to enable the cushion to retreat toward the support leg, and
wherein the cushion advance/retreat mechanism includes a motor installed in each of the support legs and having a motor shaft connected to the cushion.

2. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein the motion sensor includes an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor installed in any one of the display module, the case and the support legs.

3. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein the motor is a linear motor for enabling the motor shaft to advance and retreat.

4. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein the motor shaft is disposed orthogonally to a longitudinal direction of each of the support legs.

5. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of the support legs includes a curved part curved backward along the wearer's head.

6. The head-mounted display according to claim 5 , wherein the cushion is installed on the curved part.

7. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a nose pad installed in the case and seated on a nose of the wearer; and
a pair of side pads connected to the support legs.

8. The head-mounted display according to claim 7 , wherein each of the pair of side pads includes:
a support leg connector slidably connected to each of the support legs in a longitudinal direction of the support leg;
a seating pad; and
a supporter connecting the support leg connector with the seating pad.

9. The head-mounted display according to claim 8 , wherein the supporter is inclined from the support leg connector to a cheekbone portion of the wearer.

10. The head-mounted display according to claim 8 , wherein the seating pad is inclined in a tangential direction of an outer surface of a cheekbone portion of the wearer.

11. The head-mounted display according to claim 7 , wherein each of the pair of support legs includes a curved part curved backward along the wearer's head.

12. A head-mounted display comprising:
a display module;
a case in which the display module is installed;
a pair of support legs connected to the case and supported on a wearer's head;
a motion sensor for sensing motion of the wearer's head;
a load adjuster for adjusting a load applied from each of the support legs to the wearer's head; and
a controller for controlling the load adjuster according to a sensed result of the motion sensor,
wherein the load adjuster includes:
a cushion installed in each of the support legs to face the wearer's head; and
a cushion advance/retreat mechanism controlled by the controller to enable the cushion to advance toward the wearer's head or to enable the cushion to retreat toward the support leg, and
wherein the cushion advance/retreat mechanism includes:
a motor installed in each of the support legs and having a motor shaft; and
a cushion contact member connected to the motor shaft and disposed to be brought into contact with the cushion.

13. The head-mounted display according to claim 12 , wherein the cushion contact member includes a cam located between each of the support legs and the cushion.

14. A head-mounted display comprising:
a display module;
a case in which the display module is installed;
a pair of support legs connected to the case and supported on a wearer's head;
a motion sensor for sensing motion of the wearer's head;
a load adjuster for adjusting a load applied from each of the support legs to the wearer's head; and
a controller for controlling the load adjuster according to a sensed result of the motion sensor,
wherein each of the support legs includes:
a connection leg connected to the case; and
a moving leg disposed on the connection leg to be moved backward, and
wherein the load adjuster includes:
an actuator installed in any one of the connection leg and the moving leg and controlled by the controller; and
a moving load connected to the other of the connection leg and the moving leg and the actuator to enable the moving leg to advance and retreat upon driving the actuator.

15. The head-mounted display according to claim 14 , wherein the moving leg includes a curved part curved backward along the wearer's head.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Minjong

Classifications

• G02C11/10

  Electronic devices other than hearing aids · CPC title

• H02K7/14

  Structural association with mechanical loads, e.g. with hand-held machine tools or fans (with fan or impeller for cooling the machine H02K9/06) · CPC title

• G02B27/0176

  characterised by mechanical features · CPC title

• G02B2027/0178

  Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C) · CPC title

• G02B27/017

  Head mounted · CPC title