Electronic frames

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10859853-B2
Application number	US-201615762768-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2016
Priority date	Sep 24, 2015
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

An electronic frame including: a surface element configured to house at least one lens; at least one sidepiece having an end that is connected to the surface element by a hinge having a hinge axis; a conductor configured to bend and that extends between the surface element and the at least one sidepiece in the region of the hinge; at least one body positioned between the surface element and an end of the at least one sidepiece, the body being movably mounted in the electronic frames and including a through-opening to allow the conductor to pass through.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic frame comprising:
a front element configured to house at least one lens; and
at least one temple having an end joint to the front element by a hinge having a hinge axis;
a conductor, configured to curve, that extends between the front element and the at least one temple in the vicinity of the hinge; and
at least one body placed between the front element and the one end of the at least one temple, the body being movably mounted in the electronic frame and including a through aperture configured to let the conductor pass,
wherein the end of the at least one temple includes a zone for guiding the conductor, and a first section for receiving a portion of the body, the first receiving section having a shape allowing the body to be guided in rotation; and
wherein the hinge allows the at least one temple to move between an open position and a closed position, and the receiving section masks the conductor and the through aperture of the body in any position of the at least one temple between the open position and the closed position and in the open and closed positions of the at least one temple.

2. The electronic frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hinge axis defines an axial direction, the body is movably mounted to be able to rotate about the hinge axis, and the through aperture is in a radial plane perpendicular to the axial direction.

3. The electronic frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the front element includes, in vicinity of the hinge, a zone for guiding the conductor, and a second section for receiving a portion of the body, the second receiving section having a shape allowing the body to be guided in rotation.

4. The frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the body is of substantially cylindrical shape.

5. The frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the through aperture has a shape allowing a minimum radius of curvature of the conductor to be constrained.

6. The frame as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the shape of the aperture is a half-hourglass shape, the aperture having a cross section that increases from a center of the body to two ends of the through aperture of the body.

7. The frame as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the shape of the aperture is an hourglass shape, the aperture having a cross section that increases from a center of the body to two ends of the through aperture of the body.

8. The frame as claimed in claim 1 , having a first length between one end of the front element in vicinity of the hinge and one end of the temple, wherein the conductor has a second length between the end of the front element and the end of the temple, and the second length is substantially 1 to 5% larger than the first length.

9. The frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hinge allows the temple to move between an open position and a closed position, the through aperture includes two internal walls that face each other and, in the open or closed position of the temple, the conductor makes contact with one or other of the two internal walls of the through aperture.

10. The frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hinge allows the temple to move between an open position and a closed position and, between the open position and the closed position, the body does not exert a tensile stress on the conductor.

11. The frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the body includes first stopping elements configured to make contact with second stopping elements with which the end of the at least one temple and/or one end of the front element is provided, the first and second stopping elements ensuring the rotation of the body about the hinge axis.

12. The frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hinge links the end of the at least one temple to the front element and the body is distinct from the hinge.

13. The frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the body is a portion of the hinge linking the end of the at least one temple to the front element.

Assignees

• Essilor Int

Inventors

• Jouard Ludovic
• Patin Eric

Classifications

• G02C5/2209 Primary

  Pivot bearings and hinge bolts other than screws · CPC title

• G02C11/10

  Electronic devices other than hearing aids · CPC title

• G02C7/083

  Electrooptic lenses · CPC title

• G02C5/2272

  Hinges without well-defined pivot axis · CPC title