Head-mounted display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11095873-B2
Application number	US-201816647933-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2018
Priority date	Sep 22, 2017
Publication date	Aug 17, 2021
Grant date	Aug 17, 2021

Abstract

A head-mounted display that can suppress positional misalignment of a display apparatus in the left and right directions, and can reduce the load on a user's nose is proposed. A nose pad assembly H has: a movable portion (M2) having a frame (31), and a nose pad (32) attached to the frame (31); and a support mechanism (M1) that is attached to an apparatus body (10), and supports the frame (31). The support mechanism (M1) supports the frame (31) such that a motion of the nose pad (32) in the front and rear directions is allowed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A head-mounted display comprising:
an apparatus body having a display apparatus;
a mounting member to which the apparatus body is connected, and which is for mounting on a head of a user; and
a nose pad assembly to be arranged on a nose of the user, wherein
the nose pad assembly has
a movable portion having a frame, and a nose pad attached to the frame, and
a support mechanism that is attached to the apparatus body, and supports the frame, and
the support mechanism supports the frame such that a motion of the nose pad in front and rear directions is allowed,
wherein the nose pad has an upper portion attached to the frame, and a light-blocking portion extending downward from the upper portion.

2. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein
the support mechanism supports the frame such that the frame is rotatable about an axis portion extending along left and right directions.

3. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein
the frame is capable of moving between a first position which is an initial position and a second position determined in front of the first position, and
the support mechanism has an elastic member that urges the frame toward the first position.

4. The head-mounted display according to claim 3 , wherein
the frame has a right extending portion having an end portion to which the nose pad is attached, and a left extending portion having an end portion to which the nose pad portion is attached,
the movable portion has a frame base portion to which a base portion of the right extending portion and a base portion of the left extending portion are attached, and
the elastic member urges the frame base portion.

5. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein
one of the nose pad assembly and the apparatus body has a manipulation portion for manipulation by the user, and
at least the nose pad in the nose pad assembly is detachable from the apparatus body by manipulation of the manipulation portion by the user.

6. The head-mounted display according to claim 5 , wherein
the apparatus body has an engaged portion,
the nose pad assembly has an engaging portion,
engagement between the engaging portion and the engaged portion maintains attachment of the nose pad assembly to the apparatus body, and
the engagement between the engaging portion and the engaged portion is capable being released by manipulation of the manipulation portion by the user.

7. The head-mounted display according to claim 6 , wherein
the nose pad assembly is capable of moving vertically between a lock position at which separation between the nose pad assembly and the apparatus body is restricted, and a separation position at which separation between the nose pad assembly and the apparatus body is allowed.

8. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein
the nose pad has an upper portion attached to the frame, and a light-blocking portion extending downward from the upper portion.

9. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein
the light-blocking portion is curved to surround a vertical line.

10. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein
the nose pad has notches formed at a right edge and a left edge of the nose pad.

Assignees

• Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc

Inventors

• Kuronuma Toru
• Kusunoki Toshihiro
• Suzuki Hirohito

Classifications

• G02B7/002

  Mounting on the human body · CPC title

• G02B27/0176

  characterised by mechanical features · CPC title

• G02C5/124

  for vertically varying the position of the lenses · CPC title

• G02C5/122 Primary

  with adjustable means · CPC title

• H04N5/64

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