Electronic device for VR, AR, and MR

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11914159-B2
Application number	US-201917434213-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2019
Priority date	Mar 5, 2019
Publication date	Feb 27, 2024
Grant date	Feb 27, 2024

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. An electronic device of the present invention may comprise: a goggle frame having at least one opening provided in the front surface thereof; a display positioned in front of the goggle frame and facing the at least one opening; a front band to which the goggle frame is fixed; a strap, one side of which is fixed to the front band and the other side of which is provided with a rack gear; and a rear band coupled to the other side of the strap on which the rack gear is provided. The rear band may include: a support; a gear which is mounted to the support, rotatable, and engaged with the rack gear; a rotor facing the gear and linked with the gear; and a dial facing the rotor and having at least a portion thereof exposed to the outside of the rear band. The rotor may include: a rotary body facing the dial; and a coupling protrusion positioned between the rotary body and the dial and protruding from the rotary body. The dial may include: a coupler facing the rotary body; and coupling teeth which are positioned between the rotary body and the coupler, protrude from the coupler, and are engaged with the coupling protrusion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a goggle frame having at least one opening in a front surface thereof;
a display positioned in front of the goggle frame and facing the at least one opening;
a front band to which the goggle frame is fixed;
a strap having a first end fixed to the front band and a second end having a rack gear; and
a rear band coupled to the second end of the strap having the rack gear, wherein the rear band includes:
a support;
a rotatable gear mounted on the support and engaged with the rack gear;
a rotor facing the rotatable gear and interlocking with the rotatable gear; and
a dial facing the rotor and at least partially exposed to an outside of the rear band, wherein
the rotor includes:
a rotation body facing the dial; and
a coupling protrusion positioned between the rotation body and the dial and protruding in an axial direction from the rotation body, and

wherein the dial includes:
a coupler facing the rotation body; and
coupling teeth positioned between the rotation body and the coupler, protruding in the axial direction from the coupler, and engaged with the coupling protrusion.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the coupling teeth are successively arranged along a circumference of the rotation body.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the rotor includes a plurality of coupling protrusions, and wherein the plurality of coupling protrusions are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the rotation body.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the coupling teeth include:
a vertical surface extending from the coupler from the dial to the rotation body of the rotor; and
an inclined surface extending from a top end of the vertical surface to the coupler of the dial.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of coupling protrusions include:
a vertical surface extending from the rotation body of the rotor to the coupler of the dial; and
an inclined surface extending from a top end of the vertical surface to the rotation body of the rotor, and
wherein the inclined surface of the coupling teeth faces the inclined surface of the plurality of coupling protrusions.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a base positioned between the rotatable gear and the rotor;
an elastic member installed between the base and the rotor and providing an elastic force to the rotor; and
a button positioned through the dial and pushing the rotor.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the button is spline-coupled with the rotor and the rotatable gear.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the dial further includes fixing teeth formed on an outer surface of the dial and stretched radially from the dial.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , further comprising a lever pivotably mounted in the rear band and having an end engaged with the fixing teeth.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the fixing teeth are successively arranged along a circumferential direction of the dial.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the rotor is between the rotatable gear and the dial in the axial direction.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Yoon Sumin
• Hur Hoon

Classifications

• G02B27/0176 Primary

  characterised by mechanical features · CPC title

• G02B27/0172 Primary

  characterised by optical features · CPC title

• G06F3/011

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title

• G02B2027/014

  comprising information/image processing systems · CPC title