Wearable image display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12399375-B2
Application number	US-202217879507-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 2, 2022
Priority date	Aug 3, 2021
Publication date	Aug 26, 2025
Grant date	Aug 26, 2025

Abstract

A wearable image display device includes a display unit that displays an image and a wearing unit attached to the display unit. The display unit includes a first positioning portion and a first rotation mechanism that rotates relative to the wearing unit in a rotational direction with a first direction serving as a rotation axis. The wearing unit includes a second positioning portion brought into contact with the first positioning portion and a first fitting mechanism fitted to the first rotation mechanism. The first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are brought into contact with each other either at a first position or at a second position different from the first position in the rotational direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable image display device comprising:
a display unit that displays an image; and
a wearing unit attached to the display unit; wherein
the display unit includes a first positioning portion and a first rotation mechanism that rotates relative to the wearing unit in a rotational direction with a first direction serving as a rotation axis,
the wearing unit includes a second positioning portion brought into contact with the first positioning portion and a first fitting mechanism fitted to the first rotation mechanism,
the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are brought into contact with each other either at a first position or at a second position different from the first position in the rotational direction, and
a range of a center angle formed between the first position and the second position about the rotation axis in the first direction is not less than 4° and not greater than 16°.

2. The wearable image display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first position is a position on a first rotational direction side in the rotational direction,
the second position is a position on a second rotational direction side in a direction opposite to the first rotational direction,
the first positioning portion is provided with one of a recess or a protrusion,
the second positioning portion is provided with the other of the recess or the protrusion,
the one of the recess or the protrusion provided in the first positioning portion is brought into contact, at the first position, with the other of the recess or the protrusion provided in the second positioning portion when the display unit is rotated to the first rotational direction side, and
the one of the recess or the protrusion provided in the first positioning portion is brought into contact, at the second position, with the other of the recess or the protrusion provided in the second positioning portion when the display unit is rotated to the second rotational direction side.

3. The wearable image display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first position is a position on a first rotational direction side in the rotational direction,
the second position is a position different from the first position in the first rotational direction,
the first positioning portion is provided with one of a recess or a protrusion, and
the second positioning portion is provided with the other of the recess or the protrusion.

4. The wearable image display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the wearing unit includes a first extending member extending in a second direction different from the first direction,
the display unit includes a first support member to which the first extending member is attached,
the first support member is provided with the first rotation mechanism and the first positioning portion, and
the first extending member is provided with the first fitting mechanism and the second positioning portion.

5. The wearable image display device according to claim 4 , wherein
the first rotation mechanism is a shaft portion with the first direction serving as an axial direction,
the first fitting mechanism is a bearing portion fitted to the shaft portion,
the first extending member is provided with an opening portion opening in the second direction, and
a bearing member including the bearing portion, a positioning member including the second positioning portion, and an elastic member provided between the bearing member and the positioning member are provided in the opening portion of the first extending member.

6. The wearable image display device according to claim 4 , wherein
the wearing unit includes a second extending member that extends in the second direction and that is different from the first extending member,
the display unit includes a third positioning member and a second support member to which the second extending member is attached,
the first support member is provided on one side, in the first direction, of the display unit,
the second support member is provided on the other side, in the first direction, of the display unit,
the second support member includes a second rotation mechanism that rotates relative to the wearing unit in the rotational direction with the first direction serving as the rotation axis,
the second extending member includes a second fitting mechanism fitted to the second rotation mechanism and a fourth positioning portion brought into contact with the third positioning portion in the rotational direction, and
the third positioning portion and the fourth positioning portion are brought into contact with each other either at a third position or at a fourth position different from the third position in the rotational direction.

7. The wearable image display device according to claim 6 , wherein
the third positioning portion is provided with one of a recess or a protrusion,
the fourth positioning portion is provided with the other of the recess or the protrusion,
the one of the recess or the protrusion provided in the third positioning portion is brought into contact, at the third position, with the other of the recess or the protrusion provided in the fourth positioning portion when the display unit is rotated to the first rotational direction side,
the one of the recess or the protrusion provided in the third positioning portion is brought into contact, at the fourth position, with the other of the recess or the protrusion provided in the fourth positioning portion when the display unit is rotated to the second rotational direction side,
a range of a center angle formed between the first position and the third position about the rotation axis in the first direction is not less than 0° and not greater than 8°, and
a range of a center angle formed between the first position and the fourth position about the rotation axis in the first direction is not less than 0° and not greater than 16°.

8. The wearable image display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the display unit includes a second rotation mechanism that rotates relative to the wearing unit in the rotational direction,
the first rotation mechanism is provided on one side, in the first direction, of the display unit,
the second rotation mechanism is provided on the other side, in the first direction, of the display unit,
the wearing unit includes a second fitting mechanism fitted to the second rotation mechanism, a first extending member extending in a second direction different from the first direction, and a second extending member extending in the second direction,
the first fitting mechanism and the first extending member are each provided on one side, in the first direction, of the wearing unit,
the second fitting mechanism and the second extending member are each provided on the other side, in the first direction, of the wearing unit, and
the second positioning portion is provided between the first fitting mechanism and the second fitting mechanism of the wearing unit.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Kamakura Kazuya

Classifications

• G02B2027/0178

  Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C) · CPC title

• G02B2027/0159

  with mechanical means other than scaning means for positioning the whole image · CPC title

• G02C5/2236

  comprising a sliding hinge member and a coil spring · CPC title

• G02C5/2263

  Composite hinges, e.g. for varying the inclination of the lenses · CPC title

• G02B27/0176 Primary

  characterised by mechanical features · CPC title