Mounting system for head-mounted devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12585128-B2
Application number	US-202418823810-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 4, 2024
Priority date	Mar 20, 2023
Publication date	Mar 24, 2026
Grant date	Mar 24, 2026

Abstract

A mounting system for head-mounted devices, including an electronic component housing and an adapter plate. The electronic component housing may be a display module or a battery, and includes a first surface and a plurality of holes. The adapter plate may be connected to a head mount and is arranged to slidingly connect to the electronic component housing, such that the electronic component housing is adjustable with respect to the adapter plate in a slidingly displaceable manner. The adapter plate includes a second surface, at least one tab or channel arranged to slidingly engage the electronic component housing, and at least one resilient tabular member arranged to engage the first surface. The at least one resilient tabular member is arranged to engage the first surface to resist or prevent sliding displacement of the electronic component housing with respect to the adapter plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An adjustable display assembly, comprising:
an electronic component housing, including:
a first surface; and
a plurality of holes; and
an adapter plate, including:
a second surface;
at least one channel arranged to slidingly engage at least a portion of the electronic component housing; and
at least one elastically deformable tabular member arranged to engage the first surface.

2 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the electronic component housing is a display module housing and the plurality of holes are vent holes.

3 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one elastically deformable tabular member comprises:
a first elastically deformable tabular member; and a second elastically deformable tabular member, the second elastically deformable tabular member spaced apart from the first elastically deformable tabular member.

4 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one elastically deformable tabular member applies a force to the electronic component housing to resist sliding displacement of the electronic component housing with respect to the adapter plate.

5 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a head mount, wherein the adapter plate is pivotably connected to the head mount.

6 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one elastically deformable tabular member comprises:
a third surface arranged to at least partially engage the first surface; and a protrusion extending from the third surface, the protrusion arranged to at least partially engage a respective hole of the plurality of holes to resist sliding displacement of the electronic component housing with respect to the adapter plate.

7 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 6 , wherein the protrusion comprises at least one ramp surface arranged at an acute angle with respect to the third surface.

8 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 6 , wherein the protrusion comprises:
a first ramp surface extending from the third surface, the first ramp surface arranged at a first angle with respect to the third surface; and a second ramp surface extending from the third surface, the second ramp surface arranged at a second angle with respect to the third surface, the second angle being different than the first angle.

9 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 8 , wherein the second angle is greater than the first angle.

10 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 6 , wherein the at least one elastically deformable member further comprises a leg extending from the adapter plate, wherein at least a portion of the leg forms the third surface.

11 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 10 , wherein the leg is curvilinear.

12 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first surface is curvilinear and the second surface is curvilinear, the second surface corresponding to the first surface.

13 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 12 , wherein one of the first surface and the second surface is convex and the other of the first surface and the second surface is concave.

14 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein:
the at least one channel comprises a first channel and a second channel; the adapter plate further comprises a first tab forming the first channel between the second surface and the first tab; and the adapter plate further comprises a second tab forming the second channel between the second surface and the second tab.

15 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 14 , wherein the first tab and the second tab are operatively arranged to slidingly engage a first groove and a second groove in the electronic component housing.

16 . An adjustable display assembly, comprising:
an electronic component housing at least partially enclosing a display module, including:
a first surface; and
a plurality of holes; and
an adapter plate, including:
a second surface;
at least one channel arranged to slidingly engage at least a portion of the electronic component housing, the electronic component housing displaceable with respect to the adapter plate in a longitudinal direction; and
at least one resilient tabular member arranged to engage the first surface.

17 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 16 , wherein the plurality of holes are vent holes.

18 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 16 , wherein the at least one resilient tabular member comprises:
a third surface arranged to at least partially engage the first surface; and a protrusion extending from the third surface, the protrusion arranged to at least partially engage a respective hole of the plurality of holes to resist sliding displacement of the electronic component housing with respect to the adapter plate.

19 . The adjustable display assembly as recited in claim 16 , wherein the at least one resilient tabular member applies a force to the electronic component housing to resist sliding displacement of the electronic component housing with respect to the adapter plate.

20 . An adjustable display assembly, comprising:
an electronic component housing, including:
a first surface; and
a plurality of vent holes; and
an adapter plate, including:
a second surface;
at least one channel arranged to slidingly engage at least a portion of the electronic component housing; and
at least one elastically deformable tabular member arranged to directly engage at least a portion of the first surface and the plurality of vent holes.

Assignees

• Vuzix Corp

Inventors

• Robinson Aidan Michael

Classifications

• G02B2027/0169

  Supporting or connecting means other than the external walls · CPC title

• G02B2027/0154

  with movable elements · CPC title

• G02B2027/0161

  characterised by the relative positioning of the constitutive elements · CPC title

• H05K5/0213

  Venting apertures; Constructional details thereof · CPC title

• G06F1/163

  Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt · CPC title