Adjustable mount

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024295900-A1
Application number	US-202418439104-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 12, 2024
Priority date	Mar 1, 2023
Publication date	Sep 5, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A head-wearable apparatus can include a head-mountable display, a head mount positionable onto a human head, a tension adjustment actuator integrated with the head mount, and an arm connectable to the HMD and the head mount. In some examples, the arm includes an HMD tilt adjustment member, and HMD eye relief adjustment member, and an HMD height adjustment member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A head-wearable apparatus, comprising:
a display; a head mount positionable on a human head; a tension adjustment actuator integrated with the head mount; and an arm connectable to the display and the head mount, the arm comprising:
a display tilt adjustment member;
a display eye relief adjustment member; and
a display height adjustment member.

2 . The head-wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display tilt adjustment member comprises:
a control; a curved rack; and a pinion gear connected to the curved rack, the pinion gear actuatable in response to a user input at the control.

3 . The head-wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display eye relief adjustment member comprises a horizontal rail slidably coupled to the display.

4 . The head-wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display height adjustment member comprises a vertical rail slidably coupled to the display.

5 . The head-wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the display tilt adjustment member comprises a first display tilt adjustment member; and the arm further comprises a second display tilt adjustment member.

6 . The head-wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display is spaced apart from the human head when donned.

7 . The head-wearable apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a removable light seal attached to the display.

8 . The head-wearable apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a counterbalance weight attached to the head mount opposite the display.

9 . A mounting system for a head-mountable display (HMD), the mounting system comprising:
an adapter connectable to the HMD and a head mount; and an arm attachable to the adapter, the arm comprising:
an HMD tilt adjustment member;
an HMD eye relief adjustment member; and
an HMD height adjustment member.

10 . The mounting system of claim 9 , wherein the HMD tilt adjustment member comprises an arcuate track along which the HMD is rotatable relative to an optical center.

11 . The mounting system of claim 10 , wherein the optical center corresponds to a human eye.

12 . The mounting system of claim 10 , wherein the arcuate track comprises a fixed radius relative to the optical center.

13 . The mounting system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the HMD tilt adjustment member or the HMD height adjustment member is movable to adjust an HMD gaze level based on an HMD application.

14 . The mounting system of claim 9 , further comprising:
a mounting bracket attachable to the arm and the HMD; and a sensor positioned in a frame of the HMD adjacent to the mounting bracket.

15 . The mounting system of claim 14 , further comprising a sensor positioned within the mounting bracket.

16 . A head-wearable apparatus, comprising:
a display; an adapter; and an arm removably attached to at least one of the adapter or the display, the arm comprising:
an arcuate track along which the display is rotatable relative to an optical center; and
at least three degrees of freedom.

17 . The head-wearable apparatus of claim 16 , wherein:
the arm comprises a vertical adjustment rail and a horizontal adjustment rail; and the adapter comprises a mating surface engageable with the arm, the mating surface being parallel to the vertical adjustment rail and perpendicular to the horizontal adjustment rail.

18 . The head-wearable apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising a removable strap connectable to the display, the removable strap being tetherable to at least one of a power supply, a computing device, or an external display.

19 . The head-wearable apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising a head mount positionable onto a human head, the head mount comprising:
an adjustable webbing; a tension dial integrated with the adjustable webbing; and a front portion sized and shaped to receive the adapter.

20 . The head-wearable apparatus of claim 19 , further comprising a secondary connection configured to attach the display to at least one of the head mount or the adapter.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Pomeroy Shannon
• Schneider Samuel O

Classifications

• G06F1/1607 Primary

  Arrangements to support accessories mechanically attached to the display housing (G06F1/1603, G06F1/1605 take precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/163 Primary

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