Wearable display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9690326-B2
Application number	US-201514975087-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2015
Priority date	Feb 2, 2015
Publication date	Jun 27, 2017
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017

Abstract

A wearable display device includes a display unit configured to transmit an image, a first housing having a first end connected to the display unit, a second housing having a first end disposed opposite to the first end of the first housing, and a sliding unit configured to slidably connect the first housing and the second housing to each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable display device, comprising:
a display unit configured to transmit an image;
a first housing having a first end connected to the display unit;
a second housing having a first end disposed opposite to the first end of the first housing;
an accommodating groove formed in the first end of the second housing; and
a sliding unit configured to slidably connect the first housing and the second housing to each other, wherein the sliding unit comprises:
a first frame disposed at the first end of the first housing and extending toward the first end of the second housing;
a second frame disposed at the first end of the second housing and extending toward the first end of the first housing; and
a stopper block configured to receive the first frame and the second frame, wherein the first frame and the second frame penetrate the stopper block,
wherein the accommodating groove is shaped and dimensioned to receive the stopper block.

2. The wearable display device of claim 1 , wherein the first housing and the second housing are each formed in an L shape.

3. The wearable display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a cover coupled to the first housing and configured to slide along an outer portion of the first housing to cover at least a part of the display unit.

4. The wearable display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
two or more first recessed portions formed in one surface of the first housing.

5. The wearable display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first rotational articulation member rotatably coupled to a second end of the first housing.

6. The wearable display device of claim 5 , wherein the first rotational articulation member comprises:
a first hinge rotatably coupled to the second end of the first housing;
a first ball hingedly coupled to the first hinge; and
a first socket comprising a U-shaped fitting groove shaped and dimensioned to receive the first ball.

7. The wearable display device of claim 5 , further comprising:
a third housing connected to the first rotational articulation member.

8. The wearable display device of claim 7 , wherein the third housing comprises:
a first contact terminal hingedly and rotatably coupled to one surface of the third housing.

9. The wearable display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
two or more second recessed portions formed in one surface of the second housing.

10. The wearable display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second rotational articulation member rotatably coupled to a second end of the second housing.

11. The wearable display device of claim 10 , wherein the second rotational articulation member comprises:
a second hinge rotatably coupled to the second end of the second housing;
a second ball hingedly coupled to the second hinge; and
a second socket comprising a U-shaped fitting groove shaped and dimensioned to receive the second ball.

12. The wearable display device of claim 10 , further comprising:
a fourth housing connected to the second rotational articulation member.

13. The wearable display device of claim 12 , wherein the fourth housing comprises:
a second contact terminal hingedly and rotatably coupled to one surface of the fourth housing.

14. The wearable display device of claim 1 , wherein the sliding unit further comprises:
a first wire member extending from the stopper block toward the first frame in a first direction in which the first frame extends; and
a second wire member extending from the stopper block in a second direction in which the second frame extends.

15. A wearable display device, comprising:
a display unit configured to transmit an image;
a first housing having a first end connected to the display unit;
a second housing having a first end disposed opposite to the first end of the first housing;
a sliding unit configured to slidably connect the first housing and the second housing to each other;
a first rotational articulation member rotatably coupled to a second end of the first housing;
a second rotational articulation member rotatably coupled to a second end of the second housing;
a third housing connected to the first rotational articulation member;
a fourth housing connected to the second rotational articulation member; and
at least one contact terminal hingedly and rotatably coupled to at least one surface of the third housing and one surface of the fourth housing.

16. The wearable display device of claim 15 ,
wherein the first rotational articulation member comprises:
a first hinge rotatably coupled to the second end of the first housing;
a first ball hingedly coupled to the first hinge; and
a first socket comprising a fitting groove shaped and dimensioned to receive the first ball, and

wherein the second rotational articulation member comprises:
a second hinge rotatably coupled to the second end of the second housing;
a second ball hingedly coupled to the second hinge; and
a second socket comprising a fitting groove shaped and dimensioned to receive the second ball.

17. The wearable display device of claim 16 , wherein the sliding unit comprises:
a first frame disposed at the first end of the first housing and extending toward the first end of the second housing;
a second frame disposed at the first end of the second housing and extending toward the first end of the first housing;
a stopper block configured to receive the first frame and the second frame, wherein the first frame and the second frame penetrate the stopper block; and
an accommodating groove formed in the first end of the second housing and shaped and dimensioned to receive the stopper block.

18. The wearable display device of claim 17 , wherein the sliding unit further comprises:
a first wire member extending from the stopper block toward the first frame in a first direction in which the first frame extends; and
a second wire member extending from the stopper block in a second direction in which the second frame extends.

19. A wearable display device, comprising: a display unit configured to transmit an image; a first housing having a first end connected to the display unit, and a second end disposed opposite to the first end of the first housing: a second housing having a first end disposed opposite to the first end of the first housing, and a second end disposed opposite to the first end of the second housing; a sliding unit configured to slidably connect the first housing and the second housing to each other; and a plurality of recessed portions formed on at least one of a lateral side of the first housing between the first and second ends of the first housing, and a lateral side of the second housing between the first and second ends of the second housing, wherein the recessed portions face the lateral side of the second housing when the recessed portions are formed on the lateral side of the first housing, and the recessed portions face the lateral side of the first housing when the recessed portions are formed on the lateral side of the second housing; wherein the sliding unit comprises: a first frame disposed at the first end of the first housing and extending toward the first end of the second housing; a second frame disposed at the first end of the second housing and extending toward the first end of the first housing; a stopper block configured to receive the first frame and the second frame, wherein the first frame and the second frame penetrate the stopper block; and an accommodating groove formed in the first end of the second housi

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ryu An Na
• Kim Mu Gyeom
• Yoo Hee Soo
• Lee Kwang Hoon
• Lee Myoung Jin

Classifications

• G02C3/04 Primary

  Arrangements for supporting by hand, e.g. lorgnette, Arrangements for supporting by articles (by walking-sticks A45B3/00) · CPC title

• G02C5/04

  with adjustable means · CPC title

• G02B27/0176 Primary

  characterised by mechanical features · CPC title

• G06F1/163 Primary

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

• G02C5/006

  Collapsible frames · CPC title