Head-mounted display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9703103-B2
Application number	US-201515123739-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2015
Priority date	Mar 14, 2014
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

There is provided a head-mounted display which allows the lengths of fastening bands to be adjusted easily and can be mounted on the head of the user with increased stability. The head-mounted display has a first fastening band and a second fastening band which extend from the front side toward rear side thereof, for being fastened to the head of the user. At least a portion of the first fastening band is made of an elastically expandable material. The second fastening band is made of a material which is less expandable than the material of the first fastening band and includes a mechanism for adjusting the length thereof.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A head-mounted display comprising:
a first fastening band for being fastened to a head of a user, the first fastening band including at least a portion made of an elastically expandable material and extending rearwardly from a front side of the head-mounted display;
a second fastening band for being fastened to the head of the user, the second fastening band being made of a material which is less expandable than the material of the first fastening band, including a mechanism for adjusting the length of the second fastening band, and extending rearwardly from a front side of the head-mounted display; and
a display unit including a display device and supported by the first fastening band and the second fastening band.

2. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a front support for being mounted on the forehead of the user, the front support being coupled to the display unit and adjustable in its position with respect to the display unit;
wherein the first fastening band and the second fastening band extend rearwardly from the front support.

3. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein one of the first fastening band and the second fastening band is positioned beneath the other fastening band; and
the one of the first fastening band and the second fastening band extends rearwardly and downwardly.

4. The head-mounted display according to claim 3 , wherein the second fastening band has in a rear portion of the second fastening band the mechanism for adjusting the length of the second fastening band and a case housing the mechanism.

5. The head-mounted display according to claim 3 , wherein at least one of the first fastening band and the second fastening band has a counterweight in a rear portion.

6. The head-mounted display according to claim 1 , wherein the second fastening band is positioned beneath the first fastening band.

Assignees

• Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc
• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Araki Takamasa
• Sato Fumihiko
• Takayuki Tateno

Classifications

• G02B27/0176 Primary

  characterised by mechanical features · CPC title

• G02B2027/0158

  with adjustable nose pad · CPC title

• G02B2027/0159

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

• G02B27/028 Primary

  characterised by the supporting structure · CPC title

• G09G5/00

  Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators (image data processing or generation, in general G06T) · CPC title