Head-mounted display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9733480-B2
Application number	US-201514839609-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2015
Priority date	Sep 1, 2014
Publication date	Aug 15, 2017
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017

Abstract

A head-mounted display device is provided. The head-mounted display device includes: a frame having one surface formed to face a user's face; a wearing part formed to be coupled to at least a part of the frame so as to allow the frame to be fixed to the face; a mounting part formed in a cavity structure so that an external electronic device is capable of being mounted on the other surface of the frame; and one or more fastening parts that fix the external electronic device to the mounting part, wherein the fastening parts has an inclined opening angle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A head-mounted display device comprising:
a frame including a first surface formed according to a face of a user;
a wearing part formed to couple to at least a part of the frame so as to allow the frame to be fixed to the face;
a mounting part formed as a cavity structure of the frame and configured to mount an external electronic device to a second surface of the frame; and
one or more fastening parts pivotally coupled to the frame, wherein the one or more fastening parts is configured to pivot to fix the external electronic device to the mounting part, and
wherein the one or more fastening parts have an inclined opening angle.

2. The head-mounted display device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more fastening parts include a connector fastening part having a first inclined opening angle and a terminal fastening part having a second inclined opening angle.

3. The head-mounted display device of claim 2 , wherein when one end of the external electronic device is coupled to the connector fastening part and another end of the external electronic device is mounted on the terminal fastening part, the connector fastening part pivots to a horizontal position by a weight of the external electronic device, and the terminal fastening part pivots to a horizontal position to fix the external electronic device.

4. The head-mounted display device of claim 2 , wherein the connector fastening part includes a connector holder including a USB connector, a spring configured to press the connector holder in a predetermined direction, and a connector holder dummy configured to fix the connector holder to the frame.

5. The head-mounted display device of claim 4 , wherein before the external electronic device is fastened, the spring and the connector holder dummy are configured to together maintain the connector holder at the first inclined opening angle.

6. The head-mounted display device of claim 2 , wherein the terminal fastening part includes:
a terminal holder,
a release button within the terminal holder and configured to be vertically movable,
a terminal holder assembly including a terminal locking unit configured to lock the terminal holder, the terminal holder assembly pivotally coupled to the frame, and
a terminal holder dummy fixed to the frame and configured to guide a pivot of the terminal holder assembly.

7. The head-mounted display device of claim 6 , wherein the terminal locking unit includes:
a holder pin configured to convert a vertical movement of the release button into a horizontal movement,
a holder cap configured to guide operation of the holder pin, and
an elastic spring interposed between the release button and the holder cap.

8. The head-mounted display device of claim 6 , wherein the terminal holder includes:
a locking flange that protrudes from an upper portion of the terminal holder and configured to lock the mounted external electronic device,
a lift bar that protrudes from a lower portion of the terminal holder and configured to move up the external electronic device,
a slide hole formed in a central portion of the terminal holder and configured to allow the release button to be vertically moved through the slide hole, and
a hinge shaft that protrudes laterally and is configured to be shaft-coupled to the frame.

9. The head-mounted display device of claim 8 , wherein the slide hole includes a stopper protrusion configured to prevent the release button from moving beyond a predetermined amount.

10. The head-mounted display device of claim 7 , wherein:
the release button includes an inclined portion,
the inclined portion is configured to insert into the holder pin having a corresponding shape, and
the holder cap includes an opened portion through which the holder pin passes during rotation of the holder pin.

11. The head-mounted display device of claim 7 , wherein when the external electronic device is not locked by the terminal holder, the holder pin is rotatable without being locked to the terminal holder dummy.

12. The head-mounted display device of claim 7 , wherein the holder pin is configured lock to the terminal holder dummy to be fixed when the terminal holder is rotated to lock the external electronic device.

13. The head-mounted display device of claim 11 , wherein the holder pin is configured to unlock from the terminal holder dummy and to release the holder pin to rotate when the release button is pushed in a state where the holder pin is locked to the terminal holder dummy.

14. The head-mounted display device of claim 7 , wherein the elastic spring is disposed continuously to press the release button to protrude from the terminal holder.

15. The head-mounted display device of claim 7 , wherein regardless of whether the terminal locking unit is locked, the elastic spring is in a relaxed state and the release button maintains the protruding state.

16. The head-mounted display device of claim 7 , wherein:
the holder pin is configured to be not locked to the terminal holder dummy to enable the holder pin to rotate to the second inclined opening angle when the terminal locking unit is not locked, and
the holder pin is configured to be locked to the terminal holder dummy in a fixed state to enable the holder pin to maintain the terminal holder in a horizontal position when the terminal locking unit is locked.

17. The head-mounted display device of claim 7 , wherein:
the release button is configured to move vertically and to push the holder pin horizontally forward to contract the elastic spring when the terminal locking unit is released from being locked, and
the locked state of the holder pin in relation to the terminal holder dummy is configured to release the terminal fastening part to incline when the terminal locking unit is released from being locked.

18. The head-mounted display device of claim 2 , wherein the second inclined opening angle is larger than the first inclined opening angle.

19. The head-mounted display device of claim 6 , wherein when the release button is pushed, one end of the external electronic device is moved up to remove the external electronic device.

20. The head-mounted display device of claim 1 , further comprising a cover configured to couple to the frame.

21. The head-mounted display device of claim 20 , wherein the cover comprises a window on a front surface thereof.

22. The head-mounted display device of claim 20 , wherein the cover includes one or more openings.

23. The head-mounted display device of claim 1 , wherein the external electronic device is configured to change a normal display mode to a Head-Mounted Mode (HMM) or Virtual Reality (VR) mode that provides a see-closed function that provides Virtual Reality.

24. The head-mounted display device of claim 23 , wherein the mode conversion is performed in a mechanical or electronic manner.

25. The head-mounted display device of claim 24 , wherein the mechanical mode conversion is performed by one or more switches or buttons.

26. The head-mounted display device of claim 24 , wherein the electronic mode conversion is performed by at least one of a proximity sensor, an illumination sensor, a magnetic sensor, and an infrared sensor.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Baek Jongsun
• Yun Sukjin
• Wang Sangjin
• Hwang Jiseong
• Kim Donghyeon
• Yi Youngjin
• Choi Jongchul

Classifications

• G06F1/163

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

• G02B2027/0156

  with optionally usable elements · CPC title

• G02B2027/0154

  with movable elements · CPC title

• H05K5/0017

  with operator interface units · CPC title

• G02B27/0176 Primary

  characterised by mechanical features · CPC title