Head mounted display assembly

• US 20090040296A1
• Filed: 06/27/2008
• Published: 02/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jonathan D. Moscato
• Original Assignee: Jonathan D. Moscato
• Inventors: Moscato, Jonathan D.
• Application Number:
  US12/215,496
• Publication Number:
  US 20090040296A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/53
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0132 comprising binocular systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0176 characterised by mechanical features
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/344 with head-mounted left-right displays

Abstract

A display assembly comprised of a binocular micro-display attached to a head supported structure such as goggles, helmet, eyewear, or a headband and provides the user with an optical projection in the user'"'"'s upper line of sight while providing an unobstructed horizontal line of sight of the user'"'"'s external environment.

Claims

1. a head mounted display assembly comprising:

a binocular micro-display;

a head supported structure;

a mounting interface to attach said micro-display to said head supported structure;

the adjoining geometry of said mounting interface provides a user wearing said assembly;

a nominally normal optical projection in the user'"'"'s upper line of sight, and

an unobstructed horizontal line of sight.

2. The display assembly of claim 1 wherein said mounting interface is comprised of an enclosure surrounding the exterior of said micro-display;

the enclosure is further comprised of a viewing channel to allow unobstructed travel of the optical projection, thereby providing a protective feature surrounding the micro-display while allowing unobstructed travel of the micro-display'"'"'s optical projection to the user'"'"'s eyes.

3. The display assembly of claim 2 wherein said head supported structure is further comprised of an attached visor, thereby providing the user with eye protection from his external environment.

4. The display assembly of claim 3 wherein said enclosure is further comprised of a housing profile feature which conforms to the outer profile of said visor, said profile feature attaches said enclosure to said visor, thereby providing an environmental and light encased viewing channel to protect the micro-display'"'"'s optical lenses.

5. The display assembly of claim 4 wherein said head supported structure is comprised of goggles.

6. The display assembly of claim 5 wherein a forehead spacer is provided to pivot the goggles relative to the user'"'"'s face, thereby providing a decreased upper line of sight viewing angle.

7. The display assembly of claim 4, wherein said enclosure is further comprised of a left and right lateral clearance flange providing clearance nominally normal to the user'"'"'s upper left and upper right upper line of sight, thereby eliminating obstruction within the left and right side of the user'"'"'s upper line of sight caused by the sides of the enclosure.

8. The display assembly of claim 4, wherein said enclosure is further comprised of a bottom flange providing clearance nominally normal to the user'"'"'s midlevel line of sight, thereby eliminating obstruction within the user'"'"'s midlevel line of sight caused by the bottom of the enclosure.

9. The display assembly of claim 4, further comprising removable tinted lenses placed between the user'"'"'s eyes and the outside environment and devoid in the area between user'"'"'s eyes and said micro-display'"'"'s optical projection, thereby providing the user with shade from sunlight without reducing the intensity of the micro-display'"'"'s optical projection.

10. The display assembly of claim 2, wherein said enclosure is further comprised of a housing channel section and a locking cap;

said micro-display is attached to said locking cap to form a removable display module;

said removable display module attaches to said housing channel section, thereby allowing said micro-display to be used with special purpose housings located on various head supported structures.

11. The display assembly of claim 2, wherein said mounting interface is further comprised of an attachment arm which attaches said enclosure to said head supported structure, thereby positioning the micro-display at a set position from the user'"'"'s eyes.

12. The display assembly of claim 11, wherein said head supported structure is comprised of a helmet.

13. The display assembly of claim 11, wherein said attachment arm provides the means to reposition its end attached to said enclosure, thereby allowing the micro-display to be repositioned relative to the user'"'"'s eyes.

14. The display assembly of claim 13, wherein said attachment arm repositioning means is controlled by a level sensor actuation mechanism, whereby the micro-display is positioned in the user'"'"'s upper line of sight when the user'"'"'s head is tipped above a predefined angle and said mechanism positions the micro-display in an upper position outside the user'"'"'s upper line of sight when the user'"'"'s head is tipped below said predefined angle.