HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY

• US 20120268433A1
• Filed: 04/24/2012
• Published: 10/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: HORII, Seiji, YAMAZAWA, Junpei
• Application Number:
  US13/454,140
• Publication Number:
  US 20120268433A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/204
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0149 characterised by mechanical features G02B27/0176 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/02 Flexible displays

Abstract

According to an aspect, a head-mounted display includes a front surface portion, a first side surface portion, a second side surface portion, a display unit, a display control unit, a first component unit, and a second component unit. The first and the second side surface portions are coupled to one end and other end of the front surface portion, and have a first and a second side surface support portion at which the head-mounted display is supported, respectively. The display unit and the display control unit are arranged in the front surface portion. The first and the second component units have a heavier weight than that of the display control unit, and are arranged in a position farther from the front surface portion than the first and the second side surface support portion in the first and the second side surface portion, respectively.

Claims

1. A head-mounted display comprising:

a front surface portion having a front surface support portion at which the head-mounted display is supported;

a first side surface portion coupled to one end of the front surface portion and having a first side surface support portion at which the head-mounted display is supported;

a second side surface portion coupled to other end of the front surface portion and having a second side surface support portion at which the head-mounted display is supported;

a display unit arranged in the front surface portion for displaying an image;

a signal generation unit arranged in a position farther from the front surface portion than the first side surface support portion in the first side surface portion for generating an image signal; and

a display control unit arranged in the front surface portion for controlling display of the image by the display unit based on the image signal supplied from the signal generation unit.

2. The head-mounted display according to claim 1, further comprising

a battery arranged in a position farther from the front surface portion than the second side surface support portion in the second side surface portion for supplying electric power to the display unit.

3. The head-mounted display according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is configured to display the image on a screen arranged in the front surface portion.

4. The head-mounted display according to claim 1, wherein the front surface portion is formed of a translucent or transparent member.

5. The head-mounted display according to claim 1, wherein

the first side surface portion includes a first protrusion portion to be inserted into one ear of a user, and

the second side surface portion includes a second protrusion portion to be inserted into other ear of the user.

6. The head-mounted display according to claim 5, further comprising a sound signal generation unit for generating a sound signal, wherein

the first protrusion portion and the second protrusion portion are earphones for outputting sound based on the sound signal, and

the sound signal generation unit is arranged in a position farther from the front surface portion than the first side surface support portion in the first side surface portion, or in a position farther from the front surface portion than the second side surface support portion in the second side surface portion.

7. The head-mounted display according to claim 1, further comprising:

a sound output unit arranged in at least one of the first side surface portion and the first side surface portion for outputting sound using the bone conduction; and

a sound signal generation unit which is arranged in a position farther from the front surface portion than the first side surface support portion in the first side surface portion, or in a position farther from the front surface portion than the second side surface support portion in the second side surface portion, for generating a sound signal to be output by the sound output unit.

8. A head-mounted display comprising:

a front surface portion having a front surface support portion at which the head-mounted display is supported;

a first side surface portion coupled to one end of the front surface portion and having a first side surface support portion at which the head-mounted display is supported;

a second side surface portion coupled to other end of the front surface portion and having a second side surface support portion at which the head-mounted display is supported;

a display unit arranged in the front surface portion for displaying an image;

a display control unit arranged in the front surface portion for controlling display of the image by the display unit;

a first component unit having a heavier weight than that of the display control unit and arranged in a position farther from the front surface portion than the first side surface support portion in the first side surface portion; and

a second component unit having a heavier weight than that of the display control unit and arranged in a position farther from the front surface portion than the second side surface support portion in the second side surface portion.