MODULARIZED HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY MODULE

• US 20180074549A1
• Filed: 03/27/2015
• Published: 03/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen Royole Technologies Co. Ltd
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen Royole Technologies Co. Ltd
• Inventors: CHEN, Songya, YANG, Songling, LIU, Zihong
• Granted Patent: US 10,331,169 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/00 Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/01 Head-up displays
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0176 characterised by mechanical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 30/25 using polarisation techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/00 Optical parts characterised by the material G02B1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1633 Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1654 the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1066 Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support earpiece support for monophonic headphones H04R1/105; earpiece support for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1075 Mountings of transducers in earphones or headphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10

Abstract

Disclosed are a modularized head-mounted display device and an assembly and disassembly module. The head-mounted display device may include a display apparatus to display and output multimedia signals, an earphone apparatus to output audio signals, a connecting mechanism to connect the display apparatus and the earphone apparatus, and an assembly and disassembly module to detachably connect the display apparatus or the earphone apparatus to the connecting mechanism. The connecting mechanism of the head-mounted display device may include an assembly and disassembly module, thereby realizing the modularization of the device.

Claims

1. A head-mounted display device, comprising:

a display apparatus operable to display and output multimedia signals;

an earphone apparatus operable to output audio signals;

a connecting mechanism operable to connect the display apparatus and the earphone apparatus,

wherein, the display apparatus or the earphone apparatus further comprises an assembly and disassembly element, the connecting mechanism further comprises an assembly and disassembly module, and the assembly and disassembly element of the display apparatus or the earphone apparatus is detachably connected to the assembly and disassembly module.

2. The head-mounted display device of claim 1, wherein the assembly and disassembly module comprises:

a slide handle comprising an operating portion and a driven portion;

a base comprising;

a slide groove comprising a slide groove space inside the base, the slide groove space extending to a slide groove opening defined in an outer surface of the base, the operating portion being disposed in the slide groove opening, the driven portion being disposed in the slide groove space, and the driven portion being driven by the operating portion to slide in the slide groove space;

a connecting groove comprising a connecting space extending along the slide groove and a positioning portion arranged in the connecting groove, the connecting space extending to a connecting groove opening defined in the outer surface of the base; and

an elastic strip, disposed in the slide groove and connected to the slide handle;

the assembly and disassembly element comprising a connecting portion housed in the connecting space, and a fixing portion arranged on the connecting portion to be assembled to the positioning portion.

3. The head-mounted display device of claim 2, further comprising another assembly and disassembly element, wherein two ends of the display apparatus are respectively connected to the assembly and disassembly element and the another assembly and disassembly element.

4. The head-mounted display device of claim 3, further comprising a head-mounted bracket and another assembly and disassembly element, two ends of the head-mounted bracket being respectively connected to the assembly and disassembly element and the another assembly and disassembly element.

5. The head-mounted display device of claim 1, wherein the assembly and disassembly module comprises:

elastic hooks each comprising a resilient strip main body, and a hook portion and an elastic support portion respectively located at two ends of the resilient strip main body;

a compression threaded tube comprising a first threaded wall;

a screwing nut comprising a second threaded wall operable to be screwed with the first threaded wall; and

a fixing base defining;

penetrating grooves corresponding to the first threaded wall, the first threaded wall being connected, from one side of the fixing base, to the second threaded wall on the other side through the penetrating grooves; and

fixing grooves, arranged between adjacent penetrating grooves to house the elastic support portions.

6. The head-mounted display device of claim 5, wherein a fixing shaft is arranged between the resilient strip main body and the elastic support portion, and the fixing groove further defines a shaft hole to fix the fixing shaft.

7. The head-mounted display device of claim 5, wherein the earphone apparatus is connected to the connecting mechanism through the elastic hooks.

8. The head-mounted display device of claim 3, wherein the base defines a penetrating shaft hole, and the connecting mechanism further comprises:

a pin shaft to penetrate through the penetrating shaft hole to be connected to the earphone apparatus.

9. The head-mounted display device of claim 7, wherein the pin shaft comprises a tooth-shape structure, and an inner wall of the penetrating shaft hole comprises an engagement resilient strip engaged with the tooth-shape structure.

10. An assembly and disassembly module, comprising:

a slide handle, comprising an operating portion and a driven portion;

a base defining;

a slide groove comprising a slide groove space inside the base, the slide groove space extending to a slide groove opening defined in an outer surface of the base, the operating portion being disposed in the slide groove opening, the driven portion being disposed in the slide groove space, and the driven portion being driven by the operating portion to slide in the slide groove space; and

a connecting groove comprising a connecting space extending along the slide groove, and a positioning portion arranged in the connecting groove, the connecting space extending to a connecting groove opening defined in the outer surface of the base;

an elastic strip disposed in the slide groove and connected to the slide handle; and

an assembly and disassembly element comprising a connecting portion housed in the connecting space, and a fixing portion arranged on the connecting portion to be assembled to the positioning portion.

11. The assembly and disassembly module of claim 10, wherein the connecting space extends along a width direction of the slide groove.

12. The assembly and disassembly module of claim 11, wherein an extending distance of the connecting groove is smaller than a maximum width of the assembly and disassembly element;

a sum of the extending distance of the connecting groove and a width of the slide groove is larger than the maximum width of the assembly and disassembly element.

13. The assembly and disassembly module of claim 12, wherein the driven portion slides away from the slide groove space corresponding to the connecting space, the connecting groove opening and a corresponding portion of the slide groove opening form an installation opening, and the connecting space and a corresponding portion of the slide groove space form an installation space.

14. The assembly and disassembly module of claim 10, wherein the connecting groove extends along a length direction of the slide groove.

15. The assembly and disassembly module of claim 14, wherein an extending distance of the connecting groove is larger than or equal to the width of the connecting portion.

16. The assembly and disassembly module of claim 15, wherein the elastic strip provides a resilience force to return the slide handle to the connecting groove.

17. The assembly and disassembly module of claim 10, comprising two slide handles.

18. An assembly and disassembly module, comprising:

elastic hooks each comprising a resilient strip main body, and a hook portion and an elastic support portion respectively located at two ends of the resilient strip main body;

a compression threaded tube comprising a first threaded wall;

a screwing nut comprising a second threaded wall operable to be screwed with the first threaded wall; and

a fixing base, defining;

penetrating grooves corresponding to the first threaded wall, the first threaded wall being connected, from one side of the fixing base, to the second threaded wall on the other side through the penetrating grooves,

fixing grooves arranged between adjacent penetrating grooves to house the elastic support portions.

19. The assembly and disassembly module of claim 18, wherein a fixing shaft is arranged between the resilient strip main body and the elastic support portion, and the fixing groove further defines a shaft hole to fix the fixing shaft.