Wearable electronic display

• US 8,545,013 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2011
• Issued: 10/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kopin Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kopin Corporation
• Inventors: Hwang, Hoosung, Lee, Jhang Woo
• Primary Examiner(s): MAI, HUY KIM
• Application Number:
  US13/093,378
• Publication Number:
  US 20110273662A1
• Time in Patent Office: 890 Days
• Field of Search: 351/41, 351/111, 351/140, 351/158, 245/2, 349 13- 15, 381/374, 381/376, 381/381
• US Class Current: 351/158
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0176 characterised by mechanical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids
• 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

Abstract

A wearable electronic display includes an eyewear display and a flexible band attached to the eyewear display for securing the eyewear display to the user'"'"'s head. At least one speaker is slidably attached below the flexible band by a slidable mount. The slidable mount is capable of sliding forwardly and rearwardly on the flexible band for adjusting the at least one speaker to the user'"'"'s ears.

Claims

1. A wearable electronic display comprising;

an eyewear display;

a flexible band attached to the eyewear display for securing the eyewear display to a user'"'"'s head; and

at least one speaker slidably attached below the flexible band by a slidable mount, the slidable mount capable of sliding forwardly and rearwardly on the flexible band for slidably adjusting the at least one speaker to the user'"'"'s ears, the slidable mount being stiff and extending along a longitudinal axis, a slot extending along a height of the slidable mount and through the slidable mount transverse to the longitudinal axis of the slidable mount, the flexible band extending through the slot and the slidable mount having a sliding mount length relative to the flexible band, a member extending downwardly from the slidable mount to which the at least one speaker is mounted in a position below the flexible band and laterally offset from the longitudinal axis of the slidable mount, the sliding mount length being substantially shorter than the height for allowing the slidable mount to twist about the longitudinal axis of the slidable mount and along contact lines with the flexible band to provide flexible outward adjustment of the at least one speaker against at least one ear of the user.

2. The wearable electronic display of claim 1 in which two speakers are slidably attached below the flexible band on opposite sides of the eyewear display by two respective slidable mounts which slide on the flexible band.

3. The wearable electronic display of claim 2 in which each slidable mount has the sliding mount being length L_m and a lateral mount thickness T_m, and each speaker has a speaker length L_s and a lateral speaker thickness T_s, the sliding mount length L_m and the lateral mount thickness T_m, being less than the respective speaker length L_s and the lateral speaker thickness T_s, thereby limiting the amount of the flexible band that is constrained by the slidable mount and size of the slidable mount pressed by the flexible band against the user'"'"'s head.

4. The wearable electronic display of claim 2 in which the speakers are mounted to the slidable mounts by respective stems which are angled rearwardly.

5. The wearable electronic display of claim 4 in which the speakers are positioned on an upper side of a portion of the stems.

6. The wearable electronic display of claim 1 in which the flexible band comprises a fabric strap.

7. The wearable electronic display of claim 6 in which the slidable mount comprises a narrow flattened post having the slot through which the flexible band extends.

8. The wearable electronic display of claim 1 further comprising a resilient forehead support extending from the eyewear display rearwardly for providing support against the user'"'"'s forehead.

9. The wearable electronic display of claim 8 in which the forehead support comprises a rubber member having elongate lateral slots for providing flexibility to the forehead support to adjust to different head sizes.

10. A wearable electronic display comprising:

an eyewear display;

a flexible band attached to the eyewear display for securing the eyewear display to a user'"'"'s head; and

two speakers slidably attached below the flexible band on opposite sides of the eyewear display by two respective slidable mounts, the slidable mounts capable of sliding forwardly and rearwardly on the flexible band for slidably adjusting the speakers to the user'"'"'s ears, each slidable mount comprising a stiff narrow flattened post extending along a longitudinal axis, and having a slot extending along a height of the slidable mount and through the slidable mount transverse to the longitudinal axis of the slidable mount, the flexible band extending through the slot and the slidable mount having a sliding mount length relative to the flexible band, a member extending downwardly from the slidable mount to which a respective speaker is mounted in a position below the flexible band and laterally offset from the longitudinal axis of the slidable mount, the sliding mount length being substantially shorter than the height for allowing the slidable mount to twist about the longitudinal axis of the slidable mount and along contact lines with the flexible band to provide flexible outward adjustment of the respective speaker against a respective ear of the user, each slidable mount also having the sliding mount length being L_m and a lateral mount thickness T_m, and each speaker having a speaker length L_s and a lateral speaker thickness T_s, the sliding mount length and the lateral mount thickness T_m, being less than the respective speaker length L_s and the lateral speaker thickness T_s, thereby limiting the amount of the flexible band that is constrained by the slidable mounts and the size of the slidable mounts pressed by the flexible band against the user'"'"'s head.

11. A method of wearing a wearable electronic display having an eyewear display comprising;

securing the eyewear display to a user'"'"'s head with a flexible band attached to the eyewear display; and

slidably attaching at least one speaker below the flexible band with a slidable mount, the slidable mount capable of sliding forwardly and rearwardly on the flexible band for slidably adjusting the at least one speaker to the user'"'"'s ears, the slidable mount being stiff and extending along a longitudinal axis, a slot extending along a height of the slidable mount and through the slidable mount transverse to the longitudinal axis of the slidable mount, the flexible band extending through the slot and the slidable mount having a sliding mount length relative to the flexible band, a member extending downwardly from the slidable mount to which the at least one speaker is mounted in a position below the flexible band and laterally offset from the longitudinal axis of the slidable mount, the sliding mount length being substantially shorter than the height for allowing the slidable mount to twist about the longitudinal axis of the slidable mount and along contact lines with the flexible band to provide flexible adjustment of the at least one speaker against at least one ear of the user.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising slidably attaching two speakers below the flexible band on opposite sides of the eyewear display with two respective slidable mounts which slide on the flexible band.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising providing each slidable mount with the sliding mount length being L_m and a lateral mount thickness T_m, and each speaker with a speaker length L_s and a lateral speaker thickness T_s, the sliding mount length L_m and the lateral mount thickness T_m, being less than the respective speaker length L_s and the lateral speaker thickness T_s, thereby limiting the amount of the flexible band that is constrained by the slidable mount and size of the slidable mount pressed by the flexible band against the user'"'"'s head.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising mounting the speakers to the slidable mounts with respective stems which are angled rearwardly.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising positioning the speakers on an upper side of a portion of the stems.

16. The method of claim 11 further comprising forming the flexible band from a fabric strap.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising forming the slidable mount as a narrow flattened post having the slot through which the flexible band extends.

18. The method of claim 11 further comprising extending a resilient forehead support from the eyewear display rearwardly for providing support against the user'"'"'s forehead.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising forming the forehead support as a rubber member having elongate lateral slots for providing flexibility to the forehead support to adjust to different head sizes.