Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Field replaceable spacer for head-mounted wearable device
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Application No.: US15472038Application Date: 2017-03-28
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Publication No.: US10659868B1Publication Date: 2020-05-19
- Inventor: Zhen Xu , Chun Sik Jeong , Han Zhang , Jung Sik Yang , Xuan Zhong , Jianchun Dong , Niranjan Madan Mohan Bhatia
- Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Lindauer Law, PLLC
- Main IPC: H04R25/00
- IPC: H04R25/00 ; H04R1/10 ; G02C11/00 ; G02B27/01

Abstract:
A head-mounted wearable device (HMWD) may be fashioned that includes temples that pass near each ear of the user. A temple may incorporate a bone conduction speaker (BCS) to provide audio output to the user. During wear, a portion of the BCS is in physical contact with a head of the user to transfer the vibrations from the BCS to the user. To accommodate different head shapes and sizes, a head contact piece may be mounted to the BCS. The user may add, remove, or swap the head contact piece from an assortment of such pieces to find a profile that is comfortable to the wearer and improves performance of the BCS. The head contact piece may be magnetically affixed, allowing for easy changeout.
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