公开(公告)号：US20250020937A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18903931

申请日：2024-10-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ivan S. Maric ,  Aidan N. Zimmerman ,  Brian Baillargeon ,  Evan D. Christensen ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Jia Tao ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Sivesh Selvakumar

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02C5/02 ,  G02C9/00

Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing. The housing may include a chassis with left and right openings that overlap respective left and right optical modules that present images eye boxes. Each optical module may have a lens and display that presents an image through the lens. The chassis may have an inner frame and outer frame. A middle portion of the chassis may form a stiffened nose bridge structure. Components in the housing such as a display, a fan housing, a heat sink layer, optical module guide rods, and a rear cover may span the width of the housing and may be attached to edge portions of the chassis, thereby forming a box-shaped structure that provides rigidity and helps prevent housing deformation.

公开(公告)号：US20240430561A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-26

申请号：US18662980

申请日：2024-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michael J. Rockwell ,  Oriel Y. Bergig ,  Geoffrey Stahl ,  Thibaut Weise ,  Peter Kaufmann ,  Branko Petljanski ,  Jason L. Slupeiks ,  Tom Sengelaub ,  Kathrin Berkner Cieslicki ,  Yanghai Tsin ,  Hesam Najafi ,  Arthur Y. Zhang ,  Cheng Chen ,  Graham B. Myhre ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Marinus Meursing ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Jan K. Quijalvo ,  Jia Tao ,  Ivan S. Maric ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Wey-Jiun Lin ,  William A. Sorrentino, III ,  Jonathan Ive ,  Alan C. Dye ,  Stephen O. Lemay

IPC: H04N23/611 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04N23/90

Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.

公开(公告)号：US20240386817A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18662921

申请日：2024-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jason C. Sauers ,  Amanda R. Rainer ,  Cheng Chen ,  Graham B. Myhre ,  Michael J. Rockwell ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Marinus Meursing ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Jan K. Quijalvo ,  Jia Tao ,  Ivan S. Maric ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Wey-Jiun Lin ,  William A. Sorrentino, III ,  Jonathan Ive ,  Alan C. Dye ,  Stephen O. Lemay ,  Jeffrey M. Faulkner ,  Seung Wook Kim ,  Ray L. Chang

IPC: G09G3/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06T19/00

Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.

公开(公告)号：US20240385443A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18662954

申请日：2024-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Julian Hoenig ,  Julian Jaede ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  James W. Vandyke ,  Cheng Chen ,  Graham B. Myhre ,  Michael J. Rockwell ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Marinus Meursing ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Jan K. Quijalvo ,  Jia Tao ,  Ivan S. Maric ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Wey-Jiun Lin ,  William A. Sorrentino, III ,  Jonathan Ive ,  Alan C. Dye ,  Stephen O. Lemay ,  Jeffrey M. Faulkner

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/00

Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.

公开(公告)号：US20240045213A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US18380767

申请日：2023-10-17

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Ivan S. Maric ,  Jan K. Quijalvo ,  Anna V. Mirabella ,  Wey-Jiun Lin ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Forrest C. Wang ,  Marinus Meursing ,  Blake N. Trekell ,  Aidan N. Zimmerman

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/62

CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 ,  G02B27/62 ,  G02B2027/0187 ,  G02B2027/0138

Abstract: An optical module for a head-mounted device is configured to present content to a user. The optical module includes an optical module housing assembly, a display assembly, and an eye camera. The optical module housing assembly has a first end and a second end. The lens is connected to the optical module housing assembly and positioned at the first end of the optical module housing assembly. The display assembly is connected to the optical module housing assembly and is positioned at the second end of the optical module housing assembly. The display assembly is configured to cause the content to be displayed to the user through the lens. The eye camera is connected to the optical module housing assembly and is positioned at the second end of the optical module housing assembly. The eye camera is configured to obtain images through the lens.

公开(公告)号：US11892701B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US17192728

申请日：2021-03-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ivan S. Maric ,  Forrest C. Wang ,  Jan K. Quijalvo ,  John N. Border ,  Steven M. Scardato ,  Wey-Jiun Lin

IPC: G02B7/02 ,  G02B7/00 ,  G02B13/18 ,  G02B17/08 ,  G02B25/00 ,  G06F3/01

CPC classification number: G02B7/02 ,  G02B7/003 ,  G02B13/18 ,  G02B17/08 ,  G02B25/001 ,  G06F3/013

Abstract: A head-mounted device may have optical modules that present images to the user's left and right eyes. The optical modules may move with respect to each other to accommodate different user interpupillary distances. Each optical module may have a lens barrel, a display coupled to the lens barrel that generates an image, and a lens mounted to the lens barrel through which the image is viewable from an eye box. The lens may be a multi-element lens formed from molded lens elements such as molded polymer lens elements. A lens element may be provided with protrusions that form lens tabs. The lens tabs may have coplanar lens tab surfaces that mate with corresponding coplanar mounting surfaces in the lens barrel. Alignment marks may be formed on the protrusions and/or other portions of the lens.

公开(公告)号：US11822145B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US16933870

申请日：2020-07-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ivan S. Maric ,  Aidan N. Zimmerman ,  Forrest C Wang ,  Jan K. Quijalvo ,  Kuldeep P. Lonkar ,  Nathan Morris ,  Todd R. Farr

IPC: G02B7/02 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B5/28 ,  G02B7/00 ,  G02B27/01

CPC classification number: G02B7/025 ,  G02B5/285 ,  G02B7/002 ,  G02B27/0093 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G02B27/0176 ,  G02B2027/0138

Abstract: An electronic device such as a head mounted device may have a display that displays an image for a user. Head-mounted support structures may be used to support the display and to support lenses. The head-mounted support structures may have one or more lens barrels or other support members. Each lens may have an optical surface and a side surface. Adhesive may be used to attach the lenses to the head-mounted support structures. A first portion of the adhesive may bond each lens to a first respective portion of a support member and a second portion of the adhesive may bond each lens to a second respective portion of the support member. The adhesive may be a non-silicone adhesive that fractures in bulk rather than failing at interfaces with the lens and support member. The elastic modulus of the adhesive may help avoid cracking and plastic deformation during drop events.

公开(公告)号：US20230296893A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18156327

申请日：2023-01-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ivan S. Maric ,  Aidan N. Zimmerman ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Jia Tao ,  John S. Camp ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Jacob L. Smith ,  Evan D. Christensen

IPC: G02B27/01

CPC classification number: G02B27/0149 ,  G02B27/0101 ,  G02B2027/0169 ,  G02B2027/0161 ,  G02B2027/0132

Abstract: A head-mounted device may be provided with displays. The displays and lenses through which images on the displays are viewed may be mounted in optical modules. Positioners may be used to move the optical modules towards and away from each other to adjust the head-mounted device to accommodate different user interpupillary distances. To support and guide the optical modules, the optical modules may be slidably mounted to guide rails. The guide rails may be biased against the optical modules using biasing systems. By using the biasing systems, misalignment between the optical modules can be reduced. If desired, guide rail sensors may be used to monitor the positions of the guide rails. In some configurations, the optical modules may be mounted to the guide rails using kinematic mounting.

公开(公告)号：US11340670B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US17000850

申请日：2020-08-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ivan S. Maric ,  Phil M. Hobson ,  Laura M. Campo ,  Sivesh Selvakumar ,  Jeffrey C. Olson

IPC: G06F1/20 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: A display system, such as a wearable display device, includes a system housing including a cavity having a linear axis extending generally in parallel with first and second side walls enclosing the cavity and a display stack enclosed within the cavity and movable along the linear axis. The display stack includes a display panel and a support chassis configured to support a first side of the display panel and thermally couple the display panel to the first side wall to facilitate heat transfer from the display panel, across the support chassis, and to the system housing The display stack includes a heat sink configured for support by a second side of the display panel and to thermally couple the display panel to the second side wall to facilitate heat transfer from the display panel, across the heat sink, and to the system housing.

公开(公告)号：US20210333506A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-28

申请号：US17218001

申请日：2021-03-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ivan S. Maric ,  Aidan N. Zimmerman ,  David R. Cramer ,  Zechariah D. Feinberg ,  Samuel A. Resnick

IPC: G02B7/12

Abstract: A head-mounted device may have optical modules that present images to a user's eyes. Each optical module may have a lens barrel with a display and a lens that presents an image from the display to a corresponding eye box. To accommodate users with different interpupillary distances, the optical modules may be slidably coupled to guide members such as guide rods. Actuators may slide the optical modules towards or away from each other along the guide rods. The guide rods may be formed from fiber-composite tubes with end caps that are fastened to a frame in the head-mounted device. The tubes may be partly or completely filled with cores to add strength. Low-friction coatings such as metal coatings may be formed on the fiber-composite tubes and the corresponding inner surfaces of the optical module structures that slidably engage the fiber-composite tubes.