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公开(公告)号:US20210325678A1
公开(公告)日:2021-10-21
申请号:US17217993
申请日:2021-03-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Ivan S. Maric , Forrest C. Wang , Jeremy C. Franklin , Phil M. Hobson , Wey-Jiun Lin , Yoonhoo Jo
Abstract: A head-mounted device may have left and right optical modules that present images to a user's eyes. Each optical module may have an optical module support structure and a lens and display coupled to the optical module support structure. The head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing that supports the optical modules. A cover on a rear face of the head-mounted housing may have a pair of openings configured to receive the left and right optical modules. The cover may have a cover layer and left and right cover layer mounting rings respectively configured to engage with the optical module support structures of the left and right optical modules. Sets of magnets in the left and right optical modules may be configured to attract corresponding left and right vision correction lenses. Gaskets may surround the lenses in the optical modules and may prevent environmental contaminant intrusion.
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公开(公告)号:US20210325625A1
公开(公告)日:2021-10-21
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
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.
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公开(公告)号:US11119321B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-14
申请号:US16388538
申请日:2019-04-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Anthony S. Montevirgen , Ivan S. Maric , Jan K. Quijalvo , John N. Border
IPC: G02B27/01 , H04N13/344 , G02B7/02
Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a display that displays content for a user. Head-mounted support structures in the device support the display on the head of the user. The head-mounted device may have a left lens that directs images from the left portion of the display to a left eye box and a right lens that directs images from the right portion of the display to a right eye box. Each lens may include a lens element that is coupled to the display. The lens element may be attached to the display with a layer of optically clear adhesive or the lens element may be formed from gel that directly contacts the display. The lens element attached to the display may have protrusions or recesses to accommodate input-output components. A single lens element may be attached to both the left and right portions of the display.
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公开(公告)号:US10725544B1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-28
申请号:US15593240
申请日:2017-05-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Steven J. Taylor , Brenton A. Baugh , Paul X. Wang , Alex J. Lehmann , Ivan S. Maric , Zheng Gao , Qiliang Xu
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F3/0354 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/038
Abstract: According to some embodiments, an accessory device for interacting with an electronic device having a touch sensitive surface, is described. The accessory device can include a housing having walls suitable for carrying a processor capable of providing instructions and an interface unit extending through an opening at a distal end of the housing, where the interface unit is capable of interacting with the touch sensitive surface. The accessory device can further include a sensor in communication with the processor and the interface unit, where the sensor is capable of (i) detecting a stimulus generated by the interaction between the interface unit and the touch sensitive surface, and (ii) responding by providing a feedback parameter to the processor that responds by providing a feedback instruction. The accessory device can further include a feedback component that responds to the feedback instruction by transmitting a feedback force to the walls of the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US12235459B1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-25
申请号:US17336167
申请日:2021-06-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Ronit K. Gandhi , James W. Vandyke , Jonathan C. Atler , Yoonhoo Jo , Jason C. Sauers , Claire E. Dalke , Ivan S. Maric
Abstract: A head-mountable device can provide adjustable size and shape for storage, transport, and/or charging. A head-mountable device can provide a bistable adjustment mechanism, such as a bistable hinge, that biases a component of the head-mountable device to either of two configurations. Such adjustability can be provided by a light seal module of the head-mountable device and can facilitate collapse of a head securement element, such as arms for engaging the head of the user.
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公开(公告)号:US12140767B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-12
申请号:US18488901
申请日:2023-10-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Marinus Meursing , Keenan Molner , Chengyi Yang , Florian R. Fournier , Ivan S. Maric , Jason C. Sauers
Abstract: To accommodate variations in the interpupillary distances associated with different users, a head-mounted device may have left-eye and right-eye optical modules that move with respect to each other. Each optical module may have a display that creates an image and a corresponding lens that provides the image to an associated eye box for viewing by a user. The optical modules each include a lens barrel to which the display and lens of that optical module are mounted and a head-mounted optical module illumination system. The illumination system may have light-emitting devices such as light-emitting diodes that extend along some or all of a peripheral edge of the display. The light-emitting diodes may be mounted on a flexible printed circuit with a tail that extends a lens barrel opening. A stiffener for the flexible printed circuit may have openings that receive the light-emitting diodes.
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公开(公告)号:US20240302861A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-12
申请号:US18667510
申请日:2024-05-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Ivan S. Maric , Anthony S. Montevirgen , Evan D. Christensen , Lijun Zhang , Phil M. Hobson , Samuel A. Resnick , Yi Jiang
CPC classification number: G06F1/163 , G02B7/12 , G06F1/1686 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q1/40 , H04N23/57 , H04N23/90
Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing. The housing may include a frame with left and right openings that receive respective left and right optical modules that present images to a user's eyes. Each optical module may have a lens and display that presents an image through the lens. Camera support members may be coupled to respective left and right peripheral portions of the frame. Each camera support member may have openings configured to receive cameras. Antennas may be formed on a camera support member. The antennas may have metal traces on a surface of the camera support member, may have conductive structures embedded within the camera support member, and/or may have patterned metal traces on printed circuits attached to or embedded in the camera support member. The cameras may operate through portions of a display cover layer that covers an outwardly-facing display on the head-mounted housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20240027778A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-25
申请号:US18480958
申请日:2023-10-04
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
CPC classification number: G02B27/0176 , G02C5/02 , G02C9/00 , G02B2027/0178
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.
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公开(公告)号:US11815693B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-14
申请号:US17185715
申请日:2021-02-25
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
CPC classification number: G02B27/0176 , G02C5/02 , G02C9/00 , G02B2027/0178
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.
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公开(公告)号:US11762422B1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-19
申请号:US17322591
申请日:2021-05-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Aidan N. Zimmerman , Evan D. Christensen , Ivan S. Maric , Jason C. Sauers , John S. Camp
IPC: G06F1/16
CPC classification number: G06F1/163 , G06F1/1656
Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing that separates an exterior region from an interior region. The housing may have a front layer on a front face of the housing and a rear layer on an opposing rear face of the housing. Sidewall structures may extend between the front and rear layers. The housing may form a head-mounted housing that is configured to be worn on a user's head. An internal frame may be mounted in the interior region. The internal frame may have a nose bridge structure that is coupled to the housing with a coupling member such as a coupling member formed from an elastomeric vibration damping material. Other portions of the frame such elongated laterally extending support members may not contact any portion of the housing and may therefore be isolated from the housing during drop events.
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