公开(公告)号：US20240093758A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18463187

申请日：2023-09-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aiden D. Mossop ,  Yiwei Tao ,  Tingqing Liao ,  Rachel L. Rieger

IPC: F16G11/12 ,  H05K5/02

CPC classification number: F16G11/12 ,  H05K5/0217

Abstract: A cable tensioning system including a roller-and-wedge clutch is disclosed. The cable tensioning system can be used in an adjustable headband for a head-mountable display. In an example, a tensioning system includes a cable; a cam wheel including a roller opening, the cam wheel including a ramped surface adjacent the roller opening; a dial housing encircling the cam wheel; and a roller in the roller opening, the roller being configured to roll along the ramped surface, the roller being configured to lock the cam wheel and the dial housing when the cable moves in a first direction, the roller being configured to unlock the cam wheel and the dial housing when the cable moves in a second direction opposite the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US11137612B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-05

申请号：US16562293

申请日：2019-09-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yoonhoo Jo ,  Thomas E. Degen ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Julian Jaede ,  Aiden D. Mossop ,  Atif H. Naqvi ,  Scott Y. Oshita ,  Heidi Williamson ,  Edward W. Wong ,  Timon A. Wright

IPC: G02B27/01

Abstract: A head-mounted device may include a housing structure, a display module mounted in the housing structure, and adjustable support structures coupled to the housing structure. The adjustable support structures may include a first portion that rests against a user's forehead and second and third portions that rest against the user's cheeks or temples. In some arrangements, the adjustable support structures include posts with adjustable lengths, telescoping layers of material, inflatable structures, and/or elastomeric materials that expand and retract to accommodate different face shapes and sizes. In some arrangements, the adjustable support structures include a cable located in a flexible member. When pressure is applied to a forehead portion of the flexible member, the cable pulls the temple portions of the flexible member towards each other. In some arrangements, the adjustable support structures include a movable member that pivots about a pivot axis.

公开(公告)号：US20240210710A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18597864

申请日：2024-03-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Gallaher ,  Aiden D. Mossop ,  Samuel G. Smith

IPC: G02B27/01

CPC classification number: G02B27/0176

Abstract: An electronic device can include a band that having a bifurcated rear portion. The bifurcated rear portion can include an upper elongate structure and a lower elongate structure that extend between bifurcation points of the band. In one example, each of the upper and lower elongate structures includes an outer tube, one or more inner tubes at least partially disposed within the outer tubes, and a biasing member, such as an elastic cord, disposed within both the upper and lower elongate portions. The inner tubes can be anchored to another portion of the electronic device such that the outer tubes, which slidably engage respective inner tubes, can be moved or pulled backward from the inner tubes and the display portion to adjust the size of the band. The elastic biasing member disposed within the upper and lower elongate members, including the outer tubes and the inner tubes, is configured to resist the backward movement and provide a tension force against the user's head when the user dons the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20200081259A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

申请号：US16562293

申请日：2019-09-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yoonhoo Jo ,  Thomas E. Degen ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Julian Jaede ,  Aiden D. Mossop ,  Atif H. Naqvi ,  Scott Y. Oshita ,  Heidi Williamson ,  Edward W. Wong ,  Timon A. Wright

IPC: G02B27/01

Abstract: A head-mounted device may include a housing structure, a display module mounted in the housing structure, and adjustable support structures coupled to the housing structure. The adjustable support structures may include a first portion that rests against a user's forehead and second and third portions that rest against the user's cheeks or temples. In some arrangements, the adjustable support structures include posts with adjustable lengths, telescoping layers of material, inflatable structures, and/or elastomeric materials that expand and retract to accommodate different face shapes and sizes. In some arrangements, the adjustable support structures include a cable located in a flexible member. When pressure is applied to a forehead portion of the flexible member, the cable pulls the temple portions of the flexible member towards each other. In some arrangements, the adjustable support structures include a movable member that pivots about a pivot axis.