公开(公告)号：US20240103287A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18470408

申请日：2023-09-19

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Erin M. Bosch ,  Darshan R. Kasar ,  Timon A. Wright ,  Nicholas R. Trincia ,  Jonathan M. Anderson ,  Liam R. Martinez ,  Ian A. Guy ,  Paul X. Wang ,  Samuel G. Smith ,  Jeffrey A. Griffis ,  Andrew Gallaher

IPC分类号： G02B27/01

CPC分类号： G02B27/0176

摘要： A removable facial interface for a head-mountable device (HMD) is disclosed. In an example, an HMD includes a display; a facial interface frame at least partially surrounding the display; a removable facial interface attached to the facial interface frame; a first attachment mechanism attached to one of the facial interface frame or the removable facial interface; and a second attachment mechanism attached to the other of the facial interface frame or the removable facial interface, the removable facial interface being attached to the facial interface frame by the first attachment mechanism and the second attachment mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US20240184329A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18441457

申请日：2024-02-14

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Timon A. Wright ,  Evan A. Cernokus

IPC分类号： G06F1/16

CPC分类号： G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/1603

摘要： A head-mounted device may have a main housing containing displays that display images to eye boxes for a user when the head-mounted device is worn by the user. The head-mounted device may include a light-shielding structure coupled to the main housing and configured to rest on the nasal region of the user. The light-shielding structure may include rigid members, flexible members, and/or fabric members. The light-shielding structure may conform to the facial features of the user around the nasal region to block environmental light from entering the eye boxes when the head-mounted device is worn by the user.

公开(公告)号：US20210325631A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-21

申请号：US17185743

申请日：2021-02-25

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Yiwei Tao ,  Vedant A. Dhandhania ,  Timon A. Wright

IPC分类号： G02B7/12 ,  G02B25/00 ,  G02B7/02

摘要： Electronic devices such as head-mounted electronic devices may include displays for presenting images to users. 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. To hide internal structures from view, the rear of a head-mounted device may be provided with a cover. The cover may have a stretchable layer that is coupled to a frame. Openings in the stretchable layer may be aligned with the optical modules.

公开(公告)号：US20240077698A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18506496

申请日：2023-11-10

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Yiwei Tao ,  Vedant A. Dhandhania ,  Timon A. Wright

IPC分类号： G02B7/12 ,  G02B7/02 ,  G02B25/00

CPC分类号： G02B7/12 ,  G02B7/02 ,  G02B25/001

摘要： Electronic devices such as head-mounted electronic devices may include displays for presenting images to users. 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. To hide internal structures from view, the rear of a head-mounted device may be provided with a cover. The cover may have a stretchable layer that is coupled to a frame. Openings in the stretchable layer may be aligned with the optical modules.

公开(公告)号：US10469939B1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-05

申请号：US16126333

申请日：2018-09-10

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Miikka O. Tikander ,  Timon A. Wright ,  Esge B. Andersen

IPC分类号： H04R1/28 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R5/033

摘要： Headphones are disclosed that include a first earcup assembly. The first earcup assembly includes a first speaker and a plurality of tunable acoustic dampeners at least partially surrounding the first speaker. The plurality of acoustic dampeners are configured to dampen standing wave resonances. The headphones include a second earcup assembly and a headband extending between the first and second earcup assemblies. The headband includes first and second opposing ends attached to the first and second earcup assemblies, respectively.

公开(公告)号：US11504945B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-22

申请号：US16358590

申请日：2019-03-19

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Sofiane Berlat ,  Aedhan M. Loomis ,  Peter F. Coxeter ,  Sarah J. Montplaisir ,  Timon A. Wright ,  Yohji Hamada ,  Patrick Perry ,  Chad J. Miller ,  Andrew L. Rosenberg ,  Daniel A. Podhajny ,  Daniel D. Sunshine ,  Jessica J. Lu ,  Lia M. Uesato ,  Donald L. Olmstead

IPC分类号： B32B7/09 ,  D04B1/08 ,  D04B21/20 ,  D04B1/22 ,  D05B1/06 ,  D05B93/00 ,  B29C70/24 ,  B29C65/00 ,  A45C11/00 ,  B32B3/26 ,  B32B5/06

摘要： An item may be formed from structures that include holes. Stitching may be used to form a seam that joins the structures. The stitching may be formed from a chain stitch that passes through the holes. The holes may be formed from loops of knit fabric or other holes. Leather layers, polymer layers, fabric layers, and other structures with holes may be joined using the stitching. During fabrication, a layer of material with holes may be placed on an adjustable-shape fixture having a bed of needles. The shape of the bed of nails in the adjustable-shape fixture may then be changed. After the fixture has been used to transform the shape of one or more of the structures, the structures may be placed on needles in an assembly fixture and the stitching between the structures may be formed. The item may be an electronic device cover or other item.

公开(公告)号：US11259107B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US16878561

申请日：2020-05-19

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Mike B. Minerbi ,  Edward Siahaan ,  Benjamin A. Shaffer ,  Eugene A. Whang ,  Miikka O. Tikander ,  Derek W. Wright ,  Jared M. Kole ,  Esge B. Andersen ,  Daniel R. Bloom ,  Edwin J. Corona Aparicio ,  Timon A. Wright

IPC分类号： H04R5/04 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R5/033 ,  G10K11/178

摘要： This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.

公开(公告)号：US11137612B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-05

申请号：US16562293

申请日：2019-09-05

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： 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分类号： G02B27/01

摘要： 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：US20240036324A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18339687

申请日：2023-06-22

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Darshan R. Kasar ,  Nicholas R. Trincia ,  Timon A. Wright ,  Vedant A. Dhandhania

IPC分类号： G02B27/01

CPC分类号： G02B27/0172 ,  G02B27/0176 ,  G02B2027/0154

摘要： A head-mounted device may include a main housing portion and a temple housing portion. Displays in the main housing portion may be configured to present images that are viewable from eye boxes. A light-blocking cover may extend between the main housing portion and the temple housing portion and may be configured to prevent outside light from reaching the eye boxes. The light-blocking cover may have a stretchable outer fabric layer and an inner light-blocking layer formed from fabric or other suitable materials. The light-blocking cover may include slack in the inner light-blocking layer so that the inner light-blocking layer can accommodate movement of the main housing portion relative to the temple housing portion without sacrificing opacity. The slack may be heat-set, molded, or covered with a layer of elastic so that the slack returns to a retracted state within the temple housing portion after being expanded.

公开(公告)号：US11860444B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17185743

申请日：2021-02-25

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Yiwei Tao ,  Vedant A. Dhandhania ,  Timon A. Wright

IPC分类号： G02B7/12 ,  G02B25/00 ,  G02B7/02

CPC分类号： G02B7/12 ,  G02B7/02 ,  G02B25/001

摘要： Electronic devices such as head-mounted electronic devices may include displays for presenting images to users. 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. To hide internal structures from view, the rear of a head-mounted device may be provided with a cover. The cover may have a stretchable layer that is coupled to a frame. Openings in the stretchable layer may be aligned with the optical modules.