公开(公告)号：US20240319495A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18678486

申请日：2024-05-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vedant A Dhandhania ,  Yiwei Tao ,  Edward W Wong

IPC: G02B27/00 ,  G02B30/00

CPC classification number: G02B27/0006 ,  G02B30/00

Abstract: 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 stretchable fabric cover with openings for receiving optical modules. The fabric cover may have first strands forming a warp knit layer with diamond-shaped openings and second strands that zig-zag back and forth within the diamond-shaped openings. The first strands may stretch in the warp direction, while the second strands may stretch in the weft direction. The second strands may have a fuzzy covering for hiding electrical components even as the diamond-shaped openings expand when the fabric is stretched.

公开(公告)号：US20240168295A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18488690

申请日：2023-10-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vedant A Dhandhania ,  Edward W Wong ,  Yi Zou

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B5/00

CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 ,  G02B5/003 ,  G02B27/0176 ,  G02B2027/0169 ,  G02B2027/0192

Abstract: A head-mounted device may include a housing with a display that displays images that are viewable from an eye box. A light seal may be coupled the housing and may block outside light from reaching the eye box. The light seal may include a seamless tube of knit fabric that forms an outermost layer of the light seal. A light-blocking fabric may line the inner surface of the seamless tube of knit fabric. The light-blocking fabric may include a dark-colored weft knit layer facing the eye box, a light-colored weft knit layer facing and matching a color of the seamless tube of knit fabric, and a middle layer joining the light-colored weft knit layer and the dark-colored weft knit layer. The dark-colored weft knit layer may ensure sufficient opacity without being visible through the seamless tube of knit fabric.

公开(公告)号：US20240168294A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18488679

申请日：2023-10-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vedant A Dhandhania ,  Ian A Guy ,  Timon A Wright

IPC: G02B27/01

CPC classification number: G02B27/0172

Abstract: A head-mounted device may include a main housing portion with displays that display images and optical modules through which the images are viewable from eye boxes. A light seal may be coupled to the main housing portion and may surround the eye boxes to prevent outside light from reaching the viewing area of the head-mounted device. The light seal may include inner and outer fabric layers. The outer fabric layer may be a seamless tube of knit fabric. The inner fabric layer may be an opaque fabric that lines the inner surface of the outer fabric layer. The outer fabric layer may have a modified bird's eye pattern that incorporates alternating knit stitches and tuck stitches. The tuck stitches allow the outer fabric layer to stretch in the lengthwise direction of the fabric to prevent buckling when the light seal is pressed against the user's face.

公开(公告)号：US20240069596A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18350628

申请日：2023-07-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam Y Kollgaard ,  Kristine S Atom ,  Vedant A Dhandhania ,  Ian A Guy ,  Dustin A Hatfield ,  Shannon Pomeroy ,  Paul X Wang

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G02B27/00

CPC classification number: G06F1/163 ,  G02B27/0006

Abstract: A head-mounted device may include a main housing portion and displays in the main housing portion that provide images to eye boxes. A light seal may be coupled to the main housing portion and may at least partially surround the eye boxes. The head-mounted device may include sweat mitigation structures such as moisture-guiding channels in the light seal to guide sweat and other moisture away from the eye boxes. The moisture-guiding channels may be formed from grooves or moisture-wicking fabric. Control circuitry may adjust a fan based on humidity, temperature, or fog detected by a sensor. The light seal may include a directional pattern of grooves through which moisture is guided away from the eye boxes. A moisture barrier layer may be interposed between an inner foam layer and an outer light-blocking fabric to prevent sweat from penetrating into the foam.