US 11,816,255 B2
Head mounted display with adjustable headband
Anton Mikhailov, Foster City, CA (US); Eric Larsen, Foster City, CA (US); and Jeffrey Roger Stafford, Redwood City, CA (US)
Assigned to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/393,348.
Application 17/393,348 is a continuation of application No. 16/027,211, filed on Jul. 3, 2018, granted, now 11,079,838, issued on Aug. 3, 2021.
Application 16/027,211 is a continuation of application No. 15/653,465, filed on Jul. 18, 2017, granted, now 10,409,364, issued on Sep. 10, 2019.
Application 15/653,465 is a continuation of application No. 14/658,123, filed on Mar. 13, 2015, granted, now 9,710,057, issued on Jul. 18, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/953,730, filed on Mar. 14, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0365110 A1, Nov. 25, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/012 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0093 (2013.01); G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06T 7/251 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A head mounted display, comprising:
an optics block includes a display screen;
a band adjustment unit located opposite the optics block;
a headband having a front portion and an adjustable portion, wherein the front portion of the headband having a connection to the optics block at a center location, the connection is adjustable to provide for an adjustment gap that enables sliding the optics block out to extend away from the headband and slides the optics block in to contract toward the headband, wherein the headband extends along a downward angle from the front portion that is positioned substantially above the optics block and toward the adjustable portion, the downward angle is along a straight line positioned at a substantial center of a side of the headband and extending from an approximate upper mid-point of the front portion to an approximate lower mid-point of the adjustable portion; and
a pad disposed inside of the front portion of the headband, the pad provides for at least partial support of the optics block when the head mounted display is worn by a user;
wherein the downward angle of the headband provides for the front portion to be placed proximate to a forehead of a head of the user and the adjustable portion to be placed proximate to a back lower region of the head of the user;
wherein the head mounted display includes an open region that leaves an apex of a mid-scalp region of the user's head uncovered.