EP2013656A1 - Pont de monture de lunettes recevant une électronique pour des verres de lunettes électro-actifs - Google Patents

Pont de monture de lunettes recevant une électronique pour des verres de lunettes électro-actifs

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EP2013656A1
EP2013656A1 EP07776669A EP07776669A EP2013656A1 EP 2013656 A1 EP2013656 A1 EP 2013656A1 EP 07776669 A EP07776669 A EP 07776669A EP 07776669 A EP07776669 A EP 07776669A EP 2013656 A1 EP2013656 A1 EP 2013656A1
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Prior art keywords
nose bridge
electro
lenses
electronic components
nose
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EP2013656A4 (fr
Inventor
Ronald D. Blum
Joshua N. Haddock
William Kokonaski
Dwight P. Duston
Iyer S. Venkatramani
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E Vision LLC
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E Vision LLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
    • G02C5/00—Constructions of non-optical parts
    • G02C5/12—Nose pads; Nose-engaging surfaces of bridges or rims
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B3/00—Simple or compound lenses
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
    • G02C5/00—Constructions of non-optical parts
    • G02C5/02—Bridges; Browbars; Intermediate bars
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
    • G02C7/00—Optical parts
    • G02C7/02—Lenses; Lens systems ; Methods of designing lenses
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
    • G02C7/00—Optical parts
    • G02C7/02—Lenses; Lens systems ; Methods of designing lenses
    • G02C7/08—Auxiliary lenses; Arrangements for varying focal length
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
    • G02C7/00—Optical parts
    • G02C7/02—Lenses; Lens systems ; Methods of designing lenses
    • G02C7/08—Auxiliary lenses; Arrangements for varying focal length
    • G02C7/081—Ophthalmic lenses with variable focal length
    • G02C7/083—Electrooptic lenses
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
    • G02C7/00—Optical parts
    • G02C7/10—Filters, e.g. for facilitating adaptation of the eyes to the dark; Sunglasses
    • G02C7/101—Filters, e.g. for facilitating adaptation of the eyes to the dark; Sunglasses having an electro-optical light valve
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
    • G02C9/00—Attaching auxiliary optical parts

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  • the present invention relates to a nose bridge for a fashion spectacle lens frame adapted for housing electro-active lenses.
  • Electro-active spectacle lenses make use of electronic components, which may include electronic circuitry, to alter the optical properties of the lenses. These lenses present new challenges in aesthetically packaging and integrating the electronics within a fashionable spectacle lens frame.
  • the invention disclosed herein desciibes a practical, cost-effective means for integrating the aforementioned electronics within the nose bridge portion of a fashion spectacle lens frame without disturbing the aesthetics of the overall frame design.
  • the invention disclosed herein also describes a means for using the same nose bridge with a variety of frame sizes, shapes, and styles as well as lenses of a variety of sizes and shapes.
  • a nose bridge for spectacle frames adapted for housing electro-active lenses may include a body which may further include electronic components.
  • the nose bridge may further include a connecting element for connecting the electronic components with the electro-active lenses for altering optical properties of the electro-active lenses.
  • the nose bridge may be adapted for fitting at least one of the following: a plurality of frame sizes, a plurality of frame shapes, a plurality of frame styles, a plurality of Tens sizes, and a plurality of lens shapes.
  • FIG.. 1 shows a complete pair of spectacles comprising an embodiment of a nose btidge portion of a fashion spectacle lens frame foi electio-active lenses;
  • FIG. 2 is a close up view of a first embodiment of a nose bridge portion of a fashion spectacle lens frame for electro-active lenses
  • FIG. 3 is a close up view of a second embodiment of a nose biidge portion of a fashion spectacle lens fiame for electro-active lenses.
  • FIG. 4 is a close up view of a third embodiment of a nose bridge portion of a fashion spectacle lens frame for electro-active lenses.
  • a complete pair of spectacles 100 shown in FIG. 1 comprises two lenses 101, two temple stems 102, and a nose bridge 103, which joins the two lenses together.
  • Nose bridge 103 may also provide for the placement of nose pads 104 to support the spectacles on the wearer's nose.
  • Nose bridge 103 may be adapted to fit a variety of frame types and styles as well as lens shapes and sizes.
  • Electro-active spectacles differ from conventional spectacles in that the optical properties of a portion of the lenses 105 may be dynamically altered by the application of suitable electrical signals. For example, the focal length or optical transmission of the lenses may be changed.
  • Ihese electrical signals are typically produced by means of electronic components, which may include electronic circuitry, which must be electrically connected to the electro-active portion of the lenses 105.
  • the electrical circuitry and electronic components can include, by way of example only, one or more of the following: a power source, wires, integrated circuits such as drivers and controllers or the like
  • the electrical circuitry and electronic components can also include additional hardware that enhances the operation of the electro-active spectacles Foi example, one or more of the following may be included: a photovoltaic cell, a tilt switch, a light sensor, a passive range-finding device, a time-of-flight range finding device, an eye tracker, a view detector which detects wheie a user may be viewing, an accelerometer, a proximity switch, a physical switch, a manual ove ⁇ ide control, a capacitive switch which switches when a usei touches the nose bridge or the like.
  • One method of delivering these electrical signals to the electio-active portion of the lenses 105 is to locate some or all of the electronics within the nose biidge 103. An electrical connection can then be made between the electronics and electrical contacts 107 within nose bridge 103 at the point where the nose bridge 103 connects to the lenses 105. From the electrical contacts 107 the electrical connection may be extended to the electro-active portion of the lenses 105 by means of electrical leads 106 within the lens. Electrical leads 106 may be transparent and may be made out of a transparent conductive material such as Indium Tin Oxide (IIO) or the like
  • nose bridge 200 is a self-contained unit that is designed to be compatible with many different types of spectacle frames.
  • nose bridge 200 may be used with front eye-wire style spectacle frames and the like.
  • At least a portion of the electronic components and circuitry are concealed within the body 202 of the nose bridge 200, Electrical connection to the electro-active portion of the lenses 105 may be made by means of connecting element 207.
  • Connecting element 207 seives to mechanically and electrically connect the body 202 of nose bridge 200 to lenses 101.
  • Connecting element 207 contains electrical contact points 201, which are located at the points where the bridge connects to lenses 101.
  • Electro-active lenses may require input from the wearer's environment to operate properly. For example, it may be beneficial to detect the distance to which a wearer is focused by means of a range finding or view detecting device and adjust the optical power of the electro-active portion of the lens 105 accordingly It may also be beneficial to detect the intensity or level of light and adjust the optical transmission of the electro- active portion of the lens 105 accordingly.
  • the optical transmission of the lens may be altered by means of tinting the lens or other chromatic changes to the lens.
  • a hansmitter 203 and a receiver 204 may be mounted to the body of the bridge 202.
  • Transmitter 203 and a receiver 204 may be used to peiform iange finding such as time-of-flight iange finding or passive range finding
  • Multiple transmitters 203 and/or receivers 204 may also be used.
  • only the transmitter 203 is located on the bridge and the receiver 204 is located on another Same component, such as by way of example only, the temple steins.
  • only the receiver 204 is located on the biidge and the transmitter 203 is located on another frame component, such as the temple stems. In other embodiments it may be adequate to only receive input from the environment, in which case only a receiver 204 sensitive to the stimulus of interest would be required.
  • Transmitter 203 and receiver 204 may transmit and receive various types of energy.
  • transmitters and receivers used for iange finding may transmit and receive electromagnetic or acoustic energy. This energy may or may not be within a frequency oi wavelength iange normally detectably by the human sense organs. For example, infrared light or ultrasonic noise may be used.
  • Electrical power may be supplied by power source 205 contained within the nose pads 104 connected to bridge body 202.
  • the power source 205 may include, by way of example only, batteries or fuel cells.
  • the power source 205 may be rechargeable, in which case it may be permanently attached to the bridge 200.
  • the power source 205 may also be disposable, in which case it may be easily removed and replaced as needed.
  • the nose pad 104 which contains the power source 205 may be disposable, in which case as power source 205 is consumed it may be replaced by simply replacing the nose pad 104.
  • power source 205 is rechargeable in which case it is no longer necessary to dispose of nose pad 104.
  • Supplemental electrical energy for operation of the electronics or recharging of the power source 205 in situ may be provided by a small photovoltaic array 206 located on the outside of the main body of the bridge 202.
  • nose bridge 300 is primarily comprised of a body 302 which contains at least a portion of the electronic components and circuitry.
  • Body 302 may be molded from an organic resin(s).
  • Electrical connection to the electro-active portion of the lenses 105 is made by means of connecting element 307.
  • Connecting element 307 serves to mechanically and electrically connect the body 302 of nose bridge 300 to lenses 101.
  • Connecting element 307 contains electiical contact points 301, which are located at the points wheie the bridge connects to lenses 101.
  • Power souice 205 may be encapsulated within the bridge body 302 in which case it may be rechargeable.
  • body 302 may open to allow the lemoval and ieplacement of power source 205.
  • Molded body 302 may contain a transmitter 203 and/oi a receiver 204 for sensing the wearer's environment.
  • Molded body 302 may also contain a photovoltaic array 206 for providing extra electrical power or for recharging power source 205 in situ.
  • nose bridge 400 may be comprised of two components.
  • the first component, connecting element 407 is permanently attached to the electro-active lenses 101 and frame-
  • the second component, body 402 is similai to the molded body 302 in the second embodiment and contains at least a portion of the electronic components and circuitry.
  • the molded body 402 can be easily attached to and removed from the connecting element 407 using appropriate physical and electrical connectors (not shown).
  • Connecting element 407 serves to mechanically and electrically connect the body 402 of nose bridge 400 to lenses 101.
  • Connecting element 407 contains electrical contact points 401, which are located at the points where the bridge connects to lenses 101.
  • the body 402 may contain a non-rechargeable powei source 205 and this may be disposable and replaced as the power source 205 is consumed.
  • power source 205 may be rechargeable in which case the body 402 may be removed from the connecting element 407 and placed in an appropriate charging unit as needed.
  • body 402 may open to allow the removal and replacement of power source 205.
  • Molded piece 402 may contain a transmitter 203 and/or a receiver 204 for sensing the wearer's environment. Molded body 402 may also contain a photovoltaic array 206 for providing extra electrical power or recharging power- source 205 in situ. Such an approach would be well suited to the plastic of zyle resin frames where the physical and electrical connectors required foi such a design could be more easily incorporated and concealed- [0021] In a fouith embodiment (not shown) of nose bridge 103 an approach such as that illustrated in FIG. 4 may be employed where only the portion of the molded body component that contains the power souice 205 can be iemoved. In such an embodiment the power souice 205 may be either disposable or rechargeable as discussed in the third embodiment.
  • nose bridge 103 may be adapted to be a common platform for a variety of frames and lenses.
  • Nose bridge 103 may be adapted for fashion spectacle frames of various types, sizes, and styles as well as foi frames manufactured from a variety of materials.
  • Nose bridge 103 may be adapted to fit a variety of lenses of different sizes and shapes as well as lenses manufactured from a variety of materials. This may be accomplished by having nose bridge 103 be integrated into the frame or by having nose bridge 103 attach to a portion of an existing frame.
  • power source 205 may be recharged within the nose bridge 103.
  • power source 205 may be detached from nose bridge 103 and recharged outside of nose bridge 103
  • nose bridge 103 may contain electrical contact points (not shown) which are adapted to fit a charging station.
  • power source 205 may be inductively charged within nose bridge 103.
  • an eyeglass case may be adapted to be an inductive charger suitable foi recharging power souice 205 within nose bridge 10.3.
  • spectacles 100 may be placed within the eyeglass case and power source 205 may be recharged.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un pont de nez (103) pour une monture de verres de lunettes à la mode, apte à recevoir des verres électro-actifs (105). Le pont de nez peut comprendre un corps (202), lequel peut en outre renfermer des composants électroniques. Le pont de nez peut en outre comprendre un élément de connexion (207) pour connecter les composants électroniques aux verres électro-actifs afin de modifier les propriétés optiques des verres électro-actifs. Le pont de nez peut être apte à s'adapter à une diversité de dimensions, formes et styles de monture, ainsi qu'à des verres d'une diversité de dimensions et formes.
EP07776669A 2006-05-03 2007-05-01 Pont de monture de lunettes recevant une électronique pour des verres de lunettes électro-actifs Withdrawn EP2013656A4 (fr)

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