JP2016213638A - Head-mounted display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a head-mounted display device capable of showing the image of a display section accurately, regardless of the breadth of the face of a user.SOLUTION: A head-mounted display device used while being mounted on the head of a user has a front member 2 including display sections 6, 6, and a rear member 3 supporting the front member 2. The front member 2 includes a main frame 4 supported by the rear member 3, and a subframe 5 having rims 7, 7 to which the display sections 6, 6 are fixed and a bridge 8 for supporting the rims 7, 7, and overlapping the main frame 4. In the subframe 5, the bridge 8 is affixed to the substantially center of the main frame 4 in the longitudinal direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device mounted on a head.

  In recent years, display devices to be worn on the head have been developed by various manufacturers, and the shape of the display device that is not much different from that of general glasses as shown in Patent Document 1 has become mainstream. Such glasses-type head-mounted display devices are located in front of both eyes, the left and right temple members positioned from the vicinity of Sugaya to the top of the ear, and the modern members curved from the temple member to the back of the ear. It is mainly comprised from two display parts (display part) and the bridge member which spans these display parts.

JP 2014-164449 A (7th page, FIG. 1)

  The shape of the human face varies from race to race, age, gender, etc.For example, for a person with a wide face width, the distance between the left and right temple members does not match the width of the face, A force that spreads to the left and right may be applied to the temple member by hitting the temporal region above the ear. As a result, the display portions that are continuous with the temple member warp around the bridge portion, the angle between the display portion and the line-of-sight direction changes, and there is a problem that it is difficult to see the image displayed on the display portion.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a head-mounted display device that can accurately display an image on a display unit regardless of the width of a user's face. To do.

In order to solve the above problems, the head-mounted display device of the present invention includes:
A head-mounted display device used by being mounted on a user's head,
A front member that includes a display unit, and a rear member that supports the front member,
The front member includes a main frame supported by the rear member, a rim portion to which the display portion is fixed, and a bridge portion that supports the rim portion, and a subframe that overlaps with the main frame in the front-rear direction. Consists of
The subframe is characterized in that the bridge portion is fixed substantially at the center in the left-right direction of the main frame.
According to this feature, the front member that is provided with the display unit and is supported by the rear member has a structure that is divided into a main frame and a sub frame, and the main frame and the sub frame are fixed at substantially the center in the left-right direction. Therefore, even if a force that spreads to the left and right is applied to the rear member, it is difficult to affect the subframe having the display unit, so that the image of the display unit can be accurately displayed regardless of the width of the user's face. Can do.

The bridge portion of the sub-frame and the substantially center in the left-right direction of the main frame are fixed to a connecting member and connected to each other.
According to this feature, the bridge member is separated from the substantially center in the left-right direction of the main frame by the connecting member, and when the rear member is applied with a force that spreads to the left and right, it is difficult to affect the subframe.

The connecting member is characterized in that it has a vertical dimension that does not protrude upward and downward from a substantially horizontal center of the bridge portion and the main frame.
According to this feature, the connecting member does not protrude vertically from the bridge portion and the center of the main frame in the left-right direction, and the connecting member does not interfere with the nose.

The connecting member is fixed to only a substantially central portion of the lateral flange portion constituting the bridge portion and a substantially central portion in the left-right direction of the main frame.
According to this feature, since the width of the fixing portion between the sub-frame and the main frame is narrow, the force that spreads to the left and right on the rear member hardly affects the sub-frame.

The bridge portion of the sub-frame and the substantially horizontal center of the main frame are connected to each other so as to be relatively rotatable in the vertical direction by a shaft member extending in the width direction.
According to this feature, the angle of the display unit can be adjusted to an optimum angle with respect to the eyes of the user by relatively rotating the subframe and the main frame in the vertical direction.

It is a perspective view which shows the head mounted display apparatus in an Example. It is a top view which shows a head mounting | wearing display apparatus. It is a side view which shows a head mounting | wearing display apparatus. It is a front view which shows a head mounting | wearing display apparatus. It is a top view which shows the state which the temple part of the rear member spread right and left. It is a figure which shows the head mounted display apparatus in a 1st modification, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view. It is a figure which shows the head mounted display apparatus in a 2nd modification.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The form for implementing the head mounted display apparatus which concerns on this invention is demonstrated below based on an Example.

  A head-mounted display device according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Hereinafter, the front side of FIG. 2 will be described as the front side (front side) of the head-mounted display device.

  Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 is a head-mounted display device to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the head-mounted display device 1 mainly includes a front member 2 including display units 6 and 6 and a rear member 3 that supports the front member 2. The front member 2 and the rear member 3 are mainly formed by bending a rod-shaped member made of a relatively light metal (for example, aluminum or titanium) or carbon over the face and both sides of the user. ing. Note that the rod-shaped member is not limited to the above-described material, and may be formed of a resin such as plastic.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front member 2 is bridged between the main frame 4 supported by the rear member 3, the rim portions 7 and 7 to which the display portions 6 and 6 are fixed, and the rim portions 7 and 7. It is mainly composed of a subframe 5 having a passed bridge unit 8.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rear member 3 has temple portions 9 and 9 placed on the user's ears, and these temple portions 9 and 9 are continuous behind the ears. The temples 9 and 9 are connected to each other at the rear of the back of the head, and the portion where the temples 9 and 9 are connected functions as a back frame 12 that abuts near the base of the back of the head and the neck. According to this, since the back frame part 12 is locked to the back of the head raised from the base of the neck, the rear member 3 comes into contact with the top of the user's ear and the vicinity of the base of the back of the head and the neck, The head-mounted display device 1 is restricted from turning in the vertical direction.

  CPUs, batteries, antennas, and the like that perform image processing on the screens displayed on the display units 6 and 6 are built in the storage boxes 13 and 13. The storage boxes 13 and 13 are the temple units 9 and 13 of the rear member 3. 9 are respectively attached to portions located near the back of the ear. According to this, the front and rear balance between the front member 2 side where the display parts 6 and 6 are provided and the rear member 3 to which the storage boxes 13 and 13 are attached is around the upper part of the ear via the temple parts 9 and 9. It is easy to stabilize with, it is difficult to feel the weight, and it can withstand long-time use.

  The display units 6 and 6 are connected to the storage boxes 13 and 13 through cables wired in a rod-like member (not shown here), receive power from the battery, and receive an image from an external device (not shown) by an antenna. Data can be displayed through a cable.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the main frame 4 is formed to be gently curved forward in accordance with the face of the human body in a top view. Further, the main frame 4 has wisdom portions 14 and 14 that wrap around from the face side to the side face of the face, and a horizontal shaft hole (not shown) is provided at the free ends of the wisdom portions 14 and 14, respectively. The main frame 4 and the rear member 3 can be rotated relative to each other by a shaft hole (not shown) provided at the free ends of the temple portions 9 and 9 of the rear member 3 and a rotation shaft (not shown). It is connected.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, at the center of the main frame 4 when viewed from the face side of the user, a part of the rod-shaped member constituting the main frame 4 is bent upward and is substantially downwardly U-shaped in front view. The nose shield 15 is formed so that the main frame 4 does not hit the user's nose.

  The subframe 5 includes rim portions 7 and 7 at the left and right ends of the bridge portion 8, and display portions 6 and 6 are fixed to the rim portions 7 and 7, respectively. The bridge portion 8 refers to a portion between the widthwise inner ends of the display portions 6 and 6, and the rim portions 7 and 7 refer to portions where the display portions 6 and 6 are attached to the bridge portion 8. The sub-frame 5 has a bridge portion 8 fixed to a nose guard portion 15 provided substantially at the center in the left-right direction of the main frame 4.

  A connecting member 16 extending in the width direction is disposed between the bridge portion 8 of the subframe 5 and the nose guard portion 15 of the main frame 4. The bridge portion 8 and the nose guard portion 15 are connected to the connecting member 16. Are fixedly connected to the front surface 16a and the rear surface 16b.

  The distance between the temple portions 9 and 9 of the rear member 3 is designed to be optimized for an average face width of an adult, but a person whose face width is wider than the average wears the head-mounted display device 1. In this case, the temple portions 9 and 9 may hit the side of the head of the octopus or ear, and a force may be applied to the temple portions 9 and 9 so as to spread left and right. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the main frame 4 is drawn toward the front side by the amount of the temple portions 9, 9 spread to the left and right, and the nose shield portion 15 provided at the approximate center in the left-right direction of the main frame 4. The force concentrates in the vicinity, and the main frame 4 curves around the vicinity of the nose guard portion 15.

  The nose shield part 15 of the main frame 4 and the bridge part 8 of the subframe 5 are connected by the connecting member 16, so that the bending of the main frame 4 is not easily transmitted to the subframe 5, and the display part The angle of 6 and 6 does not change, and the image displayed on the display units 6 and 6 can be accurately shown to the user.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the sub-frame 5 has an excellent aesthetic appearance because the parts other than the display units 6 and 6 are substantially hidden behind the main frame 4 in a front view.

  Further, since the nose guard portion 15 and the bridge portion 8 are fixed to each other by the connecting member 16, they are separated from each other by the length of the connecting member 16 and the curvature of the main frame 4 is hardly transmitted to the subframe 5. It has become. Furthermore, since the connecting member 16 has a short height and does not jump up and down from the nasal guard part 15 and the bridge part 8, it is excellent in aesthetics and the connecting member 16 does not interfere with the nose.

  Note that the connecting member 16 is not limited to a shape having a small height dimension, but, for example, as in the first modification shown in FIG. It may be provided only at the center of the recumbent portion 150a and the recumbent portion 80a of the bridge portion 80. By narrowing the dimension of the connecting member 160 in the width direction in this way, the width of the fixing portion between the sub frame 50 and the main frame 40 is narrow, so that a force that spreads to the left and right on the rear member 3 is applied to the sub frame 50. Hard to influence.

  Further, as in the second modified example as shown in FIG. 7, the movable portion 150b ′ and the movable portion 80b are added to the recumbent portion 150a ′ of the nose shield portion 150 ′ and the recumbent portion 80a ′ of the bridge portion 80 ′. ', 80b' may be formed, and the movable portion 150b 'and the movable portions 80b', 80 'may be connected to each other by the shaft member 100 so as to be relatively rotatable. According to this, by rotating the sub-frame 50 ′ and the main frame 40 ′ around the shaft member 100, the angles of the display units 6 and 6 can be adjusted to an optimum angle with respect to the eyes of the user. .

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the said Example, although the display parts 6 and 6 are the aspects attached respectively to the rim | limb parts 7 and 7 of the sub-frame 5, it is not restricted to this, For example, a display part is comprised with one plate-shaped display. It may be a mode that is attached to only one eye side. Further, when the display unit is attached only to one eye side, the rim portion is also one, so that the bridge unit has a function of only fixing one display unit to the main frame.

  In addition, the main frame 4 and the sub frame 5 are not limited to the configuration in which the main frame 4 and the sub frame 5 are connected using a connecting member. For example, the main frame and the sub frame may be directly fixed to the nose shield portion and the bridge portion. Alternatively, the main frame and the sub frame may be integrally formed, and may be separated by cutting while leaving a connection portion.

  Further, the main frame 4 and the sub frame 5 are configured to be slightly separated from each other in a natural state. However, the configuration is not limited to this. For example, when the main frame is bent, the main frame is affected by the sub frame. If not, they may abut in the natural state.

  Further, the main frame 4 may be configured not necessarily to have the nose guard portion 15, and in this case, the connecting member is fixed to a substantially central portion in the left-right direction of the main frame.

  Further, the head-mounted display device 1 has a back frame portion 12 and is not limited to a configuration formed of a rod-shaped member, but has a so-called eyeglass shape including, for example, a modern end portion at the tip of a temple portion. It may be a shape that covers the head like a helmet.

  In the embodiment, the head-mounted display device 1 has a configuration in which the subframe 5 is disposed behind the main frame 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the mainframe 4 is disposed behind the subframe 5. It may be a configuration.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the configuration having the devices such as the storage boxes 13, 13. For example, devices such as a battery and an antenna may be built in the display units 6, 6 and the storage boxes 13, 13 may be omitted.

  In addition, the display units 6 and 6 are not limited to the configuration using a display that individually displays images for both eyes of the user, and for example, have a format that directly projects images onto the retina of each eyeball of the user. May be.

  Further, the display units 6 and 6 may be attached to the rim units 7 and 7 so as to be able to swing left and right in the horizontal direction, and may be adjusted according to the distance between the left and right eyes of the user.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Head-mounted display apparatus 2 Front member 3 Rear member 4 Main frame 5 Sub frame 6, 6 Display part 7, 7 Rim part 8 Bridge part 9, 9 Temple part 12 Back frame part 13, 13 Storage box 14, 14 15 Nose shield part 16 Connecting member

Claims (5)

A head-mounted display device used by being mounted on a user's head,
A front member that includes a display unit, and a rear member that supports the front member,
The front member includes a main frame supported by the rear member, a rim portion to which the display portion is fixed, and a bridge portion that supports the rim portion, and a subframe that overlaps with the main frame in the front-rear direction. Consists of
The head-mounted display device characterized in that the sub-frame has the bridge portion fixed substantially at the center in the left-right direction of the main frame.   The head-mounted display device according to claim 1, wherein the bridge portion of the subframe and the substantially center in the left-right direction of the main frame are fixed to a connecting member and connected to each other.   The head-mounted display device according to claim 2, wherein the connecting member has a vertical dimension that does not protrude vertically from a substantially horizontal center between the bridge portion and the main frame.   4. The head mounting according to claim 2, wherein the connecting member is fixed to only a substantially central portion of the recumbent portion constituting the bridge portion and a substantially central portion in the left-right direction of the main frame. Display device.   2. The head according to claim 1, wherein the bridge portion of the sub-frame and the substantially center in the left-right direction of the main frame are coupled to each other so as to be relatively rotatable in the vertical direction by a shaft member extending in the width direction. Part-mounted display device.

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