Conductive connection through eyewear hinge
US11422384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/20445
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An eyewear device provides for routing a flexible conductive element or conductor through a hollow interior of a hinge mechanism that connects a temple of the eyewear device to its lens-supporting frame. The conductor establishes an electrically conductive connection between electronic components housed in the frame and the temple respectively. The hinge mechanism comprises a pair of hinge pieces that defines a composite conduit through the hinge mechanism, the conduit and hence the conductor routed through the passage being hidden or obscured from external view in any operational position of the hinge mechanism.
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