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Head-mounted visual display apparatus

US5321416A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 27, 1992
Grant dateJun 14, 1994
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N13/344
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A head-mounted visual display apparatus for displaying an image generated by an image generator to a wearer of the apparatus. The visual display apparatus comprises a helmet (10) comprising a shell and a headband (66) engaged to an interior surface of the shell; an adjustment mechanism (90) mounted to an exterior surface of the helmet for adjusting the size of the headband; and a video display (18,20) housed within the helmet and connected to the image generator for displaying the image. In a preferred embodiment the adjustment mechanism includes a knob (90) mounted on an exterior surface of the shell and connected to the headband by a rotatable shaft (99) disposed through the shell between the knob and the headband.

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