Sloped Mount Device for Concealing External Electronics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Head-mounted devices with external electronic devices that are not fully enclosed appear unattractive and increase in size due to the need for separate covers, compromising design appeal and miniaturization.
Innovation Solution
A head-mounted device design that embeds the external electronic device within a housing, using a coupling portion to slope the device at a specific angle, combined with a prism to change light direction, a splitter to transmit and redirect light, and a mirror to reflect and deliver light to the user, preventing the device from protruding and enhancing aesthetics while reducing size.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a separate cover is mounted on the head-mounted device to cover the external electronic device, then the external electronic device is concealed, but the size of the product increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the cover function with the housing structure by integrating the external electronic device into the housing cavity. The coupling portion is built into the housing itself, eliminating the need for a separate cover component. This consolidation achieves concealment of the external electronic device while avoiding the size increase that would result from adding a separate cover.
Solution Approach 2:
The external electronic device is nested within the housing cavity, with the coupling portion providing an embedded mounting structure. This nesting arrangement allows the external electronic device to be concealed within the housing boundaries without requiring additional external cover structures, thereby maintaining compact dimensions.
2Device complexity
If the external electronic device is exposed to the outside, then the device structure is simple, but the design appeal is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the housing and coupling portion into an integrated structure, where the coupling portion is embedded within the housing. This merging maintains relative structural simplicity while achieving improved design appeal through the concealed, streamlined appearance of the external electronic device within the housing.
3Device complexity
If the external electronic device is coupled without sloping, then the coupling structure is simple, but the device protrudes and increases in size
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling portion is designed with an asymmetric sloped configuration rather than a straight perpendicular coupling. This asymmetric angular arrangement allows the external electronic device to be coupled at an incline, enabling it to fit within the housing boundaries without protruding, thereby reducing the overall product size while maintaining coupling functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces angular/directional coupling through the sloped coupling portion, changing from a simple linear coupling arrangement to an angular one. This dimensional change in the coupling geometry allows the external electronic device to be positioned at an angle within the housing, achieving compact integration without increasing the housing volume.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively conceals the external electronic device, enhancing the product's design appeal and miniaturizing the device by ensuring it does not protrude, thus improving user experience and aesthetics while maintaining functionality.
Implementation Method 1
a prism disposed in the housing and disposed such that the direction of light exiting from a display of the external electronic device is changed to a specific direction
Implementation Method 2
a mirror configured to reflect the light, which has passed through the splitter, and configured to deliver the reflected light to the splitter
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are various embodiments regarding a head-mounted device. According to an embodiment, a mount device comprises: a housing comprising a front surface, a rear surface that can be mounted on a head, and a side surface surrounding the front surface and the rear surface; a coupling portion can be disposed in housing, and can be configured to be coupled so as to slope an external electronic device at a designated angle with regard to the side surface; a prism comprising a first surface capable of facing, at the designated angle, at least a part of a display included in the external electronic device that can be coupled to the coupling portion, a second surface capable of changing (through total reflection) the direction of light that is incident from the display through the first surface, and a third surface capable of emitting the light, the direction of which has changed; a mirror arranged between at least a part of the side surface and the third surface; and a splitter arranged between the mirror and the third surface to be capable of transmitting at least a part of light emitted through the third surface and changing the direction of the light, which is transmitted and then reflected by the mirror, to a direction corresponding to the rear surface. Various other embodiments are possible.