Heat Dissipating Structures and Mobility Apparatus for Electronic Headset Frames

Abstract

A heat sink for electronic devices, such as wearable displays, dissipates heat away from and electrical component, such as a microprocessor. An adjustable support assembly permits adjustment of a visual display relative to a user's field of view.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wearable display including
 a headset configured to be worn by a user,   a visual display assembly including
 a support body supported by the headset and 
 a visual display supported by the support body to be positioned forward of a user's eye wearing the headset, 
   an electrical component in communication with the visual display, and   a heat sink in thermal communication with the electrical component, the heat sink including
 a base positioned to receive heat from the electrical component and 
 a plurality of heat fins in thermal communication with the base to dissipate heat from the electrical component into the environment. 
   
     
     
         2 . The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein heat sink further includes a lip coupled to the base. 
     
     
         3 . The wearable display of  claim 2 , wherein the lip has first and second ends, the lip has a first width at the first end, and a second width at the second end that is greater than the first width. 
     
     
         4 . The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein the heat sink further includes an extension coupled to the base and positioned inside the support body of the visual display. 
     
     
         5 . The wearable display of  claim 4 , wherein the electrical component is a microprocessor and the extension is coupled to the microprocessor. 
     
     
         6 . The wearable display of  claim 4 , wherein the base is positioned outside of the visual display. 
     
     
         7 . The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of heat fins are arranged side-by-side from a first end of a second end, a first heat fin has a first length, a second heat fin has a second length, and a third heat fin positioned between the first and second heat fins has a third length that is greater than first and second lengths. 
     
     
         8 . The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein the heatsink includes a tab that cradles the support body. 
     
     
         9 . The wearable display of  claim 8 , wherein the tab of the heatsink includes a micro USB port. 
     
     
         10 . The wearable display of  claim 8 , wherein the heat sink further includes a lip positioned on a first side of the support body of the visual display and the tab is positioned on a second side of the support body of the visual display that is opposite the first side of the support body of the visual display. 
     
     
         11 . A wearable display including
 a headset configured to be worn by a user,   a visual display assembly including
 a support body supported by the headset and 
 a visual display supported by the support body to be positioned forward of a user's eye wearing the headset, and 
 an adjustable support assembly coupling the support body to the headset in one of a plurality of positions. 
   
     
     
         12 . The wearable display of  claim 11 , wherein the adjustable support assembly includes a clamp coupled to the visual display. 
     
     
         13 . The wearable display of  claim 12 , wherein the clamp is rotatable about a horizontal axis of rotation when a user is wearing the wearable display. 
     
     
         14 . The wearable display of  claim 12 , wherein the clamp includes a screw that is loosened to release the visual display and tightened to secure the visual display to the clamp. 
     
     
         15 . The wearable display of  claim 11 , wherein the adjustable support assembly includes a headset base coupled to the headset and a visual display base rotatably coupled to the headset base. 
     
     
         16 . The wearable display of  claim 15 , wherein the adjustable support assembly further includes an O-ring positioned between the headset base and the visual display base.