JP5501910B2 - Eyeglass frame for equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a device-mounted spectacle frame to which a wearable device can be attached and detached.

  In recent years, image display devices that can be mounted on spectacle frames, small cameras, and the like have been proposed as wearable devices. As a method of attaching such a wearable device to a spectacle frame, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1, an attachment is attached to spectacles, and the device is attached to the attachment, for example, Patent Literature As shown in FIG. 2, there is known a method of attaching a device by providing a clip on the device itself and sandwiching a spectacle frame with the clip.

JP 2010-91748 A JP 2008-244658 A

  However, the method disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a method in which a projection-like attachment is fixed to a temple portion of a spectacle frame with a screw, and the device is fixed to the attachment, which is complicated to mount and the device is removed. There is a concern that the attachment will be visible and the appearance of the spectacle frame will be impaired.

  In addition, the method disclosed in Patent Document 2 uses a clip-shaped attachment member provided on the device side to sandwich the spectacle frame, but the clip to be attached to the spectacle frame requires a certain size. There is a concern that the clip is conspicuous even in the state of wearing, and the appearance is impaired. Furthermore, since the mounting position is not fixed, it is difficult to mount the device at an appropriate position, and adjustment work may be necessary after mounting. In addition, with the clip, there is a risk that the mounting state may be easily shifted or dropped due to unexpected contact during use.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention made in view of the above point is to provide a device-mounted spectacle frame in which a wearable device can be reliably mounted on a spectacle frame and the mounting portion is not conspicuous.

In order to solve the above problems, the gist of the present invention is as follows.
(1) A spectacle frame that is detachable from a wearable device and has a temple portion that is foldably coupled to an armor portion, and the length of the temple portion is at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the temple portion. A spectacle frame for equipment wearing, characterized by having a groove extending along a direction and capable of inserting and removing the wearable equipment.

  (2) The apparatus mounting spectacle frame according to (1), wherein the grooves are an upper surface groove and a lower surface groove respectively extending along an upper surface and a lower surface of the temple portion along a longitudinal direction of the temple portion.

  (3) The apparatus mounting spectacle frame according to (2), wherein the upper surface groove and the lower surface groove are configured to be vertically symmetrical with each other.

  (4) The apparatus mounting spectacle frame according to any one of (1), (2), and (3), wherein the groove is provided in both the left and right temple portions and is configured to be symmetrical with respect to each other.

  (5) The equipment-mounted spectacle frame according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein at least one of the two end portions of the groove located in the temple portion is open.

  (6) Of the two end portions of the groove located at the temple portion, the end portion on the side of the armor portion is open, and the temple portion is opened so as to be hung on a wearer's ear. These are the spectacle frames for apparatus mounting | wearing as described in said (5) obstruct | occluded by the said alloy part.

  (7) Of the two end portions of the groove located on the temple portion, the end portion on the side of the armor portion is open, and the temple portion is opened so as to be hung on a wearer's ear. The spectacle frame for device mounting according to (5) above, wherein the frame extends continuously to the armored portion along the longitudinal direction of the temple portion.

  (8) At least one of the two end portions of the groove located in the longitudinal direction of the temple portion and the armor portion in the state where the temple portion is opened so as to be hung on a wearer's ear. The apparatus-mounted spectacle frame according to (7), which is open.

  (9) The depth of the groove is the equipment-mounted spectacle frame according to any one of (1) to (8), which changes in a longitudinal direction of the temple portion.

  (10) The apparatus mounting spectacle frame according to any one of (1) to (9), wherein a width of the groove changes in a longitudinal direction of the temple portion.

  According to the present invention, the wearable device can be easily attached to and detached from the spectacle frame, the wearable device can be reliably prevented from falling off the spectacle frame, and the appearance of the wearable device in the mounted state and the non-mounted state can be ensured. It is possible to provide a spectacle frame for equipment mounting that does not impair the performance.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the spectacles frame for apparatus mounting according to 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram of the state which attached the wearable apparatus to the spectacles frame for apparatus mounting according to 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the example of the shape of the groove | channel provided in the spectacles frame for apparatus mounting according to 2nd-5th embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the spectacles frame for apparatus mounting according to 6th embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the spectacles frame for apparatus mounting according to 7th embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a spectacle frame for equipment mounting according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a spectacle frame 100 for equipment mounting according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 (a) shows a plan view of the spectacle frame 100, and FIG. FIG. 1C shows a side view of the spectacle frame 100 on the side where the wearable device 200 is mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (a), the spectacle frame 100 for equipment mounting includes a front part 110, a temple part 120, and a yoke part 130 connecting them, and the armor part 130 is a front part that can fold the temple part 120. 110. 1 (a) to 1 (c), the device-mounted spectacle frame 100 includes an upper surface groove 121 and a lower surface groove 122 that extend on the upper surface 120a and the lower surface 120b of the temple portion 120 along the longitudinal direction of the temple portion 120, respectively. Have

  Of the two end portions 121a and 121b located in the longitudinal direction of the temple portion 120 of the upper surface groove 121, the end portion 121a on the side of the armor portion 130 is opened, and the temple portion 120 is attached as shown in FIG. The upper surface groove 121 continuously extends to the armored portion 130 along the longitudinal direction of the temple portion 120 in an open state so as to be hooked on the ear of the person. In this state, among the two end portions 121 c and b located in the longitudinal direction of the temple portion 120 and the end portion 130 of the upper surface groove 121, the end portion 121 c on the end portion 130 side is open. Although not shown, the lower surface groove 122 has the same configuration. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1B, the cross-sectional shape of the end portion 130 is substantially H-shaped. As a result, the wearable device 200 can be attached from the front even when the glasses are worn. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1 (c), since the grooves are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the temple portion 120, the grooves cannot be seen from the side surfaces. Appearance is not different from normal eyeglass frames.

  As the wearable device 200, a head-mounted display device that mounts on a spectacle frame, guides image light to the eyeball, and magnifies a display image as a virtual image, or an imaging device is attached to the spectacle frame. Various devices such as a head-mounted image pickup device that can shoot hands-free, or an audio output device or a sensor unit that senses a behavior state can be applied.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a state in which the wearable device is attached to the device-mounted spectacle frame according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 (a) is a half of the spectacle frame on the side where the wearable device is mounted. A plan view is shown, and FIG. 2 (b) is a front view of the half of the eyeglass frame on the side where the wearable device is mounted.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), it can be easily mounted by sliding it backward so that the protrusions of the mounting part 200a on the wearable device 200 are aligned with the upper surface groove 121 and the lower surface groove 122 of the temple part 120. Can do. At this time, since the angle and direction of attachment are always constant, adjustment after attachment is almost unnecessary.

  Further, if the shape of the upper surface groove 121 and the shape of the lower surface groove 122 are configured to be vertically symmetrical with each other, the wearable device 200 can be attached to either the left or right groove with the common mounting portion 200a. For example, the attachment part 200a of the wearable device 200 attached to the left temple part can be removed and turned upside down to be attached to the right temple part.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the shape of the upper surface groove 121 provided in the spectacle frame 100 for wearing equipment of the present invention. Although only the upper surface groove 121 is shown in the drawing, the lower surface groove 122 (not shown) can have the same configuration. Fig.3 (a) shows the top view of the upper surface groove | channel 121 according to 2nd embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the upper surface groove 121 provided in the spectacle frame 100 for wearing according to the second embodiment of the present invention has an upper surface groove 121 having a uniform width at a substantially central portion in the thickness direction of the temple portion 120. Have. In FIG. 3A, neither of the two end portions 121a, b located in the longitudinal direction of the temple portion 120 of the upper surface groove 121 is open. With this upper surface groove 121, the wearable device can be mounted by being fitted so that the protrusions of the mounting portion are aligned. Since the depth of the groove and the height of the protrusion are set optimally, it is easy to attach and detach, and can be prevented from falling off during normal use.

  FIG. 3 (b) shows a plan view of the groove according to the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the upper surface groove 121 provided in the equipment wearing spectacle frame 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention has an equal width upper surface groove 121 in the temple portion 120. 3B, among the two end portions 121a and 121b located in the longitudinal direction of the temple portion 120 of the upper surface groove 121, the end portion 121a on the end portion 130 side is open. In the configuration shown in FIG. 3B, the wearable device mounting portion of the temple portion 120 has a shape protruding outward, so that the end portion 121 a is not blocked by the end portion 130. According to this example, the wearable device can be easily inserted and removed by the open end 121a, and the wearable device can be easily attached and detached while the wearer is wearing the spectacle frame 100.

  FIG. 3 (c) shows a plan view of the groove according to the fourth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3 (c), the width of the upper surface groove 121 provided in the equipment wearing spectacle frame 100 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention changes in the longitudinal direction of the temple portion 120. In FIG. 3C, the width of the upper surface groove 121 is wide on the side of the armored portion 130 and gradually decreases in the direction away from the side of the armored portion 130. Therefore, by sliding the wearable device in the direction away from the side of the armored portion 130, The pressing force of the mounting member is increased, and the wearable device is securely fixed.

FIG. 3 (d) shows a cross-sectional shape of the portion provided with the grooves shown in FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (c).
FIG. 3E is a side view of the upper surface groove 121 and the lower surface groove 122 according to the fifth embodiment, and the upper surface groove 121 and the lower surface groove 122 provided in the spectacle frame 100 for equipment mounting according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. The depth changes in the longitudinal direction of the temple portion 120. In FIG. 3 (e), the depth of the upper surface groove 121 and the lower surface groove 122 is deeper on the side of the armored portion 130 and gradually becomes shallower in the direction away from the side of the armored portion 130, so that the wearable device is separated from the side of the armored portion 130. The pressing force of the mounting member is increased by sliding the cover to the wearable device, so that the wearable device is securely fixed. In addition, the depth of the upper surface groove | channel 121 and the lower surface groove | channel 122 can acquire the effect mentioned above by changing at least one depth.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a device-mounted spectacle frame according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4A is a plan view showing a state in which the temple portion 120 is opened before the wearable device 200 is attached. FIG. 4B is a plan view showing a state in which the temple portion 120 is closed before the wearable device 200 is attached, and FIG. 4C is a view in which the temple portion 120 is opened after the wearable device 200 is attached. It is a top view which shows the state.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (c), the device-mounted spectacle frame according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention has two end portions 121a and 121b located in the longitudinal direction of the temple portion 120 of the upper surface groove 121. Among them, the end portion 121a on the side of the armor portion 130 is opened, and as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (c), the opening portion 121a is opened in a state where the temple portion 120 is hung on the wearer's ear. It is blocked by the armor part 130.

  As a method for attaching the wearable device 200, as shown in FIG. 4B, the temple portion 120 is folded to open the opening 121 a of the upper surface groove 121 of the temple 120, and the wearable device 200 can be attached to the upper surface groove 121. . Next, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), the opening 121a of the upper surface groove 121 of the temple part 120 is closed by the armor part 130 in a state where the temple part 120 is opened so as to be hung on the wearer's ear. The removal of the wearable device 200 can be locked. As a result, it is possible to realize a mechanism that is easy to attach and detach, but does not fall off when in use. Further, as in the above-described embodiment, these mechanisms are not conspicuous when the wearable device 200 is not attached, and are externally similar to a normal spectacle frame.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a spectacle frame for equipment mounting according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) are perspective views of the temple portions before the wearable equipment is attached, respectively. 5 (c) and 5 (d) show a perspective view and a cross-sectional view of the temple portion after the wearable device is attached, respectively. 5 (c) and 5 (d) show a mounting portion 200a provided integrally with the wearable device for the sake of explanation.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (c), in the spectacle frame for equipment mounting according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention, functionality and decorativeness are added to the temple portion provided with the groove. In particular, as shown in FIGS. 5B and 5D, by attaching the outer groove walls of the upper surface groove 121 and the lower surface groove 122 to be lower than the inner groove wall, the attachment portion of the wearable device is attached to the temple portion. The height of the attachment portion and the height of the temple portion can be made equal to form an integral design. Thereby, even if a wearable apparatus is attached, the external appearance of a spectacles frame is not impaired. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5C, the wearable device can be more easily mounted by configuring the insertion tip of the outer groove wall at an acute angle.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and many variations or modifications are possible. For example, in the drawings, only the configuration in which both the upper surface groove and the lower surface groove are provided is shown, but the effect of the present invention can be achieved only by providing either one. In particular, when the wearable device is attached only with the lower surface groove, it is effective to make the bottom of the groove wider than the groove opening so that the wearable device does not fall off. Moreover, not only the case where a groove is provided in both the left and right temple portions so that the left and right temples can be mounted, but the groove can be provided only on the side where the wearable device is mounted. Furthermore, when grooves are provided in both the left and right temple parts, it is possible to wear wearable devices on both the left and right sides using the grooves in the left and right temple parts. For example, a head-mounted display device is provided on the right side. It is also possible to wear an imaging device on the left side and use the head-mounted display device as a viewfinder of the imaging device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Eyeglass frame for apparatus mounting 110 Front part 120 Temple part 130 Alloy part 200 Wearable apparatus

Claims (10)

A spectacle frame that is detachable from a wearable device and has a temple part that is foldably coupled to the armor part,
A spectacle frame for wearing a device, characterized in that at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the temple portion has a groove extending along a longitudinal direction of the temple portion and capable of inserting and removing the wearable device.   The spectacle frame for device mounting according to claim 1, wherein the grooves are an upper surface groove and a lower surface groove respectively extending along an upper surface and a lower surface of the temple portion along a longitudinal direction of the temple portion.   The apparatus mounting spectacle frame according to claim 2, wherein the upper surface groove and the lower surface groove are configured to be vertically symmetrical with each other.   The spectacle frame for apparatus mounting | wearing as described in any one of Claims 1, 2, or 3 with which the said groove | channel is provided in both the temple parts of right and left, and is comprised mutually symmetrically.   The spectacle frame for apparatus mounting | wearing as described in any one of Claims 1-4 in which at least one edge part is opening among the two edge parts located in the said temple part of the said groove | channel. Of the two ends located in the temple portion of the groove, the end on the side of the armor portion is open,
With the temple part open so that it can be hung on the wearer's ear,
The apparatus mounting spectacle frame according to claim 5, wherein the opening is closed by the armored portion. Of the two ends located in the temple portion of the groove, the end on the side of the armor portion is open,
With the temple part open so that it can be hung on the wearer's ear,
The spectacle frame for device mounting according to claim 5, wherein the groove extends continuously to the end portion along the longitudinal direction of the temple portion. With the temple part open so that it can be hung on the wearer's ear,
The spectacle frame for device mounting according to claim 7, wherein at least one of the two end portions of the groove located in the longitudinal direction of the temple portion and the armor portion is open.   The apparatus mounting spectacle frame according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the depth of the groove changes in a longitudinal direction of the temple portion.   The apparatus mounting spectacle frame according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein a width of the groove changes in a longitudinal direction of the temple portion.

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