US 12,222,584 B2
Wearable device with heat transfer pathway
Andrea Ashwood, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/375,719.
Application 18/375,719 is a continuation of application No. 17/360,508, filed on Jun. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,809,021.
Application 17/360,508 is a continuation of application No. 16/396,030, filed on Apr. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,086,140.
Application 16/396,030 is a continuation of application No. 15/648,037, filed on Jul. 12, 2017, granted, now 10,317,700.
Application 15/648,037 is a continuation of application No. 15/084,683, filed on Mar. 30, 2016, granted, now 9,740,023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/301,061, filed on Feb. 29, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0027788 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02C 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02C 5/14 (2006.01); G02C 5/22 (2006.01); G02C 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC G02C 5/001 (2013.01) [G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G02C 5/14 (2013.01); G02C 5/143 (2013.01); G02C 5/22 (2013.01); G02C 11/10 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); H05K 7/2039 (2013.01); H05K 7/20445 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable device comprising:
an eyewear body configured for wearing by a user to hold one or more optical elements mounted on the eyewear body within a field of view of the user;
temples for supporting the eyewear body when worn by the user;
onboard electronic components carried by one or both of the eyewear body and at least one of the temples, wherein the onboard electronics components comprise a heat source that generates heat during electrically powered operation thereof; and
an elongate heat transfer device thermally coupled to the heat source to transfer heat away from the heat source to another portion of the eyewear body or the at least one of the temples;
wherein the onboard electronic components are carried by the eyewear body and the elongate heat transfer device extends longitudinally rearward and extends across a hinge assembly that connects the temple to the eyewear body to transfer heat from the eyewear body to the at least one of the temples.