US 12,140,995 B1
Head-mounted display with changeable center of gravity
Dustin A. Hatfield, Los Gatos, CA (US); Daniel M. Strongwater, San Francisco, CA (US); and Kristi E. Bauerly, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/239,466.
Application 18/239,466 is a continuation of application No. 16/742,118, filed on Jan. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,782,480.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/793,458, filed on Jan. 17, 2019.
Int. Cl. G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/163 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0176 (2013.01); G02B 27/0179 (2013.01); G06F 3/012 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A head-mounted display, comprising:
a display unit;
a head support coupled to the display unit for supporting the display unit on a head of a user; and
a screw mechanism configured to move a balancing mass relative to the display unit and along the head support to shift a center of gravity of the head-mounted display relative to the display unit.