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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
May. 19, 2017
Facebook Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Robin Michael Miller, Redmond, WA (US);
Mark Alan Tempel, Issaquah, WA (US);
Facebook Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A device is configured to adjust interpupillary distance in a HMD. The device include a fixed plate, a button assembly, a spring, and a gear. The spring biases the button assembly towards the fixed plate to prevent movement of the button assembly. A button of the button assembly can be pressed beyond a threshold distance to disengage the button assembly and the fixed plate. Consequently, the button assembly can be moved relative to the fixed plate. The gear meshes with a gear rack of the button assembly and is associated with two display assemblies of the HMD. The movement of the button assembly drives the gear to rotate. The rotation of the gear causes the two display assemblies of the HMD to move in opposite directions. The movement of one of the display assemblies relative to the other display assembly adjusts interpupillary distance in the HMD.