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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Ivan S. Maric, Campbell, CA (US);
Aidan N. Zimmerman, Poway, CA (US);
Jason C. Sauers, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jia Tao, San Jose, CA (US);
John S. Camp, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Phil M. Hobson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jacob L. Smith, Austin, TX (US);
Evan D. Christensen, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A head-mounted device may be provided with displays. The displays and lenses through which images on the displays are viewed may be mounted in optical modules. Positioners may be used to move the optical modules towards and away from each other to adjust the head-mounted device to accommodate different user interpupillary distances. To support and guide the optical modules, the optical modules may be slidably mounted to guide rails. The guide rails may be biased against the optical modules using biasing systems. By using the biasing systems, misalignment between the optical modules can be reduced. If desired, guide rail sensors may be used to monitor the positions of the guide rails. In some configurations, the optical modules may be mounted to the guide rails using kinematic mounting.