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公开(公告)号:US11809021B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-07
申请号:US17360508
申请日:2021-06-28
Applicant: Snap Inc.
Inventor: Andrea Ashwood
CPC classification number: G02C5/001 , G02B27/017 , G02C5/14 , G02C5/143 , G02C5/22 , G02C11/10 , G06F1/163 , H05K7/2039 , H05K7/20445 , G02B2027/0138 , G02B2027/0178
Abstract: A wearable device can include an eyewear body, onboard electronic components, a thermal coupling and a heat transfer device. The eyewear body can hold one or more optical elements mounted on the eyewear body within a field of view of the user. The onboard electronic components can be carried by the eyewear body at a first portion of the eyewear body and can comprise a heat source that generates heat during electrically powered operation thereof. The thermal coupling can be thermally coupled to the heat transfer device at a second portion of the eyewear body. The elongate heat transfer device can be disposed within the eyewear body and can be thermally coupled to the heat source and the thermal coupling. The heat transfer device can extend lengthwise between the heat source and the thermal coupling to transfer heat from the heat source to the thermal coupling.
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公开(公告)号:US20220357577A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-10
申请号:US17737241
申请日:2022-05-05
Applicant: Snap Inc.
Inventor: Andrea Ashwood , Gerald Nilles , Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons , Stephen Andrew Steger , Choonshin You
IPC: G02B27/01
Abstract: A method of dissipating heat generated by imaging devices and processing devices of a wearable electronic eyewear device includes providing a first heat sink thermally connecting the imaging devices to a frame of the eyewear device to sink heat to the frame and providing a second heat sink thermally connecting the processing devices to respective temples of the eyewear device to sink heat to the respective temples. The first and second heat sinks are thermally insulated from each other to direct the heat to different portions of the eyewear device. The processing devices may include a first co-processor disposed in a first temple connected to a first end of the frame and a second co-processor disposed in a second temple connected to a second end of the frame. The resulting eyewear device spreads the heat from heat generating devices over a larger area to minimize overall heating.
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公开(公告)号:US11086140B1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-10
申请号:US16396030
申请日:2019-04-26
Applicant: Snap Inc.
Inventor: Andrea Ashwood
Abstract: A wearable device is disclosed according to one embodiment. The wearable device can include an eyewear body, onboard electronic components and a heat transfer device. The eyewear body can be 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. The onboard electronic components can be carried by the eyewear body at a first portion of the eyewear body and can comprise a heat source that generates heat during electrically powered operation thereof. The elongate heat transfer device can be disposed within the eyewear body and can be thermally coupled to the heat source. The heat transfer device can extend lengthwise between the heat source and the thermal coupling to transfer heat from the heat source through the eyewear body.
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公开(公告)号:US10551889B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-04
申请号:US16236114
申请日:2018-12-28
Applicant: Snap Inc.
Inventor: Andrea Ashwood , Michael Wollman , Nicholas Larson , Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons
Abstract: Systems and methods for managing temperatures of wearable device components are disclosed. In one aspect, a wearable electronic device includes glasses, a wireless transmitter, an ambient temperature sensor, hardware processing circuitry, and a hardware memory storing instructions that when executed configure the hardware processing circuitry to determine an ambient temperature using the ambient temperature sensor, determine a maximum temperature of the wearable electronic device based on the ambient temperature, determine a temperature of the wearable electronic device, determine a difference between the maximum wearable temperature and the determined temperature of the wearable electronic device, and adjust a transmission rate of the wireless transmitter based on the difference.
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公开(公告)号:US20250147336A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-08
申请号:US19012480
申请日:2025-01-07
Applicant: Snap Inc.
Inventor: Andrea Ashwood
Abstract: A wearable device is disclosed according to one embodiment. The wearable device can include an eyewear body, onboard electronic components, a thermal coupling and a heat transfer device. The eyewear body can be 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. The onboard electronic components can be carried by the eyewear body at a first portion of the eyewear body and can comprise a heat source that generates heat during electrically powered operation thereof. The thermal coupling can be thermally coupled to the heat transfer device at a second portion of the eyewear body. The elongate heat transfer device can be disposed within the eyewear body and can be thermally coupled to the heat source and the thermal coupling. The heat transfer device can extend lengthwise between the heat source and the thermal coupling to transfer heat from the heat source to the thermal coupling.
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公开(公告)号:US20250141096A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-01
申请号:US19003745
申请日:2024-12-27
Applicant: Snap Inc.
Inventor: Andrea Ashwood , Patrick Kusbel , Jun Lin , Douglas Wayne Moskowitz , Ugur Olgun , Russell Douglas Patton , Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons , Stephen Andrew Steger
IPC: H01Q1/27 , G02C5/22 , G02C11/00 , H01Q1/02 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q1/48 , H01Q9/04 , H05K1/02 , H05K1/14 , H05K7/20
Abstract: An antenna system comprises a driven antenna element connected to a printed circuit board (PCB), and a plurality of PCB extenders provided by electrical conductors connected to a PCB ground plane for cooperation with the driven antenna element in signal communication. In an eyewear device that incorporates the antenna system, the plurality of PCB extenders are provided by conductive structural elements incorporated in an eyewear frame.
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公开(公告)号:US11886261B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-30
申请号:US18104115
申请日:2023-01-31
Applicant: Snap Inc.
Inventor: Andrea Ashwood , Michael Wollman , Nicholas Larson , Patrick Timothy Mcsweeney Simons
IPC: H04N23/661 , G06F1/20 , H04B1/3827 , G06F1/16 , H04B1/036
CPC classification number: G06F1/206 , G06F1/163 , H04B1/036 , H04B1/385 , H04N23/661 , H04B2001/3866
Abstract: Systems and methods for managing temperatures of wearable device components are disclosed. In one aspects, a method includes determining a temperature of an electronic component of the wearable device, determining a rate of temperature change of the electronic component, and determining whether to increase or decrease a transmission rate limit of the electronic component based on the temperature and the rate, adjusting the transmission rate limit based on the determination, and limiting a rate of transmission of the electronic component based on the adjusted transmission rate limit.
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公开(公告)号:US20230176636A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-08
申请号:US18104115
申请日:2023-01-31
Applicant: Snap Inc.
Inventor: Andrea Ashwood , Michael Wollman , Nicholas Larson , Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons
IPC: G06F1/20 , H04B1/3827 , G06F1/16 , H04B1/036 , H04N23/661
CPC classification number: G06F1/206 , H04B1/385 , G06F1/163 , H04B1/036 , H04N23/661 , H04B2001/3866
Abstract: Systems and methods for managing temperatures of wearable device components are disclosed. In one aspects, a method includes determining a temperature of an electronic component of the wearable device, determining a rate of temperature change of the electronic component, and determining whether to increase or decrease a transmission rate limit of the electronic component based on the temperature and the rate, adjusting the transmission rate limit based on the determination, and limiting a rate of transmission of the electronic component based on the adjusted transmission rate limit.
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公开(公告)号:US11181757B1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-23
申请号:US15913781
申请日:2018-03-06
Applicant: Snap Inc.
Inventor: Andrea Ashwood , Patrick Kusbel , Jun Lin , Douglas Wayne Moskowitz , Ugur Olgun , Russell Douglas Patton , Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons , Stephen Andrew Steger
Abstract: An eyewear device has an antenna system having at least one element which contributes to wireless signal transmission, and which is thermally connected to a heat-generating electronic component of the eyewear device to serve as a heat sink for the electronic component. A driven antenna element and/or a plurality of PCB extenders electrically connected to a PCB ground plane can thus be employed for both signal transmission and heat management.
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公开(公告)号:US10379377B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-13
申请号:US15818458
申请日:2017-11-20
Applicant: Snap Inc.
Inventor: Andrea Ashwood
Abstract: Apparatuses, systems for electronic wearable devices such as smart glasses are described. According to one embodiment, the wearable device can include an eyewear body, onboard electronic components, and a core wire. The eyewear body can be 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. The onboard electronic components can be carried by the eyewear body and can comprise a heat source that generates heat during electrically powered operation thereof. The core wire can be disposed within the body to form part of a structural framework for at least part of the eyewear body. The core wire can be thermally coupled to the heat source to provide a heat sink for the heat source.
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