OVERMOLDED LEDS AND FABRIC IN VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSETS

摘要

A headset for virtual reality applications includes an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) emitting light captured by a camera included in a virtual reality system, allowing the virtual reality system to detect the position and orientation of the headset in three-dimensional space. To manufacture the headset, a flexible strip including a circuit having the LEDs is molded into an outer shell of the headset using a casting material that is transmissible to wavelengths of light transmitted by the LEDs. An interior surface of the outer shell of the headset is within a specified distance of the LEDs. The outer shell may also include fabric that is also molded into the outer shell in the same or in a similar process.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
securing a flexible array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) to a surface of a portion of a molding structure; assembling the portion of the molding structure and an additional portion of the molding structure to form an assembled mold, the assembled mold having a specified distance between a plurality of locations of the flexible array of LEDs and an inner surface of the additional piece of the molding structure; and inserting a casting material transmissible to one or more wavelengths of light generated by the flexible array of LEDs into the assembled mold to form a layer between the flexible array of LEDs and the inner surface of the additional piece of the molding structure.