Meta patents AR glasses design with shock-absorbing lens for display
Meta describes a display setup for augmented-reality glasses that uses a lens to absorb vibrations from the projector before they reach the main display panel. The design places a gap between the projector and the waveguide, with the lens made of a tougher material to protect the delicate display components from impact.
In the filing’s own words
A display assembly that includes a display projector assembly configured to provide visual information to a waveguide along a projection axis aligned with a display window of the waveguide is disclosed. The display assembly includes a lens coupled to the display projector assembly, where the lens is configured to dampen vibrations from the display projector assembly to the waveguide. The lens has a first material having a first shape with a first toughness, and the first shape of the lens exposes the display window of the waveguide to the display projector assembly. The waveguide is coupled to the lens and comprises a second material having a second shape with a second toughness, where the waveguide is configured to output the visual information. The first material has a greater toughness or greater thickness than the second material. A gap separates the display projector assembly from the waveguide along the projection axis.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A display assembly, comprising: a display projector assembly configured to provide visual information to a waveguide along a projection axis of the display projector assembly aligned with a display window of the waveguide; a lens coupled to the display projector assembly, wherein: the lens is configured to dampen vibrations from the display projector assembly to the waveguide, the lens has a first material having a first shape with a first toughness; and the first shape of the lens exposes the display window of the waveguide to the display projector assembly; the waveguide coupled to the lens, the waveguide comprising a second material having a second shape with a second toughness, wherein: the first toughness is greater than the second toughness; and the waveguide is configured to output the visual information; and a gap separating the display projector assembly from the waveguide along the projection axis.
Facts
- Company
- Meta (Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC)
- Official title
- DROP PROTECTION MECHANISMS FOR DISPLAY ASSEMBLIES OF AUGMENTED-REALITY GLASSES
- Publication number
- US20260319262A1
- Application number
- 19639022
- Filed
- Apr 3, 2026
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 4
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G02B 27/0176 Physics & computingG02B 27/0025 Physics & computingG02B 27/0172 Physics & computingG02B 2027/014 Physics & computingG02B 2027/0161 Physics & computingG02B 2027/0169 Physics & computingMore from Meta in AR, VR & displays
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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