Patent ID: 9740023
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G02B,G02C,G06F,H05K

Claim:
1. A wearable device comprising: an eyewear body 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; onboard electronic components carried by the eyewear body at a first portion of the eyewear body and comprising a heat source that generates heat during electrically powered operation thereof; a thermal coupling disposed at a second portion of the eyewear body; and an elongate heat transfer device disposed within the eyewear body and thermally coupled to the heat source and the thermal coupling and extending lengthwise between the heat source and the thermal coupling to transfer heat from the heat source to the thermal coupling; wherein the heat transfer device comprises a core wire configured to form part of a structural framework for at least part of the eyewear body.