Inertial haptic actuators having a cantilevered beam and a smart material

A technology of smart materials and actuators, applied in the direction of tactile transmission signal systems, piezoelectric devices/electrostrictive devices, piezoelectric/electrostrictive/magnetostrictive devices, etc., can solve the problem of tactile actuators not working and Transmitting haptic effects, broken transducers, fragile transducers, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-07-10
IMMERSION CORPORATION
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These types of haptic actuators deliver crimp performance, but the transducers typically consist of ceramics and are fragile
A sharp impact from dropping or hitting something often causes the transducer to break, which prevents the haptic actuator from working and delivering haptic effects

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[0019] Various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts and components throughout the several views. Reference to various embodiments does not limit the scope of the claims appended hereto. Furthermore, any examples set forth in this specification are not intended to be limiting, and merely set forth some of the many possible embodiments of the appended claims.

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A haptic actuator comprising a base and a haptic transducer at least partially suspended by the base. The haptic transducer comprises a substrate and a smart material operably connected to the substrate. The smart material has resonance in response to an electrical signal having a determined frequency, and the resonance causes the haptic transducer to vibrate and deliver a haptic effect.

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technical field [0001] This patent document relates generally to haptic actuators, and more specifically to inertial haptic actuators with cantilever beams and smart materials. Background technique [0002] Linear resonant haptic actuators are used in a variety of applications including many different types of portable electronic devices. These actuators are typically piezoelectric flexures, which are suspended beams with layers formed from piezoelectric transducers. Applying a voltage to the piezoelectric transducer causes the transducer to vibrate, which in turn vibrates the beam to deliver the haptic effect. These types of haptic actuators deliver crimping properties, but the transducers typically include ceramic and are fragile. A sharp impact from dropping or hitting something often causes the transducer to rupture, which makes the haptic actuator incapable of working and delivering haptic effects. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0003] One aspect of this patent documen...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01L41/09G06F3/01
CPCG06F3/016H10N30/2042B06B1/045B06B1/06B06B2201/52B06B2201/55G06F1/1637G06F1/1643G06F1/1656G06F3/041G06F3/03547G08B6/00H01F7/081H10N30/857H10N30/03
Inventor M·阿尔贡奈V·科什卡瓦J·M·克鲁兹-赫尔南德斯N·T·奥利恩R·A·拉克鲁瓦
Owner IMMERSION CORPORATION
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