Magnetic Tactile Output Mechanism for Accessible Information Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information output devices face challenges in ease of manufacture and user convenience, particularly for users with weakened senses, and there is a need for improved durability and tactile information output solutions.
Innovation Solution
An information output device comprising a driving source portion, expression portion, base portion, and magnetic force portions that allow for angular or rotational movement of the expression portion, enhancing user interaction and durability through magnetic field interactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If display devices with multiple pixels are used to output information visually, then information output capability is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase due to embedded circuits
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the information output function from complex display devices and implements it through simple tactile vibration mechanisms. Instead of using pixels and circuits to visually display information, the invention uses vibration motors that can be easily embedded in various devices to convey information through tactile feedback, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining information output capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the visual display system (pixels, circuits, light emission) with a mechanical vibration system. The information is conveyed not through visual elements but through tactile vibrations generated by simple vibration motors, substituting a complex electromagnetic display system with a simpler mechanical actuation system
2Adaptability or versatility
If tactile information output is implemented for users with weakened senses, then accessibility is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in controlling and driving the information output
Solution Approach 1:
The vibration motors in the patent are designed to automatically respond to input signals and generate appropriate tactile feedback without requiring complex user control. The system self-regulates the vibration patterns based on the input data, eliminating the need for users to manually control the information output mechanism and thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining accessibility
3Ease of manufacture
If simple vibration motors are used for tactile output, then ease of manufacture is improved, but information output precision deteriorates due to limited control capability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs vibration motors with variable rotation speed capability, allowing the system to dynamically adjust the frequency and intensity of tactile vibrations based on the information being conveyed. This dynamic control enables precise information output while maintaining the simplicity of the vibration motor design, as the precision is achieved through control algorithms rather than complex mechanical structures
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device improves user convenience and durability by enabling precise tactile feedback and reducing power consumption through efficient magnetic field utilization.
Implementation Method 1
a first driving portion disposed in the base portion and driven by a current flowing in the driving source portion, and a second driving portion which is disposed between the first driving portion and the expression portion, performs angular movement or rotational movement according to driving of the first driving portion
Implementation Method 2
a first magnetic force portion, which has regions having different polarities, may be disposed in the first driving portion, and a second magnetic force portion, which has regions having different polarities, may be disposed in the second driving portion
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an information output device including one or more information output units, wherein the information output unit includes a driving source portion, an expression portion, a base portion, a first driving portion, and a second driving portion which is disposed between the first driving portion and the expression portion, performs angular movement or rotational movement according to driving of the first driving portion, and is formed to move the expression portion in a first direction toward the first driving portion and in a direction opposite to the first direction.