Operating Device With Movable Grips for Localized Vibration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing operating devices require large vibrating bodies to transmit vibration effectively, leading to inefficiencies and potential interference with user operation.
Innovation Solution
The operating device features relatively movable grips coupled to a housing body via dampers and coupling portions, allowing efficient vibration transmission without large vibrating bodies, and includes symmetrical vibrating bodies for controlled vibration patterns.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If a large vibrating body is adopted to transmit vibration with sufficient strength, then vibration transmission effectiveness is improved, but device size and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into a housing body and a grip that are relatively movable with respect to each other. The vibrating body is positioned to vibrate the grip specifically, separating the vibration function from the entire device structure. This segmentation allows effective vibration transmission to the user's hand without requiring the entire housing body to be large or rigid.
Solution Approach 2:
The grip acts as an intermediary element between the vibrating body and the user's hand. The vibrating body vibrates the grip, which then transmits the vibration to the user's hand holding it. This intermediary structure allows for effective vibration transmission while keeping the vibrating body itself small, as the grip amplifies and transmits the vibration efficiently.
2Area of stationary object
If the vibrating body vibrates the entire operating device including housing body, then vibration coverage is improved, but interference with user operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device structure is segmented into a housing body and a grip that can move relative to each other. The vibrating body is configured to vibrate primarily the grip rather than the entire housing body. This segmentation localizes the vibration to the grip area, providing sufficient vibration coverage for tactile feedback while minimizing interference with the user's ability to operate buttons or controls on the housing body.
3Force
If a large vibrating body is used, then vibration strength is improved, but device weight increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into a lighter housing body and a grip that are relatively movable. The vibrating body is positioned to vibrate the grip specifically, allowing for strong localized vibration without requiring a large, heavy vibrating body. The grip structure itself helps transmit the vibration effectively to the user's hand, reducing the need for a heavy vibrating body.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables effective vibration transmission with minimal interference, allowing for precise control of vibration patterns and user operation, enhancing user experience.
Implementation Method 1
one or more vibrating bodies configured to generate vibration... When the vibrating body vibrates, the vibration is transmitted to a hand of the user that holds the grip
Implementation Method 2
one or more coupling portions that couple the one or more grips to the housing body in a relatively movable manner
Data Source
AI summary
An operating device is provided that includes an operating unit that receives an input from a user, a housing body that supports the operating unit, one or more vibrating bodies that generate vibration, one or more grips that store the one or more vibrating bodies, and one or more coupling portions that couple the one or more grips to the housing body in a movable manner.