US 11,385,714 B2 · Magnetic deformable member

Abstract

There is provided a magnetic deformable member that is deformable upon application of magnetism, and that has a front surface that projects toward the side opposite to a magnet when such a magnet is placed. The front surface provides variations in tactile feel or viewability for humans by providing a soft tactile feel. A magnetic deformable member includes: a flexible sheet; a back plate made of a hard material and stacked on the flexible sheet; a gel charged inside a space between the flexible sheet and the back plate; and a magnetic member having an annular shape as viewed in plan in a direction that is perpendicular to a front surface of the flexible sheet and having a length in the perpendicular direction. The magnetic member is secured to the flexible sheet, and disposed in the gel.

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Dependent claims

A magnetic deformable member comprising:

a container body that has a deformable flexible film;
a gel that has flexibility and is charged in the container body;
and a magnetic member held on a back surface side of the flexible film inside the container body, wherein the flexible film is displaceable together with the magnetic member which is moved by an external magnetic force, and has a deformable front surface, wherein the container body includes a flexible sheet that serves as the flexible film, and a support member disposed to face the flexible sheet to support the flexible sheet, wherein a buffer portion is provided between the magnetic member and the flexible sheet.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/368,407Filed 28 Mar 2019 · continuation in part

Priority

13 Dec 2018

Published

US 2020/0192482 A118 Jun 2020

Granted

12 Jul 2022

Term ends

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Classification13 codes

G06F 3/016
Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer: input arrangements with force or tactile…
G06F 3/0414
Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means: using force sensing means to determine a position
G06F 3/044
Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means: by capacitive means
G06F 3/0488
Using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of…:…

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