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US 12,001,598 B2Granted
Information output device
AssigneeDot Incorporation
InventorsJu Yoon Kim, Ji Ho Kim, Hyeon Cheol Park
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Abstract
This application relates to an information output apparatus. In one aspect, the apparatus includes a casing including an expression surface and an expression hole formed in the expression surface. The apparatus also includes a protrusion provided to reciprocate such that at least a part thereof protrudes out of the expression hole and information is expressed on the expression surface. The apparatus also includes a driving module located inside the casing and connected to the protrusion to move the protrusion.
Claims11
An information output apparatus comprising:
- a casing comprising an expression surface and an expression hole formed in the expression surface;
- a protrusion configured to cause information to be expressed on the expression surface based on at least a part of the protrusion protruding from the expression hole of the expression surface;
- a driving module located inside the casing and connected to the protrusion to move the protrusion;
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- a skin module located facing the expression surface, the skin module comprising a film having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface facing the expression surface,
- wherein the casing comprises an active region in which the protruding of the protrusions are activated and a non-active region outside the active region,
- wherein the film is separated from the expression surface in the active region, and
- wherein the skin module comprises a spacer located between the film and the casing in the non-active region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.