# US 12,182,329 B2 · Airbag type force feedback device and force feedback method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,182,329 B2 - Document ID: US12182329B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/331,119 - Filed: 2023-06-07 - Published: 2024-07-04 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2022-12-31 - Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. - Applicants: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yuntong Li; Bing Xie - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12182329B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/016: {Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user} - G06F 3/0202: {Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A force feedback device includes a base, an airbag, a button and an air pump. The base is equipped with an air guide hole penetrating therethrough. The airbag is equipped with an inflation aperture, and the airbag is attached to one side of the base. The button is fixed on one side of the airbag away from the base. The air pump is fixed on one side of the base away from the airbag. An output end of the air pump passes through the air guide hole to be fixedly connected to the airbag, and forms a sealed connection with the airbag via the inflation apertures. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A force feedback device, comprising: a base, equipped with an air guide hole penetrating therethrough; an airbag, equipped with an inflation aperture, the airbag being attached to one side of the base; a button, fixed on one side of the airbag away from the base; and an air pump, fixed on one side of the base away from the airbag, an output end of the air pump passing through the air guide hole to be fixedly connected to the airbag, and forming a sealed connection with the airbag via the inflation apertures; the airbag is plural, each airbag surface is provided with an inflation aperture, and each airbag forms a sealed communication with the output end of the air pump via different air guide holes. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The force feedback device of claim 1, wherein the force feedback device further comprises a guide component located between the base and the button, the guide component being connected to the base and the button, the button forming a rotating or sliding connection with the guide component. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The force feedback device of claim 2, wherein the guide component comprises multiple guide tubes fixed on one side of the base adjacent to the button, and multiple guide posts fixed on one side of the button adjacent to the base, each of the guide posts being inserted into one of the guide tubes to form a sliding pair; the guide tubes being arranged around the airbag, and forming a guide space to control the expansion direction of the airbag together with the base and button. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The force feedback device of claim 1, wherein the airbag comprises a core airbag with the inflation aperture and at least one auxiliary airbag, the volume of the core airbag is larger than that of the auxiliary airbag, and a valve structure is set between the air pump and each of the core airbag and the auxiliary airbag to control the conduction or closure of the air pump and each of the core airbag and the auxiliary airbag. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The force feedback device of claim 1, wherein the airbag comprises a core airbag and at least one auxiliary airbag, the volume of the core airbag is larger than that of the auxiliary airbag, the surfaces of the core airbag and the auxiliary airbag are both equipped with inflation apertures, and the core airbag and the auxiliary airbag are sealed and connected to the output end of the air pump via different air guide holes. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The force feedback device of claim 1, wherein the airbag comprises an elastic part made of elastic material, a rigid part extending from the elastic part towards the button, and the rigid part is fixedly connected to the button. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The force feedback device of claim 1, wherein the airbag comprises an elastic part made of elastic material, a first rigid part and a second rigid part extending from both sides of the elastic part, the first rigid part serves as the button, and the second rigid part serves as the base and is connected to the air pump. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The force feedback device of claim 6, wherein the airbag is an integrally formed structure. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The force feedback device of claim 7, wherein the airbag is an integrally formed structure. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A force feedback method, wherein the force feedback method is implemented based on the force feedback device of claim 1, comprising: S1. driving the air pump to generate airflow and transmit the airflow to the airbag through the air guide hole; S2. making the airbag inflate and expand, feeding back the force generated by the expansion to the button connected to the airbag; S3. obtaining the feedback force of the button being pressed by external force and causing the airbag to deform; and S4. adjusting the size of the airflow generated by the air pump based on the feedback force.