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US 12,407,910 B2Granted
Tactile feedback mechanism
AssigneeTDK Taiwan Corp.
InventorsLiang-Ting Ho, Che-Wei Chang, Chao-Chang Hu
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Abstract
A tactile feedback mechanism is provided, including a movable portion, a fixed portion, a driving assembly, and a connecting assembly. The movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly is configured to drive the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. The movable portion is movably connected to the fixed portion via the connecting assembly. The connecting assembly is made of a metal material.
Claims18
A tactile feedback mechanism, comprising:
- a movable portion;
- a fixed portion, wherein the movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion;
- a driving assembly configured to drive the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion;
- and
- a connecting assembly, wherein the movable portion is movably connected to the fixed portion via the connecting assembly, and the connecting assembly has a metal material;
- wherein the connecting assembly comprises:
- a first fixed end for the movable portion, fixedly connected to the movable portion;
- a first fixed end for the fixed portion, fixedly connected to the fixed portion;
- a first elastic portion, wherein the first fixed end for the movable portion is movably connected to the first fixed end for the fixed portion via the first elastic portion;
- a second fixed end for the fixed portion, fixedly connected to the fixed portion;
- and
- a second elastic portion, wherein the first fixed end for the movable portion is connected to the second fixed end for the fixed portion via the second elastic portion;
- wherein the first fixed end for the fixed portion is connected to the second fixed end for the fixed portion via the first fixed end for the movable portion, and the first fixed end for the movable portion, the first fixed end for the fixed portion, and the second fixed end for the fixed portion are formed in one piece, the first fixed end for the fixed portion and the second fixed end for the fixed portion are arranged along a first axis;
- wherein the fixed portion comprises a first sidewall, the first fixed end for the fixed portion and the second fixed end for the fixed portion are disposed on the first sidewall, the first fixed end for the movable portion, the first fixed end for the fixed portion, the second fixed end for the fixed portion, and the first sidewall have plate-shaped structures, and the first fixed end for the movable portion is located between the movable portion and the first sidewall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.