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US 12,478,545 B2Granted
Thermal and vibrotactile haptic actuators
AssigneeEMBR Labs IP LLC
InventorsMatthew J. Smith, Kristen Warren, Xuchen He, Raja Rajcic
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Abstract
Embodiments related to a haptic actuator for transmitting heat and/or mechanical vibrations to an adjacent surface are disclosed. The haptic actuator may include a heating membrane, one or more supports, and a body. The one or more supports may extend between the body and the heating membrane to physically separate the heating membrane from the body.
Claims20
A haptic actuator for transmitting heat and mechanical vibrations to an adjacent surface, the haptic actuator comprising:
- a heating membrane;
- one or more supports constructed and arranged to transmit mechanical vibrations to the heating membrane;
- a body;
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- an actuator disposed in the body, wherein the actuator is constructed and arranged to apply mechanical vibrations to the one or more supports, wherein the one or more supports physically separate, fix, and support the heating membrane relative to the body, and wherein the one or more supports maintain an air gap within the one or more supports and/or between a plurality of the supports such that there is an air gap between the heating membrane and the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.