Virtual reality interface device for thermo-touch haptic feedback

Abstract

Disclosed are a haptic feedback device and a virtual reality (VR) interface device for simultaneously providing thermo-touch haptic feedback. The haptic feedback device includes a thermal sensation providing unit configured to provide a thermal sensation to a user; a touch sensation providing unit configured to provide a touch sensation to the user; and a fixing device configured to fix at least a portion of the thermal sensation providing unit and at least a portion of the touch sensation providing unit, the thermal sensation providing unit includes a substrate; at least one thermoelectric device (TED) formed on the substrate; and a thermal pad formed on the at least one thermoelectric device (TED), and the touch sensation providing unit includes a base with a hole formed; and a film configured to bond to the base and to elongate according to the air pressure provided through the hole.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.