Systems And Methods For A Low Profile Haptic Actuator
AssigneeImmersion Corporation
InventorsDouglas Billington, Kaniyalal Shah, Daniel Parker, Mansoor Alghooneh, Vahid Khoshkava, William Rihn
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Abstract
Systems and methods or a low profile haptic actuator are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for a low profile haptic actuator includes: a moveable surface comprising a first coil, the moveable surface configured to move in a degree of freedom; a fixed surface beneath the moveable surface, the fixed surface comprising a second coil coupled underneath the first coil; a suspension coupled to the fixed surface and the moveable surface and configured to suspend the moveable surface; and a controller coupled to the first coil and the second coil.
Claims20
A system for a low profile haptic actuator comprising:
- a moveable surface comprising a first coil, the moveable surface configured to move in a degree of freedom;
- a fixed surface beneath the moveable surface, the fixed surface comprising a second coil coupled underneath the first coil;
- a suspension coupled to the fixed surface and the moveable surface and configured to support the moveable surface;
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- a controller coupled to the first coil and the second coil.
A system for a low profile haptic actuator comprising:
- a moveable surface comprising a plurality of moveable coils, the moveable surface configured to move in a degree of freedom;
- a fixed surface beneath the moveable surface, the fixed surface comprising a plurality of fixed coils coupled underneath the plurality of moveable coils;
- a suspension coupled to the fixed surface and the moveable surface and configured to support the moveable surface;
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- a controller coupled to the plurality of moveable coils and the plurality of fixed coils.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.