Hand interface device utilizing haptic force gradient generation via the alignment of fingertip haptic units
AssigneeContact Control Interfaces, LLC
InventorThomas F. Buchanan
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Abstract
A hand interface device is provided comprising: A glove portion to be worn on top of a user's hand, including a plurality of anchoring finger caps circumscribed around the extremities of the user's fingers and thumb; at least one haptic actuator housed within each of the anchoring finger caps; a housing structure attached to the forearm; and a plurality of wires running between at least one haptic actuator and the housing structure.
Claims19
A hand interface device comprising:
- a. A glove portion to be worn on top of a user's hand, including a plurality of anchoring finger caps circumscribed around the extremities of the user's fingers and thumb;
- b. At least one haptic actuator housed within each of the anchoring finger caps;
- c. a housing structure attached to the forearm;
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- d. a plurality of wires running between at least one haptic actuator and the housing structure.
The hand interface device of claim 1, wherein at least one haptic actuator can vibrate independently from the remaining haptic actuators. The hand interface device of claim 2, wherein each haptic actuator is capable of attaining a different magnitude of vibration from the remaining haptic actuators.
A hand interface system comprising:
- a. A glove portion to be worn on top of a user's hand, including a plurality of anchoring finger caps circumscribed around the extremities of the user's fingers and thumb;
- b. At least one haptic actuator housed within each of the anchoring finger caps;
- c. a housing structure attached to the forearm;
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- d. a plurality of wires running between at least one haptic actuator and the housing structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.