Tactile device
AssigneeAlps Alpine Co., Ltd.
InventorsYuzuru KAWANA, Kunio SATO, Hajime SHIKATA
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AssigneeAlps Alpine Co., Ltd.
InventorsYuzuru KAWANA, Kunio SATO, Hajime SHIKATA
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A tactile device includes a contact surface touchable by a tactile subject, a thermoelectric transducer which generates cold or warmth transferred to the contact surface, and a temperature sensor which detects the contact surface temperature. The thermoelectric transducer includes first and second heat transfer members, and a thermoelectric element which generates a temperature difference between the first and second heat transfer members based power supplied thereto. The contact surface is formed on a surface of the first heat transfer member, or on a surface of a third heat transfer member contacting the surface of the first heat transfer member. The temperature sensor is arranged on an outer side of a region where the contact surface is formed on the surface of the first heat transfer member, or on an outer side of a region contacting the third heat transfer member at the surface of the first heat transfer member.
A tactile device comprising:
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