Haptic Structure for Providing Haptic Outputs at an Electronic Device

An electronic device comprising:

• an enclosure component;
• a cover coupled to the enclosure component;
• first and second haptic modules positioned below the cover and each of the first and second haptic modules comprising:
• an actuation strip comprising:
• a substrate;
• and
• a piezoelectric element attached to the substrate;
• and
• a spacer positioned between the actuation strip and the cover and defining a gap between the actuation strip and the cover;
• a touch sensor positioned along the cover and configured to determine a location of a touch input received at the cover;
• and
• a processing unit configured to cause at least one of the first haptic module or the second haptic module to actuate in response to the touch input.

An electronic device comprising:

• an upper portion comprising a display;
• a lower portion coupled to the upper portion and defining:
• a keyboard;
• and
• a track pad;
• a haptic module positioned below the track pad and comprising:
• a spacer attached to an internal surface of the track pad;
• and
• an actuation strip coupled to the spacer thereby defining a gap between the actuation strip and the internal surface of the track pad, the actuation strip comprising:
• a substrate;
• and
• a piezoelectric element coupled to the substrate;
• and
• a processing unit operably coupled to the haptic module and configured to cause a deflection of the actuation strip to produce a haptic output along an outer surface of the track pad.