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US 2026/0056623 A1Published application
Sleeve arrangement for a mobile device and method
AssigneeINVENTUS Engineering GmbH
InventorStefan Battlogg
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Abstract
A sleeve or case for a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet or other types of hand-held device or mobile smart device, has a sleeve part for at least partially enclosing the mobile device and an input device arranged in the sleeve part for controlling the mobile device which can be received in the sleeve part. The input device includes a movable control element and a magnetorheological brake. Any movement of the control element can be selectively damped by way of the magnetorheological brake.
Claims5
A sleeve apparatus for a foldable mobile device, the sleeve apparatus comprising:
- at least one sleeve part for at least partially encasing the mobile device, said sleeve part being a foldable part with at least two sleeve sections and at least one hinge apparatus movably connecting said at least two sleeve sections;
- said hinge apparatus having at least one braking apparatus configured for damping a movement of said at least two sleeve sections relative to one another in a targeted fashion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.