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US 8,797,152 B2Granted
Haptic actuator apparatuses and methods thereof
AssigneeNew Scale Technologies
InventorsDavid Henderson, Qin Xu
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Abstract
A haptic actuator apparatus and a method of making the same include an ultrasonically vibrating motor and its housing. The housing includes a guide structure coupled to the ultrasonically vibrating motor and at least one spring. The guide structure defines at least one path of motion of the ultrasonically vibrating motor. The at least one spring delimits the at least one path and generates human-detectable vibrations in response to an impact with the ultrasonically vibrating motor.
Claims26
A haptic actuator apparatus comprising:
- an ultrasonically vibrating motor;
- and
- a housing of the ultrasonically vibrating motor, the housing comprising:
- a guide structure coupled to the ultrasonically vibrating motor, the guide structure configured to define at least one path of motion of the ultrasonically vibrating motor;
- and
- at least one spring coupled to the guide structure and arranged to delimit the at least one path of motion of the ultrasonically vibrating motor and to generate human-detectible vibrations in response to an impact with the ultrasonically vibrating motor.
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A method of making a haptic actuator apparatus, the method comprising:
- providing an ultrasonically vibrating motor;
- coupling a guide structure to the ultrasonically vibrating motor, the guide structure configured to define at least one path of motion of the ultrasonically vibrating motor;
- and
- coupling at least one spring to the guide structure, the at least one spring being arranged to delimit the at least one path of motion of the ultrasonically vibrating motor and to generate human-detectible vibrations in response to an impact with the ultrasonically vibrating motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.