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Tactile sensation providing apparatus and electronic device

US10514760B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 9, 2016
Grant dateDec 24, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/041
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tactile sensation providing apparatus includes a base, a panel having an interface surface, and a piezoelectric actuator that is attached to the base and the panel and configured to allow lateral movement of the panel with respect to the interface surface. The panel moves laterally with respect to the interface surface in accordance with bending of the piezoelectric actuator to provide a tactile sensation on the interface surface.

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