Force feedback trigger for handheld device

US12405668B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Michelle Warner · Seattle, US
• Madeline Blair Aby · Seattle, US
• Remy Pieron · San Francisco, US
• Tzu-Yuan Wang · Campbell, US
• Lorenz Henric Jentz · Seattle, US
• Jason Andrew Higgins · Seattle, US
• Walker Chamberlain Robb · Seattle, US
• Michael Allison · Ridgefield, US
• Joshua Peter Yasbek · Vancouver, US
• Douglas Harriman · Portland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 13, 2023
• Grant date: Sep 2, 2025
• Expiry date: Jun 30, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63F13/285
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

As disclosed herein, a system may comprise a handheld device in electronic communication with a controller. The handheld device may comprise a housing defining an internal cavity and an orifice providing access to the internal cavity. A trigger may comprise an external and an internal surface. The trigger may be oriented to cover the orifice. A transfer member may be oriented in the internal cavity and coupled to the internal surface of the trigger. A force sensor may be oriented in the internal cavity and may engage a distal end of the transfer member and the internal surface of the trigger. A transfer roller may be oriented in the internal cavity and coupled to the distal end of the transfer member. A cam may be oriented in the internal cavity and may engage the transfer member. A motor may be oriented in the internal cavity and coupled to the cam.