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Suspension component for a haptic touch panel assembly

US9910493B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Daniel Vander Sluis · Rochester Hills, US
Jay W. Hotchkiss · Rochester Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 7, 2014
Grant date	Mar 6, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 20, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F1/1643
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A suspension component for coupling a touch panel to a substrate in a haptic touch panel assembly. The suspension component includes a flexible connector that extends between a first end adapted for attachment to the touch panel and a second end adapted for attachment to the substrate. The flexible connector includes a concave section, an axial side wall, and a mobility gap and is shaped to allow the touch panel to move with respect to the substrate with three or more degrees of freedom, thereby facilitating more accurate and dynamic haptic feedback.

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