Invention Application
- Patent Title: INTERFACE APPARATUS
- Patent Title (中): 界面装置
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Application No.: US14908553Application Date: 2013-08-02
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Publication No.: US20160162021A1Publication Date: 2016-06-09
- Inventor: Shigeo HIROSE , Hiroaki ISHIDA , Takeshi YAMAGISHI , Tomokazu KAKE , Keiji TOGAWA
- Applicant: TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY , SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
- International Application: PCT/JP2013/071069 WO 20130802
- Main IPC: G06F3/01
- IPC: G06F3/01 ; A63F9/24 ; A63F13/212

Abstract:
In an interface apparatus for presenting a force sense at a remote place or in a virtual space to a user, the number of motors for exerting force upon fingers of the user is decreased. The interface apparatus includes a first arm and a second arm for being attached to the thumb and a finger other than the thumb, respectively. A motor includes a motor main body supported for rotation, and a rotary shaft that relatively rotates with respect to the motor main body. The rotary shaft is connected to the second arm. The motor main body is connected to the first arm so as to impart rotation thereof to the first arm.
Public/Granted literature
- US09996152B2 Interface apparatus Public/Granted day:2018-06-12
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