Haptic actuator having a double-wound driving coil for temperature- and driving current-independent velocity sensing

    公开(公告)号:US11527946B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-13

    申请号:US16900718

    申请日:2020-06-12

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: A haptic engine includes a haptic actuator having a double-wound driving coil in which the two windings are connected with each other either in series or in parallel. By using the double-wound driving coil in which the two windings are connected with each other in series, an instant back EMF voltage induced in either of the two windings can be determined without having to measure in real time a resistance of the corresponding winding, and without having to sense a driving current through the double-wound driving coil. By using the double-wound driving coil in which the two windings are connected with each other in parallel, an instant back EMF voltage induced in either of the two windings can be determined without having to measure in real time a resistance of the corresponding winding.

    Gap-closing actuator having a double-wound driving coil

    公开(公告)号:US11539279B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US16900744

    申请日:2020-06-12

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: A haptic engine includes a gap-closing actuator having a double-wound driving coil in which the two windings can be activated with two driving sources, respectively. Or, the two windings double-wound driving coil can be activated with a single driving source when the two windings are connected with each other either in series or in parallel. By using the double-wound driving coil in the gap-closing actuator as described, an instant inductance of either of the two windings can be determined without having to measure in real time a resistance of the corresponding winding.

    Gap-Closing Actuator Having a Double-Wound Driving Coil

    公开(公告)号:US20210099062A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-01

    申请号:US16900744

    申请日:2020-06-12

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H02K33/12

    摘要: A haptic engine includes a gap-closing actuator having a double-wound driving coil in which the two windings can be activated with two driving sources, respectively. Or, the two windings double-wound driving coil can be activated with a single driving source when the two windings are connected with each other either in series or in parallel. By using the double-wound driving coil in the gap-closing actuator as described, an instant inductance of either of the two windings can be determined without having to measure in real time a resistance of the corresponding winding.

    Modular Systems Configured to Provide Localized Haptic Feedback Using Inertial Actuators

    公开(公告)号:US20220291746A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-15

    申请号:US17200640

    申请日:2021-03-12

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: An electronic device includes a housing defining an aperture. An input device extends through the aperture and has a user input surface external to the housing. An inertial actuator is mechanically and fixedly coupled to the input device and positioned within the housing. A mechanical wave dampener provides mechanical wave dampening between the input device and the housing. The electronic device enables haptic feedback to be provided locally to the input device. In some cases, the mechanical wave dampener may dampen shaking of the input device with respect to the housing by at least an order of magnitude.