公开(公告)号：US09269885B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-23

申请号：US14148537

申请日：2014-01-06

Applicant: Novasentis, Inc.

Inventor： Li Jiang ,  Brian Zellers ,  Christophe Ramstein

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  H01L41/09 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04M1/02 ,  B06B1/06 ,  H01L41/193 ,  B06B3/00 ,  G10K9/22

CPC classification number: H01L41/0973 ,  B06B1/06 ,  B06B3/00 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G10K9/22 ,  H01L41/193 ,  H04M1/0202

Abstract: A housing for an electronic device allows a haptic feedback response that is localized to a specific area on a back panel of the housing of the electronic device. For example, a user holding the mobile electronic device may directly receive haptic feedback in his/her fingers that are supporting the back side of the mobile electronic device. Those specific areas on the back panel may be locations where the panel material is thinned, or locations where the panel material has been removed and replaced by a suitably selected membrane material having favorable mechanical properties. The membrane material may be introduced as an embossment of a membrane layer. In addition, a force-sensing resistor type material may be used as a replacement material, so as to sense the pressure of a user's finger pressing on the embossed structure at the specific locations to which EMP actuators are bonded.

Abstract translation: 用于电子设备的外壳允许定位在电子设备的外壳的后面板上的特定区域的触觉反馈响应。 例如，握住移动电子设备的用户可以直接在他/她的手指中接收支持移动电子设备背面的触觉反馈。 后面板上的那些特定区域可以是面板材料变薄的位置，或者面板材料被去除的位置以及具有良好机械特性的适当选择的膜材料代替。 膜材料可以作为膜层的压花引入。 此外，可以使用力感测电阻器型材料作为替代材料，以便感测用户的手指按压EMP致动器所结合的特定位置处的压花结构上的压力。