公开(公告)号：US20180081438A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：US15416466

申请日：2017-01-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alex J. Lehmann ,  Juan Pu ,  Paul X. Wang ,  Qiliang Xu ,  Zheng Gao

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H01L41/09

CPC classification number: G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/03543 ,  G06F3/03545 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  H01L41/09 ,  H01L41/0933 ,  H01L41/094

Abstract: Disclosed herein are structures, devices, methods and systems for providing haptic output on an electronic device. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes an actuator configured to move in a first direction. The electronic device also includes a substrate coupled to the actuator. When the actuator moves in the first direction, the substrate or a portion of the substrate, by virtue of being coupled to the actuator, moves in a second direction. In some implementations, the movement of the substrate is perpendicular to the movement of the actuator.

公开(公告)号：US11150734B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US16802145

申请日：2020-02-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alex J. Lehmann ,  Juan Pu ,  Paul X. Wang ,  Qiliang Xu ,  Zheng Gao

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  H01L41/09 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H01L41/113 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: Disclosed herein are structures, devices, methods and systems for providing haptic output on an electronic device. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes a display portion, a housing pivotally coupled with the display portion and comprising a glass sheet that defines an input surface of the electronic device. The input surface can define a keyboard having a set of key regions arranged along the glass sheet. The electronic device may also include a haptic mechanism positioned beneath a key region of the set of key regions that includes a substrate defining a beam structure having first and second fixed ends, a spacer positioned along a first side of the beam structure and a piezoelectric element positioned along a second side of the beam structure. The piezoelectric element can be configured to deflect the beam structure to provide haptic output along the input surface.

公开(公告)号：US10591993B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-17

申请号：US15416466

申请日：2017-01-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alex J. Lehmann ,  Juan Pu ,  Paul X. Wang ,  Qiliang Xu ,  Zheng Gao

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H01L41/09 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/02

Abstract: Disclosed herein are structures, devices, methods and systems for providing haptic output on an electronic device. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes an actuator configured to move in a first direction. The electronic device also includes a substrate coupled to the actuator. When the actuator moves in the first direction, the substrate or a portion of the substrate, by virtue of being coupled to the actuator, moves in a second direction. In some implementations, the movement of the substrate is perpendicular to the movement of the actuator.