公开(公告)号：US11180873B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-23

申请号：US16854777

申请日：2020-04-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John S. Camp ,  Robert L. Coish ,  Kyle J. Nekimken ,  John A. Porcella ,  Michael A. Damianakis

IPC: D04B1/14 ,  H01F7/06 ,  H01F7/20 ,  H01H13/85 ,  H03K17/96 ,  H03K17/94 ,  A41D1/00 ,  A41D31/02 ,  D03D15/00 ,  A47C5/00

Abstract: An item such as a fabric-based item or other item may have one or more actuators. An actuator may have a conductive strand of material. A control circuit may supply a current to the conductive strand that induces a length change in the conductive strand due to ohmic heating and associated thermal expansion effects. The control circuit may be used to activate the actuator in response to user input that is supplied to an associated input device such as a switch, capacitive sensor, force sensor, light-based sensor, or other input component. The fabric-based item may include fabric such as woven fabric or knit fabric. Strands of conductive material may serve as signals paths for supplying current to conductive strands in actuators. Magnetic-field-based actuators may be formed by coiling conductive strands around tubular support structures such as piping in fabric-based items.

公开(公告)号：US10649529B1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-12

申请号：US15357956

申请日：2016-11-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kyle J. Nekimken ,  John A. Porcella ,  John S. Camp ,  Michael A. Damianakis ,  Robert L. Coish

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  H01H13/85 ,  G06F3/02

Abstract: A feedback or a user-perceived feedback of an input device is modified using one or more output devices. The output devices include one or more speakers and/or one or more actuators. The output (e.g., acoustic and/or haptic) produced using the output device may enhance, amplify, mask, obscure, or cancel an inherent sound or tactile feedback produced by the input device.

公开(公告)号：US20200248346A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16854777

申请日：2020-04-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John S. Camp ,  Robert L. Coish ,  Kyle J. Nekimken ,  John A. Porcella ,  Michael A. Damianakis

IPC: D04B1/14 ,  A41D31/02 ,  H01F7/06 ,  A47C5/00 ,  H03K17/96 ,  H03K17/94 ,  A41D1/00 ,  H01H13/85 ,  D03D15/00 ,  H01F7/20

Abstract: An item such as a fabric-based item or other item may have one or more actuators. An actuator may have a conductive strand of material. A control circuit may supply a current to the conductive strand that induces a length change in the conductive strand due to ohmic heating and associated thermal expansion effects. The control circuit may be used to activate the actuator in response to user input that is supplied to an associated input device such as a switch, capacitive sensor, force sensor, light-based sensor, or other input component. The fabric-based item may include fabric such as woven fabric or knit fabric. Strands of conductive material may serve as signals paths for supplying current to conductive strands in actuators. Magnetic-field-based actuators may be formed by coiling conductive strands around tubular support structures such as piping in fabric-based items.

公开(公告)号：US09672702B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-06

申请号：US15091510

申请日：2016-04-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert L. Coish ,  John A. Porcella ,  John S. Camp ,  Kyle J. Nekimken ,  Michael A. Damianakis

IPC: H04B3/36 ,  G08B6/00

CPC classification number: G08B6/00 ,  H04M19/04

Abstract: This application relates to computing devices that can incorporate thermal haptic feedback devices for providing feedback in the form of a temperature change. The thermal haptic feedback device can be incorporated into a watch, and a portion of the watch can change temperature when a notification is to be provided to a user. The thermal haptic feedback device can also be incorporated into a surface of a mobile phone and allow a user to receive notifications regarding incoming calls and messages using a temperature change of the surface. The thermal haptic feedback device can also change temperature based on information received from external computing devices.