Tactile sensation providing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9639160-B2
Application number	US-201414770745-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2014
Priority date	Feb 26, 2013
Publication date	May 2, 2017
Grant date	May 2, 2017

Abstract

A tactile sensation providing device can provide a user with an appropriate tactile sensation by efficiently vibrating a panel and is waterproof or dustproof. The tactile sensation providing device includes a panel; a tactile sensation provider, which provides a tactile sensation by vibrating the panel; a housing; and silicon rubber with a general U-shaped cross-section, disposed between the panel and the housing, for suppressing intrusion of dust or water from outside the housing to inside the housing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A tactile sensation providing device comprising:
a panel;
a tactile sensation provider configured to provide a tactile sensation by vibrating the panel;
a housing; and
silicon rubber with a general U-shaped cross-section, attached between the panel and the housing, for suppressing intrusion of dust or water from outside the housing to inside the housing, wherein
a space between arms of the silicon rubber faces laterally towards external sides of the housing.

2. A tactile sensation providing device comprising:
a panel;
a tactile sensation provider configured to provide a tactile sensation by vibrating the panel;
a housing; and
silicon rubber with a general U-shaped cross-section, attached between the panel and the housing, for suppressing intrusion of dust or water from outside the housing to inside the housing, wherein
a direction of vibration of the panel is orthogonal to a bilateral centerline of a cross-section of the silicon rubber.

3. A tactile sensation providing device comprising:
a panel;
a tactile sensation provider configured to provide a tactile sensation by vibrating the panel;
a housing; and
silicon rubber with a general U-shaped cross-section, attached between the panel and the housing, for suppressing intrusion of dust or water from outside the housing to inside the housing, wherein
the silicon rubber comprises:
a panel attaching portion attached to the panel,
a housing attaching portion attached to an inner surface of the housing facing the panel, and
a connector connecting the panel attaching portion and the housing attaching portion, and

a space containing no silicon rubber is formed between the panel attaching portion and the housing attaching portion.

Assignees

• Kyocera Corp

Inventors

• Kono Kenji
• Takeda Jun
• Iyoda Kouta

Classifications

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title

• G06F3/016 Primary

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title

• G06F1/1626

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title