Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic device with actuators for producing haptic and audio output along a device housing
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Application No.: US16121454Application Date: 2018-09-04
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Publication No.: US11307661B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Ari P. Miller , Justin D. Crosby , Daniel K. Boothe , Houtan R. Farahani , Kevin M. Robinson , Ryan J. Mihelich , Robert J. Lockwood
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/01
- IPC: G06F3/01 ; H04R1/02 ; G06F3/041 ; H04R1/24 ; G06F3/0354 ; H04R7/04 ; H04R17/00 ; H04R9/06

Abstract:
An electronic device has a housing that forms an exterior surface of the electronic device. An array of actuators is coupled to the housing and is operable to move the housing in order to produce sound waves and/or haptic output via the exterior surface. In this way, less space is consumed by acoustic and haptic devices as compared to similar conventional devices, thereby allowing for thinner electronic devices and/or room for other components within the housing. The actuators may be operable to move different regions of the housing to produce sound waves and/or haptic output within different frequency ranges.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190094973A1 ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ACTUATORS FOR PRODUCING HAPTIC AND AUDIO OUTPUT ALONG A DEVICE HOUSING Public/Granted day:2019-03-28
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