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- Patent Title: Localized haptic feedback in electronic devices using pressure-sensitive adhesive and piezoelectric haptic actuators
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Application No.: US17076224Application Date: 2020-10-21
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Publication No.: US11618057B2Publication Date: 2023-04-04
- Inventor: Joshua Acosta , Ryan Joseph Yund
- Applicant: Google LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Colby Nipper PLLC
- Main IPC: B06B1/06
- IPC: B06B1/06 ; H01L41/047 ; G08B6/00 ; H01L41/08 ; H01L41/053

Abstract:
This document describes techniques and apparatuses directed at localized haptic feedback in electronic devices using pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) and piezoelectric haptic actuators. In aspects, an electronic device includes a housing having a frame defining a slot. An actuator is adhered to the frame at the bottom of the slot by the PSA. When a force is applied to an exterior surface of the actuator (“button press”), the PSA compresses and an extending member attached to the actuator, opposite the exterior surface, slidably moves within an aperture in the frame at the bottom of the slot. The extending member engages a sensor module (e.g., piezoelectric sensor) and the electronic device registers a button press. The sensor module then applies haptic feedback to the extending member and through the actuator to the exterior surface. When the force is removed from the actuator's exterior surface, the PSA expands to an approximate original thickness.
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