Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Haptic peripheral having a plurality of deformable membranes and a motor to move radial pins
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Application No.: US14977556Application Date: 2015-12-21
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Publication No.: US09841818B2Publication Date: 2017-12-12
- Inventor: Mansoor Alghooneh , Juan Manuel Cruz Hernandez , Robert Lacroix
- Applicant: Immersion Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Immersion Corporation
- Current Assignee: Immersion Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Medler Ferro Woodhouse & Mills PLLC
- Main IPC: G08B21/00
- IPC: G08B21/00 ; G06F3/01 ; G08B6/00 ; A63F13/24 ; A63F13/285

Abstract:
A haptic peripheral includes a housing with a frame having a plurality of circumferentially-spaced apart windows, a plurality of deformable membranes positioned within the plurality of circumferentially-spaced apart windows, and a haptic output device disposed within the housing and coupled to the plurality of deformable membranes. The haptic output device includes a motor, a converter, and a plurality of radially-extending pins. Each radially-extending pin has a first end attached to the converter and a second opposing end attached to a deformable membrane. The motor is configured to receive a control signal from a processor and is configured to rotate relative to the housing in response to the control signal. The converter converts rotary motion of the motor to linear motion to move the plurality of radially-extending pins to thereby radially extend the deformable membranes relative to the housing and provide a haptic effect to a user of the haptic peripheral.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170177083A1 HAPTIC PERIPHERAL HAVING A PLURALITY OF DEFORMABLE MEMBRANES Public/Granted day:2017-06-22
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