PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A HAPTIC DEVICE WITH A MOVING BATTERY ELEMENT

    公开(公告)号:EP3770731A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-27

    申请号:EP20180070.3

    申请日:2020-06-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure (101) having a transparent cover (141) defining a touch-sensitive surface, a display (102) positioned within the enclosure and below the transparent cover, and a haptic device (103) configured to produce a haptic output along the touch-sensitive surface. The haptic device (103) may include a battery element (104) electrically coupled to the display (102), a magnetic element (220), and a coil assembly (106) fixed with respect to the enclosure (101) and configured to induce an oscillatory movement of the battery element (104) parallel to the display to produce the haptic output. In other examples, the coil assembly (106) may be coupled to the battery element (104) and first and second magnetic elements may be fixed with respect to the enclosure (101).

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