公开(公告)号：US20250010778A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-09

申请号：US18889895

申请日：2024-09-19

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kunio SATO ,  Toshiki TACHIOKA ,  Kaede MOCHIDA

IPC: B60N2/90 ,  B60R16/02 ,  G06F3/048

Abstract: A vehicle system includes a seat of a vehicle, and a vibration generation device provided in the seat. The vibration generation device includes a housing, a diaphragm supported on the housing, an actuator attached to at least one of the housing and the diaphragm, and a sensor, including a detection electrode, and configured to detect a user approaching the detection electrode. The diaphragm and the detection electrode are formed by a common member.

公开(公告)号：US20190339783A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-07

申请号：US16517836

申请日：2019-07-22

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kunio SATO ,  Daisuke TAKAI ,  Yuzuru KAWANA

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/045

Abstract: A tactile sensation presenting device includes: a vibrating element configured to present vibration information; a warmth/coldness presenting element provided above the vibrating element and configured to present warm/cold information to a tactile sensation presentation surface; a pressure detecting unit configured to detect a pressure corresponding to a contact state of an operating part with respect to the tactile sensation presentation surface; and an adjusting unit configured to adjust a presentation condition based on a detection result by the pressure detecting unit.

公开(公告)号：US20190279473A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-12

申请号：US16420600

申请日：2019-05-23

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kunio SATO ,  Daisuke TAKAI ,  Yuzuru KAWANA ,  Katsunari SATO

IPC: G08B6/00 ,  F25B21/04 ,  H05B1/02

Abstract: A tactile sensation providing apparatus includes a contact region to be touched by an operating body, a thermal sensation providing element that is disposed in the contact region and provides at least cold sensation information, and a warm sensation providing element that is disposed in the contact region and provides warm sensation information. The warm sensation providing element is disposed at least in regions that sandwich the thermal sensation providing element.

公开(公告)号：US20240274111A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18635169

申请日：2024-04-15

Applicant: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shinichi SAGAWAI ,  Kunio SATO

IPC: G10K11/178 ,  G08B6/00

CPC classification number: G10K11/178 ,  G08B6/00

Abstract: A notification apparatus is attached to an object and alerts a user who uses the object by presenting a tactile sensation due to vibration. The notification apparatus includes a signal output unit configured to output a drive signal having a signal pattern with a drive frequency corresponding to an event type, an actuator configured to be driven by the drive signal, a sound output unit configured to output sound waves, and a controller configured to determine whether to output cancelling sound waves for cancelling sound waves induced by vibration of the actuator from the sound output unit based on a drive frequency of the drive signal.

公开(公告)号：US20220351924A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17865541

申请日：2022-07-15

Applicant: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hajime SUZUKI ,  Hiroshi WAKUDA ,  Ko OWADA ,  Tetsu NUMATA ,  Kunio SATO

IPC: H01H13/85 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H01H9/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H01H3/00

Abstract: A switch to be attached to a panel having an opening in a surface includes: a stationary member to be attached to the panel; a movable member to be placed at a distance from the panel, the movable member having a manipulation surface separated from the panel in the opening with a gap intervening between the manipulation surface and the panel, the manipulation surface being exposed from the opening; and a vibration element disposed between the stationary member and the movable member, the vibration element vibrating the movable member.

公开(公告)号：US20210387231A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-16

申请号：US17446351

申请日：2021-08-30

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kunio SATO ,  Hiroshi WAKUDA ,  Tadamitsu SATO

IPC: B06B1/04 ,  H04R9/02

Abstract: A vibration generating device includes a housing; a diaphragm supported by the housing, and configured to generate sound by vibrating in a first direction; and a vibration providing part attached to the housing, and configured to vibrate the housing. The vibration providing part vibrates the housing in the first direction at a first frequency, and vibrates the housing in a second direction at a second frequency lower than the first frequency.

公开(公告)号：US20190278374A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-12

申请号：US16420635

申请日：2019-05-23

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kunio SATO ,  Daisuke TAKAI ,  Yuzuru KAWANA ,  Katsunari SATO

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G01K13/04

Abstract: A tactile sensation presenting device includes a vibrating element configured to present vibration information, a heater configured to present heat information, and a first heat insulating member disposed between the vibrating element and the heater. The heater is provided above the vibrating element and is provided at a contacting region which can be touched by an operating body.

公开(公告)号：US20230075857A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-09

申请号：US18054240

申请日：2022-11-10

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kunio SATO ,  Toshiki TACHIOKA ,  Kaede MOCHIDA

IPC: B60N2/90 ,  G06F3/048 ,  B60R16/02

Abstract: A vehicle system includes a seat of a vehicle, and a vibration generation device provided in the seat. The vibration generation device includes a housing, a diaphragm supported on the housing, an actuator attached to at least one of the housing and the diaphragm, and a sensor, including a detection electrode, and configured to detect a user approaching the detection electrode. The diaphragm and the detection electrode are famed by a common member.

公开(公告)号：US20210272427A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-02

申请号：US17323233

申请日：2021-05-18

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kunio SATO ,  Toshihiko SAITO ,  Hajime SHIKATA

IPC: G08B6/00

Abstract: A tactile sensation providing apparatus includes a linear resonant actuator; and circuitry configured to provide a pulse wave to the linear resonant actuator as a driving signal. The circuitry is further configured to, when a frequency of the pulse wave is smaller than a resonance frequency of the linear resonant actuator, set a pulse width of the pulse wave at a value smaller than a half of a reciprocal of the frequency of the pulse wave.

公开(公告)号：US20190317535A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-17

申请号：US16380022

申请日：2019-04-10

Applicant: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kunio SATO ,  Toshihiko SAITO ,  Hajime SHIKATA ,  Katsunari SATO

IPC: G05D23/19 ,  G06F1/20 ,  G06F9/30

Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a thermal sensation providing device that provides a thermal sensation to an object coming in contact with a virtual material includes a database configured to store first information indicative of a relationship between a type of virtual material and a speed of a temperature change during a first period that starts at a commencement of providing the thermal sensation and that ends at a lapse of a first time length from the commencement, and a temperature control unit configured to control a temperature provided by the thermal sensation providing device during the first period based on the first information.