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TECHNIQUES FOR TACTILE FEEDBACK TECHNOLOGY

  • US 20110096013A1
  • Filed: 12/22/2010
  • Published: 04/28/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An active tactile feedback system comprising:

  • a user-engagement surface presented for contact by a user;

    an actuator mechanism operably associated with the user-engagement surface, the actuator mechanism including;

    a pair of substrates held in a spaced-apart position relative to each other and with a defined gap therebetween, wherein at least one of the pair of substrates is operatively associated with the user-engagement surface, the actuator mechanism being configured to permit at least one of the substrates to move relative to the other effective to provide tactile feedback to the user;

    a spring mechanism operably associated with at least one of the pair of substrates, the spring mechanism being configured to return the pair of substrates, after a movement of the substrates relative to each other, back to the spaced-apart position relative to each other and restore the defined gap therebetween; and

    a seal mechanism configured to protect the actuator mechanism from contaminant ingress; and

    a surface retention mechanism operably coupled to the user-engagement surface and configured to allow movement of the user-engagement surface in directions substantially normal to the user-engagement surface and restrict movement of the user-engagement surface in at least one direction parallel to the user-engagement surface.

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