Information Terminal Processor and Vibration Generator

• US 20150169061A1
• Filed: 09/30/2014
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nidec Copal Corporation (Nidec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nidec Copal Corporation (Nidec Corporation)
• Inventors: ODAJIMA, Shin, SHODA, Yuki, TAKAGI, Masaaki, TONOGAI, Yoshihide
• Application Number:
  US14/501,693
• Publication Number:
  US 20150169061A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 33/16 with polarised armatures moving in alternate directions by reversal or energisation of a single coil system

Abstract

An information terminal processing device includes a casing with a touch panel that houses a circuit board, a touch panel, a vibration actuator having a movable element for reciprocating movement and a housing to house the movable element that forces the movable element to strike the housing corresponding to an operation for the touch panel, and a vibration transmitting part interposed between the vibration actuator and the touch panel and that reduces the frequency of the vibration generated at the vibration actuator and transmits the vibration to the touch panel.

Claims

1. An information terminal processing device comprising:

a casing with a sensor panel that houses a circuit board;

a vibrating part that is at least one of said casing and said circuit board;

a vibration actuator having a movable element for reciprocating movement and a housing to house said movable element that forces said movable element to strike said housing corresponding to an operation for said sensor panel; and

a vibration transmitting part interposed between said vibration actuator and said vibrating part, that reduces the frequency of the vibration generated at said vibration actuator and transmits said vibration to said vibrating part.

2. The information terminal processing device according to claim 1, wherein

said vibration actuator further comprises

a coil disposed inside said housing so as to surround the magnet configured of said movable element, and

a weight disposed between said coil and said housing.

3. The information terminal processing device according to claim 1, wherein

said movable element further comprises

a cylindrical magnet and yokes mounted on both end faces in the vibration direction of said magnet, and

said vibration actuator further comprises

a shock absorbing part mounted on said housing facing each of said yokes and said vibration direction.

4. A vibration generator built into an information terminal processing device, the vibration generator comprising:

a movable element for reciprocating movement;

a housing to house said movable element and that said movable element strikes by movement corresponding to an operation for said information terminal processing device; and

a vibration transmitting part provided on the outside of said housing that reduces the frequency of the vibration generated according to the impact of said movable element and transmits the vibration.