HAPTIC RING
First Claim
1. A wearable device for providing haptic effects, comprising:
- an open ring component configured to abut against to a first portion of a wearer, the open ring component with a first end, a second end spaced from and opposed to the first end, and a circumferential opening defined between the first end and the second end, the circumferential opening having a first width when the open ring component is in a non-actuated state, wherein the open ring component includesa first laminate layer,a second laminate layer, andan actuator integrally coupled to the first laminate layer and the second laminate layer, the actuator being configured to receive a command signal from a processor and to deform the open ring component to an actuated state in which the circumferential opening has a second width in response to the command signal to provide a force onto a second portion of the wearer that is disposed between the first end and the second end of the open ring component, the second width being different than the first width of the circumferential opening.
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Abstract
A wearable device for providing haptic effects includes an open ring component configured to abut against to a first portion of a wearer. The open ring component has a C-shaped body with a first end, a second end spaced from and opposed to the first end, and a circumferential opening with a first width when the open ring component is in a non-actuated state. The open ring component includes a first laminate layer, a second laminate layer, and a macro-fiber composite actuator integrally formed with the first laminate layer and the second laminate layer. The macro-fiber composite actuator is configured to receive a command signal from a processor and deform to an actuated state in which the circumferential opening has a second width in response to the command signal to provide a force onto a second portion of the wearer that extends between the first end and the second end of the open ring component.
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20 Claims
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1. A wearable device for providing haptic effects, comprising:
an open ring component configured to abut against to a first portion of a wearer, the open ring component with a first end, a second end spaced from and opposed to the first end, and a circumferential opening defined between the first end and the second end, the circumferential opening having a first width when the open ring component is in a non-actuated state, wherein the open ring component includes a first laminate layer, a second laminate layer, and an actuator integrally coupled to the first laminate layer and the second laminate layer, the actuator being configured to receive a command signal from a processor and to deform the open ring component to an actuated state in which the circumferential opening has a second width in response to the command signal to provide a force onto a second portion of the wearer that is disposed between the first end and the second end of the open ring component, the second width being different than the first width of the circumferential opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wearable device for providing haptic effects, comprising:
an open ring component configured to abut against a digit of a hand of a wearer, the open ring component having a first end and a second end spaced from and opposed to the first end, wherein the open ring component includes a first laminate layer, the first laminate layer being formed from a unidirectional carbon fiber composite, a second laminate layer, the second laminate layer being formed from a woven carbon fiber composite, and a macro-fiber composite (WC) actuator integrally formed with the first laminate layer and the second laminate layer, the macro-fiber composite actuator being configured to receive a command signal from a processor and to deform the open ring component in response to the command signal to provide a force onto a portion of the wearer that is disposed between the first end and the second end of the open ring component. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of manufacturing a wearable device for providing haptic effects, comprising:
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assembling a first laminate layer, a second laminate layer, and a macro-fiber composite (MFC) actuator onto a mold in an overlapping manner, wherein the first laminate layer is formed from a unidirectional carbon fiber composite, and the second laminate layer is formed from a woven carbon fiber composite; heating the first laminate layer, the second laminate layer, and the macro-fiber composite actuator on the mold to integrally form an open ring component including the first laminate layer, the second laminate layer, and the macro-fiber composite actuator; and removing the open ring component from the mold, the open ring component having a first end and a second end spaced from and opposed to the first end. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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