Linear vibration modules and linear-resonant vibration modules
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A linear vibration module comprising:
- a housing;
a moveable component;
a power supply;
user-input features;
a driving component that drives the moveable component in each of two opposite directions within the housing; and
a control component that controls supply of power from the power supply to the driving component to cause the moveable component to oscillate at a frequency and an amplitude specified by user input received from the user-input features.
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Abstract
The current application is directed to various types of linear vibrational modules, including linear-resonant vibration modules, that can be incorporated in a wide variety of appliances, devices, and systems to provide vibrational forces. The vibrational forces are produced by linear oscillation of a weight or member, in turn produced by rapidly alternating the polarity of one or more driving electromagnets. Feedback control is used to maintain the vibrational frequency of linear-resonant vibration module at or near the resonant frequency for the linear-resonant vibration module. Both linear vibration modules and linear-resonant vibration modules can be designed to produce vibrational amplitude/frequency combinations throughout a large region of amplitude/frequency space.
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18 Claims
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1. A linear vibration module comprising:
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a housing; a moveable component; a power supply; user-input features; a driving component that drives the moveable component in each of two opposite directions within the housing; and a control component that controls supply of power from the power supply to the driving component to cause the moveable component to oscillate at a frequency and an amplitude specified by user input received from the user-input features. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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