Dynamic tactile interface and methods
First Claim
1. A dynamic tactile interface comprising:
- a substrate comprising a first transparent material and defining an attachment surface, an open channel opposite the attachment surface, and a fluid conduit intersecting the open channel and passing through the attachment surface;
a tactile layer comprising a second transparent material and defining a tactile surface, a peripheral region bonded to the attachment surface opposite the tactile surface, and a deformable region adjacent the fluid conduit and disconnected from the attachment surface, wherein the tactile layer comprises a base layer and an abrasion-resistant exterior coating opposite the substrate;
a closing panel bonded to the substrate opposite the attachment surface and enclosing the open channel to define a fluid channel;
a working fluid; and
a displacement device configured to displace the working fluid into the fluid channel and through the fluid conduit to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting, the deformable region flush with the peripheral region in the retracted setting and offset from the peripheral region in the expanded setting.
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Abstract
One variation of a dynamic tactile interface includes: a substrate including a first transparent material and defining an attachment surface, an open channel opposite the attachment surface, and a fluid conduit intersecting the open channel and passing through the attachment surface; a tactile layer including a second transparent material and defining a tactile surface, a peripheral region bonded to the attachment surface opposite the tactile surface, and a deformable region adjacent the fluid conduit and disconnected from the attachment surface; a closing panel bonded to the substrate opposite the attachment surface and enclosing the open channel to define a fluid channel; a working fluid; and a displacement device configured to displace the working fluid into the fluid channel and through the fluid conduit to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting.
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23 Claims
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1. A dynamic tactile interface comprising:
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a substrate comprising a first transparent material and defining an attachment surface, an open channel opposite the attachment surface, and a fluid conduit intersecting the open channel and passing through the attachment surface; a tactile layer comprising a second transparent material and defining a tactile surface, a peripheral region bonded to the attachment surface opposite the tactile surface, and a deformable region adjacent the fluid conduit and disconnected from the attachment surface, wherein the tactile layer comprises a base layer and an abrasion-resistant exterior coating opposite the substrate; a closing panel bonded to the substrate opposite the attachment surface and enclosing the open channel to define a fluid channel; a working fluid; and a displacement device configured to displace the working fluid into the fluid channel and through the fluid conduit to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting to an expanded setting, the deformable region flush with the peripheral region in the retracted setting and offset from the peripheral region in the expanded setting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for manufacturing a dynamic tactile interface comprising:
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creating an open channel in an interior surface of a substrate comprising a first transparent material and defining an attachment surface opposite the interior surface; creating a fluid conduit intersecting the open channel and passing through the attachment surface of the substrate; activating the attachment surface; selectively bonding a peripheral region of a tactile layer to the attachment surface, the tactile layer comprising a second transparent material and defining a deformable region disconnected from the attachment surface proximal the fluid conduit; activating the interior surface; bonding a closing panel to the interior surface to enclose a portion of the open channel to define a fluid channel; applying an opaque bezel around a perimeter of the attachment surface, wherein selectively bonding the tactile layer to the attachment surface comprises bonding the tactile layer over the opaque bezel; coupling a displacement device to the fluid channel; and filling the fluid channel with a working fluid. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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