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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Yi-Heng Sen, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G08B 6/00 (2006.01); B06B 1/02 (2006.01); B06B 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); B06B 1/0207 (2013.01); B06B 1/14 (2013.01); G08B 6/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A linear haptic actuator may include an actuator housing and at least one coil carried by the actuator housing. The linear haptic actuator may also include field members moveable along a path of travel within the actuator housing in response to the at least one coil and a respective end biasing member between each end field member and adjacent portions of the actuator housing. A respective internal biasing member may be between adjacent field members.