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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Ava Iranmanesh, Cupertino, CA (US);
Yaocheng Zhang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Douglas G. Fournier, San Jose, CA (US);
Benjamin J. Pope, Woodside, CA (US);
Richard Dinh, Cupertino, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable electronic device may include an enclosure defining an interior cavity and having a front cover, and a haptic engine positioned in the interior cavity. The haptic engine may include a first body component defining a first side of the haptic engine and including a first spring flexure and a first end element molded over a portion of the first spring flexure, a second body component defining a second side of the haptic engine opposite the first side and including a second spring flexure and a second end element molded over a portion of the second spring flexure, a movable mass component coupled to the first spring flexure and the second spring flexure, and a coil configured to induce a linear movement of the movable mass component in response to the actuation signal thereby producing a haptic output.