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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2010
Matthew David Miles, Lexington, KY (US);
Alan Thomas Pullins, Richmond, KY (US);
Adam Randal Wiedemann, Lexington, KY (US);
Hrishikesh Pramod Gogate, Charlotte, NC (US);
Matthew David Miles, Lexington, KY (US);
Alan Thomas Pullins, Richmond, KY (US);
Adam Randal Wiedemann, Lexington, KY (US);
Hrishikesh Pramod Gogate, Charlotte, NC (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
An electronics device including a haptic-based user interface, including a touch screen; an actuator coupled to the touch screen for selectively vibrating the touch screen responsive to the touch screen being depressed; and a visual display panel. The user interface further includes a plurality of suspension members disposed between the touch screen and the display panel and a plurality of seal members disposed between the suspension members such that the suspension members and the seal members define a volume between the touch panel and the visual display panel. The suspension and seal members may be formed from compressible material, such as foam materials. By separating the visual display panel from the touch panel with the suspension members in this way, vibrations from the actuator that are experienced by the visual display panel are reduced, thereby extending the useful life of the visual display panel.