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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2014
Immersion Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Douglas Billington, Campbell, CA (US);
Elena Redelsheimer, Milpitas, CA (US);
William Rihn, San Jose, CA (US);
Immersion Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A magnetic suspension system is disclosed for use in mounting an electronic touch screen. The magnetic suspension system may be designed to provide more or less movement in any direction, i.e., along the x-axis, the y-axis, and/or the z-axis, depending upon the application. The magnetic suspension system includes a first programmable magnet coupled to a first body and a second programmable magnet coupled to a second body. The programmable magnets simultaneously repel and attract each other in a nominal configuration such that the second body is suspended a programmed spaced-apart distance from the first body. The programmable magnets also allow movement between the first and second bodies in reaction to a force applied to the second body by a haptic actuator with a programmed spring force such that the first and second bodies return to the nominal configuration when no force is applied to the second body.