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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2017
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Joseph C. Doll, Mountain View, CA (US);
Teera Songatikamas, San Jose, CA (US);
Adam J. Monkowski, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Pavan O. Gupta, Belmont, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device may include a device housing and a display carried by the device housing. The electronic device may also include an actuator carried between the device housing and the display. The actuator may include an actuator body having an actuator bottom and a sidewall extending upwardly therefrom, a first guide member carried by the actuator bottom and spaced inwardly from adjacent portions of the sidewall to define a channel, and at least one coil carried by the sidewall. The actuator may also include a magnet being moveable within the channel and an actuator top coupled to the magnet and that includes a second guide member cooperating with the first guide member. The electronic device may also include a controller configured to drive the at least one coil to relatively move the actuator bottom and actuator top to thereby deform the display.