Electronic device having underwater notification features
A wearable electronic device can include a housing defining an internal volume, a sensor configured to detect an environment of the wearable electronic device. A display can be movably connected to the housing, and an actuator disposed in the internal volume and connected to the display. The actuator can move the display based on a detected change in the environment.
1 . A wearable electronic device comprising:
a housing defining an internal volume;
a sensor configured to detect that the wearable electronic device is in a pressurized environment;
a display movably connected to the housing; and
an actuator disposed in the internal volume and connected to the display, the actuator configured to move the display based on the wearable electronic device being in the pressurized environment.
2 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the wearable electronic device is a smartwatch;
the display comprises a sapphire cover glass;
the actuator comprises a magnetic component and a coil, the coil fixed to the display and movable relative to the magnetic component; and
a deformable seal disposed along a perimeter of the display, the deformable seal connecting the display to the housing.
3 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a seal disposed between a periphery of the display and the housing, the seal comprising an elastic material.
4 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises a metallic coil secured to an underside of the display, and a magnetic component fixedly secured to the housing.
5 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display defines an exterior surface of the wearable electronic device, and the actuator produces uniform movement of the exterior surface.
6 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises at least one of a voice coil actuator, a moving magnetic component actuator, an eccentric rotating mass, or a linear resonant actuator.
7 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the movement of the display underwater is configured to generate sound waves between 50 Hz and 15,000 Hz.
8 . The wearable electronic device of claim 7 , further comprising a sensor to detect the sound waves.
9 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the actuator generates a variable force dependent on a detected pressure.
10 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor configured to detect that the wearable electronic device is in a pressurized environment comprises a sensor configured to detect that the wearable electronic device is underwater.